I have a huge interest in Arab cinema, and even wrote about Egyptian Cinema for my MA thesis as SOAS (You can read the article I wrote for Safar 2014, Ten things you didn’t know about Egyptian Cinema). So in the excitement about the third edition of The Arab British Centre’s Safar Film Festival, I came […]
Refugee Week 20 – 26 June 2016 21 June 2016 We would love to give a huge THANK YOU to everyone who joined us yesterday at our Welcome Literary Salon with Banipal as part of Refugee Week. What a wonderful evening full of poetry, readings, performance, new projects, and film. The event was a wonderful […]
The Arab British Centre is excited to announce a new course in Islamic Art and Architecture! We speak to the course leader Roberta Marin, to find out more about her interest in Islamic art and what students can expect from the course. Roberta, could you tell us how you became interested in Islamic Art and […]
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Sir. Derek Plumbly as Chairman of the Arab British Centre! Sir. Derek Plumbly has long experience as a diplomat and international official in the Arab world. In this interview, Rosa Perez talks to Derek about his career, interest in Arab culture, and his new appointment. You are […]
London, 23 February 2016 Blueprint Beirut winner of Curator Award at International Fashion Showcase 2016 Dates: 19 – 23 February 2016 Opening Hours: 10.00 – 18.00 Daily Address: West Wing Galleries, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA www.somersethouse.org.uk Admission: free; pre-registration advised via Biletto https://billetto.co.uk/fashion-utopias-international-fashion-showcase-2016 The Arab British Centre and Starch Foundation are proud to announce that ‘Blueprint Beirut’ won the […]
If you have been following us on social media for the past few weeks, you may have noticed our recent fixation on fashion. This is because in just over one week the Arab British Centre and Starch Foundation will debut at London Fashion Week with an exhibition of phenomenal designers from Lebanon! From 19 – […]
Blueprint Beirut: Meet the Lebanese Designers participating at the International Fashion Showcase 2016! #Blueprint Beirut opens as part of #IFS2016 at Somerset House from 19 – 23 February 2016. The Arab British Centre in partnership with Starch Foundation is pleased to present ‘Blueprint Beirut’ as part of Fashion Utopias, the British Council and British Fashion Council’s […]
London, 14 January 2016 ‘Blueprint Beirut’ Lebanon showcase at International Fashion Showcase 2016 Dates: 19 – 23 February 2016 Opening Hours: 10.00 – 18.00 Daily Address: West Wing Galleries, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA www.somersethouse.org.uk Admission: free; pre-registration advised via Biletto https://billetto.co.uk/fashion-utopias-international-fashion-showcase-2016 The Arab British Centre in partnership with Starch Foundation is pleased to present ‘Blueprint Beirut’ as part of […]
It was a privilege for Caabu to host a screening of A Syrian Love Story in Parliament. Here are some of my thoughts on why this documentary should be a must see for anybody, but also why witnessing one Syrian family’s struggle is also a reminder of our collective failure. With over 4.1 million registered […]
We are honoured to have Nadine Kaadan contributing to The Arab British Centre´s blog! In her post, Nadine shares her experience of the art-making and storytelling workshop that she gave this week as part of Nour Festival´s creative learning programme. Nadine Kaadan is an award winning children’s book author and illustrator, who aims to spread reading culture in […]