Basra-Boston Project: Nov. 4th @ CAC

BASRA-BOSTON CONNECTIONS

AN IRAQ-U.S. COLLABORATION IN THEATER, POETRY, ART, AND MUSIC

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When: Friday, November 4, 2016, 8 pm, free
Where: Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA

This final performance is not to miss!

On Friday, November 4, the Basra-Boston Project presents Basra-Boston Connections: An Iraq-U.S. Collaboration in Theater, Poetry, Art, and Music. This free evening of new work offers the fruits of connections among artists and scholars at the University of Basra and their U.S. counterparts, principally in the Boston area.

For more information about the Basra-Boston Project, visit their website: http://nervegarden.com/Basra-Boston/public-presentations/

 

 

October 30th: "Between Allah and Me" Film Screening

In Collaboration with
the Arlington International Film Festival,
CAC is Proud to Co-Present:

Between Allah and Me

(and Everyone Else) (60 min)

Kyoko Yokomad, Writer/Director | Canada | 2014 | Doc

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When: Sunday, October 30 at 2:20PM

Where: Captiol Theatre, Arlington, MA

About the Film: The film explores the challenges of four Canadian Muslim women making decisions either to start or stop wearing hijab, unveiling how the hijab carries many diverse meanings and messages, and its intricate and complex effects on Muslim women, their families and communities, and the larger multicultural society.

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Websitewww.hijabdocumentary.com

Twitter: @hijabdoc

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Project.Her.Choice

Tickets:  https://www.eventsprout.com/register/2016aiff

This year’s Arlington International Film Festival takes place from October 27 – 30.

View their full program of events here!

The Arlington International Film Festival’s mission is to foster appreciation for different cultures by exploring the lives of people around the globe through independent film — to nurture the next generation of filmmakers within our community. We screen narrative and documentary features and shorts plus a special category of short films by High School Student Filmmakers. Panel discussions and/or Q&A’s follow many special screenings, framing provocative conversations with filmmakers/producers, academics, as well as the business community. www.AIFFest.org

 

This Sunday 10/2! Seminar on Middle Eastern and North African Dance

Thé à l’orientale: Shadia

 

Seminar on Middle Eastern and North African Dance to help

the dancer understand more about the cultural aspects of the dance.

 

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This seminar will take place at the CAC this Sunday, October 2, 2016, from 6-8 pm. Visit their Facebook Page for more information!

 

Excerpt from the event’s Facebook Page:

I am very happy to announce my first official seminar/talk about Middle Eastern and North African dance. The idea came from my desire to open a sharing discussion between dancers, people which would go deeper, and where they can learn more about the cultural aspects of the dance. I had the opportunity to hold a similar event at my home where I invited my dancer friends to watch a movie about North African women, and then have a discussion about the movie. The conclusion of that was just so rich, and helped everyone with their dancing. I was thinking about it, and asked myself how I could contribute to the community ? So the “The (tea) à l’orientale ” was the answer!

‘Because we like to talk around a cup of tea,
we never let the cup get empty,
so that keeps the conversation going infinitely”.
-Soumaya MaRose

My goal in creating this event, is to help the dancer and people willing to learn and understand more about the cultural aspects of Middle Eastern and North African dance. I would love to go deeper and share it in a warm atmosphere, so why don’t we do it around an oriental tea or coffee ?
The seminars will be held from time to time and are based on discussions around a topic (movies, articles, events,…) or around a guest speaker.
I am also so proud to announce my first guest artist. But first guess who said this:

”As a beginner dancer …..whenever I listened or danced to taped Oriental dance music……. this question kept coming to me……How can I one day dance to this beautiful music to a live band?”

Preregistration only, by October 1.
You can use paypal at https://paypal.me/soumayamarose
The price of the seminar: $10
For more information you can contact me at :
soumaya.MaRose @yahoo.com

 

Starts this Saturday 10/1! Basra-Boston Connections Exhibit

BASRA-BOSTON CONNECTIONS

AN IRAQ-U.S. COLLABORATION IN THEATER, POETRY, ART, AND MUSIC

 

Exhibits on display beginning this Saturday!

 

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On Saturday, October 1 and Friday, November 4, the Basra-Boston Project presents Basra-Boston Connections: An Iraq-U.S. Collaboration in Theater, Poetry, Art, and Music. This free evening of new work offers the fruits of connections among artists and scholars at the University of Basra and their U.S. counterparts, principally in the Boston area. The October 1 performance is part of ArtWeek Boston.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Date: Saturday, October 1

Time: 8 pm

Admission: free

Location: Atlantic Wharf, 290 Congress St, Boston, MA

Exhibit on display October 1-3

 

Date: Friday, November 4

Time: 8 pm

Admission: free

Location: Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA

Exhibit on display November 4

 

You can visit their website for more information about the project.

Film School Shorts

 

Film School Shorts is a 10-episode, 30-minute public television show that curates the best short drama, comedy, animation, and more from the next generation of diverse filmmakers. This season, we’re proud to include a short film by Moroccan director Lamia Alami.

