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Potential Sources for Project

 * Shafik, V. (1998). Arab Cinema: History and Cultural Identity. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press.
 * Book
 * Talks about how Arab cinema emerged and the effects of western cinema on it
 * Includes multiple Arab countries
 * Armes, R. (2015). New Voices in Arab Cinema. Indiana: Indiana University Press.
 * Book
 * Talks about how the new Arab directors that are creating films and the stories they tackle
 * Includes multiple Arab countries

Article Evaluation

 * Source: Livingston, D. (2008). Lebanese cinema. Film Quarterly, LXII (2), 34–43 .
 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * Yes
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * This is a historical journal so most of it is out of date but still relevant.
 * What else could be improved?
 * The article should include more specific examples of why certain films were a hit, that lead up to Lebanese cinema being this big.
 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * It is pretty neutral since it takes factors such as the war into account for the history.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * No, it represents viewpoints of the Christian and Muslim filmmakers and their respective genres.

Topic Ideas?

 * Arab Cinema
 * Lebanese Cinema
 * Egyptian Cinema