Section: Culture
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ZAINAB makes dance music filled with freedom and joy
Under a new name, the artist formerly known as ZEEMUFFIN’s liberatory sounds are best experienced blasted through club speakers
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Film-makers Meriem Bennani and Orian Barki on their debut animated feature, Bouchra
Based on Bennani’s own experience, Bouchra follows a queer artist navigating the quiet compromises and tensions that define her relationship with her mother
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All hands on decks — new classes teach Muslim women the art of DJing
Amina Aaliya Beg is using music to empower her community and turn the tables on commonly held expectations
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UK South Asian artists are still told there is no audience for their work. Ticket sales show otherwise
Galleries and theatres are enjoying a surge in visitor numbers as British South Asians flock to see art that engages them
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‘A mini Asian Glastonbury’: Bradford City Mela aims to revive a much-loved tradition
On 1-2 August, the event will host a programme of live music, family entertainment and food, celebrating the diversity of local culture
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The best of Shubbak Festival’s Friday Late takeover at the V&A Museum
The Arab arts event celebrates its 15th anniversary with a special night at one of London’s most prestigious cultural institutions
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Hassan Hajjaj: My London Rockstars, Ends to Estates
The celebrated image maker turns his lens on the UK capital’s creative talents
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UK museums to visit this summer for Islamic history and culture
Take in artefacts from around the world without leaving Britain, from the oldest dated carpet to the astrolabe, an ancient navigation device
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Artist Fozia Ismail’s ‘love letter’ to her Somali nomadic heritage
A Song for the Xeedho — The Knot Makers is an art installation, on at London’s Whitechapel Gallery, exploring a nomadic wedding tradition at risk of disappearing
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‘Mauritanian music deserves to be known’: Noura Mint Seymali on her desert funk sound
Ahead of her return to the UK during a European tour, the Mauritanian singer talks about blending traditional music with modern sounds
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What did Arab scholars think of Homer and The Odyssey?
The epic Greek poem, now brought to the big screen by director Christopher Nolan, has a shared cultural ancestry with Arab literature
