Arab culture is on display in London this summer, as the Shubbak Festival returns with an ambitious program of live and online events, despite having to work around some continuing Covid-19 restrictions. The sixth edition of the biennial festival, titled “A Window on Contemporary Arab Culture,” is different this year as organizers decided to open it up not only physically, but also virtually to allow more access to a wider audience during the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s no mean feat to organize something as big as the Shubbak Festival in any year but with the difficulties of local restrictions, it is even tougher. Yet as the Middle East marks 10 years since the Arab Spring, it seemed apt to open up to more performers and audiences, to show what the Arab world can offer.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 02, 2021 06:03 UTC