Mena Massoud commented : "Check out the teaser poster for In Broad Daylight. It’s been a dream of mine to head back to Egypt and act with some of the most talented artists in the world. Honoured to be a part of this [film],"

ahram-EN Monday, February 22, 2021 1:17:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud said : "Most people cannot come down here. We are in the pyramid now, guys,"

ahram-EN Tuesday, January 19, 2021 1:50:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud added : “Vegan holiday meals are super-popular, and for good reason. That includes family gatherings like Thanksgiving and we want to celebrate that evolution!”

thegrio Thursday, November 26, 2020 8:42:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “Our life at home very much revolved around food, and very much revolved around cooking,”

citynews-ca Thursday, September 17, 2020 12:06:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “I wanted to show people that no matter where you travel in North America, or really the world, you can find plant-based options,”

citynews-ca Thursday, September 17, 2020 12:06:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “I was sitting in a calculus class one day and I was like, ‘I can’t do this the rest of my life. This is not what I want to be doing,'”

citynews-ca Thursday, September 17, 2020 12:06:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “I know any time a celebrity goes from vegan to reverting back to eating meat, it’s like this huge moment for people like, ‘See it doesn’t work,’ but diets are ever changing and there’s no right or wrong,” “You have to make the decision that’s right for you. But that’s the point of Evolving Vegan. There’s no right or wrong, there’s no this or that. You can fall in the middle somewhere. And whatever you feel like is the best for your body is what you should be doing”

citynews-ca Thursday, September 17, 2020 12:06:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud added : “If you take a look at the African-American community for example, they’ve been fighting for their place in Hollywood for decades and decades, and I think only now that they are really starting to take off, and so every community has to do that” “I am trying to be a voice for the North African Arab community. We’ve got to continue to fight for our place in the industry”

arabnews Friday, March 6, 2020 9:46:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud saying : “It also comes down to people who are telling the stories as well. All the people who have a voice in Hollywood are just writing the stories they know, and they don’t know other cultures. So, we really need diverse writers, diverse directors and diverse storytellers all through the industry,”

arabnews Friday, March 6, 2020 9:46:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said ( about Rob Ford ) : “I think it divided people a lot, just because some people really loved Rob and other people didn’t want to have anything to do with him and were (made) uncomfortable by him, resented him for what he was doing to the city and its image,”

citynews-ca Thursday, March 5, 2020 8:59:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said ( about Rob Ford ) : “I think it divided people a lot, just because some people really loved Rob and other people didn’t want to have anything to do with him and were (made) uncomfortable by him, resented him for what he was doing to the city and its image,”

680news Thursday, March 5, 2020 7:48:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud told : “We don’t support the Canadian arts enough in this country, so to be able to come back and tell a Canadian story that we all are familiar with was fun,”

barrie Tuesday, March 3, 2020 9:15:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said : "I'm kind of tired of staying quiet about it,"

foxnews Sunday, December 8, 2019 9:50:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said : "There's always a wild card or two when you’re casting," "I'm usually the wild card. In a room of Caucasian guys, a director might be like, OK, let’s see, like, two guys who aren't. And maybe they'll be the wild card choice"

foxnews Sunday, December 8, 2019 9:50:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud told : “I’m kind of tired of staying quiet about it,”

tribune Sunday, December 8, 2019 12:39:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud says : "I'm kind of tired of staying quiet about it. I want people to know that it's not always dandelions and roses when you're doing something like Aladdin,"

ibtimes-uk Friday, December 6, 2019 12:02:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud added : “It’s like, I’m sitting here being like, OK, Aladdin just hit $1 billion. Can I at least get an audition? I’m not expecting you to be like, here’s Batman! But can I just get in the room? Can you just give me a chance? So it’s not always what you think”

guardian Friday, December 6, 2019 7:30:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud added : “It’s like, I’m sitting here being like, ‘OK, Aladdin just hit $1 billion. Can I at least get an audition?’ I’m not expecting you to be like, here’s Batman! But can I just get in the room? Can you just give me a chance? So it’s not always what you think. I feel like I’m going to be overlooked and underestimated for a long time because I am a young actor. I’ve been doing this for 10 years, but to a lot of people, Aladdin’s the first thing they’ve seen me in. So I think I’m going to be viewed that way for a long time. I’m going to have to work at chipping away at that”

