I have been engaged in a clandestine yearslong effort to steal Easter away from my mother, who has hosted the feast our entire lives. It’s not like she does a bad job. In fact, nobody can create a ...

The Middle East is in the news every day, but usually the events are not happy ones. So it is refreshing to open up May S. Bsisu’s “The Arab Table” and read about the rich culinary traditions of Iraq, ...

“Nothing heals the body like a good meal, and nothing soothes the soul like a good story.” With this aphorism, Karim Alrawi opens Arab Fairy Tale Feasts: A Literary Cookbook, released this month by ...

A new translation of a mediaeval Arab cookery book is a welcome addition to a thriving field, writes David Tresilian People interested in Arab and Middle Eastern food today have resources available to ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

April is a month of celebration, not only for spring but also for the rich and diverse culture of the Arab world. As we honor National Arab American Heritage Month, it’s a great time to spotlight the ...

From a distance, it looks like paint palettes spread across tables as far as the eye can see, and as I inch closer, I see mounds of fresh produce in myriad shades and textures. Whatever rain shortage ...

When we dismiss the Middle Ages as a dark, regrettable period, we aren't acknowledging what was going on outside Europe. While Europe was a moldering cultural backwater, the Arab world was ...