Alami is the writer and director of Salaam Ghourba (Farewell Exile). Filmed in Morocco and starring an all-Moroccan cast, the short follows a woman who will risk everything to reunite herself and her young son with her husband in France.

Alami’s film will air on WGBX 44 on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 11 p.m.

For more information visit their website.

 

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MUQTATAFAT Book Signing- Arab Cartoonists Book

CAC is Proud to Present

Muqtatafat

Arab Cartoonists Book Co- Edited by Paul Beran

Book Reading and Signing Event

Friday Jan. 27, 2017 @6:30 pm

Location: Center for Arabic Culture

191 Highland Av. Suite 6B

Somerville, MA 02143

Free Parking Behind the Armory Building

A Reception will Follow the Event

For questions please email us at info@cacboston.org


About Muqtatafat:

The First Anthology of Arab Independent Cartoonists Published in America!

Featuring artists from Arabic-speaking regions of the Middle East, including Lebanon, Egypt, and Jordan among others, this collection provides a snapshot of the state of independent comics in the Arab world, in various styles and genres ranging from slice-of-life and satire to political commentary and fantasy. An essay by contributing comic artist and scholar Lena Merhej places the work in historical and social context.

 Contributors: Lena Merhej (Lebanon); Mike V. Derderian (Jordan); Omar Khouri (Lebanon); Maya Zankoul (Lebanon); Nidal El Khairy (Jordan); Mahdi Fleifel (Palestine,Holland); Basel Nasr (Palestine); Ghadi Ghosn (Lebanon); Sandra Ghosn (Lebanon, France); Wassim Maouad (Lebanon); Magdy El Shafee (Egypt); Jana Traboulsi (Lebanon); Mohamed El Shennawy (Egypt); Barrack Rima (Lebanon, Belgium); Mohamed Tawfik (Egypt).

Boston-Basra Project: Upcoming events

BASRA-BOSTON CONNECTIONS

AN IRAQ-U.S. COLLABORATION IN THEATER, POETRY, ART, AND MUSIC

On Saturday, October 1 and Friday, November 4, the Basra-Boston Project presents Basra-Boston Connections: An Iraq-U.S. Collaboration in Theater, Poetry, Art, and Music. This free evening of new work offers the fruits of connections among artists and scholars at the University of Basra and their U.S. counterparts, principally in the Boston area. The October 1 performance is part of ArtWeek Boston.

Upcoming events:

Date: Saturday, October 1

Time: 8 pm

Admission: free

Location: Atlantic Wharf, 290 Congress St, Boston, MA

Exhibit on display October 1-3

 

 

Date: Friday, November 4

Time: 8 pm

Admission: free

Location: Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA

Exhibit on display November 4

 

You can visit their website for more information about the project.

 

Stay tuned for more details!

 

 

Introducing: the Basra-Boston Project

In Collaboration with the Fort Point Theater, the CAC is pleased to co-sponsor:

The Basra-Boston Project

Exploring Common & Uncommon Experiences Through Art & Ideas

 

The Basra-Boston Project makes connections among scholars, artists, and students at the University of Basra in Iraq and their counterparts in the United States (principally in the Boston area). The goal is to promote dialogue between individuals in countries separated by geography and war, by sharing research and creative ideas. Through exhibitions, presentations and performance, the project brings the results of this exchange to wider audiences.

Initially, the project is designed as a pilot, to explore different teaching techniques. It is now focused on one-on-one collaboration, both artistic and scholarly.

For more information about the Basra-Boston project, visit their website here.

Colloquial Arabic Children Summer Course

CAC Announces

Colloquial Arabic Summer Course for Children 

Levantine and Egyptian Dialects

Enroll your children now and have them practice spoken Arabic, which you talk at home.

Course will concentrate on speaking, conversation, and learning the Arabic alphabet

The course will be tough by two of the best teachers at the CAC Arabic School!

Course Schedule

Levantine Course 10:30-12.:00 pm on Saturdays
July 9, 16, 23, 30
August 6, 13, 20, 27 

Egyptian Course 3-4:30 pm on Sundays
July 10, 17, 24, 31
August 7, 14, 21, 28

Location: CAC Headquarters: 191 Highland Suite 6B. Somerville, MA 02143

Tuition: $350/ student

To register please email us at aricheh@cacboston.org or call at 617-893-1176

 

CAC 2016 Cultural Month Schedule

 

Cultural Month Schedule

This year the CAC will be celebrating Arabic Culture for an entire month, from April 16 – May 15.

The month will premier with a festival, much like the Spring Fling of the past two years, on April 16th. Each week will feature a different cultural event. See the full schedule below:

April 16 – Opening Spring Festival

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For details about this year’s Spring Festival, click here.

 

April 30 – Arabic Talk Time!

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For more information click here.

 

May 6– Arabic Cooking Class!

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Join us in a new Cook with CAC Session. For details click here.

May 7 – Arabic Jug Dance Workshop With Shadia

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To learn more about Shadia’s Arabic Dance Workshop click here.

May 15 – Screening of Salma Hayek’s Film “The Prophet” by Jibran Khalil Jibran

Find out more about this film screening here!