HindustanTimes Thursday, December 5, 2019 12:13:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said : "I'm kind of tired of staying quiet about it," "I want people to know that it's not always dandelions and roses when you're doing something like Aladdin. 'He must have made millions. He must be getting all these offers.' It's none of those things. I haven't had a single audition since Aladdin came out"

ibtimes-sg Wednesday, December 4, 2019 4:44:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud explained : "There’s always a wild card or two when you’re casting,"

usaToday Wednesday, December 4, 2019 9:46:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud says : “I feel like I'm going to be overlooked and underestimated for a long time because I am a young actor,” “I'm an up and comer in the sense that I've been doing this for 10 years, but to a lot of people, Aladdin 's the first thing they’ve seen me in. So I think I'm going to be viewed that way for a long time. I'm going to have to work at chipping away at that”

thedailybeast Tuesday, December 3, 2019 2:23:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud says : "It's a very complicated sequence," "Even though he's CGI, he's here every day acting with me"

click2houston Tuesday, August 20, 2019 7:50:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said : "Aladdin is officially hitting $1 billion, it's some pretty exciting stuff,"

business-standard Saturday, July 27, 2019 12:18:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said : "This has been truly amazing, watching the progress in Korea,"

koreatimes Tuesday, July 2, 2019 3:32:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud told : "It was lovely. We only spent a couple of hours there. I definitely want to go back and visit Jerusalem and walk in the path of Christ and kind of do all the big stuff,"

ahram-EN Wednesday, May 29, 2019 11:33:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud says ( about Guy Ritchie ) : “Guy wanted to shoot the film in a very real, gritty, fantastical kind of way while still focusing on the friendships and growth of the main characters,” “He has a very specific vision in his head of what he wants to do and how he wants to get to it, but he lets the actors play with it as well. I really appreciated the fact that he trusted us to bring his vision to life, which is such an amazing responsibility to be given”

timesofmalta Sunday, May 26, 2019 9:07:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said : "A special moment for me was the jam scene, because it was almost fully improvised, and it was just a really collaborative, magical day on set,"

CBC Saturday, May 25, 2019 12:51:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud says : “The story at the end of the day is about a young man who’s going on this journey of personal identity,”

citynews-ca Thursday, May 23, 2019 10:22:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud says : “We understood the responsibilities that we had in what we were creating, and at the end of the day we just wanted to put our hearts and souls into it and do the best job we could do,”

smh Thursday, May 23, 2019 6:51:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud says : “It was important to them because it was one of the only stories that they recognised from their culture and background,” “Disney not only cast Middle Eastern actors, but Asia is also represented, and parts of Europe as well. We’re representing all sorts of ethnicities and people of colour, so I’m incredibly proud of that”

smh Thursday, May 23, 2019 6:51:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud says : “I remember hearing that they were going to tell the story of Moses and Ramses in Exodus, and they were casting white actors to play Egyptians,”

smh Thursday, May 23, 2019 6:51:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud says : “I decided after my first audition that I wouldn’t watch the animation anymore so I could bring a fresh take to the character, but just the other day I saw part of the One Jump sequence from the original and Aladdin goes on a clothesline and hits a wall face-first thirty feet off the ground,” “That’s hard to match when you’re constrained by gravity”

smh Thursday, May 23, 2019 6:51:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “Coming from the Middle East and Egypt we’re just really ecstatic any time we see positive representation coming from Hollywood,”

mmtimes Thursday, May 23, 2019 6:41:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud says : “We understood the responsibilities that we had in what we were creating, and at the end of the day we just wanted to put our hearts and souls into it and do the best job we could do,”

theage Thursday, May 23, 2019 6:20:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud says : “It was important to them because it was one of the only stories that they recognised from their culture and background,” “Disney not only cast Middle Eastern actors, but Asia is also represented, and parts of Europe as well. We’re representing all sorts of ethnicities and people of colour, so I’m incredibly proud of that”

