The community has always been at the very heart of Arts Canteen, so it’s only right to use our anniversary to celebrate you! We are so grateful to everyone who has helped shape the character of Arts Canteen through working with us and told their stories or staged wonderful events. Come along with your loved […]
Weapons Of Mass Hilarity returns with another instalment at the Camden Fringe after 8 previous sell-out performances showcasing the finest talent from comedians with ties to the Middle East. This time Guardian recommended! So would you like to find out what really happens when a Jew, Iranian and Assyrian walk into a bar? Well, join […]
Dr. Reem El Mutwalli, Founder, The Zay Initiative in conversation with Shila Desai, Owner & Founder of E.Y.H.O (Tours which specialise in travels centred around material cultures) discussing Shila’s extensive textile-based tours & travels, and Tie-dyed Head Coverings of Kutch: Identity, Utility, and Inter-religious Relations. Register here
This annual exploratory and informal workshop offers the opportunity to reflect on history writing in Arabic. This year, three days of the workshop will be held online and only Day 2 will be in person at the Aga Khan Centre, London. We hope to welcome newcomers to the workshop and to encourage a lively discussion. […]
Woman with a Movie Camera UK Premiere: Copilot + Q&A with director Anne Zohra Berrached In mid-90s Germany, research science student Asli meets the charismatic and enigmatic Saeed at college. Their chemistry is instant and a dizzying and intense romance unfolds. Although their connection is overshadowed by the disapproval of Asli’s mother and Saeed’s increasingly […]
What happens when losing your home becomes the least of your worries? Mohammed faces the challenge of mapping a route from his house to his grandmother’s house to take her to her hospital appointment. Anywhere else, this would not be a challenge. For Mohammed, though the distance is not long, the destiny is almost certain […]
Registration is Open for the Arabic classes and Yasmeen Arabic club for the academic year 2021-2022.
ATUGE UK (Association des Tunisiens des Grandes Ecoles in the UK) is introducing the first ever Tunisia Film Festival. This event will be hosted by South Social film festival, one of the most proactive event platforms in London. Five Tunisian films will be broadcasted in total in the most famous Rich Mix venue on the […]
Celebrating the life and works of the Egyptian legend Abdel Halim Hafez! The Harfoush Jazz Band was founded by Egyptian London-based jazz vocalist Ahmed Harfoush in October 2015, bringing a new sound to jazz through unique arrangements mainly inspired by 1950s Egyptian and American songs. The Egyptian Jazz Projekt takes us back to the golden […]
You might have thought that Arabs couldn’t get any funnier. Think again! After over almost two years of hibernation, four of the funniest Arabs in London are back on stage, in the flesh, funnier than ever before. Widely regarded as one of the hottest comedy nights among the Arab community and beyond, Arabs are not […]