Cultural Weeks archive

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Cultural Weeks archive

HAMBURGAKW / 2026

Arab Cultural Weeks 2026

2026

Arab Cultural Weeks 2026

The programme booklet for the Arab Cultural Weeks 2026 is now online and updated! We look forward to many exciting events and memorable moments. Share the programme with your family, friends and communities!

HAMBURGAKW / 2025

Salam, Ya Insan!

2025

Arab Cultural Weeks 2025

The 2025 Arab Cultural Weeks bring together music, art, literature and conversation. Explore this edition’s documented events and cultural encounters.

HAMBURGAKW / 2024

Salam, Ya Salam.

2024

Arab Cultural Weeks 2024

The closing celebration of the Arab Cultural Weeks took place yesterday afternoon, 14 December 2024. This year's event was particularly significant because the programme included an Egyptian Cultural Day for the first time. This first-time addition attracted many guests and became a special highlight of the Arab Cultur

HAMBURGAKW / 2015

Arab Cultural Weeks 2015

2015

Arab Cultural Weeks 2015

The eleventh Arab Cultural Weeks took place from 9 May to 30 June 2015 under the theme “Migration, Integration and Diversity”. The project grew out of cooperation between the University of Hamburg, Gusour “Bridges for Culure Exchange” and institutions including the Northern Church, the State Agency for Civic Education,

HAMBURGAKW / 2013

Arab Cultural Weeks 2013

2013

Arab Cultural Weeks 2013

The tenth Arab Cultural Weeks took place in Hamburg from 28 October to 27 November 2013. The tenth anniversary was intended to be special, and in retrospect it was a complete success. Gabriele von Stritzky led and organised the programme. Co-organiser Dr Mohammed Khalifa, a familiar face of the cultural weeks, had taug

HAMBURGAKW / 2012

Arab Cultural Weeks 2012

2012

Arab Cultural Weeks 2012

The Middle East Cultural Weeks took place in Hamburg from 10 to 30 April 2012. The organisers were Dr Atef Botros, Dr Detlef Görrig, Dr Mohammed Khalifa, Hanna Lehming and Martina Severin-Kaiser. Upheavals and new beginnings across the Arab world were in full swing when the team began planning a new series in spring 20

HAMBURGAKW / 2011

Arab Cultural Weeks 2011

2011

Arab Cultural Weeks 2011

The Arab Cultural Weeks took place in Hamburg from 18 to 28 October 2011. Led by Dr Mohammed Khalifa, the organising team delivered an ambitious, informative and varied programme. Within a wider cultural programme, scholars of Islamic studies and the social sciences examined the unfolding political upheavals. Events pr

HAMBURGAKW / 2010

Arab Cultural Weeks 2010

2010

Arab Cultural Weeks 2010

“Salaam Aleikum”: with this Arabic welcome, and greetings in the languages of other Middle Eastern peoples and religions, the Middle East Cultural Weeks 2010 invited the public to their events. From 5 to 28 April 2010, an exceptional film programme, lectures, music, Gulf photography, encounters, readings and discussion

HAMBURGAKW / 2009

Arab Cultural Weeks 2009

2009

Arab Cultural Weeks 2009

The Arab Cultural Weeks also offered a series of events in 2009. Partners were the Hamburg Museum of Ethnology, the Middle East Department of the North Elbian Mission Centre, the Ecumenical Council of the North Elbian Church and the German–Egyptian Society. The focus was on reporting current events in the Middle East a

HAMBURGAKW / 2008

Arab Cultural Weeks 2008

2008

Arab Cultural Weeks 2008

The fourth Arab Cultural Festival took place in Hamburg from 22 to 25 May 2008. It had two main themes: modern interpretations of Arab classics, presented in two readings and three concerts; and a focus on Yemen, building on the Hamburg Museum of Ethnology's exhibition of historical photography of the Orient. The festi

HAMBURGAKW / 2007

Arab Cultural Weeks 2007

2007

Arab Cultural Weeks 2007

Hamburg hosted the third Arab Cultural Festival from 4 to 10 June 2007. It was a joint project of the Asia–Africa Institute at the University of Hamburg and the Hamburg Museum of Ethnology. Events included a photography exhibition from the Gulf states; a staged reading with video projections, dance, singing and Middle

HAMBURGAKW / 2006

Arab Cultural Weeks 2006

2006

Arab Cultural Weeks 2006

“Salaam Aleikum”: with this Arabic greeting, four church-based organisers warmly invited the public to the Middle East Cultural Weeks in Hamburg from 3 to 26 November 2006. The Middle East Department of the North Elbian Mission Centre played a leading role in planning and organisation. Films, lectures, music, encounte

HAMBURGAKW / 2005

Arab Cultural Weeks 2005

2005

Arab Cultural Weeks 2005

A cultural week with countries of the Arab world took place in Hamburg from 28 November to 4 December 2005. First Mayor Ole von Beust was its patron. Organised in cooperation with the Asia–Africa Institute at the University of Hamburg, it carried the theme “Images of Arabia: Current Perspectives on Cultural Diversity a

HAMBURGAKW / 2004

The beginning.

2004

Arab Cultural Weeks 2004

The first Arab Cultural Week in Hamburg took place from 29 November to 9 December 2004, alongside the first Arab–European Photography Festival. Events focused on history, art and culture. The organisers were Dr Mohammed Khalifa of the Asia–Africa Institute and the Arab Union of Photographers e.V. The week aimed to con