Topic: Language
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The forward-looking fusions of Sheherazaad
The San Francisco-based singer is the latest in a wave of artists winning widespread acclaim with innovative reinterpretations of traditional South Asian music
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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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Marieha Hussain: Palestine protester not guilty of public order offence over ‘coconuts’ placard
Sign depicting Suella Braverman and Rishi Sunak went viral on social media — but court finds it was not racist
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Marieha Hussain: protester goes on trial for placard calling Sunak and Braverman ‘coconuts’
Police sought advice over sign at pro-Palestine protest and were told it was not racist — but charged woman anyway
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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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The lost recordings of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan are testament to the enduring power of the qawwali singer
A new album, Chain of Light, with previously unheard tracks by the Pakistani musical icon, will be released this September, 34 years after they were first recorded
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All the ice-cream in the world
It’s a dish that reminds us all of simpler, happier times and now there’s more choice than ever before
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Am I failing at raising a trilingual child?
For second-generation immigrant children, our parents’ languages are so much more than mere spoken words; they are the keys to our culture and heritage
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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
