Culture

EXCLUSIVE: Kamila Shamsie stripped of German literary prize over support for BDS

British-Pakistani author tells MEE jury for Nelly Sachs Prize, awarded by city of Dortmund, has 'bowed to pressure', after decision to award her prize is reversed

Why a new generation of Turkish rappers can no longer 'stay silent'

Sukru Oktay Kilic

Edinburgh 2019: Middle East performers at festival and fringe

In pictures: Jordan's underwater war museum

From war to watercolours: 'Art prodigy' Malak Mattar brings Gaza to Washington

Egypt opens two ancient pyramids, unveils new finds

From Sudan to Kaepernick, cartoonist calls for joint fight against oppression

Eurovision song contest proves controversial

Aladdin to Thief of Baghdad: How film posters created an Orientalist fantasy

Egypt unearths untouched 4,400-year-old tomb of ancient high priest

Stolen goods: Britain's museums must hand back colonial plunder

Ruqaya Izzidien

Jordan's al-Samer dance added to UNESCO list of 'intangible' heritage traditions

Palestinian prisoners' craft of love: 'Embroidery is not just for women'

Blaming the West is not enough: We too are responsible for this calamity

Palestinians exorcise ghosts of Israeli torture in haunting docudrama

A London dance production of Layla and Majnun reveals an ancient tale of love

Popular music streaming service Spotify opens up to Middle East market

London Palestinian film festival exposes human stories beyond the headlines

Modern spin of 'The Pit and the Pendulum' puts Iranian woman at centre stage

The Khashoggi affair shows Turkey's mastery of 'soft power'

Tanya Goudsouzian

Iraqi and British activists protest BP’s sponsorship of Assyrian exhibition