All Events
Le Trio Joubran
18 September 2010 7:30pm - 01 October 2010 7:30pm
Various Locations Across the UK
Le Trio Joubran are the sons of a Palestinian master luthier, who is the son of a master luthier…a family steeped in the 4,000-year history of the oud.
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Calligraphy Classes
01 September 2010 6:00pm - 8:00pm
The Arab-British Centre, 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE
A twelve week Arabic calligraphy course taught by Mustafa Ja'far. Please note the course beginning in September is now fully booked.
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Al-Ghurba by Inzajeano Latif
10 August 2010 12:00pm - 14 August 2010 6:00pm
The Arab British Centre, 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE
A photographic series by up-and-coming photographer Inzajeano Latif of Palestinians living in London.
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01 August 2010 3:00pm - 03 August 2010 7:30pm
London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES
A new extravagant theatrical creation charting an historic journey to the heart of the Arabian desert.
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An Evening of Culture for Palestinian Rights
17 July 2010 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Amnesty International Human Rights Centre, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EA
For one night only, London will be hosting a very special event that is truly Palestinian in every sense.
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Theatre from the Arab World
15 July 2010 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH
A debate on theatre in the Arab world with speakers from Tunisia, Lebanon, Syria and the UK.
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An Evening of Emirati Modernist Poetry
14 July 2010 7:45pm -
Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London SE1 8XX
An evening of modernist poetry from the United Arab Emirates at the London Literature Festival.
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Ana: Of Dreams, Patience and Realisations
08 July 2010 1:00pm - 07 August 2010 6:00pm
Rose Issa Projects, 269 Kensington High Street, London W8 7NA
An exhibition by Egyptian/German artist Susan Hefuna.
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RANGO: “BRIDE OF THE ZAR” UK TOUR
03 July 2010 11:15am - 24 July 2010 11:15am
Various Locations Across the UK
Sudanese-Egyptian master trance musicians Rango embark on a national tour of the UK during July 2010
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Journey of a Lifetime
02 July 2010 10:00am - 14 August 2010 10:00am
The Street Gallery, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, Stocker Road, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4ND
An exhibition of photographs by HRH Princess Alice
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Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival
02 July 2010 10:00am - 11 July 2010 7:00pm
Various Liverpool Venues
Ten days packed full of music, dance, visual art, film, literature and food at venues across the city of Liverpool.
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Beirut 39: New Writing from the Arab world
01 July 2010 7:00pm - 9:00pm
MOMO, 25 Heddon Street, London W1B 4BH
A celebration to mark the publication of ‘Beirut 39: New Writing from the Arab World' - an anthology featuring 39 young Arab writers from across the globe.
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Holiday Arabic Classes
29 June 2010 6:00pm - 7:15pm
The Arab-British Centre, 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE
Travelling to the Arab world this summer? Join us at the Arab British Centre for a four week spoken Arabic course covering all the basics.
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A Firm Handshake by Shuruq Harb
22 June 2010 6:30pm - 7:30pm
The Delfina Foundation, 29 Catherine Place, London SW1E 6DY
A non-linear lecture. Artist in residence Shuruq Harb asks: when do we start making an artwork?
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Gaza/Guernica
12 June 2010 12:30pm -
Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE
A reading of Arrabal's Guernica plus scenes from contemporary life in Gaza as written by Theatre for Everybody.
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Rachid Koraïchi: Ecstatic Flow
11 June 2010 12:30pm - 10 July 2010 5:30pm
October Gallery, 24 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AL
A quest to embody a complex spiritual vision by means of works on paper of exquisite subtlety...
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Mosaïques 2010
03 June 2010 6:00pm - 12 June 2010 10:00pm
Institut Français, 17 Queensbury Place, London SW7 2DT
This year's 12th edition of Mosaïques Festival of World Culture features a host of UK Premieres, director Q&As, talks, workshops and music.
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Arabic Calligraphy Classes
01 June 2010 6:00pm - 8:00pm
The Arab-British Centre, 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE
A twelve week Arabic calligraphy course taught by Mustafa Ja'far. Tuesday evenings from 16th March to 1st June 2010.
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Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige and T.J. Demos
29 May 2010 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Gasworks, 155 Vauxhall Street, London SE11 5RH
Lecture performance, conversation and film screening with Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige.
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Three Writers From The Arab World
28 May 2010 6:30pm - 02 June 2010 6:30pm
The Mosaic Rooms, A.M. Qattan Foundation, Tower House, 226 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0SW
Youssef Rakha and Randa Jarrar, in conversation with Sarah Ardizzone. Abdellah Taïa, in conversation with Schona Jolly.
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Elia Suleiman: The Time that Remains
28 May 2010 1:00pm - 03 June 2010 9:15pm
Renoir Cinema, Brunswick Centre, London WC1N 1AW
Semi-autobiographical work from Palestinian director Elia Suleiman that covers the period in his family’s history spanning 1948 until recent times.
