Culture

Berlinale 2026: Arab and Turkish filmmakers deliver strong line-up despite Gaza controversy

Palestinian-Syrian director Abdallah al-Khatib ruffled the feathers of the German elite with his passionate defence of the Palestinian cause

Why a group of digital linguists are trying to revitalise the long-extinct Phoenician language

British Museum's move to erase Palestine from exhibit labels is shameful

Victoria Brittain

El Sett: Why did the Saudi-backed biopic about Umm Kulthum flop?

Yennayer: What you need to know about Amazigh New Year

Israel's genocide in Gaza

We Are Still Here: What it feels like to live through Gaza's genocide

From steamships to sovereignty: How Iraq's old arteries challenge modern myths

Tanya Goudsouzian

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Palestine campaigners to increase pressure on Eurovision after Israel approved to take part

The New Byzantines: An exploration of Greece's Middle East ties

Superman: Palestinians are not waiting for a white superhero saviour

Joe Gill

Shattered Lands: How Doha and Dubai could have joined India or Pakistan in 1947

From Spain to Mecca on horseback: The men performing Hajj like medieval pilgrims

UK Jewish creatives write guidance on antisemitism and censorship in arts

Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha amongst 2025 Pulitzer winners

Ramadan 2025: When does it start and everything else you need to know

Gaza Under Attack

Who was Edward Said and why are his writings on Orientalism important today?

Notre-Dame: Will Trump appreciate its Islamic history?

Diana Darke

Notre-Dame: How Europe’s great cathedrals owe much to Muslim craftsmen

Diana Darke

Khalid Abdalla's Nowhere: On Egypt's revolution and the ties that bind

Hossam Sarhan

MUBI cancels Istanbul fest after Daniel Craig film Queer censored