Tuesday 12 May 2026, 7:30 pm UK. Pax Arabica is a new book looking into what the author, Daniel Clarke-Serret calls the Arab Empire: What is the nature of this 'colonial' empire with its Palestinian vanguard, its dictatorial fragility, the oppression and expulsion of its minorities, its denial of national self-determination? How did  Arabs  turn […]

Tuesday 26 May, 7:30 pm UK. Eighty-five years  have passed since the massacre which shattered the Iraqi-Jewish community in Iraq: two days in June 1941 of looting, murder and mutilation. What were its causes and consequences? We will hear the testimonies of survivors and analysis by professor Uzi Rabi, chairman of the Babylonian Jewry Heritage […]

Tuesday 9 June 2026, 7 pm. In-person lecture at JW3 in London by Lyn Julius of Harif. The Sassoon story begins in the 19th century. Born in Baghdad, the extraordinary entrepreneur David Sassoon made his fortune in India and set up satelllite businesses all over the Far East. But his descendants craved acceptance in British […]

Tuesday 7 July 2026.  In-person  film premiere at JW3, 7:30 pm. Following its successful screenings in Rome and Milan, Harif and JW3 are proud to present the London premiere of Le cose non dette (Things Left Unsaid). This 2026 documentary, directed by Hamos Guetta, is set in Libya under Colonel Gaddafi, who took power in […]

Tuesday 21 July 2026, 7:30 pm UK. Baghdadi Jews have shaped Singapore’s history since 1819, yet their stories often go untold. This talk highlights the lives of David Marshall, Singapore’s first Chief Minister and a champion of inclusive citizenship, and Felice Isaacs, a leading figure in Jewish communal life—both of whom survived Japanese internment and […]

Tuesday 1 September, 7 pm. In partnership with Lockdown University. Panel discussion chaired by the Middle East specialist Jonathan Spyer. We will hear from Druze, Kurds, Christians and others.