Section: Culture
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The best TV of 2025
From Mo to Man Like Mobeen, our columnist shares her favourite shows of the year
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Cake not hate: the father and son combating the far right with sweet treats
Dan and Josh Harris have dedicated their weekends to fighting Islamophobia, one cupcake at a time
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The best music of 2025
From new releases to rediscovered treasures, the past year has been filled with innovative, exciting and emotive work by artists of Muslim heritage and beyond
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The best reads of 2025
Short stories, family histories and a supernatural satire on millennial renting all feature on this year’s list
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‘He lives on each time someone strikes the drum’: the legacy of tabla player Zakir Hussain
One year on from his death, the tabla master’s collaborators and family members remember the enduring power of his artistry
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Kumail Nanjiani’s Night Thoughts: simply a great hour of comedy
The actor returns to standup in a special filled with the kind of psychological insights that emerge when you spend a decade in the public eye
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Preparation for the Next Life: love and survival on the fringes of New York
Chinese-American director Bing Liu and Uyghur actor Sebiye Behtiyar on the multilingual drama about a young migrant woman falling for a troubled US soldier
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‘Fresh, punk, DIY’: the Muslim theatre-makers thriving on the fringes
Theatre productions outside of mainstream institutions are giving more space to boundary-pushing storytelling from diverse creatives
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Photo essay: Ritchie Elder’s journey into Edinburgh’s faith communities
An intimate six-month project reveals the religious diversity of the Scottish capital
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Azhar Usman is shaping how Muslims are seen on stage and screen
From the writers’ rooms of the award-winning shows Ramy and Mo to his own standup appearances, the comedian speaks about life and faith inside Hollywood
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Animalia: a feminist meditation on the vast, unknown natural and cosmic world
French-Moroccan director Sofia Alaoui’s 2023 Sundance-award-winning sci-fi debut is coming to UK cinemas
