Set in contemporary Gaza, "Eating Ice-cream on Gaza Beach" is about Adrian, a British-Jewish student whose grandfather fought in Palestine in 1948. Now Adrian has traveled to Gaza in an effort "to understand," as he explains to Rami, a Palestinian-Christian ice-cream vendor.

Read a full review by Olivia Snaige at: www.dailystar.com 

Martha Stewart with a Twist
A three day conference aims at encouraging creativity amongst Saudi women.

A festival dedicated to female entrepreneurship titled "Where the creation starts" will take place at the Jeddah’s Westin Hotel on the 25th to the 28th of August 2008.  The festival is organized with the disabled Children’s' Association of Mecca. The event will be inaugurated by Princess Hisa Al- Sha’lan, the wife of King Abdullah.

A festival dedicated to female entrepreneurship titled "Where the creation starts" will take place at the Jeddah’s Westin Hotel from the 25th to the 28th of August 2008. 

The festival is organized with the disabled Children’s' Association of Mecca and will be inaugurated by Princess Hisa Al- Sha’lan, the wife of King Abdullah. 

Pecha Kucha Beirut is back. The event will take place this time in Jal el Dib at the Surface Libre Gallery. For more info, see flyer or www.pechakucha.org

Before London, Paris and Milan, Istanbul Fashion week starts today. More than just catwalks, Istanbul fashion is also a fair for the Turkish fashion and textile industry.

The 65th international venice film festival opens tonight with Coen brothers movie "Burn after reading" starring George Clooney, John Malkovitch, Bradd Pitt and Tilda Swinton.