‘No one talks about this’: Remembering Germany’s role in colonising Africa | History News
Berlin, Germany – The plaque that marks 77 William Street, the building in the German capital where a meeting that forever shaped Africa’s fate took…
Ukraine’s Artists: Protest & Resilience | Arts and Culture
On The Stream, we look at how Ukrainians harness art as a powerful tool of protest and resistance during wartime.For more than three years, the…
Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder | Crime News
Matar was found guilty of attempted murder in the second degree for his attack on the famed novelist.Hadi Matar, the man who stabbed and partially…
Mali filmmaker Souleymane Cisse, ‘father of African cinema’, dies at age 84 | Cinema News
Trailblazer of African cinema was the winner of the jury’s prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival for his film, Yeelen.Mali’s highly acclaimed director Souleymane…
African Art Renaissance: Voices from the continent and the diaspora | Arts and Culture
Exploring contemporary African art with three influential women bridging the continent and its global diaspora.In this episode of Talk to Al Jazeera, we delve into…
Art as survival: Gaza’s creators transform pain into protest | Israel-Palestine conflict
Amid the rubble of destroyed homes and the echoing booms of air strikes, Gaza’s artists sit with brushes in hand, transforming despair into defiance. Flour…
Why has Pakistan’s Punjab province imposed a complete ban on kite flying? | Arts and Culture
Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province has imposed a complete ban on kite flying before the centuries-old Basant festival – which marks the arrival of spring…
Trial of Salman Rushdie attacker to launch with tricky jury selection | Islamophobia News
Hadi Matar, 26, is accused of repeatedly stabbing the elderly writer during a 2022 lecture.The trial of a man who attacked Indian-British author Salman Rushdie…
Does ‘cancel culture’ help or hinder free speech? | TV Shows
Today on The Stream: Has the line between accountability and censorship blurred with the rise of cancel culture?While some see cancel culture as a powerful tool…
The Alaskan hero dogs who prevented a diphtheria epidemic in 1925 | History
When Dr Curtis Welch checked on a very sick three-year-old patient who had been admitted to his tiny hospital on January 20, 1925, his worst…
Chinese Lunar New Year starts as millions celebrate the Year of the Snake | Arts and Culture News
The Chinese New Year festivals and prayers have marked the start of the Year of the Snake. Hundreds lined up in the hours before midnight…
Bowie’s Berlin: Up against the wall | Music
Berlin, Germany – When David Bowie’s Glass Spider Tour arrived in West Berlin on June 6, 1987, the city was the world’s de facto capital…
Who got the nod? The complete list of 2025 Oscar nominations | Arts and Culture News
The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were delayed after deadly wildfires raged through the Los Angeles area.The nominees for the 97th Academy Awards have…
Alim Qasimov: The voice of mugham tradition | Music
Legendary Azerbaijani singer Alim Qasimov shares his journey, preserving and redefining the ancient art of mugham music.In Baku’s International Mugham Center, Alim Qasimov, a living…
Iconic US filmmaker David Lynch, famous for Twin Peaks, dead at 78 | Obituaries News
Lynch won acclaim for his strange and dreamlike sequences and was honoured with a lifetime achievement Oscar in 2019.David Lynch, celebrated for films such as…
Young people mark Coming of Age Day in Japan | Arts and Culture News
Japan’s Coming of Age Day is a sure sign of winter, arriving after New Year celebrations and before the cherry blossom parties of early spring.…
Faig Ahmed’s rugs: weaving tradition and Surrealism in art | Arts and Culture
The Azerbaijani artist redefines heritage with contemporary art.The ancient craft of knotted carpets, originating in the Caspian Sea region, finds a bold new expression through…
Leaving a permanent record of humanity on the moon – in 100 billion pixels | Science and Technology
With a population of just over 5,000, the French village of Nuit-Saint-Georges may be small, but this pastoral Burgundy hamlet has an oversized connection to…
Meta, Facebook to drop fact-checkers: What does this mean for social media? | Social Media News
Meta, the owner of Facebook and other social media platforms, will implement major changes to its content moderation policies, founder Mark Zuckerberg announced this week…
Why has Ivory Coast’s national dish attieke become a global icon? | Food
Rumour has it that some Ivorians can eat attieke morning, afternoon and night. The fermented cassava meal has long been a marker of national identity…