Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) and MARSM present a compelling/lineup of spoken-word and live music featuring: Rafeef Ziadah | Ruba Shamshoum | Dana Dajani Don’t miss PSC’s unique showcase of some of the most powerful and compelling spoken-word & musical performers from Palestine. From protest songs to cunning social insights, join these three stellar Palestinian artists […]
Join us for an evening of live music and art, discover work by Palestinian artists and watch a short film created by the collective which will be share with the public for the first time. Our partner, Amos Trust who are a creative human rights organisation, will showcase their “On Location” project from Gaza, which […]
Dr Reem El Mutwalli, Founder of The Zay Initiative and Salma Ahmad Caller, Artist, Writer and Art Historian discuss Salma’s project “The Imaginarium Postcard Women: Reclaiming our Futures from the Past”. Salma Ahmad Caller was born in Iraq to an Egyptian father and a British mother and grew up in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. She […]
Haifa born and currently Berlin based Palestinian singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Rasha Nahas will be performing at London’s Women of the World Festival during their annual arts and science festival celebrating the achievements of women and girls, as well as looking at the obstacles they face across the world. Rasha Nahas will take to the Royal […]
Each year, to mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, world-class speakers, activists and performers come together for WOW – Women of the World festival. This year, the WOW Festival is hosting Palestinian singer, songwriter and composer Rasha Nahas to perform an acoustic stripped down performance from her previous works, in addition to sharing new […]
This two-day online course introduces participants to Muslim architecture in Sub-Saharan Africa. Following an introduction on Islamic architecture and mosques, the first session will explore mosques in West Africa, from the Sahara to the tropical forests. The second session will look at the mosques in East Africa, from the Nile valleys to the Swahili coast. […]
Roann returns with her fearless and inquisitive storytelling investigating the mystery of what it means to be a mixed heritage, queer woman having grown up in ‘90s Wembley. Following sell-out shows at Vault Festival, Edinburgh Fringe and Soho Theatre, Roann now has the taste for telling autobiographical stories on stage that make her as uncomfortable […]
The 2021 Prize is awarded to Sarah Enany for her translation of the novel “The Girl with Braided Hair” by Rasha Adly, published by Hoopoe Fiction. ABOUT THE WINNING TRANSLATOR Sarah Enany is a literary translator and an Assistant Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at Cairo University. She is best known […]
After an amazing November show, Arabs Are Not Funny is back at Canada Water Theatre. Widely regarded as one of the hottest comedy nights among the Arab community and beyond, Arabs are not funny! sees comedians with roots in the Arab world showcasing their talents and attempting to prove the naysayers wrong! Line Up : […]
Take part in this 3 days workshop, led by researchers Khaled Malas and Nadine Fattaleh, that examines the possible meanings of an assemblage of ‘talismanic objects’ collected in the first decade of the twentieth century by Dr. Tawfiq Canaan (1882-1964) and currently housed in a British museum. Dr. Canaan was a Palestinian physician, scholar, and […]