Topic: World
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Joy and fear of Berlin’s Syrians as they consider returning after fall of Assad
A million people fled civil war in Syria and built lives in Germany. As European governments encourage refugees to return, experts warn of the economic hole they may leave behind
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The best music of 2024
A year soundtracked by long-lost qawwali gems, innovative reinterpretations of traditional South Asian instrumentation and a thrilling journey through 1980s Uzbekistan
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IRA hunger strikers join British Army veteran in Ireland-wide fast for Palestine
Organisers see parallels between historical Irish struggle for independence and the siege of Gaza by a ‘towering oppressor’
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Electronic producer Waleed on the universality of dance music
The Iraqi-Puerto Rican artist on his musical journey ahead of the release of his debut EP Magdalena
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A personal portrait of Umrah
Photographing my first pilgrimage to Mecca as a new mother allowed me to capture the beauty, chaos and peace of this sacred journey
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Jameel Prize: artists inspired by Islamic tradition explore alternative narratives
The V&A’s Moving Images showcases prize winner Khandakar Ohida and six other shortlisted contemporary artists from across the Middle East and South Asia
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The unstoppable story of the Dur-Dur Band
Founded in the cultural melting pot of 1980s Mogadishu, torn apart by war, reunited, then hobbled by Covid-19, a revitalised version of the Somali funk group is back on the road
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Hunger strike in Harringay following police raid on Kurdish Community Centre
A wave of protests has followed the closure of a decades-old centre providing essential services for Harringay’s Kurdish and Turkish residents
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80,000 asylum seekers languish on wait list for decision for six months or more
Figure includes nearly 20,000 fleeing war or persecution in Afghanistan, Syria and Iran, who are likely housed in hotels Refugee Action has called ‘human warehouses’
