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 […]
The 6th edition of Nour Festival of Arts kicked off on 19 October 2015 with the opening of ‘The Guardians’ exhibition by Abdel Quaraishi at the stunning Leighton House Museum. It was great to see […]
Our very own Rosa Pérez talks in Arabic to BBC Arabic Network about encouraging reading and the important work that The Arab British Centre does to promote Arabic literature to British audiences. You can watch the full interview here form minute 33
As part of Safar: The Festival of Popular Arab Cinema, we brought back The Forum! This time, we put it on a Saturday and it was a great success. There were three panel discussions, each dealing with a different subject matter and the video below covers session three: THE SPACE OF CINEMA: CINEMA AND ITS […]