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. ( 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 premises, tucked away on Gough Square. Who would’ve... I literally “followed my nose” this evening from Ladbroke Grove down to Blenheim Crescent where Chef Eric’s “Books for Cooks” is located. Immediately upon entering, I... Moments from the premature Christmas lights of Oxford Street, tucked away on Maddox Street is The Selma Feriani Gallery; the chosen venue for a group exhibition of contemporary Lebanese artists... “The Middle East meets London life, a glimpse into London’s Arab diaspora.” Its just over a year since the renowned poet Mahmoud Darwish, The Voice of Palestine, passed away; so, fittingly, the A.M. Qattan Foundation’s ‘Mosaic Rooms' hosted “Celebrate...
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Middle Eastern Hospitality by Caroline Muir
I was 21 and had no actual knowledge of the Middle East at that point, but I had heard of the famous Arab hospitality.
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.
Documentary Filmmaking in Morocco by Saeed Taji-Farouky
There is a saying in Arabic that translates as “I see the stars at noon.”
AN EARLY AFTERNOON IN BEIRUT BY TIM LLEWELLYN
I heard shrieks from the apartment next to me. One of the foreign ladies had obviously had enough. She was packing her bags.
