Egyptian Film Screening: The Cat & the Mouse
24 August '17
Film Screening and Q&A with the Director Tamer Mohsen. The film is in Arabic and no sub-titles
Monuments of Faith and Power: Yemen’s Religious Architecture
24 August '17
Free public lecture with reception and special late access to the ‘Architecture that Fills my Eye’ exhibition currently in the Brunei Gallery concerning Yemen’s architectural cultural heritage and the current threats surrounding it. Lecture theme: With the advent of Islam, Yemen became an important centre of Islamic learning and architecture. Since the 7th century, succeeding […]
Letters from Baghdad Film Screening
24 August '17
Join us for a special fundraising screening of Letters from Baghdad. Letters from Baghdad, a documentary film directed by Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum tells the extraordinary and dramatic story of Gertrude Bell, the most powerful woman in the British Empire in her day. She shaped the destiny of Iraq after World War I in […]
BBC Arabic Festival: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
24 August '17
The 4th BBC Arabic Festival is open for submissions. We accept films in 4 categories of fiction and non-fiction and, for 2018, we introduce a new category: Digital Journalism. All work must reflect on the Arab region today and be made after January 2016. We encourage professionals and non-professionals alike to submit their entries. Our […]
Apo & the Apostles + Support Madame Lam
24 August '17
Apo & the Apostles is a multi-lingual rock band hailing from Jerusalem & Bethlehem in Palestine, quickly establishing itself as one of the Middle East’s leading contemporary bands. Combining the diverse backgrounds of the members, the band has pioneered a musical style that integrates #blues, #dance, and eastern elements. But, with each successive release, Apo […]
Conflict Cafe Syria
01 August '17
Conflict Café Syria, the pop-up restaurant that serves peace through food is back with a three course Syrian sharing feast. Diners will enjoy no less than 9 dishes from chefs from Syrian restaurant Ayam Zaman, that specialises in the cuisine of the Damascus region of Syria. Guests are seated at communal tables in the spectacular […]
Palestine Jazz at the Cathedral
26 July '17
Nai Barghouti and Mohamed Najem, two of the most prominent artists of Palestine’s cultural renaissance, perform at St Mary’s Cathedral to raise funds for Unicef’s work in Syria. Nai Barghouti captured audience hearts when she toured Scotland, England and Wales last year with the Palestine Youth Orchestra. She returns to Scotland with an all-star band […]
Comics and Cartoon Art From The Arab World
26 July '17
Explore the art, history and significance of Arab comics, cartoons, caricatures and graphic novels through original examples taken from the British Library’s collections. From 19th century Egyptian satirical press, to mid-20th century children’s comics and contemporary graphic novels discover this vibrant visual archive that illustrates and engages issues concerning everyday life, politics and society across […]
Palestine Jazz in Birmingham
26 July '17
Two of the finest young Palestinian musicians perform with their own bands in a unique double bill, raising funds for MSF and UNICEF work in Syria. Nai Barghouti returns to Birmingham joined the best young musicians in Palestine. Mohamed & Friends complete their first UK tour, after successful performance throughout Europe and West Africa. In […]
Palestine Jazz at the Union Chapel
26 July '17
The Palestine Jazz tour culminates in London. Twelve incredible musicians performing some of the freshest musical sounds from Palestine in recent years raising funds for UNICEF and MSF work in Syria. Buy your ticket now!