Liverpool Arab Arts Festival

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Nour Bishouty investigates the impulses of tourism and sightseeing, foregrounding questions around permission and the production of fantasy.

This new work explores alternative temporalities engaging with ancestry, ecology and the long term impacts of environmental violence.

Full of humour and beauty, Hamzeh’s extraordinary story transports you to Syria, Gateshead - and his mind.

A special performative-lecture by worldbuilding artist Sarah Al-Sarraj, imagining that we are in a spaceship hurtling through time.

The funniest Arabs in UK are back on stage, in the flesh, funnier than ever before at The Bluecoat in Liverpool.

Introducing high-quality Arabic children's books, on themes of nostalgia and memory, whether about home, family, places, or special moments.

Join this adult workshop with Tatreez Collective to learn the basics of Tatreez (traditional Palestinian embroidery).

Contemporary Arab films from Lebanon, Tunisia, and Algeria, reflecting on nostalgia as both a thematic and aesthetic tool.

Dounia (And Princess of Aleppo, 2022) is the story of a little girl Forced to leave their war-destroyed city,

Yamama are hosting a Cultural Supper Club and Lunch Club, to bring people together through food, art, and memory.

In this free exhibition and artist talk, Mohamed Gohar utilises his artistic visual language alongside architectural and heritage experiences.

A unique evening of stories and discussion, launching Comma Press's daring new anthology, Palestine Minus One.

A visitor to an historic weaver's house in Rossendale accidentally summons an irate Lancashire weaver's ghost.

A one-woman show looking at war through the eyes of a child, blending Palestinian folklore with real-life testimonies from children.

Join us for a celebration of storytelling, writing, and music from the capital of Yemen, in association with Comma Press.

Akram Abdulfattah is a Palestinian-American violinist who combines jazz with middle eastern and Indian music.

Immerse yourself in a FREE afternoon of authentic Arab art, culture and community during this joyful celebration.