Arts

Yemen’s shoemaker poet Suleiman Tanim triumphs over adversity

Born into poverty and marginalised by wider society, Tanim has been fighting for recognition of his writing for decades

Stones, masks and matches: A decade of Middle Eastern art

Street signs to Sindbad: Uncovering the legacy of Arab graphic design

In pictures: The ravaged grandeur of Lebanon's forgotten buildings

Art and photography

Beirut photographer Myriam Boulos searches for tenderness amid destruction

Quarantine diaries: Art that inspires power over a pandemic

In pictures: Young Idlib artist painting for peace

Turning abandoned wood into furniture in Egypt

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

Palestine Cinema Days film festival kicks off despite cash, pandemic challenges

Batman, wigs and make-up kits: How cosplay is gaining ground in Iran

Gulf War: Kuwait artists remember the Iraq invasion

The Egyptian sculptor who made the Sphinx smile

Tehran: New Israeli spy thriller is Orientalist brainwashing

Belen Fernandez

#ArtMubarak: Hashtag celebrates art by Muslims around the world

Veteran Egyptian actress Ragaa El-Gedawy dies with Covid-19 at 81

Mehmed the Conqueror painting returns to Istanbul, sparking praise and debate

Five arrested in France over Middle East antiquities trafficking

Racism in the Middle East: The Arab films and TV that promote hatred

In pictures: Palestinian heritage celebrated in online exhibition

'It’s a cliche of a cliche': Algerians react to French documentary on Hirak movement