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Navigating Ramadan spirituality during a pandemic

Efforts to counter the coronavirus mean communal prayers are restricted and mosques are closed off to some types of worship

Ramadan 2021: A time for Muslims to unite against Islamophobia Ramadan quiz: How much do you know about the Muslim holy month?

Palestine State

In pictures: Seven things you should know about Sheikh Jarrah's history

The art of the adhan: The multiple melodies of the Muslim call to prayer

How to make Lebanese fatayer with spinach and labneh fillings

Sham el-Nessim: A guide to the Egyptian spring festival

Tokyo drift: How a growing number of Muslims are making Japan their home

Ramadan quiz: How much do you know about the Muslim holy month?

Iran’s female mechanics challenge male domination in the car industry

The Armenian musicians who established Lebanon’s diverse diaspora scene

Arts

In pictures: Idlib theatre production tackles trauma of Syria's prisons

Midnight in Cairo: The glitz, glamour and grit of Egypt’s leading ladies

How the 'Djibouti Archives' restored a forgotten chapter of the country's musical history

Books and bombs: How I healed myself through fiction

Ten bizarre Egyptian sayings to try and wrap your head around

Plague and poetry: How Middle East authors have written about disease

Wonder Woman 1984: Hollywood is stuck in the past when it comes to the Middle East

Elias Rahbani: Eleven tracks that defined Lebanese musician's life and legacy

Voices of a lost homeland: The poetry of Western Sahara

Memories of displacement: Sudanese poet K Eltinae on writing 'verses in the sky'

Jamal Khashoggi films: Trying to separate the man and the martyr

Ghost in the machine: Netflix's Paranormal is strictly by the numbers

Art and photography

Meet the new vanguard of Moroccan photography

Revolution, migration and free will: Khaled Mattawa's poems explore the notion of liberty

Five books on East Africa's centuries-old connection with the Middle East

Art and photography

Iranian gangsters: Tattoos, drug deals and a hidden underworld revealed

Palestinians can't shoot straight and other stuff we learned from Netflix show Fauda

Ancient boardgames: Experts find the missing piece (but can't figure out how to play)

12 books you need to read about the Arab Spring

Palestinian fashion from ancient Canaan to a thobe in Congress

Art and photography

Beirut photographer Myriam Boulos searches for tenderness amid destruction

Jared Kushner, here are 25 more books you should read about Palestine, Israel relations

Art and photography

In pictures: Lebanon astrophotographers escape to the stars

Art and photography

In pictures: The hidden lives of the Amazigh people

The Frightened Ones: 'I sometimes miss fear because it became a way of living'

Art and photography

Beyond realism: Iran's photographers recreate images of nation

Palestine in 2048: Staring into a black mirror

Art and photography

Beirut, broken and bruised: How photographers capture the trauma of their shattered city

Netflix and the Middle East: How Jinn became a nightmare

Arab films: Seven independent movies to watch out for

Depression is forbidden: Egypt's all-woman band reminds the world to laugh

Cannes film festival 2019: The good, the bad and the ugly

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

Arab films at Cannes 2019: Strong showing for Middle East, North Africa cinema

Movies and Marrakech: What now for North Africa's glitziest film festival?

Quarantine diaries: Art that inspires power over a pandemic

Food

32 Middle Eastern recipes you can make at home

Ramadan: 10 tips for healthy eating during holy month

How to make lentil soup: The perfect dish to warm your soul

How to make a three-cheese kunafa | Dine & Discover

How to make a delicious Yemeni masoob | Dine & Discover

How to make Moroccan bastilla | Dine & Discover

How to go vegan and stay vegan in the Middle East

'Eid has no joy without it': How to make Egyptian fattah

How to make fried kibbeh from Iraq

For the love of couscous: North Africa's favourite dish added to Unesco list

Sharks, pumpkins and icing sugar: Who has the best couscous in North Africa?

