We have won the Unesco-Sharjah Prize!

01 April '13

We are delighted to announce

THE ARAB BRITISH CENTRE WINS THE UNESCO-SHARJAH PRIZE FOR ARAB CULTURE 2012

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We are thrilled to announce that the Arab British Centre has been named co-winner of the prestigious UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture 2012.

The prize rewards significant contributions to the development, knowledge and spread of Arab culture by means of artistic, intellectual or promotional outreach aimed at enhancing intercultural dialogue and understanding.

According to the Assistant Director-General for Culture at UNESCO, Francesco Bandarin, the Centre has been recognised for “the various activities and events organised, within and outside the Centre, to promote a better understanding of Arab culture and foster intercultural dialogue”.

The prize money of $60,000 is shared between the Arab British Centre and the prize’s co-winner, Mr Mustapha Cherif from Algeria, and was awarded at a ceremony at UNESCO in Paris on 25 April 2013.

You can read more about the prize on the UNESCO website here. We are honoured to join this line of esteemed laureates of the prize — the first organisation to win since the prize was founded in 2001. Click here for our press release.

Thank you for your support, encouragement, enthusiasm and ideas — and we look forward to presenting more of the best in arts and culture from the Arab world this year and beyond!