Topic: Iraq
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How fragrance layering has its roots in the Middle East
A growing number of people are combining scents in a practice that dates back to the origins of perfumery
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Another Sky brings together a constellation of experimental sounds
Returning for its third edition, the grassroots London-based music festival provides a showcase of boundary-breaking artists from the Swana region
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Five of the best eats for 2025
Fadi Kattan's Akub, Berenjak on a budget, the joy of vada pavs, Dutch satay and an Iraqi comfort-food gem
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The best music of 2025
From new releases to rediscovered treasures, the past year has been filled with innovative, exciting and emotive work by artists of Muslim heritage and beyond
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Nabeel’s hazy shoegaze sound speaks a language of longing
Frontman Yasir Razak’s indie rock project blends the distorted tones of My Bloody Valentine and Sonic Youth with Arabic vocals
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In an uncertain world, I am drawn to family gatherings and a place on my grandmother’s sofa
There is so much beauty in the simple act of gathering: the laughter between generations, gossiping, the silence that no one needs to fill, all over several rounds of tea
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Kae Kurd: ‘I started comedy when I realised no one was telling our stories’
The British-Kurdish comedian never thought he would have a career on stage. Now he’s about to take his show, What’s O’Kurd, around the UK.
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Top 5 films from the Middle East and north Africa at Cannes
These films from the Mena region and its diaspora demonstrate the power of storytelling as a form of resistance
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The forests of memory
In new book Babylon, Albion, author Dalia Al-Dujaili examines the connections between land, migration and identity. For Earth Day 2025 we present an edited extract
