Section: Culture
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Alia Syed on using experimental film-making to explore issues of representation
Her latest exhibition showing at Glasgow Centre for Contemporary Arts draws on oral history from the city’s South Asian diaspora
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Sharing the traditions of Eid al-Adha, from Sudan to Scotland
Across the UK, Muslims from many different backgrounds will be celebrating in their own special ways
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Top reads to learn about the climate crisis
Our books columnist reflects on the theme of environment and picks nonfiction titles to help engage with the issue
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Wes Anderson turns his talents to existential crises in the Middle East with The Phoenician Scheme
Underneath gorgeously composed absurdities lies a film reckoning with legacy, morality and what it means to be powerful in a world already bought and sold
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Asif Khan brings his new skateboarding drama home to Bradford
The playwright’s latest work, Sisters 360, paints a nuanced picture of British Muslim life through the eyes of two young girls
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‘Close your eyes and lose yourself’: the Brighton community reviving mehfil culture
The centuries-old South Asian classical tradition is finding a new home giving musicians an intimate space to perform to diverse audiences
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Tära: singing to keep Palestinian culture alive
A growing fanbase across Italy is responding to this singer’s message of hope and unity
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Top 5 films from the Middle East and north Africa at Cannes
These films from the Mena region and its diaspora demonstrate the power of storytelling as a form of resistance
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‘Home is a safe space’: a photo essay by Ash Islam
In this exclusive documentary project, the photographer takes an intimate look into the lives and homes of a small but growing UK Muslim community
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From Palestine to Sudan, the sounds of Shubbak grapple with a world in turmoil
Musicians at the London-based cultural festival respond to themes of war and violence with humanity, unity and imagination
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‘I’m a sucker for mixing genres’: Babak Anvari on his family horror Hallow Road
The British-Iranian director on creating his nerve-shredding yet dreamy drama
