British empire

Britain's white man's burden is colonial theft, not civilisation
Voices

It's time Britain's politicians stopped lying about colonialism

Colonialism built Britain's economy. As calls for reparations grow, it's time Britain's politicians were honest about the empire's legacy, argues Taj Ali.

Taj Ali
12 November, 2024
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Hidden Heritage: Rediscovering Britain’s Lost Love of the Orient

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Sadek Hamid

12 June, 2024
The Letter Writer: Awkward rom-com takes shine off old Dubai
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Culture
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The Letter Writer: Awkward rom-com takes shine off old Dubai

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

16 February, 2024
Palestine in the Victorian Age
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What was life in Palestine like during the Victorian age?

Ramona Wadi

Ramona Wadi

26 April, 2023
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Voices

Remembering Margaret Thatcher & her deadly neoliberal legacy

Farrah

Farrah Koutteineh

06 April, 2023
Members of the Muslim community gather at London Central Mosque to pay tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II on September 15, 2022 in London, England
Culture
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Learning of Britain's three waves of conversion to Islam

Yahya Birt

Yahya Birt

21 March, 2023
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Voices

Windrush 75 years on: Still no justice

Richard Sudan

Richard Sudan

04 March, 2023
Illustration - colonial statues in London
Culture
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London's statues celebrate Britain's colonisation of India

The New Arab Staff

Ali Abbas Ahmadi

26 January, 2023
Prince Harry
Perspectives

Prince Harry: Brown lives are cheap for the British monarchy

Nadeine Asbali

Nadeine Asbali

09 January, 2023
The Emirate of Britain
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What would happen if you woke up in the Emirate of Britain?

Noshin Bokth

Noshin Bokth

21 December, 2022
Voices

Yes, UK has grown more diverse. No, it's not cause for panic

Mariya

Mariya bint Rehan

20 December, 2022
The Tomb of Begum Hazrat Mahal
Culture
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Rummana Hussain's investigation of the Indian body politic

Farah Abdessamad

Farah Abdessamad

08 December, 2022
Analysis- Egyptian football Hussein Hegazi
In-depth
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Hussein Hegazi and the history of Egyptian football

Ibrahim Elhoudaiby
02 December, 2022
Against White Feminism
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Against White Feminism: Redefining the heroines of feminism

Noshin Bokth

Noshin Bokth

19 October, 2022
Mau Mau
Perspectives

The Mau Mau 70 years on: The British monarchy's violent role

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Adele Walton

26 September, 2022
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In-depth
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Britain's complex colonial legacy in Yemen

A Yemeni journalist
19 September, 2022
King Charles Islam
Perspectives

To British Muslims who may be easily charmed by King Charles

Yahya Birt

Yahya Birt

16 September, 2022
How an Indian woman returned to her childhood home in Pakistan
Society
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How an Indian woman returned to her Pakistani childhood home

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Waquar Hasan

12 August, 2022
VR returns survivors of Indian Partition to ancestral homes
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VR returns survivors of Indian Partition to ancestral homes

Benjamin Ashraf

Benjamin Ashraf

12 August, 2022
In the ashes of empire: Remembering Grenfell five years on
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In the ashes of empire: Remembering Grenfell five years on

Benjamin Ashraf

Benjamin Ashraf

14 June, 2022
The East India Company in Persia: Trade amid great upheaval
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The East India Company in Persia: Trade amid great upheaval

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Usman Butt

30 March, 2022