Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding Collection

The collection comprises material formerly part of the CAABU research archive, and includes news clippings, grey literature, publications, photographs, slides and audio-visual material.

CAABU is a not-for-profit organisation founded in London in 1967 by a group of politicians, journalists, academics and others with the aim of promoting positive relations with the Arab world in British politics and media and campaigning in support of Arab and Palestinian rights. Its mission statement, in 2020, is to work for a British Middle East policy that promotes conflict resolution, human rights and civil society in the Arab world through informed debate and mutual understanding. Directors of the organisation have included Michael Adams, John Reddaway and Chris Doyle (2002-). The Council's offices are located in the Arab British Centre in London.

The collection is unsorted and uncatalogued. News clippings and grey literature are grouped in subject files.

The collection has not yet been sorted or catalogued. For this reason, it is not normally possible to consult the collection.

Open for consultation.

Presented by CAABU, 28 February 2013. Accession: Misc.2018/19:28.

Box list.

Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Sub-Librarian, Special Collections (e-mail PG.Library@durham.ac.uk) and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. The Library will assist where possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material.

The contents of the collection have not yet been fully appraised.