“Mix Tape”

“Mix Tape”, performed by Sarry Mubarak at Yarmouk Cultural Centre’s theatre.
Sarry Mubarak will present a selection of old favourites performed in different languages. Her unique style of singing will mesmerize the audience and bring back old good days

“Kuwaiti Heritage”

“Kuwaiti Heritage” performed by Maestro Dr. Muhamed al-Baijan at Yarmouk Cultural Centre’s theatre.
The evening will include a variety of Kuwaiti songs. Some will be performed solo and some with the Choir. This evening will take you on a melodic journey with your greatest memories

“Habban Night”

“Habban Night” performed by Fadhel Kankouni and the band.
This evening presents various songs on Habban/ Bagpipe instrument. It will include different musical performances such as al-Lewa, al-Tahani, al-Khammari.

“Kuwaiti Night”

“Kuwaiti Night” performed by Salman al-Ammari at YCC.
Al-Ammari will take us in a Kuwaiti melodic journey, performing a variety of traditional songs on Oud instrument with the band

Dr Jérôme Rohmer: The Ancient Caravan City of Thāj and the Archaeology of Ancient North-eastern Arabia: From the Iron Age to the eve of Islam (7th/6th cent. BCE – 6th/7th cent. CE)

Jérôme Rohmer
Dr Jérôme Rohmer is a researcher with the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), specialising in the archaeology of the Southern Levant and North Arabia from
the Iron Age to Late Antiquity. Since 2008, he has been doing research on North Arabia, where he participated in the Mada’in Salih Archaeological Project (2008-2017) and co-directed
the excavations of the pre-Islamic caravan city of Thāj, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia (2016-2023). Recently, he co-launched a multidisciplinary archaeological project at the ancient city of Dadan, in north-western Arabia (2019-ongoing).

The Ancient Caravan City of Thāj and the Archaeology of Ancient North-eastern Arabia: From the Iron Age to the eve of Islam (7th/6th cent. BCE – 6th/7th cent. CE)
Located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, 90 km off the coast of the Arabian Gulf and c. 180 km south of the Saudi- Kuwaiti border, Thaj is by far the largest known pre-Islamic settlement in Eastern Arabia. Between 2016 and 2023, five large-scale excavation seasons were carried out at Thaj, co-led by the French CNRS and the Saudi Heritage Commission. They have shed critical new light on the site’s evolution through time, from its emergence in the Late Iron Age, through its heyday in the ‘Hellenistic’ period, to its gradual decline in Late Antiquity. This lecture will present an overview of these results and put them into perspective within the wider history of East Arabia in the ‘Late Pre-Islamic’ Period.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CVu-tSfFiI

“Oud Night”

“Oud Night” performed by Omani Oud player Yousif Alluwaihi.
Yousif Alluwaihi will play many famous songs and melodies on the Oud instrument that includes, Omani Folk Music, Khaliji, Arabic and other selected music

Abdulaziz al-Misbah “Songs from the 90’s”

“Songs from the 90’s” performed by Abdulaziz al-Mesbah at Yarmouk Cultural Centre.
He will perform a variety of Kuwaiti/Arabic songs from the 90’s in his own unique style. A melodic journey that will bring back your beautiful memories

Dr. Simonetta Calderini: An Arab Queen for All Seasons: Queen Arwa bint Ahmad al-Sulayhi (d. 1138), her legacy and reception

Simonetta Calderini
Dr Simonetta Calderini is an Associate Professor in Islamic Studies at the Roehampton University London, UK, where she is also a convenor for several programmes. Her research focuses on Women and Islam; Religion and Gender, Women in Islamic ritual, classical and modern Islamic exegesis (tafsir); Islamic and Ismaili medieval cosmology. The author of many books and articles, her recent book, Women as Imams: Classical Islamic sources and modern debates on leading prayer, has earned recognition in Europe and the US.

An Arab Queen for All Seasons: Queen Arwa bint Ahmad al-Sulayhi (d. 1138), her legacy and reception
From being mentioned in a recent Nobel prize speech to being an avatar in a video game, Queen Arwa of Yemen is one of those rare female figures from medieval Islamic history whose fame and prestige have surpassed the boundaries of time and space. In this lecture, I will retrace the events in her life and the kingdom she ruled over, for more than 60 years, in South West Yemen. Her power and charisma have caught the attention of historiographers past and present and so secured her legacy up to the present day. For Muslims, especially among some minorities, she is a champion of piety and female empowerment. For Arabs in various parts of the world, she is a reference point as the longest-serving Arab queen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMhN7RealBQ

Bassam Albuloush “Hadrami Night”

“Hadrami Night” performed by Bassam al-Bloushi and the accompanied band at Yarmouk Cultural Centre’s theatre.
Hadrami music is considered one of the most famous types of Arabic music, as it is distinguished from other arts in the way it is composed and played

MacBeth

“MACBETH” by William Shakespeare.
Starring Nader Abdullah as Macbeth and Louise Durnin as Lady Macbeth.
Produced by
ALISON SHAN PRICE MBE
Directed by
HAMAD AL JENAIE – The recipient of the Dame Judi Dench Shakespeare Award.
Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Macbeth’ tells the tale of a Scottish king plagued by visions of grandeur