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World Cup 2026: Five players from the Middle East to watch out for

One moment. That’s all a player needs to cement their legend and live on in folklore

World Cup 2026: Ranking some of the best kits from the Middle East and North Africa World Cup 2026: Match dates, kick-off times and how to watch

A vision of dissent: Tarik Saleh on his acclaimed Cairo trilogy

Bidon Waraq: How a Kuwaiti media start-up recreates the ‘diwaniya’ for the digital age

The Renewal of Islam: An Oxford academic's antidote to bigoted narratives

America's Middle East: How Washington brought ruin to the region

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali: How one of Islam’s most revered figures still speaks to the modern world

Every Moment Is a Life: A Gaza anthology curated by Susan Abulhawa is a tour de force

After 7 October: Five Israeli films that try to address the Palestinian elephant in the room

Israel's genocide in Gaza

The Route Back Home: How Gaza's children use art to express the nightmares of genocide

Arts

Art and photography

Picasso and the Middle East: How Arab art embraced Cubism

Arabfuturism: How Arab artists are building the world of tomorrow

Yasmeen Audisho Ghrawi: A warning to the UK from a daughter of dictatorship

Depictions of the Kaaba and Mecca's Grand Mosque throughout history

Egypt: Dutch archaeologists banned over 'falsifying history' in new exhibition

In pictures: Depictions of Cleopatra through the ages

A guide to the seven styles of Arabic calligraphy

Crude eye: Kuwaiti artist Monira Al Qadiri on oil, war and Japanese manga

Food

The art of Palestinian cuisine: A journey from tradition to modernity

'It's the sauce that makes it special': Why Albaik is Saudi Arabia's fried chicken king

American fast food is leaving its mark on Iraq two decades after the invasion

'More than hummus': Chef Falastine on reclaiming Palestinian cuisine for a global audience

Muslim Foodies: The blog that wants to be your guide to halal in New York City

Rescuing Nubian recipes in Egypt from the brink of extinction

How to make lentil soup: The perfect dish to warm your soul

Summer coolers: Five must-try drinks and desserts from the Middle East and North Africa

Quizzes

Quiz: Test your knowledge of the Crusades

Quiz: How well do you know Turkish history?

Quiz: Test your knowledge of Iran's history

Quiz: How much do you know about the Hajj pilgrimage?

Quiz: Test your knowledge of Middle East football

Quiz: How much do you know about Algeria's history?

How much do you know about Ancient Egyptian history?

The people ate my face: How many of these Arabic idioms do you know?

Quiz: Test your knowledge of the Middle East's linguistic heritage

Quiz: Test yourself on the history of the Ancient Middle East and North Africa

Quiz: How well do you know these cities from the Arab world?

Quiz: How many of these religious sites in the Middle East do you know?

Society

Palestine state

From Nablus to Naples: How murals in Italy tell the story of Palestinian resistance

How the Moroccan community helped shape Belgium and build its infrastructure

A mosque for all seasons: Worshippers mark the third Ramadan at Athens' Votanikos Mosque

Five ancient Middle Eastern empires and why they are important

From the Ottomans to the oil boom: Inside Colombia's Arab and Muslim community

In pictures: Egypt’s Ramadan tables provide iftar for increasing numbers of people in need

Learn to read and write in Nubian

The ghostbuster of Jerusalem: Meet the Palestinian man tracking down ghouls and jinn

Travel

In pictures: Sana’a National Museum reopens after a decade

Greece: In Thessaloniki, Ottoman monuments are a reminder of a lost cosmopolitan age

Five historic Ottoman sites to visit in Athens

'Every part has its own story': Jordan's Wadi Rum Trail opens up old Bedouin hiking routes

Singapore’s Arab Street: A closer look at the community building a new legacy

Ayvalik: A picturesque Aegean town serves as a reminder of Greek heritage in Turkey

Leighton House: A Middle Eastern escape in the heart of London

Turkey: Five Roman heritage sites you should know about

All Discover

How a movie star (and my mother) made me a feminist

What is Umrah? The Islamic pilgrimage explained

'Forbidden fruit': Kuwait's taboo-breaking artist on sex, sin and censorship

Trojan Horse Affair

'Big bad Muslim': The play that allowed Trojan Horse teachers to start healing

Puppets and puppet masters: Investigating the assassination of Malcolm X

Parasite and the Oscars: Can a Middle East Film win cinema's top award?

Medieval to modernist: Palestinian artist inspired by Jerusalem's melting pot

The Olive Trees' Jazz: Algiers poet speaks in music of the senses

'Pure human genius': Devastated ancient sites return to life in VR exhibit

Oscars 2020: These are the Arab and Muslim names to look out for

Books and bombs: How I healed myself through fiction

Oscars 2020: How 'The Cave' reveals life in hell-hole hospital

Jared Kushner, here are 25 more books you should read about Palestine, Israel relations

From a Bethlehem camp to Cannes: A Palestinian filmmaker's journey

From Basra to Minnesota: The Iraqi collector preserving traces of home

Mostafa's story: How an Egyptian woman finally got her baby boy