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Happy Birthday: Childhood, class and survival in modern Cairo

Film Review: 'Happy Birthday' is a tender portrait of a child maid in Cairo, exposing class divides through one girl's innocence, resilience and longing

Daniel Nour

06 February, 2026

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Syrian refugees

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The Syrian refugees trapped in Europe's bureaucratic maze

Jake Pace Lawrie

03 February, 2026

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Jiddo's Treasure Chambers: A children's book of hope from Gaza

Yousra Samir Imran

04 February, 2026

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Film, TV & Music

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Beirut speaks through its fragments in Do You Love Me

Sarah Khalil

03 February, 2026

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Palestinian families left in limbo by Trump's travel ban

Marwa Elessawy

05 February 2026

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The Raven of Ruwi: Hamoud Saud's ode to Oman and its heritage

Noshin Bokth

04 February 2026

Do you love me - Fouad Elkoury

Beirut speaks through its fragments in Do You Love Me

Sarah Khalil

03 February 2026

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How a Sudanese woman built a menstrual health factory in exile

Bianca Carrera

02 February 2026

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The Syrian refugees trapped in Europe's bureaucratic maze

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Who belongs in Kuwait? The story of citizenship stripped away

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Global Alliance for Palestine takes on Trump's 'Peace' plan

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Inside Iran's hospitals at the centre of the crackdown

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Culture

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The long fight to bring Egypt's stolen antiquities back home

Solin Nirvana on the defiant power of Kurdish hair braids

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Meet the women reviving Egypt's Islamic chanting tradition

Safe Haven: Kurdish refugees' story told at Arcola Theatre

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Lifestyle

For Canaan Palestine, olive oil is a form of resistance

For Canaan Palestine, olive oil is a form of resistance

Turkey travel piece

A journey through Konya and Cappadocia's enchanting landscapes

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All aboard Saudi Arabia's Dream of the Desert rail service

Rediscovering Jordan: A journey through history and wellness

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Interviews

Manal on motherhood, music and redefining Moroccan pop

The unstoppable rise of Egyptian-American singer Norhan

The Visitor: Palestinian folklore meets horrors of occupation

Inez: The rising voice turning emotion into melody

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Book Club

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How France, You Love It But You Leave It gets Muslims wrong

Muslim Europe: A travelogue of faith, place, and identity

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How Assad turned reconstruction into a weapon in Syria

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Daniel Nour's queer Coptic memoir on family, faith and comedy

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Yalla! Let’s Eat

Meet Madees Khoury, the woman brewing change in Palestine

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Journeying through Palestine's timeless winemaking legacy

Could JURKISH be London's hottest Jamaican-Turkish food spot?

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What role does Palestinian cuisine play in protecting identity?

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