Shahla Omar

London’s West End will feature two musicals this June that bring the powerful legacies of Asmahan and Dalida to life, celebrating their music and untold stories

Play review: With its run now over, Application 39 leaves behind laughter, protest, and pain — picturing Gaza as Olympic host years after surviving genocide

Play review: In 'Insane Asylum Seekers', Laith Elzubaidi explores the British-Iraqi refugee experience, delving into how war and trauma shape a young man’s life

The second edition of Nawafiz festival will take place at the TivoliVredenburg venue in the Dutch city of Utrecht, with a lineup of some of the best artists

Opponents to Israel’s participation say that Eurovision is allowing Israel to artwash its image with song and dance as it commits genocide against Palestinians

Book Club: Plestia Alaqad speaks about her book 'The Eyes of Gaza' offering a closer look at the reality, emotions and horrors of life under bombardment

Theatre review: Khawla Ibraheem’s gripping one-woman play portrays a mother in Gaza preparing for an Israeli bombing, showing the toll of life under siege

The EFG London Jazz Festival features Middle Eastern women musicians, like Suna Alan, Amena, Melike Sahin, and Yazz Ahmed, who mix jazz with their culture

Arzhang Pezhman's play Ostan powerfully explores the struggles of Kurdish asylum seekers in the UK against a backdrop of political indifference and exploitation

Gaza Sunbirds, Palestine’s first ever para-cycling team, persist in their quest to compete internationally despite Israel's ongoing war on Gaza