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The Bard & The Rawi, a digital magazine showcasing the incredible work of Arab creatives and institutions shaping art, literature and culture in the UK and the MENA- SWANA region.
Funding Foundations For Arab Creatives
Stuck on where to find funding for your next project? 💡
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What's the ONE creative project you wish had more funding? Drop your thoughts below 👇
#FundingForArtists #MENAArtsFunding
Stuck on where to find funding for your next project? 💡
Get the full curated list here 👉 thebardandtherawi.com/2026/01/26/f...
What's the ONE creative project you wish had more funding? Drop your thoughts below 👇
#FundingForArtists #MENAArtsFunding
Funding Foundations For Arab Creatives
A curated list of various funding foundations in the UK and MENA region that support Arab creatives in the arts and culture sectors. Key organisations highlighted include Al Mawred Al Thaqafy, Arab…
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February 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Funding Foundations For Arab Creatives
Stuck on where to find funding for your next project? 💡
Get the full curated list here 👉 thebardandtherawi.com/2026/01/26/f...
What's the ONE creative project you wish had more funding? Drop your thoughts below 👇
#FundingForArtists #MENAArtsFunding
Stuck on where to find funding for your next project? 💡
Get the full curated list here 👉 thebardandtherawi.com/2026/01/26/f...
What's the ONE creative project you wish had more funding? Drop your thoughts below 👇
#FundingForArtists #MENAArtsFunding
A Tempest of Joy: Guy Manoukian Electrifies London's Barbican
This wasn't merely a night of music; it was a spellbinding journey to the heart of Lebanon, to memories of peace, and to a universal celebration of resilience.
Get the full highlights, here 👉 thebardandtherawi.com/2026/02/07/a...
This wasn't merely a night of music; it was a spellbinding journey to the heart of Lebanon, to memories of peace, and to a universal celebration of resilience.
Get the full highlights, here 👉 thebardandtherawi.com/2026/02/07/a...
February 14, 2026 at 7:35 PM
A Tempest of Joy: Guy Manoukian Electrifies London's Barbican
This wasn't merely a night of music; it was a spellbinding journey to the heart of Lebanon, to memories of peace, and to a universal celebration of resilience.
Get the full highlights, here 👉 thebardandtherawi.com/2026/02/07/a...
This wasn't merely a night of music; it was a spellbinding journey to the heart of Lebanon, to memories of peace, and to a universal celebration of resilience.
Get the full highlights, here 👉 thebardandtherawi.com/2026/02/07/a...
Every story needs its teller. Every voice, its page.
Time to put pen to paper, fingers to keyboard, paintbrush to canvas. OPEN PEN is an invitation—a call for your essays, your creative work, your thoughts on the UK MENA dialogue.
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#ArabBritishdialogue
Time to put pen to paper, fingers to keyboard, paintbrush to canvas. OPEN PEN is an invitation—a call for your essays, your creative work, your thoughts on the UK MENA dialogue.
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#ArabBritishdialogue
February 13, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Every story needs its teller. Every voice, its page.
Time to put pen to paper, fingers to keyboard, paintbrush to canvas. OPEN PEN is an invitation—a call for your essays, your creative work, your thoughts on the UK MENA dialogue.
✍️ thebardandtherawi.com/open-pen/
#ArabBritishdialogue
Time to put pen to paper, fingers to keyboard, paintbrush to canvas. OPEN PEN is an invitation—a call for your essays, your creative work, your thoughts on the UK MENA dialogue.
✍️ thebardandtherawi.com/open-pen/
#ArabBritishdialogue
In The Spotlight...
Don't miss the chance to see the latest @mariejosegallery exhibitions.
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Don't miss the chance to see the latest @mariejosegallery exhibitions.
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#BardandRawiSpotlight #LebaneseArtinLondon #ArtHeals #arteventslondon #ArabArtistsinLondon
February 13, 2026 at 9:31 AM
In The Spotlight...
Don't miss the chance to see the latest @mariejosegallery exhibitions.
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#BardandRawiSpotlight #LebaneseArtinLondon #ArtHeals #arteventslondon #ArabArtistsinLondon
Don't miss the chance to see the latest @mariejosegallery exhibitions.
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#BardandRawiSpotlight #LebaneseArtinLondon #ArtHeals #arteventslondon #ArabArtistsinLondon
Julien Calot’s first solo exhibition lures you like a vivacious Pied Painter.
As Julien states, his works, ‘reflect the joy of natural cycles: the passing of seasons, the rhythm of the animal world, the interlacing of living matter, light, and colour.’
#FrenchArtist #ArabArtistsinLondon
As Julien states, his works, ‘reflect the joy of natural cycles: the passing of seasons, the rhythm of the animal world, the interlacing of living matter, light, and colour.’
#FrenchArtist #ArabArtistsinLondon
February 12, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Julien Calot’s first solo exhibition lures you like a vivacious Pied Painter.
As Julien states, his works, ‘reflect the joy of natural cycles: the passing of seasons, the rhythm of the animal world, the interlacing of living matter, light, and colour.’
#FrenchArtist #ArabArtistsinLondon
As Julien states, his works, ‘reflect the joy of natural cycles: the passing of seasons, the rhythm of the animal world, the interlacing of living matter, light, and colour.’
