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 ...

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 ...

Saudi filmmaker Shahad Ameen’s road movie “Hijra,” centered on the bond formed between different generations of Saudi women during a journey across the desert, has been selected as Saudi Arabia’s ...

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 ...