• This year’s Arabic Arts Festival will take place between the 11th and 27th July 2008. Already confirmed to perform at the Liverpool Philharmonic is the "King of Rai" Cheb Khaled within a calendar of events celebrating Arabic music, arts, literature and film. The festival is the UK’s largest annual celebration of Arabic culture with the 2007 festival reaching new heights of excellence during a two week long citywide celebration.
  For more information about the festival please visit www.arabicartsfestival.co.uk

• The Liverpool Arabic Centre Staff Away Day took place on 8th May 2008 at the Encore Ramada Hotel in Haydock. The Away Day was facilitated by Kathy Hull (LCVS Regeneration Development Officer) following a programme of 6 week mentoring on the development of LAC's business and strategic planning.
  
  
• The Arabic Heritage of Liverpool project was launched on the 1st May with women of all ages from the Arabic community being invited to take part in the project focussing on reminiscence and the preserving and exploring of the Arabic community's history in Liverpool through interviews, visual arts and creative writing workshops.
  
  
• Congratulations to Taher Ali Qassim, Chair of the Liverpool Arabic Centre for being awarded an MBE by Ed Balls, Secretary of State for the Department for Children, Schools and Families. Click here for more information in Arabic and English
  
  
• Liverpool Arabic Centre's eighth Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place on 16th November 2007 at the Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre, the event was well attended with some delicious food being served afterwards. To download the AGM Report 2007 please click here.
  
  
• Along with Hope University, Liverpool Arabic Centre launched the research document on the 'Educational Attaintment among Somali and Yemeni Pupils' in late 2006. For an executive summary report in English click here and in Arabic click here. For a full report in English click here.

 

 

 

Volunteering Opportunities

Liverpool Arabic Centre is currently recruiting volunteers who are able to provide support in a variety of activities working with both adults and children / young people. For more information please telephone the office on 0151 734 0550.

 

 

 

 

Current Job Vacancies at LAC

• Sorry there are no vacancies at present.