Mahera Islam
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Changes are coming to the Oscars, but are they enough?
This month, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled new standards for films to qualify for Best Picture at the Oscars. These...
The 2020 adaptation of Emma is smart and funny
“Handsome, clever and rich.” Just like the beloved novel it is based on, Emma (2020) opens with a title card with the same description...
Riz Ahmed’s new album explores self-identity
What is it like being Brown and Muslim, and living in a country that does not want you? Emmy award winning actor Riz Ahmed,...
Birds of Prey is triumphantly fun
In an age where
comic book and superhero movies are not only prevalent and embedded into pop
culture, but heavily studio driven, Birds of
Prey (and The...
The Academy nominations disappoint
After a year
filled with a wide variety of movies and cinematic achievements, the
nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards left many audiences surprised. While
comic book...
Why Greta Gerwig’s Little Women works
The recent film Little
Women (2019), written and directed by Greta
Gerwig, is the seventh film adaption of the 1868
novel by Louisa May Alcott. To me...
Caravans of Gold shows the way of life
Mansa Musa, the King of the Malian
Empire in the fourteenth century, made a pilgrimage to Mecca, a journey during
which he was accompanied by around...
Discussing Islamic Art and Architecture
“The field of the study of Islamic art is very young. We are now at
a stage where people are asking more meaningful questions ...
Aboriginal relations: past, present, future
Last Tuesday, UTM’s annual Snider Lecture, focused on improving Canada’s relationships with Aboriginal people, was held at the Kaneff Centre. This year’s speaker was...
Changes are coming to the Oscars, but are they enough?
This month, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled new standards for films to qualify for Best Picture at the Oscars. These...
The 2020 adaptation of Emma is smart and funny
“Handsome, clever and rich.” Just like the beloved novel it is based on, Emma (2020) opens with a title card with the same description...
Riz Ahmed’s new album explores self-identity
What is it like being Brown and Muslim, and living in a country that does not want you? Emmy award winning actor Riz Ahmed,...
Birds of Prey is triumphantly fun
In an age where
comic book and superhero movies are not only prevalent and embedded into pop
culture, but heavily studio driven, Birds of
Prey (and The...
The Academy nominations disappoint
After a year
filled with a wide variety of movies and cinematic achievements, the
nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards left many audiences surprised. While
comic book...
Why Greta Gerwig’s Little Women works
The recent film Little
Women (2019), written and directed by Greta
Gerwig, is the seventh film adaption of the 1868
novel by Louisa May Alcott. To me...
Caravans of Gold shows the way of life
Mansa Musa, the King of the Malian
Empire in the fourteenth century, made a pilgrimage to Mecca, a journey during
which he was accompanied by around...
Discussing Islamic Art and Architecture
“The field of the study of Islamic art is very young. We are now at
a stage where people are asking more meaningful questions ...
Aboriginal relations: past, present, future
Last Tuesday, UTM’s annual Snider Lecture, focused on improving Canada’s relationships with Aboriginal people, was held at the Kaneff Centre. This year’s speaker was...