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678 (film)
''678'' (released internationally as ''Cairo 6,7,8'') is a 2010 Egyptian political thriller film written and directed by Mohamed Diab. The film focuses on the daily public sexual harassment of three women of different social backgrounds in Egypt. Plot Low-income government employee Fayza is sexually assaulted on her way home from work, first in a taxi and then a bus. At home, she resists her husband's attempts to be intimate. She attends a free weekly self-defence class, but instructor Seba forces her to leave because she denies being sexually harassed due to shame. On her way home, Nasr attempts to grope Fayza and she defends herself with a pin from her hijab, causing her to be removed from the bus. After attending a football game, Seba is separated from her physician husband in the crowd and sexually assaulted. Her husband becomes distant due to guilt while her mother discourages her from reporting the assault due to shame and the likelihood that her attackers would not be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Diab
Mohamed Diab (', , born 1978) is an Egyptian screenwriter and director whose work often centers on pressing issues concerning Egyptian society. He is known for his directorial debut film ''Cairo 678'' ''(Les Femmes du bus 678)'', which was released a month before the Egyptian revolution, and for directing Disney's Marvel series ''Moon Knight''. Career ''Cairo 678'' ''Cairo 678'' is Diab's directorial debut. The film follows the intertwining stories of a vigilante trio of women who take on the sexual harassment epidemic in Cairo. The film was released in December 2010 and is considered the most award-winning contemporary Egyptian film. The film was distributed internationally and fared well notably in France, where it sold 265,000 tickets and received ÉcranTotal's "coup de foudre du public" audience recognition award. ''Eshtebak (Clash)'' '' Eshtebak (Clash)'' was supposed to be a film about the rise of the Egyptian revolution but eventually became a film that captures t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egypt
Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northern coast of Egypt, the north, the Gaza Strip of Palestine and Israel to Egypt–Israel barrier, the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to Egypt–Sudan border, the south, and Libya to Egypt–Libya border, the west; the Gulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Cairo is the capital, list of cities and towns in Egypt, largest city, and leading cultural center, while Alexandria is the second-largest city and an important hub of industry and tourism. With over 109 million inhabitants, Egypt is the List of African countries by population, third-most populous country in Africa and List of countries and dependencies by population, 15th-most populated in the world. Egypt has one of the longest histories o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartland Film Festival
The Heartland International Film Festival (HIFF) is a high academy qualifying film festival held each October in Indianapolis, Indiana, hosted by the nonprofit organization Heartland Film, Inc. The festival was first held in 1992, with the goal to "inspire filmmakers and audiences through the transformative power of film". HIFF accepts entries of feature-length films at least 40 minutes long, including student submissions. Shorter films are accepted through Heartland Films' spinoff "Indy Shorts International Film Festival", also an Academy Award qualifying festival. Grand Prize and Audience Choice Award-winning films See also *List of attractions and events in Indianapolis The following is a list of important sites of interest and annual events hosted in the city of Indianapolis. __NOTOC__ 0–9 * 500 Festival Mini-Marathon * 500 Festival Parade A * Athenæum (Das Deutsche Haus) B * Beef & Boards Dinner T ... References {{Reflist, 2 External linksOfficial website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Film Festival Of Cordoba
The Festival of African Cinema (FCAT), also known as Tarifa-Tangier African Film Festival, originally African Film Showcase of Tarifa () (2004–2006) and formerly African Film Festival of Tarifa () (2007–2014), the African Film Festival of Cordoba () (2012–2015), is an annual festival devoted to African cinema held in the Spanish city of Tarifa and the Moroccan city of Tangier. History The African Film Festival of Tarifa, also known by the acronym FCAT, was born in 2004 at the initiative of the NGO Al Tarab, based in Tarifa, in Cadiz province. During the first three years the event was intended as a sample of the best film production from Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...; at the 4th edition it became a competition Festival. The Festival was founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moataz Al-Demerdash
Mutaz or Mu'taz or Motaz or Moataz () is an Arabic surname and given name. 'Al-Mu'tazz, or al-Muʿtazz bi-ʾllāh (المعتز بالله, "He who is strengthened by God"), the Abbasid caliph from 866 to 869 Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz, son of the caliph al-Mu'tazz and a political figure, but is better known as a leading Arabic poet It may refer to: Given name Mutaz *Mutaz Abdulla (born 1974), Emirati footballer *Mutaz Kabair (born 1980), Sudanese footballer *Mutaz Kailouni (born 1985), Syrian footballer *Mutaz Essa Barshim (born 1991), Qatari track and field athlete Moataz * Moataz Ben Amer (born 1981), Libyan footballer * Moataz Yaseen (born 1982), Jordanian footballer * Moataz Eno (born 1983), Egyptian footballer Motaz *Motaz Okasha (born 1990), Egyptian basketball player *Motaz Hawsawi (born 1992), Saudi Arabian footballer *Motaz Azaiza (born 1999), Palestinian photojournalist Motazz * Motazz Moussa (born 1967), Sudanese politician who was Prime Minister of Sudan from Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yara Goubran