How to make spicy slow-cooked lamb shuwa

How to make lahmacun: Turkish flatbreads with a meat and vegetable topping

How to make Turkish cilbir and simit bread | Dine & Discover

How to make this filling chicken fatteh from Syria

How to make savoury kibbeh meqliyeh, Aleppo style

How to make qatayef, an imperial treat from the ancients

Five food bloggers share their favourite Eid recipes

How to make quick and easy timman bil jizar

How to make Lebanese fatayer with spinach and labneh fillings

Why Egyptians are crazy about falafel

She arrived in Greece homeless. Now this Iranian woman feeds hundreds

Claims in Israeli media about shawarma stoke online anger

Sun-dried tomatoes give Egypt’s farmers a new lease of life

Women

The Mother Goddess, Amazons and other female legends in Anatolian history

Saints, scholars and queens: The women who helped forge Islam

'We expected more backlash': Inside a new feminist platform that dares to be funny

From militants to student activists: The women who fought for Algeria

How to plan an Arab-American wedding that will please everyone (except you)

Beyond the burkini: How there's more to modest swimwear than meets the eye

Sacred threads: Fashion meets traditional embroidery in Lebanon's refugee camps

How a movie star (and my mother) made me a feminist

Spice of life: A cookery centre in Morocco is equipping women with life skills and hope

Yes, Saudi women dress like... this

Muslim model Halima Aden quits fashion industry

Women reporters in war zones: The stories that need to be told

Politics and poetry: The female Muslim wordsmith making waves

Egypt's easy riders: How scooter sisters are taking back the road

Halal holidays: Sun, sea and seclusion appeal to women

Breaking taboos: Can Lebanon be honest about sexual health?

She arrived in Greece homeless. Now this Iranian woman feeds hundreds

Women's football in Libya: The struggle to play on the field of dreams

Gaza's energy pioneer keeps Palestinian lights on with affordable solar

Iran street fashion: Seven influencers bending the rules, making waves

How yoga is helping women in Gaza escape stress of siege

In pictures: Iran and the masks of the Minab market

In pictures: Egypt’s female photographers stage a revolution

In pictures: Domestic workers in Lebanon find relief at the beach

Society

Ramadan 2021: Will the Covid-19 pandemic impact the Muslim fasting month?

Art and photography

In pictures: Impressions of a lost world in pre-independence Algeria

Death cafes, doulas and dolma: Meet the woman bringing dignity to the end of life

Yildiz Camii: Istanbul's last sultanic mosque

'A balm for the soul': How we made the Cambridge mosque garden

Teaching Arabic to kids: How families are putting the fun back into reading

Ten footballers from the Middle East who made their mark in 2020

How a British market was inspired by the Islamic model of Medina

In pictures: The forgotten youth of Libya's oil-rich city

Eight Arab hand gestures that should be turned into emojis

Ancient boardgames: Experts find the missing piece (but can't figure out how to play)

Mostafa's story: How an Egyptian woman finally got her baby boy

The British cemetery home to Middle East poets, politicians and princes

Arabic and AI: Why voice-activated tech struggles in the Middle East

Love it or hate it, is homeschooling in the Middle East here to stay?

In pictures: The Syrian karate kids

In pictures: Egypt's epic Zalaga camel race

Art and photography

The 'boredom of war': What it did to this family

In pictures: Myths and legends laid to rest as historic Egypt palace finally opens

In pictures: A journey into the light - how a blind Syrian man found purpose in faith

Mathematics village: Changing education, one equation at a time

In pictures: How Gaza seeks work and rest from the sea

This olive tree in Bethlehem has stood for 5,000 years - and this man is defending it

In pictures: Meet the man trying to rescue Yemen's musical heritage

Travel

The hidden stories behind Istanbul's ancient neighbourhoods

Inside the medieval castle that survived a 21st century war

Mystery of the stones: How Lebanon’s Baalbek ruins are a site for the gods

'A beacon of hope': Sicily’s enduring North African heritage

All Discover

The art of the adhan: The multiple melodies of the Muslim call to prayer

Navigating Ramadan spirituality during a pandemic

The Armenian musicians who established Lebanon’s diverse diaspora scene

Ramadan quiz: How much do you know about the Muslim holy month?

Iran’s female mechanics challenge male domination in the car industry

Five nominees from the Middle East to look out for at this year's Oscars

The Critical Case of a Man Called K: Saudi author's debut tackles illness and transformation

Ramadan 2021: Key questions about the holy month answered

Ramadan: How to make refreshing mint lemonade

Yildiz Camii: Istanbul's last sultanic mosque

Tokyo drift: How a growing number of Muslims are making Japan their home

Sham el-Nessim: A guide to the Egyptian spring festival

Ramadan 2021: Will the Covid-19 pandemic impact the Muslim fasting month?

Yemen’s shoemaker poet Suleiman Tanim triumphs over adversity

The Mother Goddess, Amazons and other female legends in Anatolian history

How the 'Djibouti Archives' restored a forgotten chapter of the country's musical history