theage Thursday, May 23, 2019 6:20:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud says : “I remember hearing that they were going to tell the story of Moses and Ramses in Exodus, and they were casting white actors to play Egyptians,”

theage Thursday, May 23, 2019 6:20:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud says : “I decided after my first audition that I wouldn’t watch the animation anymore so I could bring a fresh take to the character, but just the other day I saw part of the One Jump sequence from the original and Aladdin goes on a clothesline and hits a wall face-first thirty feet off the ground,” “That’s hard to match when you’re constrained by gravity”

theage Thursday, May 23, 2019 6:20:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud : “I would have never thought I’d be on a magic purple carpet on Hollywood Boulevard, so this is cool”

wsvn Thursday, May 23, 2019 4:19:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “Coming from the Middle East and Egypt we’re just really ecstatic any time we see positive representation coming from Hollywood,”

theepochtimes Thursday, May 23, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “Coming from the Middle East and Egypt we’re just really ecstatic any time we see positive representation coming from Hollywood,”

thehimalayantimes Wednesday, May 22, 2019 10:48:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud said : "Coming from the Middle East and Egypt we're just really ecstatic any time we see positive representation coming from Hollywood,"

beaumontenterprise Wednesday, May 22, 2019 9:05:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “Coming from the Middle East and Egypt we’re just really ecstatic any time we see positive representation coming from Hollywood,”

HonululuAdvertiser Wednesday, May 22, 2019 6:40:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud says : "I think we live in an era now where social media and the internet, it's trial by Twitter, as they say," "And everyone's entitled to that, that's fine, it's something that we as performers have to deal with, it's hard and it sucks sometimes but we have to deal with it. "But having said that I think they'll be incredibly happy with this film, and I hope people love it, we certainly put our hearts and souls into it"

bbc Wednesday, May 22, 2019 4:58:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud said : "Coming from the Middle East and Egypt we're just really ecstatic any time we see positive representation coming from Hollywood,"

startribune Tuesday, May 21, 2019 8:33:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “Coming from the Middle East and Egypt we’re just really ecstatic any time we see positive representation coming from Hollywood,”

tribtown Tuesday, May 21, 2019 8:19:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud tells ( about Will Smith ) : “When we first got here, right before we started shooting, we went to the desert and there were beverages, and Bedouins handing out beautiful scarves, and camels and dancers, and I found out Will had thrown this huge party for us. He does things like that often, and we got to just hang out and enjoy Jordan together,”

arabnews Tuesday, May 21, 2019 7:46:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud tells ( about Will Smith ) : “When we first got here, right before we started shooting, we went to the desert and there were beverages, and Bedouins handing out beautiful scarves, and camels and dancers, and I found out Will had thrown this huge party for us. He does things like that often, and we got to just hang out and enjoy Jordan together,”

arabnews Tuesday, May 21, 2019 7:46:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “There is such a peace out in the middle of the desert,”

jordantimes Wednesday, May 15, 2019 12:36:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “There is such a peace out in the middle of the desert,”

independent-UG Tuesday, May 14, 2019 2:06:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “There is such a peace out in the middle of the desert,”

themalaymailonline Tuesday, May 14, 2019 2:36:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud renchéri : "Il existe une telle paix en plein milieu dans le désert"

franceinfo Monday, May 13, 2019 9:42:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud renchéri : "Il existe une telle paix en plein milieu dans le désert"

tv5 Monday, May 13, 2019 9:30:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said : "There is such a peace out in the middle of the desert,"

yahoo-au Monday, May 13, 2019 8:44:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud wrote : “Still pinch myself sometimes at the idea of playing this iconic character. His journey in this film is only something I could have dreamed of playing with. This trailer is only a sliver of the adventures you’ll see this May. Get ready for a whole new world. # Aladdin,”

globalnews Tuesday, March 12, 2019 6:51:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud notes : “I’m really proud to be in a film that represents so many visible and ethnically different cultures,”

click2houston Wednesday, December 19, 2018 9:15:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud commented : "Check out the teaser poster for In Broad Daylight. It’s been a dream of mine to head back to Egypt and act with some of the most talented artists in the world. Honoured to be a part of this [film],"

ahram-EN Monday, February 22, 2021 1:17:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud said : "Most people cannot come down here. We are in the pyramid now, guys,"

ahram-EN Tuesday, January 19, 2021 1:50:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud added : “Vegan holiday meals are super-popular, and for good reason. That includes family gatherings like Thanksgiving and we want to celebrate that evolution!”

