We are delighted to announce that the #ArabicFiction2024 winning novel is A Mask, the Colour of the Sky by Basim Khandaqji. Read more here: arabicfiction.org/en/node/2364 #winner #fiction #literature

Thinking of learning a language? At the British Council we love languages! Here's six reasons to start learning a new language today 🌍🛫🤝

Very good to meet HE Dr Amjad Barham, Minister of Education & HE to discuss the huge challenges facing Palestinian education particularly in Gaza, our work together in schools & universities & joining the Education World Forum in #London next month British Council UKinJerusalem🇬🇧

6 new projects to support young people in the #OccupiedPalestinianTerritories British Council 👇

Save the dates! SAFAR returns for its ninth edition from 18 - 30 June

Our theme this year, On Dreams, Hopes and Realities, brings together over 50 films from the Arab world and beyond. We can't wait to share it with you!

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Through #LanguageForResilience grants, Palestinian and UK partners will be working with communities across the country on projects that empower students, teachers and young people through English language development, storytelling and mentorship. Explore the projects here:

🔍 Find out more about our #InternationalCollaborationsGrants , how relationships have been built and likeminded connections formed across borders.

📙 Brand new research from @Intrac_UK: britishcouncil.org/research-insig…

🙌 Latest opportunity, apply here: britishcouncil.org/arts/internati…

1. If you walk through the cobbled alleys of occupied East Jerusalem's Muslim quarter, you will come across a community of Afro-Palestinians. Their history is closely linked to one of the holiest sites in Islam.  A thread by the BBC’s Reha रेहा.

🌎 Two weeks left to apply to round six of our British Council Arts Unlimited Micro Awards!

What could you do with up to £3,000 to explore your artistic practice and collaborate with a disabled artist internationally?

🔗 Apply by Tuesday 23 April, midday: bit.ly/4ajkITA

#Podcast - A pleasure for our director Charlotte Leslie✨💎 to speak to British Council Algeria British Council Hamza Koudri about the #FutureOfEnglish & rise of English-speaking Francophone North Africa. Listen here: cmec.org.uk/insights-analy…

TODAY AT 11.45AM GMT - BBC RADIO 3 MUSIC MATTERS. Suhail Khoury, Honorary President of the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music. They discuss the ESCM in Gaza and the workshops being provided for children in refugee camps.
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ECPS is excited to announce the 'Shireen Abu Akleh MA Scholarship in Palestine Studies', in memory of Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian journalist who worked for Al Jazeera PR! 🇵🇸

For further details and how to apply, check out link below:

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H.E. Dr Husam Zomlot met with Palestinian students in the 🇬🇧, who are studying at some of the top universities in the UK thanks to scholarships from the Bseisu Foundation

At a reception for Palestinian students on the British Council's Higher Education Scholarships for Palestinians ( #HESPAL ), H.E. Dr Husam Zomlot highlighted the various advancements brought about by Palestinian academics in #Palestine , the UK and the rest of the world.

📣 New Fellowship in Arts Management for cultural practitioners from #Palestine #Jordan & #Iraq at the Lakes ComicArtFest #Cumbria 👉 comicartfestival.com/news/british-c… British Council British Council Arts

Ramadan Kareem to all our Muslim colleagues and partners around the world.

#RamadanKareem #RamadanMubarak #Ramadan2024

This week we continued work with 20 school supervisors & specialists across the West Bank to integrate core skills, #criticalthinking & #problemsolving , in the #English for #Palestine curriculum using a new toolkit for teachers for grade 8 classes British Council #SchoolsConnect

The Copty #Scholarship 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓 for #Palestinian 🇵🇸students extended at Queen's University #Belfast 👇British Council Northern Ireland