Rouzbeh Shadpey talks about the ‘missile pill’ – cameras that are ingested to survey gut health – and their origin as technologies of Israeli combat. M2A is a lecture performance about biomedical warfare. The performance examines missile-pills, drawing a correlation between Palestinian necropolitics (dictating the life of some, and the death of others) and the […]
How do you encounter trauma informed by colonised/decolonised structures and systems in everyday life? What songs/sounds are associated with those moments? Explore solidarity through sound and contribute to our second collective listening session presented by Sound Advice with Arman Nouri. They will be joined by creator, writer and educator Aditi Ahalya Jaganathan who will create […]
Join us for an evening in celebration of Emirati poetry as we present some of the most celebrated poets from the United Arab Emirates. Find out more about Nabati, a ‘people’s poetry’ with a heritage that dates back centuries. The event will include readings by poets from the region, Dr Afra Atiq and Khalid AlBudoor, […]
Join artist Hayv Kahraman online from Los Angeles for a live tour of her studio and a conversation about her practice. Hayv Kahraman will speak about Gut Feelings, her solo exhibition of paintings and mixed media works showing at The Mosaic Rooms. In this new work, the artist delves into scientific research to situate the […]
Lana Homeri invites you to a yogic journey for renewal and emergence. The session supports embodied awareness with meditation and gentle movement seated in chairs. Lana facilitates trauma-informed restorative practices that help mitigate the negative impact of stress and trauma. The arc of the restorative practice aims to rewire our nervous system and reprogram our […]
This online course aims to introduce key concepts in the field of Arabic manuscripts and codicology. It is designed to attract participants who want to learn basic knowledge about Arabic manuscripts. The first day will provide an overview of the field of codicology and its role in the manuscript field in general and in identifying […]
When Jenan was 13 she read a two thousand page Che Guevara biography in the comfort of her Middle-Class Middle England home and decided she wanted to be just like him minus the stubble. She attended protests against sanctions and the Iraq war, boycotted every American coffee chain that popped up, and had free Palestine […]
What happens when An Arab, Iranian, Assyrian and Jew walk into a bar? Well join us for a bank holiday weekend of shows to find out! After 10 sell out nights and a feature in The Guardian, the only comedy event to showcase performers with Middle East/SWANA heritage returns for its’ debut comedy festival. Featuring […]
Online panel discussion Learn about the connections between the microbial world, embodied trauma, fermentation and inequalities in this discussion inspired by the exhibition Gut Feelings and Hayv Kahraman’s question, “(…) can we learn from bacteria and transform to get unstuck?” Researchers and experts from the fields of political anthropology, medicine and microbiology will discuss these […]
Our guest speaker: Heike Weber, Embroider & Author Heiker Weber, Author and Embroider recently exhibited at Dubai Expo 2020, and launched her book documenting the history of embroidery in the Levant region titled “Anat and her hero Baal – The embroidery language of The Levant”. Our Founder: Dr Reem El Mutwalli Dr Reem Tariq El […]