Section: Culture
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Five events to look out for at the Liverpool Arab Arts festival
The yearly festival celebrating Arab culture and literature returns this July
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The Gaza I knew survives only as stories
On the publication of her novel Vulture — a satire of war journalism set in Gaza — Hyphen’s Europe editor Phoebe Greenwood says the human cost of the conflict is too great for the news to process
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Habibi Funk is unearthing rare Arabic grooves for a new generation of fans
From Libyan reggae to Moroccan rock and Sudanese jazz, the Berlin-based label keeps on discovering hidden musical gems
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Experimental pop artist Nadah El Shazly on making songs as ‘worlds you can get lost in’
The Egyptian musician speaks about her cinematic new album Laini Tani, a fine balance of traditional and contemporary explored via the lens of pop
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Hind Meddeb on her devastating documentary Sudan, Remember Us
The director’s new film is a powerful and urgent reminder of the Sudanese revolution now eclipsed by brutal conflict
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Faravaz Farvardin on singing her way to freedom
The Iranian singer’s debut album is an angry account of arrest and exile — and a bold provocation of the regime that jailed her
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Photographer Asma Elbadawi on ‘being seen but not seen, as a Muslim woman’
The winner of the BJP’s Female in Focus x Nikon award is known for her self-portraits critiquing the expectations set on women
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The National Trust is exploring its Islamic history
The heritage organisation has embarked upon a new project to rediscover and understand the stories of artefacts from around the Muslim world
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Why Berlin needs its Anatolian music festival more than ever
On 14 June, Germany’s biggest festival of Anatolian music will hit Berlin. Its founder says its message of inclusion has never been more urgent
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Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius — Muslim director from Bradford reclaims the regency rebel
Ali Naushahi’s direction of the BBC series shows how the writer’s legacy lives in the imaginations of all marginalised women
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The video game telling the story of the 1948 Nakba
A Palestinian developer is fundraising for a game blending folklore and reality that shows the roots of the ongoing conflict
