Section: Culture
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The forests of memory
In new book Babylon, Albion, author Dalia Al-Dujaili examines the connections between land, migration and identity. For Earth Day 2025 we present an edited extract
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Mona Chalabi on the joy and trauma behind #1 Happy Family USA
The new Amazon Prime comedy from Ramy Youssef about a Muslim family living in the wake of the 9/11 attacks is a radical, politically sharp sitcom
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Recipes from an Iranian prison: ‘If there is one book that shows the power of words, it’s this one’
Sepideh Gholian’s The Evin Prison Bakers’ Club is a memoir-cum-cookbook from the Iranian activist held in the country’s notorious jail
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Sikandar: an irresistibly explosive Bollywood drama
Despite the plot holes and silliness, there’s so much fun to be had in AR Murugadoss’ new action film
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Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali are reigniting a centuries-old musical tradition
After a recording hiatus of more than 20 years, the nephews and students of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan have released a new album and are ready to take their family’s artistic heritage to new heights
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Artist Mahtab Hussain on turning the gaze back on the surveillance state
What Did You Want To See? celebrates British-Muslim identity while exploring the tension between being visible and being monitored
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In pictures: Eid celebrations around the world
Millions of Muslims celebrate the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting
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Inside the BBC’s first ever live Eid broadcast
The Eid al-Fitr service at Bradford Central Mosque is set to be streamed live as part of the BBC’s faith coverage
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Disco Tehran comes to the UK
The New York-based party celebrates the 1970s golden age of Iranian dance music and imagines a different present
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Ramadan Revelations — a study of faith and prayer under pandemic lockdown
During an unprecedented Ramadan, photographer Nadia Girach used her camera to capture the essence of faith
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War Paint: documentary shines light on radical role of women artists
Margy Kinmonth’s latest film showcases 16 artists on the front lines of conflict and their powerful responses to war through art
