Topic: Europe

‘This film is a ceremony’: Óliver Laxe on the Oscar-nominated Sirât

Set against against the vast Moroccan desert, the director speaks about his film’s journey of spirituality and self-discovery

Leila Latif
Cooking as resistance: the Palestinian chef teaching Barcelona about Gaza

Asma Abu Salama fled the Strip for Spain and started Gazzawi Cuisine, using dishes from home to rebuild her life and preserve her culture

Natalie Donback
South Asian women in Lisbon are turning craft into community

Homelore, a grassroots workshop in the Portuguese capital, is helping immigrants find support and economic opportunity through embroidery

Larry Ryan

The poetic heart of Abdullah Miniawy’s restless sonic explorations

A new collaboration between the Egyptian multidisciplinary artist and French electronic producer Simo Cell is the latest in a long line of boundary-defying projects
Learning the dishes of my cultures gave me a taste of belonging

Being Egyptian, Irish and Pakistani, the closest I’ve ever come to feeling less ‘other’ was when I prepared meals with the women in my family
Mosaic Rooms reopens as an artistic space for the Arab diaspora

After closing for a year for refurbishment, the west London venue is relaunching with new works from artists Dima Srouji and Bouchra Khalili
Can Fily Keita-Gassama become her town’s first Black Muslim mayor?

France votes in mayoral elections in March. In Champigny-sur-Marne, this local candidate is fighting disaffection and the right for a historic win in the Paris suburbs
Young, French and Muslim: the new electoral force to be reckoned with

French municipal elections take place in March. After decades under a rightwing mayor, migrant communities in Nice are demanding change
German-Iranians urge Europe to sever diplomatic ties with Tehran

Dissidents on the streets in Berlin told Hyphen they wanted to see ‘real action’