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

Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall praised for opening up on Arab heritage

Inside Saudi Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia given new life in Saudi home restoration

Idlib horse club attracts aspiring competitors and spectators

Stealing from the Saracens: The hidden Islamic origins of Western architecture

Vaughan Hart

Israel is putting priceless Islamic manuscripts online - while dispossessing Palestinians

Gabriel Polley

Hagia Sophia and the untold story of Christian-Muslim cooperation

Diana Darke

On Edward Said and his enemies

Hamid Dabashi

US citizen indicted for smuggling ancient Egyptian artifacts in dirty suitcase

Iraq’s first balancing artist

The hidden stories behind Istanbul's ancient neighbourhoods

Cairo brings back Iftar cannon tradition in Ramadan

Marriage, materialism, and the macabre: Meet Kuwait's new generation of artists