Section: Culture
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The best of Turkish psychedelia, from Selda to Derya Yıldırım
Blending experimental rock, funk and electronica with traditional instrumentation and Anatolian folk melodies, this genre has been pushing boundaries for more than half a century
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Deli Boys: one of the most bingeable shows about the Muslim diaspora imaginable
The new Hulu/Disney+ sitcom follows two brothers who discover their father’s deli business is a cover for his drug empire
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Ola Labib: ‘I want to be the person who bonds people through laughter’
The comedian on the inspiration behind her Channel 4 pilot The Pharmacy
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The 2025 Eid gift guide
Ideas for your loved ones this holy month selected from sustainable, independent Muslim-owned brands
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‘If Dynamo can do it, why can’t I?’: the rise of Muslim illusionists
The practice of magic is considered theologically haram, but professional magicians are balancing faith with performing illusions and tricks as an artform
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Mo is a triumph and provides a glimmer of hope in a dark time for the Muslim diaspora
Mohammed Amer’s star has steadily risen over two decades and his self-titled Netflix show is the result of truly stellar talent
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Bradford’s Ramadan Pavilion is a striking celebration of creativity
Commissioned by the Ramadan Tent Project and the 2025 City of Culture, two artists have brought a splash of colour to the streets
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Ismail Ferdous’s ethereal vision of the Bangladeshi seaside
The photographer’s Sea Beach project celebrates the unique light and culture of a holiday destination he has known since childhood
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Filmmaker: Germany has learnt nothing from its history of anti-Muslim violence
Martina Priessner’s documentary The Mölln Letters, exploring how Germany fails the victims of far-right terror, opens at the Berlin film festival as elections dominated by anti-migrant rhetoric loom
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Photographer unearths stories of the first Turkish women who migrated to the Netherlands
Çiğdem Yüksel spotlights the experiences of her grandmother’s generation in her new book If Only You Knew
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Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof: ‘The regime has already lost the game’
Up for an Academy award, The Seed of the Sacred Fig is an act of resistance from a director now living in exile
