The SAFAR Film Festival is the largest festival in the UK dedicated to cinema from the Arab world. Founded in 2012 and now running annually, SAFAR offers a unique space for audiences to explore and celebrate Arab cinema past, present and future. Through SAFAR, we showcase the broad range of talent from the Arab world […]
Arab Britain Curator Part time, 21 hours per week, £30K per annum pro rata A unique and exciting opportunity for an early- to mid-career curator working in the visual arts sector to shape a multi-year, nationwide programme exploring Arab British history and identity. Download the Job Advert here Background The Arab British Centre is […]
Marwa Arsanios’ first London solo exhibition Reverse Shot, takes aim at epistemic understandings of land and labour, and challenges audiences to unlock new ways of knowing our economies, histories, communities and space.
As Egypt hosted COP27 in 2022, global leaders flocked to Sharm el Sheik to discuss the most contentious issue of the day - the climate. While political leaders debated the way forward in dealing with the crisis, Liverpool Arab Arts Festival set up a new podcast, interviewing artists, performers and more. The focus? How art and artistic expression can play a role in combatting the climate crisis.
Written by Jasmine Naziha Jones, a British-Iraqi actress, ‘Baghdaddy’ is playing at the Royal Court Theatre until mid-December 2022. Review by Asma Ibrahim. ‘Baghdaddy’ is certainly not for the faint-hearted. It is explosive, dynamic, and unpredictable from the get-go. The play opens and ends in the familiar golden arches of McDonalds, and on both occasions […]
Inspired by the World Cup in Qatar, we wanted to bring you a list of films from the Arab world all about football!
Read an exclusive interview with Jasmine Naziha Jones, whose first play Baghdaddy is running at the Royal Court, London, between 18 November - 17 December 2022.
The Arab British Centre warmly welcomes applications to our new reviewers programme!
Are you interested in Islamic art and textiles and based in Kensington and Chelsea? Join artist Nour Hage in a series of 5 workshops where you’ll learn new skills and co-create a textile artwork inspired by Leighton House’s Arab Hall and their newly acquired textile collection. The artwork will be displayed as part of Kheit, […]
Naturally, you may not think to head to the Middle East film scene for a scary movie, but the genre is slowly becoming more popular with Arab film makers. Ahead of Halloween, we’ve curated a list of films you might want to hide behind a cushion and watch!