Arts

Palestine Writes: First of its kind literature festival in US exceeds expectations amid threats

Organisers and attendees say event was an inclusive space for all Palestinians despite a flurry of attacks from pro-Israel groups

In pictures: The Egyptian who finds solace in the art of Arabic calligraphy

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

In pictures: Depictions of Cleopatra through the ages

Why celebrated artist Baya is much more than Algeria's Picasso

Hannah Bouattia

A bittersweet remembrance of Cairo’s dream for a British audience

Ahmed D Dardir

'We need to push back at art from the West': The Gulf as a cultural hub

Stories of Palestine: Humanity in the face of an unjust world

Hisham Bustani

Hamline University case shows a failure to appreciate the diversity of Islam

Hamid Dabashi

A guide to the seven styles of Arabic calligraphy

Researchers fear UK sale of artefacts could include items looted from Yemen

How Palestine became a global cause of humanity

Hamid Dabashi

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

Guantanamo: Detainees petition US to release artwork from prison

Wael Adel Zuaiter: One-man show captures a Palestinian life cut short

Victoria Brittain

Lebanon: Drama therapist helps inmates with mental illnesses while pushing for reform

Panellists withdraw from New York literature festival over BJP presence

Hamja Ahsan: 'I’m trying to reclaim fried chicken for Muslims'

'Painful scene': Iraqi artists denounce display of Abu Ghraib images next to their work at Berlin Biennale

Iran blames Salman Rushdie for stabbing attack, denies involvement

'Recovery has begun': Salman Rushdie off ventilator, says agent