Bidding farewell to a 'Lion of the Desert'
Moustafa Akkad made it from Aleppo to Hollywood becoming one of few Arab film directors known in the West
By Ramsay Short
Daily Star staff
Saturday, November 12, 2005
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Moustafa Akkad, the Syrian-born American film director who helped spread understanding of Islam in the West through his films, died from a heart attack Friday morning as a result of wounds sustained in the Amman hotel bombings. Born in Aleppo in July 1930, Akkad was one of the few Arab film directors known in the West.
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