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They Took Me To The Sweets Factory

01 October '13

There's sweetness at the heart of everything. This Autumn's edition is a reflection of where we've spent the last few months. With a philosophy of own...

Award for Culture Ceremony 2013

26 September '13

The Arab British Centre hosts an Award for Culture every two years and here you can watch the ceremony video which was held at Leighton House Museum, London, on 26 September 2013. ** SPOILER ALERT ** The gracious winner was Iraqi playwright, Hassan Abdulrazzak. More information about the Award for Culture can be found here.

Round Trip Q+A

04 July '13

On 4 July 2013, we held a screening of the Syrian film Round Trip at the ICA, London. The director, Meyar al-Roumi and lead male actor Ammar Haj Ahmad were led in a raucous conversation with journalist Brian Whitaker! The event was held as part of the Mayor of London’s Shubbak Festival.

Round Trip Review

02 July '13

Round Trip / Mishwar (2012) Cast: Ammar Haj Ahmad and Alexandra Kahwagi Director: Meyar Al Roumi By Noreen Abu Oun Sitting in the back of Walid&...

The Lady From Tel Aviv Q+A

01 July '13

Author of The Lady From Tel Aviv, Raba’i Al-Madhoun in conversation with Selma Dabbagh. This event was presented in partnership with Telegram Books and English PEN and was held at Foyles, London, on 1 July 2013 as part of the Mayor of London’s Shubbak Festival.

Mister President’s Circus Q+A

25 June '13

Here we have a lovely little snippet of the artists’ talk of the exhibition Mister President’s Circus which was held in June 2013 as part of the Mayor of London’s Shubbak Festival. In this video, you will see and hear some great snippets from photographer John Perkins and writer Mona Abouissa who’s short stories accompanied the […]