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In memory of Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim, Sudanese activist and human rights campaigner

Egyptian author Alaa al-Aswany: "She's a woman, not an object"

BBC Radio 4's Crossing Continents

Melancholy makes a comeback

The music traces its origins back to a refugee tragedy and is a melange of Orient and Occident. The Greek blues known as rebetiko has experienced a comeback since the country's economic crisis. Mey Dudin reports from Athens

No, Channel 4: Islam is not responsible for the Islamic State

More than 30,000 Muslims gathered to condemn IS at UK's largest Islamic convention

Fighting warplanes with words

Tariq Mehmood′s latest novel ″Song of Gulzarina″ is an arresting tale of love, loss and longing set against the backdrop of a never-ending war. In interview with Changiz M. Varzi, the award-winning author addresses issues of identity and how racism and Islamophobia can leave an indelible mark

Bursting the bubble

British Pakistani actress, playwright and comedian Ambreen Razia is currently touring the UK with her acclaimed one-woman play ″The Diary of a Hounslow Girl″. In it, 16-year-old Shaheeda talks non-stop about running away, her mother who does not understand her, a fight with her friend on the bus and a messed-up Pakistani wedding. Ambreen Razia spoke to Thomas Baerthlein about being a Muslim girl growing up in London, the struggle with ″British identity″ and the importance of Sadiq Khan′s election as Mayor of London

Elizabeth Kendall: the "jihadist poetry" critic