Authoritarianism and conservatism have made female artists tread a delicate path in the Arab world. Has there been a cultural awakening since the tumult of the Arab uprisings? Show more

Stephen Sackur speaks to the Kuwaiti painter and poet Shurooq Amin. Has there been a cultural as well as political awakening in the Arab world? Show more

It's the 750th anniversary of the first elected parliament at Westminster. Helen Pankhurst, Lord Speaker Baroness D'Souza and Kuwaiti artist Shurooq Amin look at women in politics. Show more