Nour Festival of Arts

This celebration of the Middle East and North Africa's arts and culture returns for 2015 featuring a huge range of talks, workshops, exhibitions and performances. 18 venues host 50 different events with highlights including the UK unveiling of photographer Adel Quraishi's portraits of the last Guardians of the Prophet's Mosque at Medina, a performance by Franc-Moroccan singer Hindi Zahra at the Royal Albert Hall and an evening of interactive art at the Saatchi Gallery featuring work by artists in the MENA region. This year will also see the addition of an education programme aiming to connect people of all backgrounds and ages.