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October Film Screening

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The Center for Arabic Culture &
The Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT
Present
Creative Dissent Exhibit Film Screening of

October Film

A Documentary by Lillie Paquiett

Going beyond the headlines, this story—filmed in the fourteen months leading up to the Revolution— highlights the years of mounting resentment against the ruling regime. Filmmaker Lillie Paquette follows key opposition figures and young democracy activists as they struggle against extraordinary odds to remove an uncompromising US-backed authoritarian regime determined to stay in power.

Date: Friday October 30, 2015

Time: 6:30 pm

Location: Center for Arabic Culture

191 Highland Av. Suit 6B. Somerville, MA 02143

Free and Open to the Public

Followed by an Open Discussion with director Lillie Paquette

We Are Egypt – The Story Behind the Revolution

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We Are Egypt

Three years after Egyptians toppled Mubarak and changed the course of history for their country and region, the struggle for democracy continues in Egypt.

To mark the 3rd anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution, The MIT Egyptian Student Association and the Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT are hosting the following screening of the documentary:

“We Are Egypt – The Story Behind the Revolution”

Tuesday, February 11
5:00 – 8:30 pm
Wong Auditorium, MIT

Please RSVP at:

https://www.facebook.com/events/616829601704145/

This event is partially sponsored by The Office of Multicultural Programs/Student Activities at MIT

EVENT PROGRAM:

  • 5:00 PM – Reception in Ting Foyer (serving Egyptian finger foods)
  • 5:45 PM – Screening of the film in Wong Auditorium
  • 7:30 PM – Panel discussion featuring:

MODERATOR:
– Nasser Rabbat,
Aga Khan Professor and the Director of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT

PANELISTS:
– Soha Bayoumi,
Lecturer, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University- Mohammed Helal,
Doctor of Juridical Science Candidate, Harvard Law School
Second Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egypt. (On Study Leave)- Adel Iskander,
Fellow at the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University and co-editor of Jadaliyya
– Lillie Paquette,
Director, We are Egypt