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Invigorating the spirits: In search of India's lost coffee culture

Traders from the Middle East introduced the beverage to the Mughal empire but the British made tea the subcontinent's preferred drink

Coffee, couches, towels and trousers: The Ottoman empire's great cultural legacies Around the Middle East in six coffees

In pictures: Egypt’s historic Al-Zahir Baybars mosque reopens after decades of closure

Lehnert & Landrock: The lost world of Egypt captured by famed Cairo studio

In pictures: Sana’a National Museum reopens after a decade

In pictures: Depictions of Cleopatra through the ages

The art of Palestinian cuisine: A journey from tradition to modernity

Art and photography

Turkey's famed Istanbul Modern museum and art gallery reopens its doors

Egypt is a broken country. Netflix’s Cleopatra provocation is the last thing it needs

The origins of Black Cleopatra and why Egyptians are angry at the Netflix show

Arts

A guide to the seven styles of Arabic calligraphy

Crude eye: Kuwaiti artist Monira Al Qadiri on oil, war and Japanese manga

'We need to push back at art from the West': The Gulf as a cultural hub

Art and photography

Painting Poetry: Iraqi artist Dia al-Azzawi exhibits at Oxford's Ashmolean

Plants of the Quran: London exhibition showcases Islam's botanical legacy

Art and photography

Ramallah Art Fair: A Palestinian success amid occupation and pandemic

Born of war: How a Palestinian woman responds to trauma through art

'Where to, Marie?': Lebanese comic book tells forgotten stories of country's feminist struggle

Dune: How interstellar epic avoids Middle East stereotypes

Palestine state

Mohammed el-Kurd on Rifqa, God and Palestinian resilience

In Berlin, the DJs for Palestine movement is growing

How North African rappers shine a light in France’s dark corners

Between Two Islands: How British Bahrainis found a home in poetry

Plague and poetry: How Middle East authors have written about disease

Let it be Morning: Israeli director rejects categorisation for award-winning drama

Five books to read on the history of Black Muslims

Ten bizarre Egyptian sayings to try and wrap your head around

Omar Khorshid: Celebrating the illustrious career of Egypt's guitar legend

From Captain Majid to Grendizer: Five Anime shows that defined Arab childhoods

17 new books by Palestinian writers that are worth reading

Art and photography

Meet the new vanguard of Moroccan photography

Palestine in 2048: Staring into a black mirror

Five books on East Africa's centuries-old connection with the Middle East

Art and photography

Iranian gangsters: Tattoos, drug deals and a hidden underworld revealed

'Hot Maroc': Yassin Adnan's satirical debut novel plots the death of Moroccan politics

From Babel to Berlin: How Arabic literature can unite the world

Poets, fighters and dreamers: Kurdish women tell their own stories

Palestinian fashion from ancient Canaan to a thobe in Congress

Fear and loathing in Gaza: Tales of a life under siege

Jared Kushner, here are 25 more books you should read about Palestine, Israel relations

Art and photography

In pictures: Lebanon astrophotographers escape to the stars

Art and photography

In pictures: The hidden lives of the Amazigh people

Books and bombs: How I healed myself through fiction

Art and photography

Beyond realism: Iran's photographers recreate images of nation

Film review: The moral Catch-22 of Oslo’s neutrality

Art and photography

Beirut, broken and bruised: How photographers capture the trauma of their shattered city

Memories of displacement: Sudanese poet K. Eltinae on writing 'verses in the sky'

How the 'Djibouti Archives' restored a forgotten chapter of the country's musical history

Depression is forbidden: Egypt's all-woman band reminds the world to laugh

Tunisia's Gabes film festival: Virtual reality, colonialism and Covid-19

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

Arab films at Cannes 2019: Strong showing for Middle East, North Africa cinema

Movies and Marrakech: What now for North Africa's glitziest film festival?

Quarantine diaries: Egyptian artist inspires power over a pandemic

Food

In pictures: The making of jallab sweets in Upper Egypt

Muslim Foodies: The blog that wants to be your guide to halal in New York City

'More than hummus': Chef Falastine on reclaiming Palestinian cuisine for a global audience

Rescuing Nubian recipes in Egypt from the brink of extinction

How to make lentil soup: The perfect dish to warm your soul

32 Middle Eastern recipes you can make at home

How to make a delicious Yemeni masoob | Dine & Discover

How to make Moroccan bastilla | Dine & Discover

How to go vegan and stay vegan in the Middle East

'Eid has no joy without it': How to make Egyptian fattah

How to make fried kibbeh from Iraq

For the love of couscous: North Africa's favourite dish added to Unesco list

Sharks, pumpkins and icing sugar: Who has the best couscous in North Africa?

How to make spicy slow-cooked lamb shuwa

How to make lahmacun: Turkish flatbreads with a meat and vegetable topping

How to make Turkish cilbir and simit bread | Dine & Discover

How to make this filling chicken fatteh from Syria

How to make savoury kibbeh meqliyeh, Aleppo style

How to make qatayef, an imperial treat from the ancients

Five food bloggers share their favourite Eid recipes

How to make quick and easy timman bil jizar

How to make Lebanese fatayer with spinach and labneh fillings

Why Egyptians are crazy about falafel

She arrived in Greece homeless. Now this Iranian woman feeds hundreds

Women

From Nezihe Muhittin to Sabiha Rifat : Five women who helped define modern Turkey

Doomed in Gaza: The breast cancer lottery facing Palestinian women

Lost Muslim influences in Spain, from the Virgin Mary to Sufism

Scarlet Scarab: Who is Marvel’s first female Egyptian superhero?

