Topic: Colonialism

Film-maker Rehana Zaman on the lands that inspire her

The artist’s latest body of work — two films examining questions of land ownership, immigration and labour — will be touring galleries across the UK and Ireland throughout the year

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100 years of Leighton House and the influence of Islamic art in Victorian Britain

A new exhibition includes a short film from director Soudade Kaadan inspired by the Damascene tiles that line the walls of the historic London house

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Ibraaz: inside the Grade II-listed building offering creative freedom for the global majority

Tucked away in central London is a great hall celebrating art and culture from the south-west Asia and north Africa region

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Muslim war memorial: government delay forces trust to find £1m elsewhere

Long-awaited project could help counter far-right myths about Muslims not being part of Britain’s history, argue supporters
‘Weaving as a way to think about the world’: the new generation of textile artists inspired by tradition

Raisa Kabir’s new exhibition — titled Tiger, Tiger. Silk Throat… — comes at a pivotal moment for textile art, as weavers bring historical techniques to gallery spaces
Cloves: a warming and fragrant treasure

From biryani to chai and mince pies, this spice gives deep flavour to the cooler months
Meet the Gen Zs retelling the history of Partition

Hobbyist historians are using TikTok to explore the events of 1947 and beyond
‘It’s not about me’: meet the Muslim community heroes celebrated by the king

Zahrah Mahmood and Njok Malik Jeng, experts in mountains and masquerades respectively, are among recipients of the king’s birthday honours
NHS pays ethnic minority workers from overseas less than white colleagues

Asian migrant workers are 22% less likely to be high earners than their white, UK-born colleagues, while Black migrant workers are 30% less likely