Topic: Syria
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A grand tour of the world’s Islamic history — in a 20-year-old Toyota Yaris
Haris Tagari spent three months driving across Europe in 2025. Now, he's setting off on his biggest journey yet, tracing the Silk Road to Mongolia while living in his car
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Lamsa: the crochet enterprise threading communities together
The brand works with refugee artisans from Syria whose crafts include brightly coloured handwoven bags with punchy designs
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See the world and make a difference by volunteering
If you want to travel and make a lasting contribution, there’s no better way than donating your time and skills to communities that need them
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100 years of Leighton House and the influence of Islamic art in Victorian Britain
A new exhibition includes a short film from director Soudade Kaadan inspired by the Damascene tiles that line the walls of the historic London house
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Pioneering Syrian-German PTSD doctor seeks permission to enter Gaza
Malek Bajbouj was asked by the German government to help rebuild Syria’s healthcare system. Now he hopes to bring his techniques to Palestine
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The Syrian refugees who changed Germany
In 2015, Germans opened their doors to a million Syrians fleeing civil war. We meet five who made a profound difference in the decade since
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Brides: a sensitive coming-of-age film about girlhood and its radical edge
Nadia Fall’s first feature is more interested in the inner lives of its protagonists, two Muslim girls who journey to Syria, as it is in the manipulative geopolitics surrounding them
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Wes Anderson turns his talents to existential crises in the Middle East with The Phoenician Scheme
Underneath gorgeously composed absurdities lies a film reckoning with legacy, morality and what it means to be powerful in a world already bought and sold
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Not another Dubai chocolate story
Everyone knows about the pistachio-packed online sensation, but Arab chocolatiers have been working magic for centuries
