First, come to The Mosaic Rooms and be enchanted by award-winning storyteller Alia Alzougbi and her tales from the Middle East. Have fun doing actions and sounds to bring the stories to life and make pictures of your favourite characters. Then, stroll across to the beautiful Leighton House Museum garden to listen to legendary food […]
In the context of the 64th anniversary of the start of the Algerian revolution, and in the context of the ongoing injustices and enduring illegal occupations in the world, we wanted to mark the date with a screening of the newly released documentary by Hassane Mezine “Fanon, hier, aujoud’hui” (with English subtitles). This film offers […]
The representations of Egypt in public displays have, to varying degrees, reflected collecting/acquisition histories, disciplinary/institutional distinctions, historical/political/social contexts, aesthetic/design trends, economic drivers and audience expectations. Such displays have in turn helped inform and shape perceptions of Egypt past and present. The conference Displaying Egypt will explore the following themes across ancient, Late Antique, Fatimid, Mameluke, […]
To tie in with the theme of the next issue of Banipal (out in July), the Banipal Book Club will be discussing Midaq Alley, by Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz. Banipal 62 has the theme of literature and film so we will also be discussing the film adaptations of the novel, which was published […]
Human Bridges is a project created by visual artist Dima Karout to celebrate the power of art over conflict. It tells the story of ten Syrian artists friends who met at the Fine Arts university of Damascus more than a decade ago. Today, they have all lost their homes, and they live in different cities […]
British-Iraqi rapper Lowkey headlines Refugee Week 2018, co-curating a unique concert marking 20 years of the Festival. The support act is the brilliant Mohammed Yahya, a Mozambican born, London based rapper and spoken word artist, with his band Native Sun. The night also features a new collaboration with Palestinian hiphop duo EbsilJaz. Not to be […]
A selection of short films made by young Syrian film-makers, reflecting on their daily lives, their dreams and frustrations in a country devastated by war. Curated by Juan delGado, Qisetna Project in collaboration with Bidayyat for Audiovisual Arts & Moving Worlds (Counterpoints Arts and Highlight Arts). contact: qisetna@gmail.com This event is free, no booking required.
October Gallery, London, announces its forthcoming exhibition of new works by Rachid Koraïchi. Following the exhibitions, Ecstatic Flow, 2010, and Ancestral Memories, 2005, this will be the artist’s third solo show with October Gallery. Born in Ain Beida, Algeria, in 1947, Rachid Koraïchi now lives and works in Tunisia and France. In 2011, Koraïchi won […]
October Gallery announces its forthcoming exhibition of new works by Rachid Koraïchi. This will be the artist’s third solo show with the gallery. In 2011, Rachid won the prestigious Jameel Prize at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, exhibiting seven large-scale banners from The Invisible Masters series. In his new series of work, entitled Les […]
Fobzu & UCU present the Friends of Birzeit University 40th Anniversary Programme EDUCATION, OCCUPATION & LIBERATION Traditions of Liberation Education with Professor Karma Nabulsi, Oxford University and Chair: Professor Hugh Starkey, Institute of Education (UCL) In discussions on decolonising education, we hope to identify common aims and strategies, and then to engage universities in that process, […]