Section: Culture
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Cambridge Festival of Islamic Arts seeks to ‘foster friendship through beauty’
The event’s organisers hope that an inspiring cultural lineup will bring people of all backgrounds together
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Artists to look out for at London Jazz Festival 2026, from the Muslim world and beyond
The country’s premier celebration of improvisation and musical virtuosity is back with a packed lineup
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Daniel Malikyar shows an Afghanistan you’ve never seen before
In a new book, the photographer chronicles a long-awaited homecoming
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Dala Nasser’s Cemetery of Martyrs: ‘I hope I do all these figures justice’
The Lebanese artist’s latest installation is showing at London’s Peer Gallery, representing a collection of graves of prominent Arab cultural figures
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Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan on showing young Muslim love on the stage
As her acclaimed play Peanut Butter and Blueberries arrives at Leeds Playhouse, the writer reflects on representation and diversifying the arts
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Photo essay: Yomna El Beyaly’s In Her Own Way
A new public exhibition in Amsterdam takes the viewer inside the lives of women and girls in Cairo
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NAZA is truly one of the most powerful films you will ever see
The new documentary from Oscar-winners Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor may change minds and inspire action. It can also leave audiences devastated and no better equipped to alter what they have witnessed
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Inside Muslim LitFest 2026
From a book bazaar to a zine exhibition and bookbinding workshops, this year’s event is the biggest yet
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Hausa literature festival tells northern Nigerian stories in London for the first time
The event has become a fixture on its home country’s arts calendar. Now it’s heading to the UK capital
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What’s on at Somali Week Festival 2026
The annual event is back with a packed programme of discussions, workshops and showcases
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Dancer Omar Rajeh: ‘It’s not possible to repeat what I do’
Rajeh will present his latest solo performance Dance Is Not for Us at the Barbican on 16 and 17 October
