Naut's Tidbits & Snippets for Thursday, March 13, 2008

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Thursday, March 13, 2008

And in Saudi Arabia – Movies Come to the Desert...

The devout Muslim nation has a problem to overcome with the announcement of its first film festival: it has no cinemas, and movies have been banned since the 1980s. Back then, clerics branded films a waste of time. Nevertheless, officials hope a festival will overcome religious opposition and foster... Sign in to see full entry.

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