Contributions from Salma Haidrani | Little White Lies

Contributor Salma Haidrani

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Queer Cinema

This Arab filmmaker is secretly screening his LGBTQ+ films in the Middle East

by Salma Haidrani

Sam Abbas hopes his debut fea­ture The Wed­ding will ush­er in a new era of queer cin­e­ma in the region.
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In Praise Of

Bend It Like Beckham remains a vital portrayal of British Asian adolescence

by Salma Haidrani

As a Desi girl com­ing of age in the ear­ly 2000s, Gurinder Chadha’s film has a pro­found impact on me.