Culture

My father made Palestinian theatre an act of resistance

One year after his death, I remember Adel Tartir through his final reflections on theatre as a space for confession, provocation and liberation

In Berlin’s Open Kitchen, migrants and locals build community one dish at a time

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

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

Ramadan prank shows falling flat with viewers on edge over coronavirus