26th Nov 2012
Our weekly guide to the UK's best talks, exhibitions, screenings and concerts from the Arab world, Turkey, Iran and beyond!... read more
29th Oct 2012
Our weekly guide to the UK's best talks, exhibitions, screenings and concerts from the Arab world, Turkey, Iran and beyond!... read more
10th Oct 2012
Perhaps underwhelmed is the wrong word to describe my feelings on first arriving in Damascus five years ago. But it certainly wasn’t love at first sight. Stepping out of the airport and making my way to a nondescript hotel in centre of the new city, constant traffic gave me ample opportunity to take in the [...]... read more
8th Oct 2012
A deeply absorbing read that delivers an important message about the dangers of hate... read more
8th Oct 2012
Our weekly guide to the UK's best talks, exhibitions, screenings and concerts from the Arab world, Turkey, Iran and beyond!... read more
1st Oct 2012
Our weekly guide to the UK's best talks, exhibitions, screenings and concerts from the Arab world, Turkey, Iran and beyond!... read more
19th Sep 2012
Joobin Bekhrad picks out the top five Middle Eastern artists to watch out for... read more
10th Sep 2012
Our weekly guide to the UK's best talks, exhibitions, screenings and concerts from the Arab world, Turkey, Iran and beyond!... read more
3rd Sep 2012
Our weekly guide to the UK's best talks, exhibitions, screenings and concerts from the Arab world, Turkey, Iran and beyond!... read more
17th Aug 2012
Al-Khalili offers us a breath-taking perspective of the ‘golden age’ of Arab civilization.... read more
16th Jul 2012
Our weekly guide to the UK's best talks, exhibitions, screenings and concerts from the Arab world, Turkey, Iran and beyond!... read more
29th Feb 2012
I’ve always been a staunch anti-vegetarian. In fact, I would go as far as to say that, until recently, I viewed myself as the Richard Dawkins of anti-vegetarianism. As a breed, I’ve generally found them to be preachy and zealous. It was also because so many that I’ve met have been deeply hypocritical. My first [...]... read more
8th Feb 2012
A fresh, fruity, sweet, sour and slightly spicy lamb stew, rich with Levantine flavours... read more
12th Jan 2012
An open letter to TV cooks (especially Rick Stein – I love you): I love The Hairy Bikers. There is something incredibly comforting about their awful jokes and their northern joviality. It’s like watching an epicurean version of The Chuckle Brothers. However, they are also very good cooks, passionate advocates of local British food and [...]... read more
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