Spirit of the Phoenix: Beirut and the Story of Lebanon
19 May '10
By Sehr Sarwar The Khalili Lecture Theatre at SOAS played host to Tim Llewellyn this evening, for a talk on the importance of Lebanon in world affair...
A Patch on my Evil Eye
07 May '10
By Sehr Sarwar After a brief hiatus since my last Arab British Centre Private View, I was keen to get down to “A Patch on my Evil Eye” on...
Exotic Transfigurations
10 March '10
By Sehr Sarwar The meeting rooms on the first floor of the Arab British Centre that our valued trustees are used to seeing every so often at the bi-m...
Is this your first time in Gaza?
05 March '10
By Sehr Sarwar As always, it is a real pleasure to attend an event at the wonderful Mosaic Rooms where I have previously attended the Mahmoud Darwish poetry reading memorial. Luckily, for this young Palestinian artist, his first solo UK exhibition is spread over two floors of the impressive Earls Court venue. The pieces are […]
Bridging the Gap
11 February '10
By Sehr Sarwar If you keep up to date with the goings on at the Arab British Centre, you may have read about our newly launched ABC Gallery in our pr...
The Iraqi Cookbook Live!
03 February '10
By Sehr Sarwar I literally “followed my nose” this evening from Ladbroke Grove down to Blenheim Crescent where Chef Eric’s “B...
The Third Eye
16 October '09
By Sehr Sarwar Moments from the premature Christmas lights of Oxford Street, tucked away on Maddox Street is The Selma Feriani Gallery; the chosen ve...
The Lemon Tree of Kensington
07 October '09
By Sehr Sarwar “The Middle East meets London life, a glimpse into London’s Arab diaspora.” With a tag line like that, how can anyo...
Celebrate Darwish
01 October '09
Its just over a year since the renowned poet Mahmoud Darwish, The Voice of Palestine, passed away...
Office Space Available at The Arab British Centre Now!
14 October '15
Office Space Available at The Arab British Centre – Fourth Floor, 1 Gough Square, EC4A 3DE The Arab British Centre is an independent, UK registered charity working to improve the British public’s understanding of the Arab world. Since it was founded in 1977, the centre has housed and subsidised other like-minded organisations involved in Arab-British relations in its central […]