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

300 authors denounce stripping of Kamila Shamsie award over Israel boycott

EXCLUSIVE: Kamila Shamsie stripped of German literary prize over support for BDS

Shakespeare, museums and Baghdad: 'I’ll write what I wanna write'

German city reviewing prize for UK author Kamila Shamsie over support for BDS

Why a new generation of Turkish rappers can no longer 'stay silent'

Sukru Oktay Kilic

Edinburgh 2019: Middle East performers at festival and fringe

In pictures: Jordan's underwater war museum

From war to watercolours: 'Art prodigy' Malak Mattar brings Gaza to Washington

Egypt opens two ancient pyramids, unveils new finds

From Sudan to Kaepernick, cartoonist calls for joint fight against oppression

Aladdin to Thief of Baghdad: How film posters created an Orientalist fantasy

Eurovision song contest proves controversial