Arts

Khalid Albaih: The Muslim cartoonist carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders

Heenali Patel14 March 2016

“Sometimes it's frustrating because I feel I'm not accomplishing enough.” Khalid Albaih is the closest thing the world has to a real-life Clark Ke... Keep Reading

Cairo’s unwed bride wants to break taboos in Egyptian society

Sina Stieding8 March 2016

“The society I grew up in thinks of me as a rebel or a stripper because I prefer the arts to marriage. In their eyes, I am wrong and unrighteous." It’s Wom... Keep Reading

The Bare Lit Festival highlights the need for diversity in literature

Adriana Calado8 March 2016

"Being a writer is never what I was supposed to be." “Things have to change,” Afro-Caribbean author Joan Anim-Addo said to the audience before her on the v... Keep Reading

Artist Ayqa Khan tells South Asian women it’s okay to be hairy and proud

Heenali Patel8 March 2016

“I'm not creating a discussion saying you have to accept women who have hair, I'm saying you have to accept women for choosing what they want to do. Period.” ... Keep Reading

The death of this polar bear tells a powerful story about global warming

Heenali Patel27 February 2016

"The whole thing is bizarre. But it's also so emotional, the passion of working with something that is so extremely cold but carved so beautifully. You're maki... Keep Reading

Hibo Wardere: How a painting helped one woman fight against Female Genital Mutilation

Heenali Patel7 February 2016

“FGM is like a life sentence. Every day is a struggle. There's no aspect of your life that hasn't been affected by it.” Hibo Wardere is an FGM survivor who... Keep Reading

Smita Sharma: Why I take pictures of rape survivors in India

Smita Sharma6 February 2016

"Sometimes I just go and don't talk about anything. I just spend time with them. It takes some time to gain trust and break the ice, and then I throw the ball ... Keep Reading

Arabella Dorman: Depicting the human face of war through art

Heenali Patel6 February 2016

"I'm not interested really in tanks and the guns and the horrible violence. I'm interested in the pathos. And often, as weird as it sounds, the beauty that can... Keep Reading

This refugee wants to help Angela Merkel by selling his art

Heenali Patel6 February 2016

“When people are forced to leave their country they don't only lose their schools, toys and cars. They drop their skin, organs and memories. They transform int... Keep Reading

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Special Features

Chennai Coastal Cleanup: Empowering citizens to take control of waste reduction

Khaled Akil: Depicting Syria, sex slaves and Pokemon through art

Design for Difference: Fashion student designs clothes to help the lives of refugees

Young poets from the UK voice their passion for the art

Can art and young people put an end to modern-day slavery?

Caleb Femi: Using poetry to empower young people in London

Girls With Slingshots webcomic artist discusses LGBTQ+ characters and themes

Ancient goddesses transform into modern-day feminists to crush gender taboos

Anusha Raichur: Creating colours and textures for LGBT issues in India

Young Londoners react as Fabric nightclub has license revoked for ‘culture of drugs’

Wotever Film Festival: Queer filmmaking in queer spaces

Rape survivor Ruth O’Leary uses art to speak out about her trauma