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Oud Open Day with Taqasim Music School

04 August '17

Taqasim Music School will run an open day on Saturday 16 September from 12 – 4 pm at The Arab British Centre to give prospective students the chance to discuss their musical interests with the teachers. Both theory and instrumental practices will be demonstrated, including an explanation of the teaching methods used, the nature of the […]

Card Making Workshop with Calligraphy Artist Joumana Medlej

01 August '17

Get creative and make your own greeting cards at our informal card-making workshop. Blank cards, envelopes, textured and coloured paper are provided, as well as Arabic words written on the spot by our calligraphy tutor Joumana Medlej. Cut, assemble and paste to make your own highly personal cards for any occasion. Your loved ones will […]

WELCOME LITERARY SALON | Refugee Week

01 June '17

The Arab British Centre and Banipal would like to invite you to our second WELCOME LITERARY SALON Looking at how literature is dealing with the biggest enforced movement of people ever recorded. 22 June 2017, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm The Arab Biritsh Centre, 1 Gough Square, London, EC4A 3DE A diverse evening of literature, […]

Cairo in the Roaring 20’s with Raphael Cormack

28 April '21

“If you visit a city during the day, you cannot claim to know it. You must see its nightlife” – Jeanette Tagher The 1920s in Cairo were a time of revolution – political, social, and cultural. Egypt had recently won independence from British rule (officially at least if not always in practice), women were becoming […]