Culture

Khalid Abdalla's Nowhere: On Egypt's revolution and the ties that bind

As an orphan of the 25 January uprising, I found entire parts of my personal life embodied in this stunning play

Voices of Resilience: Palestinian artists recount life, birth and a year of sorrow in Gaza

Victoria Brittain

Amateur director from Turkey wins top prize at Venice Film Festival

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

Israel's war on Gaza

My cousin's poems were the heartbeat of Palestine. Israel killed him but his words live on

Ahmed Najar

Israel's war on Gaza

Israel's seizure of Sebastia symbolises its theft of Palestine's cultural sites

Diana Darke

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

Israel's war on Gaza

UK: O2 Arena denies man entry to Peter Kay show for wearing Free Gaza t-shirt

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

How the Moroccan community helped shape Belgium and build its infrastructure

Meet Marvel's female Muslim heroes

Palestine state

In pictures: The Palestinian cafe trying to revive Nazareth's Old City

Gaza's hidden heritage: Five historic sites in the besieged Palestinian territory

The fate of the Moriscos: The last remnants of Islam in Spain after the Reconquista

In pictures: Jordanian royal wedding takes place in lavish ceremony

Art and photography

Turkey's famed Istanbul Modern museum and art gallery reopens its doors

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

How the restoration of iconic Istanbul ferry revived memories of the past

Five historic Ottoman sites to visit in Athens

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