thegrio Thursday, November 26, 2020 8:42:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “Our life at home very much revolved around food, and very much revolved around cooking,”

citynews-ca Thursday, September 17, 2020 12:06:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “I wanted to show people that no matter where you travel in North America, or really the world, you can find plant-based options,”

citynews-ca Thursday, September 17, 2020 12:06:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “I was sitting in a calculus class one day and I was like, ‘I can’t do this the rest of my life. This is not what I want to be doing,'”

citynews-ca Thursday, September 17, 2020 12:06:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “I know any time a celebrity goes from vegan to reverting back to eating meat, it’s like this huge moment for people like, ‘See it doesn’t work,’ but diets are ever changing and there’s no right or wrong,” “You have to make the decision that’s right for you. But that’s the point of Evolving Vegan. There’s no right or wrong, there’s no this or that. You can fall in the middle somewhere. And whatever you feel like is the best for your body is what you should be doing”

citynews-ca Thursday, September 17, 2020 12:06:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud added : “If you take a look at the African-American community for example, they’ve been fighting for their place in Hollywood for decades and decades, and I think only now that they are really starting to take off, and so every community has to do that” “I am trying to be a voice for the North African Arab community. We’ve got to continue to fight for our place in the industry”

arabnews Friday, March 6, 2020 9:46:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud saying : “It also comes down to people who are telling the stories as well. All the people who have a voice in Hollywood are just writing the stories they know, and they don’t know other cultures. So, we really need diverse writers, diverse directors and diverse storytellers all through the industry,”

arabnews Friday, March 6, 2020 9:46:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said ( about Rob Ford ) : “I think it divided people a lot, just because some people really loved Rob and other people didn’t want to have anything to do with him and were (made) uncomfortable by him, resented him for what he was doing to the city and its image,”

citynews-ca Thursday, March 5, 2020 8:59:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said ( about Rob Ford ) : “I think it divided people a lot, just because some people really loved Rob and other people didn’t want to have anything to do with him and were (made) uncomfortable by him, resented him for what he was doing to the city and its image,”

680news Thursday, March 5, 2020 7:48:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud told : “We don’t support the Canadian arts enough in this country, so to be able to come back and tell a Canadian story that we all are familiar with was fun,”

barrie Tuesday, March 3, 2020 9:15:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said : "I'm kind of tired of staying quiet about it,"

foxnews Sunday, December 8, 2019 9:50:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said : "There's always a wild card or two when you’re casting," "I'm usually the wild card. In a room of Caucasian guys, a director might be like, OK, let’s see, like, two guys who aren't. And maybe they'll be the wild card choice"

foxnews Sunday, December 8, 2019 9:50:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud told : “I’m kind of tired of staying quiet about it,”

tribune Sunday, December 8, 2019 12:39:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud says : "I'm kind of tired of staying quiet about it. I want people to know that it's not always dandelions and roses when you're doing something like Aladdin,"

ibtimes-uk Friday, December 6, 2019 12:02:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud added : “It’s like, I’m sitting here being like, OK, Aladdin just hit $1 billion. Can I at least get an audition? I’m not expecting you to be like, here’s Batman! But can I just get in the room? Can you just give me a chance? So it’s not always what you think”

guardian Friday, December 6, 2019 7:30:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud added : “It’s like, I’m sitting here being like, ‘OK, Aladdin just hit $1 billion. Can I at least get an audition?’ I’m not expecting you to be like, here’s Batman! But can I just get in the room? Can you just give me a chance? So it’s not always what you think. I feel like I’m going to be overlooked and underestimated for a long time because I am a young actor. I’ve been doing this for 10 years, but to a lot of people, Aladdin’s the first thing they’ve seen me in. So I think I’m going to be viewed that way for a long time. I’m going to have to work at chipping away at that”

