Devised as a way to encourage a sense of cultural community during the Covid-19 outbreak, and offer a platform for artists to talk about their work, the Friday Hangout series brings together people interested in Arab culture for a weekly online chat over their lunch breaks, wherever they may be ‘staying home’ in the world. […]
Our Friday Hangout series brings together people interested in Arab culture for an online chat over their lunch breaks, wherever they may be currently ‘locked down’ in the world. This Friday we’re delighted to welcome author Selma Dabbagh as our co-host. Selma is a British Palestinian writer of fiction. Born in Scotland, she has lived […]
Join us at an online event offering advice to those thinking about, or new to, learning Arabic! Jacob Halpin is the author of newly-published Thirteen Ways to Make a Plural: Preparing to Learn Arabic, designed to help new students make a success of learning Arabic. In this session, he will be talking about all those […]
Join us at our sixth Friday Hangout, this time co-hosted by actor Youssef Kerkour! Our Friday Hangout series brings together people interested in Arab culture for an online chat over their lunch breaks, wherever they may be currently ‘locked down’ in the world. Youssef Kerkour is a veteran stage actor and member of the Royal […]
Join us at our fifth Friday Hangout, this time co-hosted by Liverpool Arab Arts Festival! Our Friday Hangout series brings together people interested in Arab culture for an online chat over their lunch breaks, wherever they may be currently ‘locked down’. Five weeks in, we’re delighted that so many people have taken part in our […]
Join us at our fourth Friday Hangout, this time co-hosted by artist and curator Abed Al Kadiri! The Friday Hangout brings together people interested in Arab culture for an online chat over their lunch breaks, wherever they may be. We’re a very sociable bunch, and we’ve been missing our lunchtime hangouts while working from home, […]
Following last week’s long-awaited digital release of The Perfect Candidate, we’re delighted to announce that we will be hosting an online Q&A with director Haifaa Al Mansour on Wednesday 8 April at 6:30pm UK time. The Q&A will be led by journalist, writer and editor Malu Halasa before opening up for audience questions. Join us […]
Join us at our third Friday Hangout, this time co-hosted by chef and author Sami Tamimi! The Friday Hangout brings together people interested in Arab culture for an online chat over their lunch breaks, wherever they may be. We’re a very sociable bunch, and we’ve been missing our lunchtime hangouts while working from home, so […]
Following a successful launch last week, you’re invited to join us at our second Friday Hangout! The Friday Hangout brings together people interested in Arab culture for an online chat over their lunch breaks, wherever they may be. We’re a very sociable bunch, and we’ve been missing our lunchtime hangouts while working from home, so […]
You’re invited to our first ever Friday Hangout, where we’ll be bringing together people interested in Arab culture for an online chat over their lunch breaks, wherever they may be. We’re a very sociable bunch, and we’ve been missing our lunchtime hangouts while working from home, so we thought we’d extend an invite to others who may be feeling the […]