Shubbak London's biennial festival celebrating contemporary Arab arts and culture

شباك كل سنتين يحتفي مهرجان لندن بالفن العربي والثقافة العربية المعاصرة
Becoming by Héla Ammar Listen and read

تصبِح أن لِھلا عمّار استَمع/ي الآن
Mural by Mehdi Annassi Discover

مُتَناظِرة لِمَھدي أناسي اِستَكشِف/ي
Connecting London audiences and communities with the very best of contemporary Arab culture Watch highlights

خلق صلة بين الجمهور في لندن وأفضل ما في الثقافة العربية المعاصرة أبرز المشاهد
“The festival speaks of restless societies that are questioning themselves” Financial Times

"يتحدّث المهرجان عن مجتمعات قَلقة تُسائل نَفسها" الفاينينشال تايمز

An image of a troupe of acrobats dressed in colourful everyday clothing. A woman is flying through the air and the catcher has his arms outstretched.

Shubbak Festival: the first ten years

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Jumana Al-Yasiri in conversation with Shubbak's Artistic Director, Eckhard Thiemann

An image of the book cover for The Slave Yards by Najwa Bin Shatwan

خلف زرايب العبيد

Behind ‘The Slave Yards’

Against Disappearance | Sawad Hussain in conversation with Najwa Bin Shatwan

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Against Disappearance | Talk 2

A series of discussions about cultural heritage and contemporary culture

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An old sepia tinted photograph from the archive of the Arab Image Foundation.

Confronting the Age of Disappearance

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Confronting the idea of preserving collective memory in the face of tangible and intangible destruction.

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Watch some of our favourite moments and recent festival highlights

A picture of an exhibition by Rand Abdul Jabbar. A darkly lit room displays freestanding windows from the Minaret of 'Anah

Against Disappearance | Talk 1

A series of discussions about cultural heritage and contemporary culture

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Set of three overlapping sketches and family photos

مشاهد مما نجى

Every Act of Recognition Alters What Survives

Rand Abdul Jabbar

Permanent work

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Figures silhouetted against dramatic brickwork.

Connections | Digital Dance Project

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Connections Digital Dance Project film released. Watch it in full here.

Colourful large-scale mural

Palindrome

Mehdi Annassi

Permanent work

North Kensington

Large scale mural installed in a busy market

Becoming

Héla Ammar

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Exhibition installation

Bayti Baytek | Meet the Artists #2

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Meet Enkidu Khaled and Nada Elkalaawy our second Bayti Baytek artist pairing

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Bayti Baytek | Meet the Artists #1

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We're happy to announce our first collaboration pairing of Joe Namy and Nour Annan, after an incredible response to the…