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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 […]

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...