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NEW COURSE – Islamic Geometric Pattern: Practice and Meaning

17 February '26

Islamic traditional geometric art served as a powerful tool in contemplating the harmonic qualities of the natural world. Springing from advances in mathematics, philosophy and astronomy during the early Islamic period through the Golden Age (8th-15th centuries), geometric art embodied symmetry, balance and infinite repetition. In this course you are invited to explore the symbolism of Islamic Geometric Pattern and try your hands at the […]

Display and Events: The Tatreez Forest Project

12 February '26

The Tatreez Forest: Stitching Palestinian Heritage is a community project co-developed by the Tatreez Collective and The Arab British Centre. In 2024, we launched the project to bring Palestinian textiles closer to the public through active participation. Through workshops in museums across England and a downloadable stitching guide shared on social media, we invited people […]

South by South: What Grows Between

26 November '25

Join us for a screening of four short films, programmed in collaboration with South London Gallery. The SLG’s longstanding South By South Film programme, dedicated to African cinema, spotlights North African film as part of our current exhibition, Yto Barrada: Thrill, Fill and Spill. This focus reflects Barrada’s deep commitment to the region and to North […]

3oubour: Panel Discussions with Artists, Curators & Special Guests

29 October '25

The Arab British Centre, A.Mal Projects and Takafes present a day of panel discussions exploring the themes of 3oubour: A River Between Mountains. 1:45pm: Islamic Arts, Crafts, and Heritage, chaired by Seif El Rachidi from The Barakat Trust. Book your free ticket on Eventbrite here. 3:00pm: Crafts, Colonialism, and Ecologies, chaired by Odessa Warren curator […]

3oubour closing event: Sawt al Layla

29 October '25

Join the Arab British Centre, A.Mal Projects and Takafes for a night of sound to close the 3oubour: A River Between Mountains exhibition. During the residency in Fes, music played a central role. Whether echoing from the Zawiyas we walked by, or hummed around the table after dinner, sharing songs was a way of connecting […]

Palestine Cinema Days x SAFAR: The Dupes (1972)

09 October '25

The Dupes | 2 November | 11:30am | Cinema 2 On 2 November, the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, Film Lab Palestine are calling upon cinemas, festivals and organisers around the world to screen Palestinian film. This global effort is a show of solidarity with Palestine, an act of amplification for censored Palestinian voices, and […]

3oubour: A River Between Mountains (London Exhibition and Events)

06 October '25

The Arab British Centre, A.MAL Projects and Takafes present the 3oubour: A River Between Mountains London exhibition at Crafts Council Gallery from 13 – 22 November 2025. This exhibition showcases the work created during the 3oubour residency which ran in the medina of Fes throughout September. Participating artists include www (a collaborative research project by […]

South By South: A View From Tangier at South London Gallery

24 September '25

Join us for a screening of three short films programmed in collaboration with South London Gallery as part of their Yto Barrada exhibition. The SLG’s longstanding South by South Film programme, dedicated to African cinema, spotlights North African film as part of the Yto Barrada exhibition. This focus reflects Barrada’s deep commitment to the region and […]

Square Kufic Calligraphy Online Course with Joumana Medlej

04 September '25

Square Kufic, also known as Masonry Script or khatt banna’i, is a specifically central Asian style developed for brick walls or tile revetments, often on a monumental scale. Yet it is equally at home at the much smaller size of paper or textiles, and even, today, in the tiny canvas of pixel art. It is unique […]