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MUQTATAFAT Book Signing- Arab Cartoonists Book

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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!

CAC 3rd Annual Arabic Culture Festival Marking CAC 10th Anniversary- April 16th

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This Year CAC will be Celebrating its 10th Anniversary and the Arabic Culture for an Entire Month,
from April 16 – May 15.

 

The month will premier with a festival on April 16th at 2:00 pm

Join and Celebrate with Us!

 

April 16th Festival details are below; For the full month schedule, click here!

 Click Here to Purchase your Tickets Online Now!

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Purchase your Tickets Online Now!

 

Main Performance: Egyptian Celebration Company

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Arabic Talk Time

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Join us and practice your Arabic! and Enjoy Delicious Middle Eastern Food!

Would you like to be in an environment where you can practice your Arabic, learn about Arabic and listen to native Arabic speakers? Then join us at Arabic Talk time! It is free and open to the public!

 

Date: April 30, 2016

Time: 12:00 – 2:00 pm

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

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CAC Cooking Class! New Middle Eastern Appetizers/ Dips

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Celebrate 2016 Arabic Cultural Month with us at a Cooking Class!

All What you can make New Arabic Appetizers/ Dips of Chick Peas, Fava Beans and Lentils!

The CAC is teaming up with Union Kitchen, culinary incubator, to present this cooking class series.

Join the New Cook with CAC session at Union Kitchen on May 6! Enjoy home-style Arabic authentic cooking you cannot find at any culinary school. Learn to cook All what you can make Arabic Appetizers/ dips of Chick Peas, Fava Beans & Lentils!! Great dish for Vegetarians and Vegans!

Are you bored of the same old dips!! Come and learn new ones!!

Can be prepared for all events and holidays. It is a hands on Class! Learn and Dine!

Class will give great information about the cultural background of Middle Eastern cooking, followed by hands-on preparation for the recipe, and finally, eating and celebrating the sweet taste of success! For more information, visit: www.cacboston.org

Click Here to Register

Date: Friday May 6, 2016

Time: 6:15 – 9:00 pm

Location: Union Kitchen – 121 Washington St, Somerville, MA 02143

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Arabic Jug Dance Workshop with Shadia

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The Art of Jug Balancing and Dance is a very ancient tradition especially in the Near East where the pottery wheel was invented in Mesopotamia and pottery craft exploded! Women walking miles and balancing the daily food and water needs for their families began naturally dancing with them balanced on their heads! This tradition is  alive and well and will be taught by Shadia who has been performing and teaching the art of jug balance since 1980!

The workshop will start with the technique  of balancing and then move on to the wonderful folkloric movements touching on styles from the Levant, Egypt and Tunisia.

Jugs will be supplied by Shadia and may also be purchased. Wear a non slippery scarf and slipper and form fitting dance wear.

Class is limited to 20 so please register early to reserve your place.

Date: May 7

Time: 12:00 – 2:00 pm

Registration Fee: $40/ person

Location: CAC Headquarters. 191 highland Av. Suite 6B. Somerville, MA.

To Register Click Here

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About Shadia

SHADIA has enjoyed a celebrated 40-year career teaching and performing dance in professional settings throughout the United States, Canada, South and Central America. Shadia’s popularity with diverse audiences of Middle Eastern descent comes from her strong foundation and expertise in both folkloric and classical training.

Classical Middle Eastern dance predates ballet and other modern dance forms and has its own distinct form and disciplines. It has been her lifelong mission to keep Belly Dance, or Raks Sharqi as the women’s solo dance is called, Oriental in form. Her classes present a valuable opportunity to study with an internationally beloved artist. Be sure to also explore her recently expanded online boutique, Shadiacostumedesign.com.

 

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