#FrenchArtist #ArabArtistsinLondon
The Visual Bard: A British Artist’s Testimony of the “heroic individuals confronting war machines"
Tom Young is a British painter who chose Beirut to be his home, his revival, and renaissance since 2009.
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#BritishArtist
Tom Young is a British painter who chose Beirut to be his home, his revival, and renaissance since 2009.
Get the full insight shorturl.at/KkvHw
Follow Us & Subscribe To the Dialogue
#BritishArtist
February 11, 2026 at 7:17 PM
The Visual Bard: A British Artist’s Testimony of the “heroic individuals confronting war machines"
Tom Young is a British painter who chose Beirut to be his home, his revival, and renaissance since 2009.
Get the full insight shorturl.at/KkvHw
Follow Us & Subscribe To the Dialogue
#BritishArtist
Tom Young is a British painter who chose Beirut to be his home, his revival, and renaissance since 2009.
Get the full insight shorturl.at/KkvHw
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#BritishArtist
Marie Jose Gallery In The Spotlight...
‘I didn’t want to be part of the other world, of overvalued work. I felt it wasn’t authentic – it was like a stock market – and I’m not here for that.’
How Miss Lebanon, turned art advisor, gallery owner but more profoundly a curator of communities.
‘I didn’t want to be part of the other world, of overvalued work. I felt it wasn’t authentic – it was like a stock market – and I’m not here for that.’
How Miss Lebanon, turned art advisor, gallery owner but more profoundly a curator of communities.
February 10, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Marie Jose Gallery In The Spotlight...
‘I didn’t want to be part of the other world, of overvalued work. I felt it wasn’t authentic – it was like a stock market – and I’m not here for that.’
How Miss Lebanon, turned art advisor, gallery owner but more profoundly a curator of communities.
‘I didn’t want to be part of the other world, of overvalued work. I felt it wasn’t authentic – it was like a stock market – and I’m not here for that.’
How Miss Lebanon, turned art advisor, gallery owner but more profoundly a curator of communities.
From Miss Lebanon’s Crown to a Gallery of Hope:
Marie Jose Honein’s journey intertwines art, resilience, and humanitarian efforts.
✍🎨🎥🎭🎶📚
Home for artists, writers & institutions shaping art, literature & culture in the UK and the MENA/ SWANA region .
#ArabArtistsinLondon
Marie Jose Honein’s journey intertwines art, resilience, and humanitarian efforts.
✍🎨🎥🎭🎶📚
Home for artists, writers & institutions shaping art, literature & culture in the UK and the MENA/ SWANA region .
#ArabArtistsinLondon
February 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
From Miss Lebanon’s Crown to a Gallery of Hope:
Marie Jose Honein’s journey intertwines art, resilience, and humanitarian efforts.
✍🎨🎥🎭🎶📚
Home for artists, writers & institutions shaping art, literature & culture in the UK and the MENA/ SWANA region .
#ArabArtistsinLondon
Marie Jose Honein’s journey intertwines art, resilience, and humanitarian efforts.
✍🎨🎥🎭🎶📚
Home for artists, writers & institutions shaping art, literature & culture in the UK and the MENA/ SWANA region .
#ArabArtistsinLondon
Disconnect from the chaos and reconnect with the moment.
No single story ever belongs to one person. It takes all the views together to make a moment. We are the home for the stories, interviews, and conversations you won't find anywhere else.
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#UKArabCreatives
No single story ever belongs to one person. It takes all the views together to make a moment. We are the home for the stories, interviews, and conversations you won't find anywhere else.
📣 Subscribe To the Dialogue.
#UKArabCreatives
February 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Disconnect from the chaos and reconnect with the moment.
No single story ever belongs to one person. It takes all the views together to make a moment. We are the home for the stories, interviews, and conversations you won't find anywhere else.
📣 Subscribe To the Dialogue.
#UKArabCreatives
No single story ever belongs to one person. It takes all the views together to make a moment. We are the home for the stories, interviews, and conversations you won't find anywhere else.
📣 Subscribe To the Dialogue.
#UKArabCreatives
We are more than a magazine.
The Bard & The Rawi is a digital platform, an online salon, and a living archive dedicated to the creative dialogue between the United Kingdom and the MENA|SWANA regions.
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The Bard & The Rawi is a digital platform, an online salon, and a living archive dedicated to the creative dialogue between the United Kingdom and the MENA|SWANA regions.
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Our Story
The Bard & The Rawi is a digital platform fostering cultural dialogue between the UK and the MENA|SWANA region. It supports Arab and UK creatives through storytelling, in-depth features, and c…
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February 3, 2026 at 4:48 PM
We are more than a magazine.
The Bard & The Rawi is a digital platform, an online salon, and a living archive dedicated to the creative dialogue between the United Kingdom and the MENA|SWANA regions.
🌐 thebardandtherawi.com/about/
📣 Subscribe To The Dialogue
The Bard & The Rawi is a digital platform, an online salon, and a living archive dedicated to the creative dialogue between the United Kingdom and the MENA|SWANA regions.
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📣 Subscribe To The Dialogue
Bard: An English term for poet, traditionally one reciting epics and associated with a particular oral tradition.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Bard: An English term for poet, traditionally one reciting epics and associated with a particular oral tradition.
Rawi: An Arabic term for a professional transmitter, reciter, or narrator of poetry, stories, and traditions.
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