When the hills are alive Lubna Abdel-Aziz returns from the Karlovy Vary film festival fully rejuvenated, and without the help of a spa	In search of the moral Gonoun Al-Haya, it has been claimed, is a film with a social message. The claim, though, leaves Mustafa Darwish bemused Levantine contradictions While Lebanon rises, Syria admits defeat. Youssef Rakha goes from Bait Al-Din to Damascus A case for display By Nigel Ryan Plain talk By Mursi Saad El-Din
Ways of dying Nehad Selaiha finds that funerals can be fun	Running the flights David Blake avoids the potholes