Events

In 2006 we began developing an agenda of events, placing a particular emphasis on the arts, culture and society of the Arab world.  We now have a regular programme of events and activities, including our Arab British Culture and Society Award which celebrates the achievements in this field.

In addition to our own cultural events, we are also able to publicise the events of like-minded organisations working in the field.  If you have a suggestion for an event you would like us to publicise, please go to Event Suggestion.

Upcoming Events

SPRING CALLIGRAPHY CLASSES: FULLY BOOKED

05 September 2012 4:00pm - 21 November 2012 6:00pm

The Arab British Centre, 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE

Click here for details of our next course.

CAABU LAUNCHES EMERGENCY FUNDING DRIVE

31 May 2012 5:30pm -

Caabu, 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE

Donations urgently required

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EASTERN VOICES, WESTERN ECHOES

20 February 2012 7:30pm - 10:00pm

5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ

World Premiere of Lebanese composer Bushra El-Turk's piece 'Of Laughter and Forgetting'.

THE POETRY OF TAHA MUHAMMAD ALI

19 February 2012 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG

Adina Hoffman's talks about her biography of Palestinian poetTaha Muhammad Ali.

OLD VIC TUNNELS: WITHOUT WARNING

11 February 2012 6:30pm - 8:30pm

The Old Vic Tunnels, Station Approach Road, London SE1 8SW

Dance and music performance based on Brian Keenan's captivity in Lebanon.

FILM SCREENING: THE LIGHT IN HER EYES

09 February 2012 8:30pm - 10:30pm

Tricycle Theatre, 269 Kilburn High Road, London NW6 7JR

Film following the inspiring and contradictory female principal of the Al-Zahra Koran School.

LAILA SHAWA: THE OTHER SIDE OF PARADISE

09 February 2012 12:30pm - 31 March 2012 5:30pm

24 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AL

Recent canvases and sculptures by Palestinian artist Laila Shawa.

TRUMPETER IBRAHIM MAALOUF IN CONCERT

05 February 2012 7:45pm - 10:00pm

Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX

A concert of music from Lebanese/French trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf's latest album 'Diagnostic'.

EXHIBITION & EVENTS: A TRIBUTE TO ADONIS

03 February 2012 11:00am - 30 March 2012 6:00pm

Mosaic Rooms, 226 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0SW

Major tribute to the Syrian poet Adonis.

 

DECOLONIZING ARCHITECTURE ART RESIDENCY

28 January 2012 10:00am - 15 April 2012 7:00pm

Nottingham Contemporary

An examination of the role played by architecture in the occupation of the Palestinian territories.

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HAJJ: JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF ISLAM

26 January 2012 10:00am - 15 April 2012 5:30pm

Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG

Major exhibition charting the history of pilgrimage to Mecca.

EL GLAOUI & CHURCHILL: MEETINGS IN MARRAKECH

20 January 2012 10:00am - 31 March 2012 5:30pm

Leighton House Museum

A unique collection of work by two painters: Sir Winston Churchill and Hassan El Glaoui.

FRONTLINE: A YEAR OF JOURNALISM & CONFLICT

12 January 2012 10:00am - 05 February 2012 6:00pm

Embankment Galleries, South Wing

 Exhibition focusing on the major stories of 2011: Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and the UK Riots.

ARABIC LANGUAGE CLASSES AT THE ARAB BRITISH CENTRE

10 January 2012 6:00pm - 14 March 2012 2:00pm

The Arab British Centre, 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE

 Arabic language classes at the Centre from January 2012.