Topic: Festivals
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The greatest games on earth — and in space
In the futuristic city of Astana, the fifth World Nomad Games are a celebration of ancient sports — with some notable allowances for modern life
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Another Sky: the festival exploring experimental music from the Swana region
The London event brings together experimental artists from south-west Asia and north Africa and the diaspora, exploring the possibilities of sounds and composition
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Growing up, I was often asked if I was a ‘half Muslim’
Being from a multifaith family can sound idyllic from the outside, but it wasn’t always a fairytale of tolerance and inclusion
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Moin Hussain Q&A: ‘Sky Peals is a story about alienation and this feeling that I was partly from somewhere else’
The director on his debut feature and why science fiction was the right genre for a film about mixed-race identity
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‘People in the Arab world don’t know that they have classical music of their own’
Oud player, academic and archivist Mustafa Said on his mission to preserve and revitalise a rich cultural legacy
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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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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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Omar Elerian Q&A: ‘We have created a space for something unexpected to happen every night’
The Italian-Palestinian theatre director on the unique experience of working with unrehearsed scripts and actors each night
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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
