ArtLyst: Shubbak Festival announces London Third Edition

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16 Sep 2013

"The second edition of Shubbak, A Window on Contemporary Arab Culture, featuring artists from Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon,…

Al Bawaba

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10 Sep 2013

"Doubling up: UK's Shubbak Festival knows how to multiply x 2..." Read the full article

Al Arabiya: Shubbak festival doubles audiences in 2013

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13 Aug 2013

"The second edition of Shubbak, a festival in London aiming to be a “window on contemporary Arab culture,” doubled its…

V&A blog: Culture in Defiance: Syria Speaks

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10 Jul 2013

Nawara Mahfoud has blogged for the V&A on Rich Mix’s Culture in Defiance: Syria Speaks exhibition, part of the Shubbak…

The Observer: The 10 best Arab films

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9 Jul 2013

Read The Observer’s article: ‘The 10 best Arab films’ as chosen by Omar al-Qattan, film-maker and chair of Shubbak.

The Guardian: Ibrahim el-Salahi: from Sudanese prison to Tate Modern show

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4 Jul 2013

The Guardian covers Tate Modern’s Shubbak exhibition: Ibrahim El-Salahi: A Visionary Modernist. "The first African artist to get a Tate…

The Independent on Culture in Defiance

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4 Jul 2013

The Independent covers Rich Mix’s Shubbak exhibition: Culture in Defiance. "The hopes of Syria's protests shine through in a new…

BBC Radio 3 Nightwaves: Ibrahim El-Salahi: A Visionary Modernist

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3 Jul 2013

BBC Radio 3 Nightwaves covers Tate Modern’s Shubbak exhibition: Ibrahim El-Salahi: A Visionary Modernist. Listen to the programme

Al Arabiya: London’s Shubbak Festival: A window to edgy Arab culture

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3 Jul 2013

Al Arabiya covers Shubbak 2013 in the article London’s Shubbak Festival: A window to edgy Arab culture. Read the full…

Financial Times: Pop culture diplomacy

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1 Jul 2013

The Financial Times covers Shubbak in an article by Peter Aspden. "Among a people used to turmoil and defeat, trivial…

BBC Radio 3 In Tune: Features Nuba Nour

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1 Jul 2013

BBC Radio 3 In Tune featured a live performance from Nuba Nour, and were joined by Eckhard Thiemann, Artistic Director…

The Times: Art imitates life in the burgeoning Palestinian art scene

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27 Jun 2013

Read The Times coverage of Shubbak 2013 in the article Art imitates life in the burgeoning Palestinian art scene by Sophie…

The Guardian: Rachid Taha/Souad Massi review

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27 Jun 2013

Read the Guardian’s review of the Barbican's Shubbak event Rachid Taha & Souad Massi, on 22 June 2013. "Rachid Taha…

The Guardian: John Perkins’ best photograph – an Egyptian lion-tamer

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27 Jun 2013

The Guardian’s coverage of Mr President’s Circus, on show at the Arab British Centre until 28 June 2013. "This is…

Alsharq Alawsat on Shubbak

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27 Jun 2013

Alsharq Alawsat covers the Shubbak Festival 2013. Read the full article

The Observer reports on Top Goon

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24 Jun 2013

The Observer reports on Masasit Mati, creators of the YouTube finger-puppet show Top Goon: Diaries of a Little Dictator, to…

The Majalla: Shubbak is Back

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24 Jun 2013

Shubbak is Back: Contemporary Arab culture returns to London. Read the article by Celia Topping for The Majalla. "Following the…

Metro: The Barbican delivers a mash-up of Arabic art forms

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24 Jun 2013

The Metro reports on Shubbak Festival 2013 in the article The Barbican delivers a mash-up of Arabic art forms by…