HindustanTimes Thursday, December 5, 2019 12:13:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said : "I'm kind of tired of staying quiet about it," "I want people to know that it's not always dandelions and roses when you're doing something like Aladdin. 'He must have made millions. He must be getting all these offers.' It's none of those things. I haven't had a single audition since Aladdin came out"

ibtimes-sg Wednesday, December 4, 2019 4:44:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud explained : "There’s always a wild card or two when you’re casting,"

usaToday Wednesday, December 4, 2019 9:46:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud says : “I feel like I'm going to be overlooked and underestimated for a long time because I am a young actor,” “I'm an up and comer in the sense that I've been doing this for 10 years, but to a lot of people, Aladdin 's the first thing they’ve seen me in. So I think I'm going to be viewed that way for a long time. I'm going to have to work at chipping away at that”

thedailybeast Tuesday, December 3, 2019 2:23:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud says : "It's a very complicated sequence," "Even though he's CGI, he's here every day acting with me"

click2houston Tuesday, August 20, 2019 7:50:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said : "Aladdin is officially hitting $1 billion, it's some pretty exciting stuff,"

business-standard Saturday, July 27, 2019 12:18:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said : "This has been truly amazing, watching the progress in Korea,"

koreatimes Tuesday, July 2, 2019 3:32:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud told : "It was lovely. We only spent a couple of hours there. I definitely want to go back and visit Jerusalem and walk in the path of Christ and kind of do all the big stuff,"

ahram-EN Wednesday, May 29, 2019 11:33:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud says ( about Guy Ritchie ) : “Guy wanted to shoot the film in a very real, gritty, fantastical kind of way while still focusing on the friendships and growth of the main characters,” “He has a very specific vision in his head of what he wants to do and how he wants to get to it, but he lets the actors play with it as well. I really appreciated the fact that he trusted us to bring his vision to life, which is such an amazing responsibility to be given”

timesofmalta Sunday, May 26, 2019 9:07:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said : "A special moment for me was the jam scene, because it was almost fully improvised, and it was just a really collaborative, magical day on set,"

CBC Saturday, May 25, 2019 12:51:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud says : “The story at the end of the day is about a young man who’s going on this journey of personal identity,”

citynews-ca Thursday, May 23, 2019 10:22:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud says : “We understood the responsibilities that we had in what we were creating, and at the end of the day we just wanted to put our hearts and souls into it and do the best job we could do,”

smh Thursday, May 23, 2019 6:51:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud says : “It was important to them because it was one of the only stories that they recognised from their culture and background,” “Disney not only cast Middle Eastern actors, but Asia is also represented, and parts of Europe as well. We’re representing all sorts of ethnicities and people of colour, so I’m incredibly proud of that”

smh Thursday, May 23, 2019 6:51:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud says : “I remember hearing that they were going to tell the story of Moses and Ramses in Exodus, and they were casting white actors to play Egyptians,”

smh Thursday, May 23, 2019 6:51:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud says : “I decided after my first audition that I wouldn’t watch the animation anymore so I could bring a fresh take to the character, but just the other day I saw part of the One Jump sequence from the original and Aladdin goes on a clothesline and hits a wall face-first thirty feet off the ground,” “That’s hard to match when you’re constrained by gravity”

smh Thursday, May 23, 2019 6:51:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “Coming from the Middle East and Egypt we’re just really ecstatic any time we see positive representation coming from Hollywood,”

mmtimes Thursday, May 23, 2019 6:41:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud says : “We understood the responsibilities that we had in what we were creating, and at the end of the day we just wanted to put our hearts and souls into it and do the best job we could do,”

theage Thursday, May 23, 2019 6:20:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud says : “It was important to them because it was one of the only stories that they recognised from their culture and background,” “Disney not only cast Middle Eastern actors, but Asia is also represented, and parts of Europe as well. We’re representing all sorts of ethnicities and people of colour, so I’m incredibly proud of that”

