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Discover

Palestinian grief and Lebanon's ghosts of war cast a shadow on Locarno 2024

Palestinian filmmaker Maha Haj’s Upshot and Tunisian director Ala Eddine Slim’s Agora shine at the 77th edition of the Swiss film festival

A car crash Berlinale concludes with a German witch hunt against pro-Palestine filmmakers 'Shut up and fall in line': Israel, Palestine and the dawn of a new censorship in western art

Dar al-Fata al-Arabi: A look at the first Arab publishing house dedicated to children

Masameer: How a zany YouTube cartoon captured the pulse of a changing Saudi Arabia

Shlomo Sand: ‘Jews and Palestinians will have to live together’

Dead Calm: The Greek tragedy that exposes Europe's border brutality

Palestine state

Stern: A film that casts light on early Zionist violence

Daybreak in Gaza: New anthology aims to preserve a culture being destroyed

The other jewel of the Mediterranean: Why Algeria is in no rush to attract tourists

Looking for Gaza in California: How Palestine took over family, Hollywood and campuses

Arts

Art and photography

Picasso and the Middle East: How Arab art embraced Cubism

Arabfuturism: How Arab artists are building the world of tomorrow

Yasmeen Audisho Ghrawi: A warning to the UK from a daughter of dictatorship

Depictions of the Kaaba and Mecca's Grand Mosque throughout history

Egypt: Dutch archaeologists banned over 'falsifying history' in new exhibition

In pictures: Depictions of Cleopatra through the ages

A guide to the seven styles of Arabic calligraphy

Crude eye: Kuwaiti artist Monira Al Qadiri on oil, war and Japanese manga

Food

The art of Palestinian cuisine: A journey from tradition to modernity

'It's the sauce that makes it special': Why Albaik is Saudi Arabia's fried chicken king

American fast food is leaving its mark on Iraq two decades after the invasion

'More than hummus': Chef Falastine on reclaiming Palestinian cuisine for a global audience

Muslim Foodies: The blog that wants to be your guide to halal in New York City

Rescuing Nubian recipes in Egypt from the brink of extinction

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

Summer coolers: Five must-try drinks and desserts from the Middle East and North Africa

Quizzes

Quiz: Test your knowledge of the Crusades

Quiz: How well do you know Turkish history?

Quiz: Test your knowledge of Iran's history

Quiz: How much do you know about the Hajj pilgrimage?

Quiz: Test your knowledge of Middle East football

Quiz: How much do you know about Algeria's history?

How much do you know about Ancient Egyptian history?

The people ate my face: How many of these Arabic idioms do you know?

Quiz: Test your knowledge of the Middle East's linguistic heritage

Quiz: Test yourself on the history of the Ancient Middle East and North Africa

Quiz: How well do you know these cities from the Arab world?

Quiz: How many of these religious sites in the Middle East do you know?

Society

Palestine state

From Nablus to Naples: How murals in Italy tell the story of Palestinian resistance

How the Moroccan community helped shape Belgium and build its infrastructure

A mosque for all seasons: Worshippers mark the third Ramadan at Athens' Votanikos Mosque

Five ancient Middle Eastern empires and why they are important

From the Ottomans to the oil boom: Inside Colombia's Arab and Muslim community

In pictures: Egypt’s Ramadan tables provide iftar for increasing numbers of people in need

Learn to read and write in Nubian

The ghostbuster of Jerusalem: Meet the Palestinian man tracking down ghouls and jinn

Travel

In pictures: Sana’a National Museum reopens after a decade

Greece: In Thessaloniki, Ottoman monuments are a reminder of a lost cosmopolitan age

Five historic Ottoman sites to visit in Athens

'Every part has its own story': Jordan's Wadi Rum Trail opens up old Bedouin hiking routes

Singapore’s Arab Street: A closer look at the community building a new legacy

Ayvalik: A picturesque Aegean town serves as a reminder of Greek heritage in Turkey

Leighton House: A Middle Eastern escape in the heart of London

Turkey: Five Roman heritage sites you should know about

All Discover

Gastronomic blasphemy? Middle Easterners react to 'egregious' food ranking

Cannes Film Festival: Saudi soft power and money make a splash

Five new archaeological finds in the Middle East you should know about

Inside Australia’s diverse and longstanding Lebanese community

Exploring the smells and perfumes of ancient Egypt

The Queen's gambit: The battle to return the ancient Libyan ruins in Windsor's Great Park

From the Achaemenids to the Mughals: A look at India's lost Persian history

Five historic castles you should visit in Jordan

Tracing the history of the Mamluk carpets that dazzled the Mediterranean

Art and photography

How Turkey hopes to nurture new artists and its contemporary art scene

Marwa al-Sabouni: 'I’m not liberal, I’m not conservative, I’m just Muslim'

Bald today, hair tomorrow: Why Turkey is a cosmetic surgery hub

Cannes 2022: The Middle Eastern films to look out for

Five Israeli landmarks built on the remains of Palestinian communities

Three instruments you didn’t know came from the Middle East

Scarlet Scarab: Who is Marvel’s first female Egyptian superhero?