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 […]
Saloua Raouda Choicair at Tate Modern
24 June '13
SALOUA RAOUDA CHOUCAIR By Ruba Asfahani Back in April, before the public had a chance to see the work of living Lebanese legend Saloua Raouda Chou...
When the Boys Return
15 May '13
By Aurora Tellenbach There are thousands of Palestinian children who have served time in Israeli prisons. When the boys return home they are greeted ...
Infiltrators
08 May '13
By Aurora Tellenbach You would easily think that only young men would be capable or daring enough to climb Israel’s concrete Separation Wall bu...
Flying Paper
07 May '13
By Aurora Tellenbach There are two important factors in making a kite, the young expert Musa explains: precision and balancing the strings carefully....
Apples of the Golan
05 May '13
By Aurora Tellenbach Given that the Apples of the Golan is a film with many voices, it may seem like a provocation to open with such a vocal Assad su...
We have won the Unesco-Sharjah Prize!
01 April '13
We are delighted to announce THE ARAB BRITISH CENTRE WINS THE UNESCO-SHARJAH PRIZE FOR ARAB CULTURE 2012 We are thrilled to announce that the Arab British Centre has been named co-winner of the prestigious UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture 2012. The prize rewards significant contributions to the development, knowledge and spread of Arab culture by […]
Koshari Street
25 March '13
By Ruba Asfahani Is there anything more wonderful than tasting the cooking of a world famous Middle Eastern chef, in her own kitchen? I vote no. Th...