Festival Friends
Organisations Supporting Us
Alfanar is the first Arab venture philanthropy organisation in the Arab region. Alfanar aims to improve lives in disadvantaged communities throughout the Arab region by fostering the growth of strong, self-reliant, enterprising organisations that effectively respond to pressing community needs.
Institution Partners
The UK’s premier business forum for promoting trade and relations with the Middle East and North Africa. Founded in 1961 and based in London, the Middle East Association is an independent, not-for-profit membership association, representing around 350 organisations from all business and industry sectors. Membership offers a range of benefits and incentives including special members’ rates at MEA events, including our conferences and business briefings, as well as networking opportunities, consultancy advice, and lobbying on behalf of our members.
Event Partners
The mission of Chatham House is to be a world-leading source of independent analysis, informed debate and influential ideas on how to build a prosperous and secure world for all. Chatham House was founded in 1920 and is based in St James’s Square, London. The Chatham House Rule, famous throughout the world for facilitating free speech and confidentiality at meetings, originated here.
The UK’s premier business forum for promoting trade and relations with the Middle East and North Africa. Founded in 1961 and based in London, the Middle East Association is an independent, not-for-profit membership association, representing around 350 organisations from all business and industry sectors.
Cultural Partners
Rose Issa is a curator, writer and producer who has championed visual art and film from the Arab world and Iran for nearly 30 years. She has lived in Iran, Lebanon, France and, for the last 25 years, London, where from her private project space in Kensington she showcases upcoming and established artists, and produces exhibitions and publications with public and private institutions worldwide.
“The A list have raved about Mourad Mazouz’s Moroccan food for 10 years now. By rights, Momo should have been taken over by the bourgeois crowd, but, somehow, it hasn’t. That must be down to Mazouz, who is effortlessly cool.” The Sunday Times
Media Partners
Brownbook is an urban life style guide focusing on design, culture and travel across the Middle East and NorthAfrica
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