Section: Culture
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‘It’s too raw’: comedians feel conflicted over using their routines to criticise Israel’s war on Gaza
Comedy has historically been used as a form of protest, yet the conflict may be too painful for many Muslim comics
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Colonialism shaped the British countryside, but this history still remains hidden
I walked through rural Britain and revealed deep ties to the empire that profoundly changed the landscape and its people
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Nuri Bilge Ceylan finds beauty in the most desolate place in his poetic epic About Dry Grasses
The Turkish director has stayed away from the mainstream in 30 years of filmmaking, always showcasing his true artistry. His new film is no exception
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Womad 2024: ‘The best music you’ve never heard’
Featuring artists from Poland to Palestine, the globe-spanning festival is back for another year
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‘Where are the artists?’: Muslim creatives call for greater representation in the arts
Research into the UK culture workforce found widespread inequality across the creative industries
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The Mummy is back from the dead and here to provide much-needed escapism
25 years since its first release, The Mummy remains a classic despite the problematic casting of white actors in Egyptian roles
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South Asians have truly arrived at Glastonbury
A vibrant space for established and up-and-coming talent thrills crowds at the UK’s biggest festival — and that’s just the start of it
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Bye Bye Tiberias captures the scars held by those of us who have fled war
Lina Soualem’s documentary following her journey with her mother Hiam Abbass to their Palestinian home is a powerful testimony to the human spirit of all displaced people
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‘When you see what’s happening on the ground you see the truth’
Egyptian photojournalist Asmaa Waguih’s new coffee table book documents the human scale of the war in Yemen
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Hishek Bishek: ‘People cry because they say this music reminds them of home’
Energy is infectious at a London club night celebrating Middle Eastern and Arabic pop
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My debut novel may not change the world, but it may help to change minds
Determination by Tawseef Khan is set in the intersecting worlds of law and immigration. The author offers his thoughts on writing and his hopes for the overhaul of a cold and indifferent UK asylum system