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Hassan Hajjaj: ‘Kesh Angels
28 May 2010 1:00pm - 26 June 2010 6:00pm
Rose Issa Projects, 269 Kensington High Street, London W8 7NA
Hassan Hajjaj captures the unique atmosphere and upbeat rhythm of north-African street iconography.
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Kader Attia: Void’s Geometries
27 May 2010 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Stevenson Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
Algerian/French artist Kader Attia screens and discusses the film he has made about an object from the Museum’s Islamic collection.
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Rayess Bek
25 May 2010 9:00pm -
MOMO, 25 Heddon Street, London W1B 4BH
Hip hop from Lebanon with special guests from Lyrical Alliance. Rayess Bek steps in with sharp and committed lyrics.
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Elia Suleiman's The Time That Remains
24 May 2010 6:30pm -
Starr Auditorium, Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG
A semi-biographical film by the award-winning Palestinian-Israeli director, writer and actor, Elia Suleiman.
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Classic Voices of Baghdad
22 May 2010 7:30pm -
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX
A concert of Iraqi music including Ahmed Mukhtar, the Baghdad Ensemble and the Iraqi Maqam Group
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Salt of This Sea
21 May 2010 6:10pm - 30 May 2010 6:10pm
Institut français, 17 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DT
The first feature film by a Palestinian woman tells the story of Soraya, Palestinian refugee living in Brooklyn, New York.
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The Equity is in the Circle
20 May 2010 6:30pm -
The Delfina Foundation, 29 Catherine Place, London SW1E 6DY
A talk by the artist. 'The Equity is in the Circle' is a two-year corporate intervention led by former resident artist Oraib Toukan.
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Spirit of the Phoenix: Beirut and the Story of Lebanon
19 May 2010 6:00pm - 8:00pm
SOAS, Thornaugh Street, London WC1H 0XG
A talk and Q&A with former BBC Middle East Correspondent Tim Llewellyn.
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A PATCH ON MY EVIL EYE: A PANEL DISCUSSION
17 May 2010 6:00pm - 7:30pm
The Arab-British Centre, 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE
A talk with the artists and curator of the exhibition A Patch on My Evil Eye.
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Between the Fleeting Words
13 May 2010 7:30pm - 14 May 2010 7:30pm
The Greenwood Theatre, 55 Weston Street, London SE1 3RA
A Palestinian dance production inspired by the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish.
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A Patch On My Evil Eye
06 May 2010 10:00am - 26 May 2010 4:30pm
The Arab-British Centre, 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE
A showcase of paintings, photographs, prints and sculpture by young artists from the Middle East and Britain.
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Fragments of Memory
03 May 2010 11:00am - 15 May 2010 11:00am
Artspace Galleries, 18 Maddox Street, Mayfair, London W1S 1PL
A solo exhibition by Iraqi artist Sadiq Toma.
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The London Palestine Film Festival
30 April 2010 7:45pm - 14 May 2010 9:00pm
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS
A selection of vital documentary, fiction, art, and animation work by, about and from Palestinians.
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Damascene Days
27 April 2010 9:00am - 30 April 2010 9:00am
The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR
A cultural celebration of the oldest capital city.
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Al Qahira: Images From Cairo
20 April 2010 10:00am - 22 May 2010 6:00pm
Rose Issa Projects, 269 Kensington High Street, London W8 7NA
Photography from Egypt.
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Oriental Grooves
18 April 2010 2:00pm - 4:30pm
The Leighton House Museum, 12 Holland Park Road, London W14 8LZ
Come meet the instruments of the Middle East.
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Occasional Film Screenings 01
07 April 2010 6:30pm - 15 April 2010 6:30pm
The Mosaic Rooms, A.M. Qattan Foundation, Tower House, 226 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0SW
Two Films From Lebanon.
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Khyam Allami & Andrea Piccioni + Cigdem Aslan Quartet
28 March 2010 2:00pm - 5:00pm
The Green Note, 106 Parkway, Camden, London NW1 7AN
A Middle Eastern Music Concert with Khyam Allami
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NEW WORKS By Nathaniel Rackowe
26 March 2010 10:00am - 23 April 2010 6:00pm
Delfina Foundation, 29 Catherine Place, London SW1E 6DY
Drawing and sculpture inspired by the architecture of Beirut.
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Tea on the Axis of Evil
15 March 2010 7:00pm - 9:00pm
St Ethelburga's Centre, 78 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG
Tea on the Axis of Evil, a film by Jean Marie Offenbacher
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Ensemble 10/10
05 March 2010 7:30pm -
Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP
Award-winning contemporary ensemble of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Exotic Transfigurations
05 March 2010 10:00am - 28 April 2010 4:30pm
The Arab-British Centre, 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE
A new art installation by British-Yemeni artist Sousan Luqman.
