Culture

Ramadan

Ramadan 2023: Muslims across the world welcome the holy month

The devout spend the hours between sunrise and sunset abstaining from food and drink and attending special prayers
Culture
Gaza children's artwork, removed from London hospital, looks for new home
Culture
What is Nowruz? The Persian New Year explained
Food & Drink
In pictures: The making of jallab sweets in Upper Egypt
Books
Your Wish is My Command: Deena Mohamed's fantasy tale of desperate desire
Art and photography
Painting Poetry: Iraqi artist Dia al-Azzawi exhibits at Oxford's Ashmolean
Culture
Mild crush to madness: The degrees of love in the Arabic language
Film
Berlinale 2023: Race, misogyny and a fawning tribute to Israel's Golda Meir
Culture
Humanity's place in the heavens: An introduction to Islamic cosmology
Culture
Free speech vs hate speech: The journey towards coexistence requires dialogue
Prince El Hassan bin Talal
Heritage
Five inventions from ancient Egypt we still use
Culture
Freedom, justice, Palestine: Five revolutionary modern Arab poets
Books
Iradj Bagherzade: A life in books, pushing new boundaries
Books
In pictures: Logos Hope, world renowned floating book fair, docks in Egypt
Culture
Andrew Tate is no role model for young Muslims - he's a vulgar misogynist 
Imran Mulla
Occupation
'Even the food is political': The perils of separating culture and occupation in Palestine
Culture
Discover's 2022 quiz of the year
Film
The 10 best Middle Eastern and North African films of 2022
Culture
Calls grow to cancel Kevin Hart's comedy show in Egypt over 'Afrocentric' views
Qatar World Cup 2022
Qatar World Cup: Fans adorned in Henna tattoos and immersed in Qatari culture
Qatar World Cup 2022
Karak, henna and abayas: Football fans embrace Arab culture
Culture
From harissa to Rai music, the new additions to Unesco’s Intangible Heritage list
Culture
Shams al-Maarif: Why is this mystic book feared in the Middle East?