# SHUBBAK:A WINDOW ON CONTEMPORARY ARAB CULTURE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1150374
- **Other names:** SHUBBAK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Jan. 7, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1150374


## Contact

- **Address:** ARAB BRITISH CENTRE LTD, 1 GOUGH SQUARE, LONDON
- **Postcode:** EC4A 3DE
- **Phone:** 02078321341
- **Email:** alia@shubbak.co.uk
- **Website:** www.shubbak.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ARABIC CULTURE AND OTHER ASPECTS OF ARABIC ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE THROUGH PUBLIC PERFORMANCES AND DISCUSSIONS.

**Activities:** SHUBBAK ACTIVITIES:        ? TO STAGE A LARGE-SCALE FESTIVAL THAT OFFERS UK AUDIENCES THE CHANCE TO SEE SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING PRACTITIONERS OF CONTEMPORARY ARAB CULTURE.? TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF CONTEMPORARY ARAB ISSUES THROUGH CULTURE? TO CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE ARAB COMMUNITY IN LONDON? TO RECOGNISE THE ENDURING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LONDON AND THE ARAB WORLD.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout London



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £305308 | £333883 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £507862 | £557134 | £165212 | 5 |
| March 31, 2023 | £310784 | £273715 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £156262 | £434661 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £502585 | £223199 | £455814 | 5 |



## Trustees

- **Zeina Najjar** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 30, 2024
- Alaa Owaineh — appointed Feb. 27, 2026
- Dr Aimee Caroline Shalan — appointed July 8, 2025
- Elizabeth Ann Briggs — appointed June 26, 2024
- Mohammed Ismael Khalil — appointed Feb. 27, 2026
- Riwa Saab — appointed May 11, 2022
- Sandra Sfeir — appointed June 26, 2024