The Arab British Centre are giving away the chance for two designers, from anywhere in the world, to have their work printed on our brand-new postcards! All you need to do is read through our guidelines below, and get designing! Our postcards are always available (for free) to visitors at our Centre, but as well […]
Mapping the Displacement of an Urban Social and Spatial Context This is an academic research project that aims to create an archival account of the transient urban spatial and social context of the city of Baghdad over the last 10 years. The focus of the study will be on the social and spatial segregation and […]
Poisonous politics, conflicting interests and struggles for power, at many different levels, harm the image of the Arabs so much in the rest of the world. At such times, when we travel our main preoccupation as Arab men and women has become to convince suspicious immigration and security officers that we are neither criminals nor […]
On Friday 21 March 2014, we hosted a group of extremely talented people in our Centre to celebrate the life and soul of the project Al Mutanabbi Street Starts Here. During the course of the evening, we had oud playing by Taqasim Music School, poetry reading by Ghareeb Iskandar, a monologue by Hayat Kamille, a […]
We are proud to be promotional partners for BFI & Zenith Foundation DISCOVER ARAB CINEMA Inspiring films from the Arab region BFI Southbank BFI’s exploration of inspiring contemporary and classic films from the Arab region and its diaspora continues throughout 2014. Don’t miss the selection of contemporary, gripping thrillers in February and March before their […]
"The Arab community in the UK is often seen as more transitional, a temporary bloc of people, usually with significant financial capital to inves...
Welcome to Art14 London. The second edition of London's global art fair, held in Olympia's Grand Hall, opens its doors on Friday 28 February and runs ...
Announcing the joint winners of the 2013 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation JONATHAN WRIGHT and WILLIAM M HUTCH...
Although the Sundance Film Festival is coming to a close in Utah, USA, we thought it would be nice to highlight the films that were screened that were...
2013 HAS BEEN A GREAT YEAR, AND 2014 WILL BE EVEN BETTER! The Arab British Centre has had a spectacular year and we’re delighted to sha...