In this film, world renowned artist, Rachid Koraïchi, takes us to the sources of his inspiration in the Sahara. This initiatory journey, which originates between Djanet and Tamanrasset, continues in the Sufi brotherhood to which he belongs. Koraïchi shares with us his discourse about peace and humanism, which can be found reflected in his works […]
The acclaimed comedy night “Arabs Are Not Funny” is back for another edition to Woolwich Works! Line Up : – NADZ Palestinian and Irish comic Nadz brings hilarious real-life experiences to the stage, having performed across the UK and in Los Angeles. – Omar Badawy Originally from Egypt, Omar started stand up in 2019 and, […]
After the film screening, join Rachid Koraïchi for an in-depth discussion about his new body of work in the exhibition Celestial Blue. The conversation will delve deeper into the history of various Sufi masters – Ibn ‘Arabi, in particular – whose mystical love poems lie at the root of the canvas works on show. Together […]
October Gallery presents Celestial Blue, a solo exhibition of new works by the renowned artist Rachid Koraïchi. This exhibition includes canvas works interspersed with statuesque steel sculptures, in his characteristically figurative forms. The works on canvas are inspired by the nasibs that the 12th century Sufi mystic and writer, Ibn ‘Arabi, set down in his […]
Whitechapel Gallery presents the UK debut of Zineb Sedira’s critically acclaimed exhibition Dreams Have No Titles. Originally conceived for the French Pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale in 2022, Dreams Have No Titles is an immersive installation comprising film, sculpture, photography and performance, that interweaves the artist’s biography with activist films produced across France, Algeria and Italy in the […]
The Mosaic Rooms is pleased to present ‘Translation as Hospitality’ by The School of Mutants, an installation for learning and knowledge distribution shown in London for the first time. Central to the installation is a library of books and materials curated by the collective that draws on anti-colonial thought, African philosophy, and radical politics that […]
The Galilee Foundation are delighted to be hosting a one-off cinema screening of the film Lyd by acclaimed Palestinian film maker, writer and journalist Rami Younis, and New York based documentary filmmaker and media artist Sarah Ema Friedland. Lyd is the story of a city that once connected Palestine to the world — what it […]
FSCC fundraising book talk and buffet dinner on Weds 6 March in Notting Hill, London. All proceeds to benefit disadvantaged children and their families in East Jerusalem. The speaker is a writer and former journalist Roger Hardy, who will be presenting his latest book ‘The Bride: An Illustrated History of Palestine 1850-1948’. Copies will be […]
It’s 20 years since the Iraq War and Jenan wants to talk about it. Join BBC New Voices winner, star of BBC’s Radio’s Jenan’s Comedy Hour and founder of Guardian-recommended Weapons of Mass Hilarity for an hour and a bit of new material about the Iraq War, being a model minority, selective empathy and the […]
It’s 20 years since the Iraq War and Jenan wants to talk about it. Join BBC New Voices winner, star of BBC’s Radio’s Jenan’s Comedy Hour and founder of Guardian-recommended Weapons of Mass Hilarity for an hour and a bit of new material about the Iraq War, being a model minority, selective empathy and the […]