What does it mean to seek asylum, to flee war and persecution, to claim your place in a new land? Inspired by Aeschylus’s SUPPLIANTS, an ancient Greek play about women fleeing war, SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA reimagines these questions for our time. Developed with Syrian refugee women in Adana, Turkey, this multimedia play weaves together live […]
Join Saqi Books and P21 Gallery for an evening celebrating the publication of ‘Archiving Gaza in the Present’, edited by Dina Matar and Venetia Porter. The event will feature a discussion with the editors and contributors includingSelma Dabbagh, Emily Tripp, Atef Alshaer, Yara Sharif and Nasser Golzari, moderated by Malu Halasa. ‘Archiving Gaza in the […]
Revolting Pop-Up Shop Saturday, November 29th | 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Free Entry Shop our exclusive collection of limited-edition t-shirts, hoodies, totes, posters, cards, and more, designed by Gazan artists and allies from around the world. Revolting Launch Party Sat, Nov 29th | 6 PM – Midnight | £7 in adv / £10 […]
Join CULTURAMA for their UK Premiere! For the first time ever in the UK, experience the unstoppable energy of El Besta, the band redefining Algerian Raï for a new generation. Live, raw, and acoustic, the band channels the soul of Oran’s legendary nights, where emotion, rhythm, and poetry collide. Their music revives the great Raï […]
Join The Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation’s celebration for 20 years of awarding English translations of contemporary Arabic literature. On 19 November they will hold a free Zoom webinar at and past winners of the prize will come together to discuss the issues they face translating contemporary Arabic literature into English. It […]
Today, Tunisian/American, producer, and activist EMEL (Emel Mathlouthi) released her 100% Woman-Made LP MRA via her own Little Human label. Led by singles “Nar (Ft. Ami Yerewolo),” “Lose My Mind (Ft. Nayomi),” and “Souty” — each paired with its own beautifully choreographed video — MRA (meaning ‘woman’ in Arabic) is a multi-genre and multilingual meld, […]
London Palestine Film Festival returns Nov 14th-28th with a powerful line-up of UK premieres and essential documentaries offering rich insights into Palestinian life, culture, and resistance. LPFF 2025 shines a spotlight on urgent and compelling narratives from Gaza and beyond. Don’t miss the critically acclaimed film The Voice of Hind Rajab or the harrowing documentary […]
White Kite Collective is a group of artists and culture workers formed in urgent response to the ongoing Palestinian genocide. We bear witness and galvanize to action through testimony, literature and collective discussion. The evening of November 8th is dedicated to the enduring link between Palestinians and their land; that has withstood starvation, forced displacement […]
بتنظيم وشراكة مع آرتس كانتين – لندن ، يصل الكوميديان الفلسطيني نضال بدارنة الى اوروبا بجولة عروض ستاند اب كوميدي سياسي حاملاً معه من فلسطين قصص كوميدية عن واقع مضحك ومبكي في الوقت ذاته . يأخذنا نضال في هذا العرض برحلة كوميدية بين الشخصي والعام ، الاجتماعي والسياسي ويروي لنا بقالب ساخر كيف يمكن للانسان […]
At a time of unprecedented global interest in Middle Eastern and African art, Olympia Auctions presents an opportunity to buy into this dynamic new market. Its sale of Modern & Contemporary African and Middle Eastern Art on Wednesday, 29 October brings together an exceptional selection of works tracing the evolution of artistic expression across Africa […]