Remi Kanazi at Poetry International
16 November '10
By Syma Mohammed Remi Kanazi, Palestinian-American poet and activist, gave a rousing performance at South Bank’s annual Poetry International ...
Reem Kelani in Concert
29 October '10
The following article was written by Susannah Tarbush and published in the Saudi Gazette. Arab British Centre raises its cultural profil...
Middle Eastern Hospitality by Caroline Muir
03 October '10
I was married on 13th August 1966 and one week later went with my husband to Lebanon, where he was learning Arabic at MECAS. I was 21 and had no actual knowledge of the Middle East at that point, but I had heard of the famous Arab hospitality. My husband had completed the Intermediate Arabic […]
Interlude in a Sandstorm by William Fullerton
03 September '10
Interlude in a Sandstorm by William Fullerton Forty years ago I had the good fortune to have the chance to travel by Land Rover from Beirut to Jedda. The vehicle was my own and I was going to take up a posting as Information Officer, a title I soon adjusted to the grander sounding one […]
Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival Winner of 2010 Arab British Culture and Society Award
21 May '10
By Sehr Sarwar The highly anticipated Arab British Culture and Society Award Ceremony was held on Thursday 20th May at our premises in Gough Square t...
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...