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Zexer has made an engrossing film about the lives of a mother and a daughter who struggle to assert their identities but still long to fit into a culture they respect. (IMDB)

September 18th, 2016 - 10:00 GMT

Straight from Sundance: 'Sand Storm' shines a spotlight on the lives of Bedouin women

Elite Zexer's film won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Dramatic category for its portrayal of forbidden love in the Bedouin culture.

December 10th, 2014 - 01:36 GMT

Oops, did she do it again? Hend Sabry may be preggers with #3

“The Rooftops” is now screening at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival

October 28th, 2013 - 06:06 GMT

The roof, the roof, 'The Rooftops' on FIRE at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival

On the second anniversary of the start of the revolution on Jan. 25, 19 separate sexual attacks were reported in Tahrir Square alone, one in which a woman was even penetrated with a bladed weapon. (Daily Star)

February 13th, 2013 - 05:38 GMT

Layla latest

Straight from Sundance: 'Sand Storm' shines a spotlight on the lives of Bedouin women

Oops, did she do it again? Hend Sabry may be preggers with #3

The roof, the roof, 'The Rooftops' on FIRE at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival

Protestors rally to demand an end to sexual violence in Egypt