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FILM REVIEW: MICROPHONE (2010)| DIR. AHMED ABDALLA
08 July 2011 8:51pm
By Mohammad Mirbashiri Last year a dull and chilly autumn evening became the setting for a premiere screening as part of the BFI's 54th Londo...
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Film Review: The Oath (2010) | Dir: Laura Poitras
23 March 2011 5:12pm
By Mohammad Mirbashiri A pillow case is lifted to the reveal the face of a bearded man who sits kneeling, hands and feet bound, in a dimly li...
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Signs Of Our Times at leighton house museum
14 December 2010 1:14pm
By Syma Mohammed I first heard about Leighton House two years ago at Lure of the East, a British-Orientalist art exhibition. I discovered t...
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REMI KANAZI AT POETRY INTERNATIONAL
16 November 2010 12:04pm
By Syma Mohammed Remi Kanazi, Palestinian-American poet and activist, gave a rousing performance at South Bank’s annual Poetry International ...
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Reem Kelani in Concert
29 October 2010 10:29am
The following article was written by Susannah Tarbush and published in the Saudi Gazette. Arab British Centre raises its cultural profil...
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Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival Winner of 2010 Arab British Culture & Society Award
21 May 2010 9:59am
By Sehr Sarwar The highly anticipated Arab British Culture and Society Award Ceremony was held on Thursday 20th May at our premises in Gough Square t...
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Spirit of the Phoenix: Beirut and the Story of Lebanon
19 May 2010 9:00pm
By Sehr Sarwar The Khalili Lecture Theatre at SOAS played host to Tim Llewellyn this evening, for a talk on the importance of Lebanon in world affair...
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A Patch On My Evil Eye
07 May 2010 6:45pm
By Sehr Sarwar After a brief hiatus since my last Arab British Centre Private View, I was keen to get down to “A Patch on my Evil Eye” on...
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Exotic Transfigurations
10 March 2010 11:51am
By Sehr Sarwar The meeting rooms on the first floor of the Arab British Centre that our valued trustees are used to seeing every so often at the bi-m...
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Is This Your First Time in Gaza?
05 March 2010 12:05pm
By Sehr Sarwar As always, it is a real pleasure to attend an event at the wonderful Mosaic Rooms where I have previously attended the Mahmoud Darwish...
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Bridging the Gap
11 February 2010 10:36am
By Sehr Sarwar If you keep up to date with the goings on at the Arab British Centre, you may have read about our newly launched ABC Gallery in our pr...
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The Iraqi Cookbook LIVE!
03 February 2010 11:35pm
By Sehr Sarwar I literally “followed my nose” this evening from Ladbroke Grove down to Blenheim Crescent where Chef Eric’s “B...
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The Third Eye
16 October 2009 9:00am
By Sehr Sarwar Moments from the premature Christmas lights of Oxford Street, tucked away on Maddox Street is The Selma Feriani Gallery; the chosen ve...
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The Lemon Tree of Kensington
07 October 2009 7:00pm
By Sehr Sarwar “The Middle East meets London life, a glimpse into London’s Arab diaspora.” With a tag line like that, how can anyo...
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Celebrate Darwish
01 October 2009 11:00am
By Sehr Sarwar Its just over a year since the renowned poet Mahmoud Darwish, The Voice of Palestine, passed away; so, fittingly, the A.M. Qattan Foun...
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