The Gaza Strip has been the scene of Israel’s acts of violence including massacre, demolition of sacred places and suppression of the local media. This is while people in the Gaza Strip strive to keep their resistance alive under fire.

There is a lot more to Iranian carpets than meet the eye. Woven with love, they bear thousands of years of art and history. Watch their exquisite beauty in this three-episode documentary series.

Mahdi Tavasolian is an Iranian artist who has set up a miniature museum in Natanz whew he displays his artworks totally made of recyclable material. 

The Conference of the Birds, composed by the brilliant young musician Meysam Marvasti, and inspired by a poem of the same name written by poet Attar of Nishapur in the 12th Century, performed here in London.

Prehistoric cave paintings in Spain have shown that Neanderthals were fond of creating art.

Egypt’s forgotten art of batik is undergoing a revival, thanks to a designer who has been working hard to bring the ancient cloth-decorating technique to life.

A new generation of poets, writers, musicians, pop stars, and visual artists is growing in Kashmir.