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In the Islamic month of Ramadan, inviting family and friends to your home for ‘Iftar’ to break the fast, share food and pray together is all part of the experience. We look forward to bringing the spirit of Ramadan back into our Port Hope warehouse for our annual iftar. Our resident Chef Munayam Khan of…

Port Hope opened its doors to a new night of live music and performance—an open, experimental space where musicians, vocalists, storytellers, and poets came together to create without boundaries. There were no rules, no pressure to ‘perform’—just a unique opportunity to collaborate, improvise, and push creative limits alongside other artists. Musicians brought their instruments, voices,…

On Saturday, the 8th of March, during the month of Ramadan, the Listening Sessions invited guests to turn their ears inwards for a suspended moment of spiritual reflection. This exclusive edition of our regular session featured the iconic voice of Abdul Basit ‘Abd us-Samad, the renowned Egyptian qari, reciting the Surah Al-Kahf chapter of the…

This was an exciting cultural event that interlinked faith, culture, and community in celebration of the holy month of Ramadan. Working alongside partners and the team at Soul City Arts, Birmingham City Council was delighted to support the delivery of this event through the UK Government Community Recovery Small Grant Fund. This week-long programme of…

SCA Cinema Club At Soul City Arts we are heavily inspired by the aesthetic of cinema. We want audiences to be able to come into our venue and escape from their everyday lives when entering our spaces and be able to reflect on themselves and society. So we are introducing a new cinema club. SCA…

Picking a film to launch our SCA Cinema Club was always going to be difficult. However, those of you who have stepped into our spaces will know that we attempt to transport audiences to beautiful, almost cinematic landscapes which are informed by dystopian sci-fi movies. Blade Runner felt like a great film to compliment the…

Friday 24th January – No Other Land No Other Land is a raw and urgent documentary by a Palestinian-Israeli filmmaking collective. The film exposes the destruction of the Masafer Yatta villages in the occupied West Bank, capturing the human cost as Israeli forces demolish homes to make way for a military training zone. The story unfolds…

We left with such joyful memories, and it’s something we will cherish for a long time ?Taking the time out to just think with strangers in a cave was extremely powerful. The Installation itself was transformativeThis was one amazing experience I had in my life, from facing my fears to feeling spiritually awakened in those…

You’ll find us just three miles south from Birmingham City Centre. Unit 1 Port Hope Industrial Estate, Port Hope rd, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 1JS Car We are located just of the A34 – Stratford rd . From the city centre approach from the Camp Hill Circus roundabout on to the Stratford rd. Bus There are…