theage Thursday, May 23, 2019 6:20:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud says : “I remember hearing that they were going to tell the story of Moses and Ramses in Exodus, and they were casting white actors to play Egyptians,”

theage Thursday, May 23, 2019 6:20:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud says : “I decided after my first audition that I wouldn’t watch the animation anymore so I could bring a fresh take to the character, but just the other day I saw part of the One Jump sequence from the original and Aladdin goes on a clothesline and hits a wall face-first thirty feet off the ground,” “That’s hard to match when you’re constrained by gravity”

theage Thursday, May 23, 2019 6:20:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud : “I would have never thought I’d be on a magic purple carpet on Hollywood Boulevard, so this is cool”

wsvn Thursday, May 23, 2019 4:19:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “Coming from the Middle East and Egypt we’re just really ecstatic any time we see positive representation coming from Hollywood,”

theepochtimes Thursday, May 23, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “Coming from the Middle East and Egypt we’re just really ecstatic any time we see positive representation coming from Hollywood,”

thehimalayantimes Wednesday, May 22, 2019 10:48:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud said : "Coming from the Middle East and Egypt we're just really ecstatic any time we see positive representation coming from Hollywood,"

beaumontenterprise Wednesday, May 22, 2019 9:05:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “Coming from the Middle East and Egypt we’re just really ecstatic any time we see positive representation coming from Hollywood,”

HonululuAdvertiser Wednesday, May 22, 2019 6:40:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud says : "I think we live in an era now where social media and the internet, it's trial by Twitter, as they say," "And everyone's entitled to that, that's fine, it's something that we as performers have to deal with, it's hard and it sucks sometimes but we have to deal with it. "But having said that I think they'll be incredibly happy with this film, and I hope people love it, we certainly put our hearts and souls into it"

bbc Wednesday, May 22, 2019 4:58:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud said : "Coming from the Middle East and Egypt we're just really ecstatic any time we see positive representation coming from Hollywood,"

startribune Tuesday, May 21, 2019 8:33:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “Coming from the Middle East and Egypt we’re just really ecstatic any time we see positive representation coming from Hollywood,”

tribtown Tuesday, May 21, 2019 8:19:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud tells ( about Will Smith ) : “When we first got here, right before we started shooting, we went to the desert and there were beverages, and Bedouins handing out beautiful scarves, and camels and dancers, and I found out Will had thrown this huge party for us. He does things like that often, and we got to just hang out and enjoy Jordan together,”

arabnews Tuesday, May 21, 2019 7:46:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud tells ( about Will Smith ) : “When we first got here, right before we started shooting, we went to the desert and there were beverages, and Bedouins handing out beautiful scarves, and camels and dancers, and I found out Will had thrown this huge party for us. He does things like that often, and we got to just hang out and enjoy Jordan together,”

arabnews Tuesday, May 21, 2019 7:46:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “There is such a peace out in the middle of the desert,”

jordantimes Wednesday, May 15, 2019 12:36:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “There is such a peace out in the middle of the desert,”

independent-UG Tuesday, May 14, 2019 2:06:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said : “There is such a peace out in the middle of the desert,”

themalaymailonline Tuesday, May 14, 2019 2:36:00 AM EAT

Mena Massoud renchéri : "Il existe une telle paix en plein milieu dans le désert"

franceinfo Monday, May 13, 2019 9:42:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud renchéri : "Il existe une telle paix en plein milieu dans le désert"

tv5 Monday, May 13, 2019 9:30:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud said : "There is such a peace out in the middle of the desert,"

yahoo-au Monday, May 13, 2019 8:44:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud wrote : “Still pinch myself sometimes at the idea of playing this iconic character. His journey in this film is only something I could have dreamed of playing with. This trailer is only a sliver of the adventures you’ll see this May. Get ready for a whole new world. # Aladdin,”

globalnews Tuesday, March 12, 2019 6:51:00 PM EAT

Mena Massoud notes : “I’m really proud to be in a film that represents so many visible and ethnically different cultures,”

click2houston Wednesday, December 19, 2018 9:15:00 PM EAT