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

Ramadan prank shows falling flat with viewers on edge over coronavirus

The West has found a new enemy: China replaces Islam

Peter Oborne

Pakistan's Imran Khan says youth can learn 'Islamic values' from Turkish series Ertugrul

Muqarnas: Honeycomb architecture that touches the heavens

Luxury dresses criticised for 'culturally appropriating' North African design

Smelly snails and deep purple: This ancient dye costs $2,700 per gram

In pictures: How a Palestinian woman keeps the ancient craft of kohl alive

Backlash in Iran after singers perform at Saudi Arabia festival

What is Nowruz? The Persian New Year explained

Tourists with crocodiles in Nubia

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

Dead tyrants, foiled dreams and failed states: How Arab literature captures the spirit of the times