Arts

From crude oil to canvas: Turning Iran's black gold into art

The region's history of oil exploration has inspired artists from the Middle East and beyond, including those who chose it as their medium

'Big bad Muslim': The play that allowed Trojan Horse teachers to start healing

Medieval to modernist: Palestinian artist inspired by Jerusalem's melting pot

'Pure human genius': Devastated ancient sites return to life in VR exhibit

German opera ball cast into chaos by award for Egypt's Sisi

Continuing Egypt's revolution from exile: Ramy Essam and Ganzeer

From a Bethlehem camp to Cannes: A Palestinian filmmaker's journey

'Arab Christmas': A mesmerising mix of sound and setting

Stereotypes and suicide vests: The 'Messiah' is a travesty of Biblical proportions

In pictures: Iran's silk makers still weaving a 3,000-year-old trade

Ten bizarre Egyptian sayings to try and wrap your head around

From mud to art: The proud potters of Egypt shaping futures through clay

Break down the castle door: Turning the lens on a legendary Syrian filmmaker

‘We are arrested’: How an explosive story led Can Dundar to jail, exile - and a play

Moroccan rapper gets one-year jail sentence for 'insulting police'

Troy's plunder: Where the East and West first clashed

'Trauma is inherited and we can’t heal unless we learn'

Why Shah Rukh Khan's time as a global Muslim icon is over

Azad Essa

A History Of Water In The Middle East: Drowned out by too much information

Pipelines, pulp fiction and Maradona's 'Hand of God'