London arts centre to amplify global majority voices and ‘urgent questions’

Founded by Lina Lazaar, Ibraaz will host challenging conversations amid growing concerns over freedom of expression in the arts

A new London art institution aimed at promoting global majority voices wants to be a space for difficult, urgent questions" alongside civil debate, according to its founder, who claims freedom of expression is under threat.

Ibraaz will open this coming October in Fitzrovia, central London, and Lina Lazaar wants the 10,000-square-foot Grade II-listed building to become a bastion for respectful debate without the aggression" seen in a lot of political discourse.