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يهدف هذا المقترح إلى حظر غالبية المنشورات الخاصة بالسادس ومواده الدراسية، مع السماح بنسبة محدودة جداً منها. يعود السبب في ذلك إلى وجود "صب" آخر مخصص بالأساس لهذه المرحلة.

نود معرفة آرائكم حول هذا الشأن، ونرجو منكم تحديد نوعية المنشورات المتعلقة بالسادس التي ترغبون في استثنائها من المنع وإبقائها ضمن مجتمعنا.

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I am tired of the feeling that whenever I look for a "quality Arabic film" that is presented as deep or worth watching, I end up in front of another copy of the exact same movie: relentless misery, pervasive oppression, screaming, helplessness, tears, and a life portrayed as a series of catastrophes with no room for calmness or normal human complexity.

Before any misunderstanding begins:

I do not deny our reality, nor am I calling for it to be whitewashed, and I am not saying that pain is a subject unworthy of cinema. On the contrary; there are real tragedies, and it is only natural for them to be reflected on screen.

What I am complaining about is something entirely different: the transformation of tragedy into the default mold, as if Arab cinema has no right to present anything else unless it justifies its existence with a sufficient dose of shock value.

I, as an Arab viewer, simply want to watch an "ordinary" drama:

* A classic story that follows characters, their growth, and their transformations.

* A cohesive plot.

* A human conflict that isn't always forced to be a war, a prison, or a total societal collapse.

I want a film about someone's ambition, about a complex family dynamic, about a friendship that breaks and mends, about professional rivalry, about love and betrayal, about a small mistake that snowballs... anything that comes close to life as we actually live it: a mix of exhaustion and laughter, of disappointment and joy, of the mundane and the accidental, of the small details that make us human.

What bothers me is that the "global window" introducing the world to Arab cinema (festivals, critics, streaming platforms, distribution agents) sometimes seems to reward only one specific genre: the film that proves the East is a "place of tragedy." The kind of film that serves as a visual dossier on oppression, poverty, and trauma. It is as if external recognition is implicitly conditional upon us presenting ourselves as a "cause" rather than as human beings.

Even at the industry level, this dynamic creates a subtle pressure:

When the celebration of specific works with a specific tone becomes a recurring pattern, some filmmakers learn, consciously or unconsciously, that the easiest path to exposure is to cater to these ready-made expectations.

As a result, the space for experimentation shrinks for other genres, classic drama, measured melodrama, smart comedy, thrillers, romance, relationship pieces, and others. These works remain confined locally or are treated as "lesser art" simply because they do not offer an exportable testimony of misery.

To be clear: The goal is not to eliminate films about tragedy. The goal is to break the monopoly. Tragedy should be an artistic choice among many, not a mandatory identity card, nor a prerequisite ticket to "seriousness" and global recognition.

I am tired of the feeling that whenever I look for a "quality Arabic film" that is presented as deep or worth watching, I end up in front of another copy of the exact same movie: relentless misery, pervasive oppression, screaming, helplessness, tears, and a life portrayed as a series of catastrophes with no room for calmness or normal human complexity.

Before any misunderstanding begins:

I do not deny our reality, nor am I calling for it to be whitewashed, and I am not saying that pain is a subject unworthy of cinema. On the contrary; there are real tragedies, and it is only natural for them to be reflected on screen.

What I am complaining about is something entirely different: the transformation of tragedy into the default mold, as if Arab cinema has no right to present anything else unless it justifies its existence with a sufficient dose of shock value.

I, as an Arab viewer, simply want to watch an "ordinary" drama:

* A classic story that follows characters, their growth, and their transformations.

* A cohesive plot.

* A human conflict that isn't always forced to be a war, a prison, or a total societal collapse.

I want a film about someone's ambition, about a complex family dynamic, about a friendship that breaks and mends, about professional rivalry, about love and betrayal, about a small mistake that snowballs... anything that comes close to life as we actually live it: a mix of exhaustion and laughter, of disappointment and joy, of the mundane and the accidental, of the small details that make us human.

What bothers me is that the "global window" introducing the world to Arab cinema (festivals, critics, streaming platforms, distribution agents) sometimes seems to reward only one specific genre: the film that proves the East is a "place of tragedy." The kind of film that serves as a visual dossier on oppression, poverty, and trauma. It is as if external recognition is implicitly conditional upon us presenting ourselves as a "cause" rather than as human beings.

Even at the industry level, this dynamic creates a subtle pressure:

When the celebration of specific works with a specific tone becomes a recurring pattern, some filmmakers learn, consciously or unconsciously, that the easiest path to exposure is to cater to these ready-made expectations.

As a result, the space for experimentation shrinks for other genres, classic drama, measured melodrama, smart comedy, thrillers, romance, relationship pieces, and others. These works remain confined locally or are treated as "lesser art" simply because they do not offer an exportable testimony of misery.

To be clear: The goal is not to eliminate films about tragedy. The goal is to break the monopoly. Tragedy should be an artistic choice among many, not a mandatory identity card, nor a prerequisite ticket to "seriousness" and global recognition.