The Arab British Centre aims to further understanding of the Arab world by promoting its culture, sharing its knowledge and supporting a community of individuals and organisations that work to enhance friendship and collaboration between people of the UK and the Arab world.

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Posted 06/03/2025

INTERVIEW: The Legend of the Looms by Ali Al-Jamri

For writer and artist Ali Al-Jamri, storytelling has always been a medium to intertwine the myths and stories of childhood into the complexities of history and the present day. Al-Jamri, born in London in the 1990s, grew up within a Bahraini community woven together by exile. His understanding of Bahrain was shaped heavily by stories […]

Posted 05/03/2025

INTERVIEW: Q&A with the creators of A Knock on the Roof

Posted 13/02/2025

REVIEW: Safe Waters by Monya Riachi

Posted 26/11/2024

Listening In Podcast with Souq Sounds

Posted 20/09/2024

Unmissable Arab film at BFI London Film Festival

The Arab British Centre library is a public borrowing library. Formerly a private collection put together over the past 40 years.

We organise and promote cultural and artistic events, and host a community of like-minded resident organisations at our central London premises.

Our meeting room is in the heart of the City of London and can be hired for use by registered organisations, societies and NGOs associated with Arab-British issues.