Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It takes a detour from a pilgrimage to Mecca to uncover true enlightenment in “Hijra,” Shahad Ameen’s compelling sophomore feature ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The story follows Sitti and her two granddaughters, Janna and Sarah, as they travel from southern Saudi Arabia to Mecca for the ...

The Saudi film "Hijra" by Shahad Ameen won the Best Film award at the 10th edition of Aswan International Women Film Festival, whose awards were announced on Friday in the southern Egyptian city of ...

Some time ago, I took to Facebook and wrote about an encounter with a member of the Hijra community, and how, because I didn't have any change to offer, she (Ms Roy) told me she'd be happy if I could ...

Rebecca Gould, the author of the forthcoming book Writers and Rebels: The Literature of Insurgency in the Caucasus, is a professor of humanities at the University of Bristol. In recent decades, the ...

Hijra, the Islamic New Year, starts Wednesday evening. Above, a Muslim pilgrim prays atop Mount Thor in the holy city of Mecca ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage Sept. 19, 2015. Ahmad Masood/Reuters ...

Hijra is a film defined by its artistic precision and sense of place and it’s because of these standout qualities that it was selected as Saudi Arabia’s submission for Best International Feature Film ...

Shahad Ameen’s multi-faceted road movie finds a trip to Mecca intelligently raises more questions than answers for a woman whose granddaughter goes missing. Ameen’s inspired approach can be seen from ...