Assyrian comedian Jenan Younis: We're not Arab, we're not Asian, and we're not Muslim

The Mother Goddess, Amazons and other female legends in Anatolian history

Saints, scholars and queens: The women who helped forge Islam

Iran’s female mechanics challenge male domination in the car industry

How to plan an Arab-American wedding that will please everyone (except you)

Meet the woman fusing the traditional Japanese Obi with the Palestinian tatreez

How a movie star (and my mother) made me a feminist

'We expected more backlash': Inside a new feminist platform that dares to be funny

Yes, Saudi women dress like... this

Beyond the burkini: How there's more to modest swimwear than meets the eye

From militants to student activists: The women who fought for Algeria

Politics and poetry: The female Muslim wordsmith making waves

Egypt's easy riders: How scooter sisters are taking back the road

Halal holidays: Sun, sea and seclusion appeal to women

Breaking taboos: Can Lebanon be honest about sexual health?

Hijabi model of Somali origin becomes fashion editor of Vogue Scandinavia

Women's football in Libya: The struggle to play on the field of dreams

Gaza's energy pioneer keeps Palestinian lights on with affordable solar

Iran street fashion: Seven influencers bending the rules, making waves

How yoga is helping women in Gaza escape stress of siege

Society

A mosque for all seasons: Worshippers mark the third Ramadan at Athens' Votanikos Mosque

Five ancient Middle Eastern empires and why they are important

From the Ottomans to the oil boom: Inside Colombia's Arab and Muslim community

In pictures: Egypt’s Ramadan tables provide iftar for increasing numbers of people in need

Learn to read and write in Nubian

The ghostbuster of Jerusalem: Meet the Palestinian man tracking down ghouls and jinn

Palestine state

The Palestinian keffiyeh: All you need to know about its origins

How to raise your Palestinian children in the diaspora

Teaching Arabic to kids: How families are putting the fun back into reading

Ancient Egyptian death rituals: How they guided pharaohs through the afterlife

Yildiz Camii: Istanbul's last sultanic mosque

In pictures: The forgotten youth of Libya's oil-rich city

Eight Arab hand gestures that should be turned into emojis

Ancient boardgames: Experts find the missing piece (but can't figure out how to play)

Mostafa's story: How an Egyptian woman finally got her baby boy

The British cemetery home to Middle East poets, politicians and princes

Death cafes, doulas and dolma: Meet the woman bringing dignity to the end of life

Love it or hate it, is homeschooling in the Middle East here to stay?

How a British market was inspired by the Islamic model of Medina

'A balm for the soul': How we made the Cambridge mosque garden

Meet Syria's 'loyal, affectionate and very intelligent' Saluki dogs

From martial arts to the majlis: Seven Middle Eastern customs listed by Unesco

In pictures: A journey into the light - how a blind Syrian man found purpose in faith

Mathematics village: Changing education, one equation at a time

In pictures: How Gaza seeks work and rest from the sea

This olive tree in Bethlehem has stood for 5,000 years - and this man is defending it

In pictures: Meet the man trying to rescue Yemen's musical heritage

Sun-dried tomatoes give Egypt’s farmers a new lease of life

Travel

Bald today, hair tomorrow: Why Turkey is a cosmetic surgery hub

Turkey: Five Roman heritage sites you should know about

Ancient high-rises, prehistoric whales and other incredible sites to see in the Middle East

How Yemen’s Marib became the frontier for Roman expansionism

'A beacon of hope': Sicily’s enduring North African heritage

The hidden stories behind Istanbul's ancient neighbourhoods

In pictures: Inside the home of the last Ottoman Bey of Constantine

The hidden lives of Arabs in Cuba

The hidden Islamic history of Madrid revealed

The Cairo cafe serving tea since Napoleon invaded Egypt

Inside the medieval castle that survived a 21st century war

In pictures: Boy king Tutankhamun revealed to the public again

Halal holidays: Sun, sea and seclusion appeal to women

Kissing in Babylon: The ancient site giving young Iraqis their freedom

Ten places to visit in Jordan from the comfort of your own home

Mystery of the stones: How Lebanon’s Baalbek ruins are a site for the gods

All Discover

Egypt: Dutch archaeologists banned over 'falsifying history' in new exhibition

Invigorating the spirits: In search of India's lost coffee culture

Greece: In Thessaloniki, Ottoman monuments are a reminder of a lost cosmopolitan age

Egyptian activists raise alarm over damage to historic City of the Dead

Lehnert & Landrock: The lost world of Egypt captured by famed Cairo studio

Empire, trauma and the Nakba: The making of The Promise

The anonymous Baghdad satirist who gained a cult following in Iraq

Tantura: Film on Nakba massacre of Palestinian village premieres at Bafta

Removal of Palestinian song from streaming platforms stirs debate

The art of Palestinian cuisine: A journey from tradition to modernity

Egypt is a broken country. Netflix’s Cleopatra provocation is the last thing it needs

The Nakba on screen: Five must watch films about the expulsion of Palestinians in 1948

How the restoration of iconic Istanbul ferry revived memories of the past

Five must read books about the Nakba

Five historic Ottoman sites to visit in Athens

'It's the sauce that makes it special': Why Albaik is Saudi Arabia's fried chicken king