On Memory: An Evening with Palestinian Writers at the Arab British Centre

On October 29th, the Arab British Centre hosted Selma Dabbagh, Jehan Bseiso, Farah Chamma and Ahmed Masoud, who came together to talk about what memory means to them as Palestinian writers. Behind the headlines and milestones and tweets, there are people and stories and morning rituals. There are memories and details so resilient they pass from …

Dia Batal and Selma Dabbagh: “I Am From There”

Dia Batal's work, currently on display in the exhibition Tracing Landscapes, "uses Arabic calligraphy as a vehicle to explore notions of identity, memory and migration." In her unique script, Batal brings words to life in various forms, including writing on silk screens, and creating the words out of powder coated metal. I am from there, for example, takes a …