Culture

A local’s guide to Ankara ahead of the Nato summit

Often overshadowed by Istanbul, Turkey’s capital offers a wide variety of delicious food, lively venues and sightseeing opportunities

Iranian cartoonist Marjane Satrapi, creator of 'Persopolis', dies aged 56

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

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Israel booed at Eurovision final as Bulgaria wins competition

Eurovision abandoned its values over Gaza, and lost me as a lifelong fan

Pablo O'Hana

'Integrity costs something': Eurovision winners want Israel out of the contest

Board of top Arab-American advocacy group refuses to resign amid growing dispute

Leading Arab-American advocacy group roiled by calls for leaders to resign and donations to be returned

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

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

Voices of Resilience: Palestinian artists recount life, birth and a year of sorrow in Gaza

Victoria Brittain

Amateur director from Turkey wins top prize at Venice Film Festival