Topic: Festivals
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Inside Kosovo’s feminist art festival
For the past 12 years, FemArt has created a space where important ideas are discussed and creativity flows freely
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Venice film festival: a slim but exceptional selection of films from the Swana region
Our film critic reflects on her top picks by Muslim film-makers who screened their work at the 81st festival in Italy
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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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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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Dialled In festival: ‘A space where brown bodies can come together and express their creativity’
Born of frustration with the lack of opportunity in the music industry, the event returns this weekend for an all-day celebration of music and culture from South Asia and the diaspora
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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
