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
CASPIAN ARTS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCED
05 July 2013 11:59am - 12:00pm
University of the Arts, London
MA Scholarship at University of the Arts, London 2013/14 for Middle Eastern Students Announced. Deadline 5 July 2013.
ROUND TRIP
04 July 2013 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH
UK premiere screening of Syrian film Round Trip, preceded by two shorts from the Dubai International Film Festival.
THE LADY FROM TEL AVIV
01 July 2013 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Foyle’s Bookshop, 113-119 Charing Cross Rd, London, WC2H 0EB
Celebrating the English translation of Rabai al-Madhoun’s The Lady from Tel Aviv.
MISTER PRESIDENT'S CIRCUS
24 June 2013 11:00am - 28 June 2013 5:00pm
The Arab British Centre, 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE
Photos by John Perkins and stories by Mona Abouissa from Egypt's most magical ministry.
RACHID TAHA & SOUAD MASSI
22 June 2013 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Barbican, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS
Double bill bringing together two of Algeria’s most outspoken musicians. Opening Night of Shubbak Festival 2013.
GLOBAL FUTURES FORUM 2013
07 June 2013 9:30am - 08 June 2013 5:30pm
The Mosaic Rooms, 226 Cromwell Road London SW5 0SW
This two-day public forum will open wide discussions about society, culture and everyday life in Iraq.
EL GUSTO ORCHESTRA OF ALGIERS
03 June 2013 8:00pm - 10:30pm
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS
Separated by history for fifty years, an orchestra of Jewish & Muslim Algerian musicians reunites.
ANGUISH & ENTHUSIASM: FILM PROGRAMME
02 June 2013 4:20pm - 25 July 2013 6:45pm
Cornerhouse, 70 Oxford Street, Manchester M1 5NH
Season of North African films with a special focus on Egypt.
Internship Opportunity
31 May 2013 12:00pm -
Arabia Books, 70 Cadogan Place, London SW1X 9AH
Internship in Publishing Literary Translations (Arabic) at the Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World (CASAW, University of Edinburgh)
Yasmine Hamdan
30 May 2013 7:00pm - 10:00pm
The Islington, 1 Tolpuddle St, London, N1 0XT
Hailing from Lebanon but currently based in Paris, Yasmine came to prominence in her home country with duo Soapkills.
WRITING REVOLUTION: THE VOICES FROM TUNIS TO DAMASCUS
28 May 2013 7:00pm - 9:00pm
The Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1JG
New writing on the profound changes shaking the region.
Ismail Serageldin
28 May 2013 6:00pm - 8:00pm
The British Academy, Carlton House Terrace, SW1Y 5AH
Ismail Serageldin will give a talk entitled "Rebirth and Revolution: The Story of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina"
Music in Words: The Manuscript Tradition of the Middle East
23 May 2013 6:30pm - 8:30pm
The Royal Asiatic Society, 14 Stephenson Way, NW1 2HD.
Lecture by Professor Owen Wright.
JERSUALEM, PALESTINE & JORDAN: BOOK LAUNCH & DISCUSSION
22 May 2013 7:00pm - 8:30pm
The Mosaic Rooms, 226 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0SW
Mapping the history and society of the Holy Land.
IRAQI LITERATURE IN ENGLISH/ENGLISH TRANSLATION
22 May 2013 6:45pm - 8:00pm
P21 Gallery, 21 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD
Discussion on the novel Absent by Betool Khedairi with Dr Nadia Atia, Lecturer in World Literatures.
NOUR FESTIVAL OF ARTS 2013: CALL FOR FILM SUBMISSIONS
09 May 2013 10:00am - 18 June 2013 12:00am
Leighton House Museum
Open call for film submissions (shorts and features) for the Nour Festival of Arts 2013.
SAFWAN DAHOUL: REPETITIVE DREAMS
08 May 2013 6:30pm - 15 June 2013 6:00pm
Ayyam Gallery, 1st Floor, 143 New Bond Street, W1S 2TP
Syrian painter Safwan Dahoul’s first solo exhibition in the UK.
EXHIBITION: REFRAMING PALESTINE
08 May 2013 9:00am - 14 June 2013 9:00pm
Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3GA
An exhibition by Palestinian artist Raedah Saadeh.
NAZIR TANBOULI: ORIENTOPHOBIA
02 May 2013 7:00pm - 01 June 2013 12:00am
The Russet, Hackney Downs Studios, Amhurst Terrace, London E8 2BT
New solo show.
FROM PALESTINE WITH HOPE
02 May 2013 10:00am - 03 August 2013 6:00pm
ARTSPACE London, 7 Milner Street, London SW3 2QA
Exhibition featuring works by Jeffar Khaldi and Tarek Al-Ghoussein.
EXHIBITION: SALOUA RAOUDA CHOUCAIR
17 April 2013 10:00am - 20 October 2013 6:00pm
Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG
Exhibition by the Lebanese artist, a pioneer of abstract art.
ARABIC LANGUAGE CLASSES FROM APRIL 2013
08 April 2013 1:00pm - 11 June 2013 7:30pm
The Arab British Centre, 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE
Arabic Langauge Courses at beginner levels from April - June 2013.
SPRING 2013 CALLIGRAPHY CLASSES
03 April 2013 6:00pm - 19 June 2013 8:00pm
The Arab British Centre, 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE
Click here for details of our next course, starting in April 2013.
IT'S A PROJECT
07 March 2013 10:00am - 24 May 2013 6:00pm
40 Elcho Street, London, SW11 4AU
Multi-media exhibition on border-crossing work, launching new space in Battersea.