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Dreaming of Baghdad
04 March 2010 6:45pm -
Arab British Chamber of Commerce, 43 Upper Grosvenor Street, Park Lane, London W1K 2NJ
Book launch of Haifa Zangana's Dreaming of Baghdad.
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Is This Your First Time in Gaza?
26 February 2010 11:00am - 25 March 2010 6:00pm
The Mosaic Rooms, A.M. Qattan Foundation, Tower House, 226 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0SW
An exhibition of new work by Palestinian artist Hazem Harb
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NEW WORKS by Rana Begum
05 February 2010 10:00am - 02 March 2010 6:00pm
The Delfina Foundation, 29 Catherine Place, London SW1E 6DY
An installation by Rana Begum, initiated during her residency in Beirut.
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Iraqi Cookbook LIVE!
03 February 2010 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Books for Cooks, 4 Blenheim Crescent, London W11 1NN
A demonstration by Lamees Ibrahim of Iraqi cookery.
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I Am Yusuf And This Is My Brother
19 January 2010 7:30pm - 06 February 2010 7:30pm
Young Vic Theatre, 66 The Cut, London SE1 8LZ
A play by Amir Nizar Zuabi
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Bridging the Gap
18 January 2010 10:00am - 03 March 2010 5:00pm
The Arab-British Centre, 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE
Photography by Iraqi, Syrian, Palestinian youth//integration:rights::equality
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NEFERTITI by Ala Younis
15 January 2010 10:00am - 27 January 2010 6:00pm
The Delfina Foundation, 29 Catherine Place, London SW1E 6DY
Nefertiti (video installation, 2008) is an archaeology of the Nefertiti sewing machine.
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Presence and Impressions
14 January 2010 10:30am - 06 March 2010 6:30pm
Selma Feriani Gallery, 23 Maddox Street, London W1S 2QN
'Presence and Impressions' a new solo exhibition by Rula Halawani
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Reem Kelani in Concert
12 December 2009 7:00pm -
St Ethelburga’s, 78 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG
Reem Kelani will be performing with her band at St Ethelburga’s
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Launch of the Chelsea Music Academy
08 December 2009 6:00pm - 9:00pm
The Mosaic Rooms, 226 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0SW
Musical education in Middle-Eastern and Western idioms.
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Lebanon: through writers' eyes
24 November 2009 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Daunt Books, 158-164 Fulham Road, London SW10 9PR
Lebanon: through writers' eyes By Ted and Andrée Féghali Gorton
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24 November 2009 6:00pm - 29 November 2009 6:00pm
The Foundry, 84-86 Great Eastern Street/Old Street, London EC2A 3JL
Photography by Iraqi, Syrian, Palestinian youth//integration:rights::equality
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Masaraat (Life Journeys): Moroccan Memories Film Screening
23 November 2009 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Kensington Central Library Lecture Theatre, Phillimore Walk, London W8 7RX
Migrant and Refugee Communities Forum presents: Masaraat (Life Journeys): Moroccan Memories Film Screening Directed by Saeed Taji Farouky ...
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Ordinary Lives
06 November 2009 11:00am - 08 December 2009 6:00pm
The Mosaic Rooms, 226 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0SW
An exhibition by Lebanese photographer Rania Matar.
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The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie
03 November 2009 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Khalili Lecture Theatre, School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
The London Middle East Institute at SOAS presents: The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie By Malu Halasa and Rana Salam Authors, Malu Halasa and Rana S...
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" A Dream Ago"
02 November 2009 10:00am - 07 November 2009 5:00pm
Islington Museum, 245 St. John Street, London EC1V 4NB
Ceramic, textiles, paintings and print by Khulood Da’mi
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The Third Eye
15 October 2009 9:30am - 05 December 2009 6:30pm
Selma Feriani Gallery, 23 Maddox Street, London W1S 2QN
‘The Third Eye’ is a group exhibition of contemporary Lebanese artists curated by Costantino D’Orazio, including the artists Ziad Antar, Nadim Asfar...
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Chasing Mirrors
09 October 2009 9:00am - 10 January 2010 6:00pm
National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London WC2H 0HE
Portraiture by Faisal Abdu’Allah and the Chasing Mirrors Collective.
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Celebrate Darwish
30 September 2009 6:30pm - 8:30pm
The Mosaic Rooms, 226 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0SW
An evening of readings from Mahmoud Darwish read by Farwzi Karim, Margaret Obank, Ruth Padel and Hanan Al-Shaykh.
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'The Christian Quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem'
23 September 2009 6:30pm - 9:00pm
St. Wilfrid’s Hall, The Brompton Oratory, Brompton Road, London SW7 2RP
The Guild of the St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital presents a lecture by Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, OP on the Christian Quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem.
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CAABU Ramadan Iftar
09 September 2009 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Fakhreldine, 85 Piccadilly, London W1J 7NB
CAABU invites you to come and break the fast with members, supporters and friends this Ramadan on Wednesday, 9th September at 7.15pm at the acclaimed restaurant, Fakhreldine.
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