Culture

Israel's genocide in Gaza

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

Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, and Slovenia boycott the song contest over Israeli participation
Books
The New Byzantines: An exploration of Greece's Middle East ties
Culture
Lefter: The Greek who became Turkey’s football legend amid loss and pogrom
Culture
Grand Egyptian Museum gala: An imperial spectacle haunted by history
Hicham Safieddine
Culture
Knowing the limits: Bassem Youssef makes a ‘safe’ return to Egyptian TV screens
UK Politics
New forum for Islamic art launches at House of Lords to celebrate 'shared human journey'
Israel's genocide in Gaza
What did Lisa Nandy talk about with Israeli officials? I tried to find out
Joe Gill
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Israel and Eurovision: Why do countries want to boycott a song contest?
Culture
Benedict Cumberbatch reads Mahmoud Darwish at star-studded Gaza fundraiser
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Ireland to withdraw from Eurovision if Israel participates
Culture
What the Bollywood classic Umrao Jaan teaches us about the lost heritage of India's courtesans
Culture
Looking for Gaza in California: How Palestine took over family, Hollywood and campuses
Culture
Uzbek embroidery: How needle and thread has defied dictators and factories
Culture
British celebrities call on Starmer to end weapons sales to Israel
Culture
Bestselling Turkish author faces backlash, boycotts after Gaza comments
Culture
Taylor Swift urged to end ties with Capital One for bankrolling Israeli arms firm
Israel's genocide in Gaza
How Mahmoud Darwish saluted Gaza as Israel's 'never-ending nightmare'
Yasir Suleiman
Music
From triumph to defeat to defiance: A brief history of the Pan-Arab ballad
Culture
Israeli contestant booed on stage as call to boycott Eurovision continue
Culture
'It's just racism': Eurovision roiled by controversy after criticising Palestinian scarf
TV
Between fantasy and distorted history: Six developments in Arab TV this spring
Israel's genocide in Gaza
'A pattern of intimidation': How pro-Palestine artists are being cancelled by UK cultural institutions
Inside Egypt
Egypt will not cover Giza pyramid with granite blocks following expert report