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Ruq’ah

Bookshop, cafe, art gallery and a stage

01/10/2026

Mama Kholoud’s Brunch returns to Ruq’ah for another Sunday around the table 🍽️

This brunch is about more than food. It is about gathering, sharing, slowing down, and spending time together around a generous homemade meal prepared with care by Mama Kholoud.

Expect a warm table, familiar flavours, homemade dishes, and the kind of atmosphere where brunch easily turns into a long afternoon with friends, and family.

Sunday, 4 October
11:00 to 16:00
📍 Ruq’ah
Rue de Laeken 157, 1000 Brussels

Please reserve your place in advance via the registration link on our website:
ruqah.be

01/10/2026

October at Ruq’ah ✦

A month of live music, communal tables, writing, tatreez, shared listening, and gathering.

3 October
14:00–16:30
Tatreez Workshop with

4 October
11:00–16:00
Mama Kholoud’s Brunch
By reservation only

8 October
19:00–21:00
Eishan Ensemble , live concert

10 October
13:00–16:00
Ruq’ai Writing Circle

17 October
14:00–16:30
Tatreez Workshop with Sophie Constantin

17 October
19:00–21:00
Live music and visual journey by Thomas Antonios

24 October
13:00–16:00
Ruq’ai Writing Circle

24 October
19:00–21:00
Merlin Breij group

October will also include a special Muslimgauze programme in collaboration with Cloud Seven , with deep listening sessions, sonic encounters and conversations around the archive, its political context and its afterlives. We will communicate the full Muslimgauze programme separately.

Throughout the month, Ruq’ah continues as a space for gathering, listening, making, eating, and exchanging.

Mohsen Al Zaher stories on the edge series will continue in November!

Some events require registration. Details and links via ruqah.be.

01/10/2026

EISHAN ENSEMBLE LIVE AT RUQ’AH

On Thursday, 8 October, we welcome Eishan Ensemble to Ruq’ah as part of their European Tour 2026.

Founded by Iranian-Australian tar player and composer Hamed Sadeghi, Eishan Ensemble brings together Persian classical music, contemporary jazz and Middle Eastern musical traditions. Their sound moves between composition and improvisation, creating a rich dialogue between Persian musical heritage and the freedom of jazz.

Since 2016, the ensemble has appeared on international stages including the Sydney Opera House, London Jazz Festival, WOMAD and Rome Jazz Festival. Their European tour takes them through Porto, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Brussels and Baku, with their Brussels evening taking place at Ruq’ah.

Come join us for a special night of live music and encounter.

Eishan Ensemble, European Tour 2026
📅 Thursday, 8 October
🕖 19:00
📍 Ruq’ah, Rue de Laeken 157, 1000 Brussels

Tickets are available through our website.

26/09/2026

Last night at Ruq’ah with SAOUTA ✨

Thank you to Damien Brassart, Akram Ben Romdhane, Jim Monneau and Bernard Flament for a beautiful evening, and to everyone who joined us and shared the moment.

More about our program at Ruq’ah.

26/09/2026

Spend your Sunday, September 27 (12:00–18:00), with us in support of Space, a Palestinian diaspora collective working in Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon.

To raise funds for their work, we are organising a hair salon and bake sale at Ruq’ah.

✂️ Hair Salon ✂️
Get a fresh cut or style from one of our 8 hairdressers:
𝘑𝘛𝘔𝘔, Emmasvictims, Care and Q***r, coupé en frite, , Kendra Speers🪐✨🔮, ʟ ᴜ ᴍ ᴀ * ᴘ ᴏ ʟ ᴀ, Joli Bigoudi

DM us (Ruq'ah) to make an appointment or send an email to [email protected]. Pay what you can! At least 80% of the proceeds will go directly to Space.

🧁 Bake Sale 🧁
Bring something sweet if you can and help us create a collective buffet. You are also very welcome to simply come, eat, and contribute what you can.

Come by, bring friends, get a haircut, have some cake, and help us support Space and its work in Shatila!

Space carries out community development, relief work and humanitarian support in Shatila refugee camp, helping provide what is needed most, from food and social services to sports programmes and other forms of community support. To know more about their work, follow space organization.

25/09/2026

Join us on Saturday 3th of October for a workshop given by Rima Musa on Tatreez, a traditional Palestinian form of cross-stitch embroidery, passed down through generations.

In the workshop you will explore the history and cultural significance of Tatreez and will get the chance to engage with Palestinian heritage, feminism, and politics through craft. Each session includes a hands-on component where participants learn basic stitches and embroider a small motif. All materials are provided, no experience needed!

📅 Saturday, 3 October
🕐 14:00–16:30
📍 Ruq’ah: Rue de Laeken 157, BXL

Registration recommended via ruqah.be, places are limited.

22/09/2026

SAOUTA LIVE AT RUQ’AH 🎶

Friday, 25 September
19:00–21:00

Saouta brings together oud, tablas, soprano saxophone and double bass, moving between Arabic, Indian, Celtic and jazz influences.

Built around movement, encounter and improvisation, their music carries the feeling of travel itself, shifting between traditions while creating a contemporary acoustic language of its own.

Featuring:
, soprano saxophone
oud
, double bass
Flament, tablas

Their album Ode to Travel was released by .be in 2022.

Join us at Ruq’ah for an intimate evening of live music, improvisation and musical encounters.

📍 Ruq’ah Art Space
Rue de Laeken 157, 1000 Brussels
🗓 Friday, 25 September
⏰ 19:00–21:00

Registration required, link in bio.

18/09/2026

Mr. Fattouch the dog

16/09/2026

The Writing Circle returns to Ruq’ah this Saturday, 19 September, from 13:00 to 16:00.

We gather to slow down, make space for words, and write together in silence. Bring a text you are already working on, a notebook, a new idea, or simply the desire to begin. All languages are welcome.

Open to all forms of writing and all levels of experience. At the end of the session, there is an optional moment to share and connect.

📅 Saturday, 19 September
🕐 13:00–16:00
📍 Ruq’ah, Brussels

Registration recommended via ruqah.be, places are limited.

Adresse

Rue De Laeken 157
Brussels
1000

Heures d'ouverture

Mercredi	11:00 - 21:00
Jeudi	14:00 - 22:00
Vendredi	11:00 - 21:00
Samedi	11:00 - 21:00
Dimanche	11:00 - 21:00

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