Nabil Shaban
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Actor, writer and campaigner for disability rights, Nabil Shaban, was awarded an honorary fellowship from Goldsmiths in 2019.
Nabil Shaban has dedicated his life to鈥╟reating pioneering theatre works and campaigning for disability rights.
Born in Amman, Jordan, Nabil arrived in the UK aged three for treatment for brittle bone disease, and subsequently spent six years in hospital and seven in a children鈥檚 home.
In 1980, Nabil co-founded Graeae, a pioneering theatre company specialising鈥╥n disability arts. From Doctor Who to Hamlet, Nabil鈥檚 career spans an impressive list of鈥╢ilm, theatre and television credits. In 2005, he published 鈥楧reams My Father Sold Me鈥�,鈥� an anthology of 30 years of鈥╤is artwork and poetry.
Nabil is recognised for his political activism and campaigning鈥╝nd has written and presented documentaries challenging perceptions of disabled people.
Since 2000, Shaban has been based near Edinburgh where he has appeared in many productions, including his own play, 鈥楾he First To Go鈥�, which chronicles the treatment of disabled people under the Nazi regime and premiered at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh in 2008.
Goldsmiths awarded Nabil Shaban an honorary fellowship in 2019.