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Hadani Ditmars

Ditmars

Hadani Ditmars is the author of Dancing in the No Fly Zone: a Woman's Journey Through Iraq. A former editor at New Internationalist, she has been reporting from the Middle East for two decades.

In a groundbreaking case, a coalition of lawyers, citizens and activists are suing the Canadian government for violating the Genocide Convention amid Gaza war

15 November, 2024

We speak to UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, targeted by pro-Israel groups for condemning Gaza's war, as she receives backing from Jewish organisations

12 November, 2024

Niloufar Taghizadeh discusses her documentary, which explores the life of the Iranian pop star Googoosh and her ties to Iran's history

22 October, 2024

This year's Vancouver International Film Festival showcases stories from Lebanon and Iran, featuring a lineup of documentaries, short films, and feature films

30 September, 2024

It has been over three weeks since students started setting up encampments in Canada. The New Arab speaks to some of them about their activism experiences.

17 May, 2024

The MENA film festival's 5th anniversary at the Vancouver International Film Festival platforms the unheard, transcends stereotypes, and shifts narratives.

05 February, 2024

This year's Palm Springs International Film Festival is dominated by a wealth of cinema from MENA, from familial trauma to vignettes of the human spirit.

13 January, 2024

Opinion: Hadani Ditmars reflects on how poetry and verse might help Canadians reconcile the national ideal of a multicultural haven with the reality of apartheid.

01 July, 2021

Love triumphs over tragedy in the Nasser brothers' touching satire on desire and despair in Gaza.

08 October, 2020

As Youssef tours the US with his new one man show, based on his life story, his journey into new genres reflects a personal and as well as societal shift.

12 March, 2020