Section: Culture
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New documentary is a timely love letter to Amadou & Mariam
Ryan Marley’s film The Blind Couple from Mali offers a joyful and intimate look inside one of the world’s great musical marriages
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The Dutch ensemble bringing Arab-Andalusian music into the classical mainstream
The Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra began as a way of connecting musical heritage to the present. Now it is challenging ideas of what belongs in the canon
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London’s first purpose-built mosque celebrates its centenary
Fazl Mosque in Putney has been welcoming worshippers with a message of openness and diversity for the last century
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‘It’s my job to be truthful and honest’: Ahmed Masoud on bringing Gaza’s stories to global audiences
The playwright’s latest production, Application 39, imagines a future where Gaza hosts the 2048 Olympics
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Nassim Soleimanpour on writing one of the most performed plays in the world
White Rabbit, Red Rabbit became one of the most performed plays in the world. The writer reflects on its legacy 15 years since its premiere
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Suzannah Mirghani on making her debut feature at a ‘time of destruction in Sudan’
The director’s debut feature film, Cotton Queen, is a story of women’s rights and the scars of British colonialism
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Lebanese poet Nur Turkmani on building a life in a city that’s continually being erased
A new collection of writings offers a deeply personal take on Beirut’s place in an increasingly volatile world
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Five books to read on migration
Novels and memoirs to remind us that migration is a tale as old as time, and is essential to our survival, from Megha Majumdar’s A Guardian And a Thief to Cecile Pin’s Wandering Souls
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Asian underground sounds return to east London for Rich Mix’s 20th anniversary
The Shoreditch venue pays tribute to the communities and culture that have long made the surrounding area a hotbed of musical innovation
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Rami Ismail is on a mission to change who gets to make video games
The gaming industry’s money and opportunities are concentrated in the west. The Dutch-Egyptian developer wants where you live to matter less than what you want to make
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Knife brings the real human tragedy of Salman Rushdie’s stabbing into the light
Director Alex Gibney’s documentary offers an intimate, nuanced and moving view of the author’s life after the shocking 2022 attack
