Section: Culture
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Mo is a triumph and provides a glimmer of hope in a dark time for the Muslim diaspora
Mohammed Amer’s star has steadily risen over two decades and his self-titled Netflix show is the result of truly stellar talent
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Bradford’s Ramadan Pavilion is a striking celebration of creativity
Commissioned by the Ramadan Tent Project and the 2025 City of Culture, two artists have brought a splash of colour to the streets
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Ismail Ferdous’s ethereal vision of the Bangladeshi seaside
The photographer’s Sea Beach project celebrates the unique light and culture of a holiday destination he has known since childhood
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Filmmaker: Germany has learnt nothing from its history of anti-Muslim violence
Martina Priessner’s documentary The Mölln Letters, exploring how Germany fails the victims of far-right terror, opens at the Berlin film festival as elections dominated by anti-migrant rhetoric loom
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Photographer unearths stories of the first Turkish women who migrated to the Netherlands
Çiğdem Yüksel spotlights the experiences of her grandmother’s generation in her new book If Only You Knew
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Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof: ‘The regime has already lost the game’
Up for an Academy award, The Seed of the Sacred Fig is an act of resistance from a director now living in exile
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‘New artists need to take up the mantle now’: inside the west London scene that pioneered British Muslim hip-hop
In the late 1980s a group of friends in Ladbroke Grove began combining the teachings of Islam with rap lyricism to birth an entirely new style
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Does No Other Land’s Oscar nomination suggest the Academy is progressing?
In awards season we’re reminded of the industry’s biases amid the geopolitical context of the past year. Will this year be any different?
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‘Our mission is to make theatre spaces welcoming to Muslims’
From prayer rooms to not serving alcohol, Muslims in the arts are finding practical ways to make theatre more inclusive
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Tape Letters Scotland — a reel history
Archive recordings, interviews and photography chronicle the days when the UK Pakistani community used audio cassettes to stay in touch with distant loved ones
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‘My hijab is my strength. I see it as a crown on my head’
For World Hijab Day on 1 February, five women reflect on how Islamic attire can be a symbol of empowerment and identity