Yara Goubran (in Arabic language, Arabic يارا جبران), is an Egyptian film and stage actress very famous for her roles in independent Egyptian theatre as well as her lead role in an award-winning film ''Basra (2008 film), Basra'' in the role of Nahla. Goubran graduated from the American University of Cairo where she had studied media and theater. In addition to ''Basra'', she has appeared in the Egyptian film ''Karim's Harem'' (''Hareem Kareem'') and ''Farsh w ghata'' and Egyptian television series ''Lahazaat hariga'' and ''Arfat al bahr''. Filmography *2005: ''Malek wa ketaba'' *2005: ''Karim's Harem'' *2007: ''Winter's Day Visits'' (short) *2008: ''The Aquarium'' as Nihad Aboul Enein *2009: ''Basra (2008 film), Basra'' as Nahla *2010: ''678 (film), 678'' as Amina *2013: ''Rags and Tatters, Rags & Tatters'' *2019: ''Between Two Seas'' References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goubran, Yara Egyptian film actresses Egyptian television actresses Egyptian stage ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahed El Sebai
Nahed El Sebai (; born 25 May 1987) is an Egyptian actress. She has appeared in films since 2004. She is the granddaughter of Farid Shawki and Huda Sultan Huda Sultan or Hoda Sultan (, Birth name: Bahiga Abdel'al (), (15 August 1925 – 5 June 2006) was an Egyptian actress and singer. She was also one of the most awarded actress for her roles, especially in musicals in the black and white films w .... Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sebai, Nahed El 1987 births Living people Egyptian film actresses Egyptian television actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copycat Crimes
A copycat crime is a criminal act that is modeled after or inspired by a previous crime. It notably occurs after exposure to media content depicting said crimes, and/or a live criminal model. According to a study, copycat crime is a social phenomenon that persists and is prevalent enough to have an impact on the whole criminal landscape, primarily by influencing criminal tactics as opposed to criminal motive or the emergence of criminal traits. Copycat effect The copycat effect is the alleged tendency of sensational publicity about violent murders or suicides to result in more of the same through imitation. The term was first coined in the early 20th century, following crimes inspired by Jack the Ripper. Due to the increase of replicated crimes, criminologists soon began to believe that media coverage played a role in inspiring other criminals to commit crimes in a similar fashion, and even for non-criminals to begin committing crimes when they otherwise might not have done s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vigilante
Vigilantism () is the act of preventing, investigating, and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without legal authority. A vigilante is a person who practices or partakes in vigilantism, or undertakes public safety and retributive justice without commission. Definition The term is borrowed from Italian , which means 'sentinel' or 'watcher', from Latin . According to political scientist Regina Bateson, vigilantism is "the extralegal prevention, investigation, or punishment of offenses." The definition has three components: # Extralegal: Vigilantism is done outside of the law (not necessarily in violation of the law) # Prevention, investigation, or punishment: Vigilantism requires specific actions, not just attitudes or beliefs # Offense: Vigilantism is a response to a perceived crime or violation of an authoritative norm Other scholars have defined "collective vigilantism" as "group violence to punish perceived offenses to a community." Les Johnston argues that vigilant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slut Shame
Slut-shaming is the practice of criticizing people, especially women and girls, who violate expectations of behavior and appearance regarding issues related to sexuality. It may also be used in reference to gay men, who may face disapproval for promiscuous sexual behaviors. Gender-based violence primarily affecting women can be a result of slut-shaming. The term is commonly used to reclaim the word ''slut'' and empower women to have agency over their own sexuality. Examples of slut-shaming include criticism or punishment for: violating dress code policies by dressing in sexually provocative ways; requesting access to birth control; having premarital, extramarital, casual, or promiscuous sex; or engaging in prostitution or other sex work. It can also include being victim-blamed for being raped or otherwise sexually assaulted. Definitions and characteristics Slut-shaming involves criticizing women for their transgression of accepted codes of sexual conduct, i.e., admonishi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victim Blame
Victim(s) or The Victim may refer to: People * Crime victim * Victim, in psychotherapy, a posited role in the Karpman drama triangle model of transactional analysis * Casualty (person), the victim of an event Films and television * ''The Victim'' (1916 film), an American silent film by the Fox Film Corporation starring vamp Valeska Suratt * ''The Victim'' (1930 film), an American film starring Esther Howard * ''Victim'' (1961 film), a British drama film featuring Dirk Bogarde * ''The Victim'' (1972 film), a television film produced for American Broadcasting Company * ''The Victim'' (1980 film), a Hong Kong film directed by and starring Sammo Hung * ''Victim'' (1999 film), a Hong Kong film directed by Ringo Lam * ''The Victim'' (2006 film), a Thai horror-thriller film written by Monthon Arayangkoon * ''Victim'' (2010 film), an American indie film directed by Matt Eskandari * ''The Victim'' (2011 film), an American horror film written by and starring Michael Biehn * ''Vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
