The Alwaleed Centre hosts regular public events, seminars and workshops featuring leading experts from across the world. We try to ensure that all our events are free of charge and accessible to all. Upcoming events Search Tags Asian Studies Celtic and Scottish Studies English and Scottish Literature European Languages and Cultures Film and Intermediality French and Francophone Studies German Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Italian Life at LLC Meet our graduates Postgraduate Research Russian Scandinavian Studies Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies Teaching The Alwaleed Centre Translation Studies Undergraduate Event date Date from Date to Nov 03 2026 17.30 - 19.30 Documentary Screening: The Textile Generation Join us on 3 November to watch “The Textile Generation”, a one-hour documentary directed by the Syrian-Bahraini filmmaker Haya Altamimi and co-produced by Dr Ann-Christin Zuntz (University of Edinburgh) and Dr Alessandro Columbu (University of Westminster), which brings to the screen the forgotten history of Syrian textile traders in Manchester. Further information Further information Past EventsBrowse our archive of past events. Recorded EventsListen to or watch our recorded lectures, events, and seminars. This article was published on Monday 27 October 2025