CAC will be offering a specialized, intensive three-week dialectical Arabic course starting June 2nd, 2012. The class will be held each Saturday and Sunday from 10am-1pm until June 16th, 2012, totaling 18 full hours of instruction. This class will focus on both the Egyptian and Levant dialect, which is spoken in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Palestine.
The course will serve to bridge the gap between modern standard Arabic and ‘amiyya (colloquial), and will be taught by our very own Nezha Almahi – LeBrasseur, who herself specializes in teaching various Arabic dialects.
We request students have at least two semesters of university-level Arabic.
Dates: June 2nd- June 16th Time: Saturdays and Sundays, 10am-1pm Instructor: Nezha Almahi – LeBrasseur Tuition: $400 Location: Center for Arabic Culture located at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, 6B, Somerville, MA
Simon Shaheen with his Berklee College of Music Ensemble
Mothers give us…
…endless love, laughter, and dreams. They help us grow and reach our fullest potential. In honor of all our mothers, the Center of Arabic Culture (CAC) is pleased to invite you to a Mother’s Day Concert. Honor any mother with a donation to CAC and show her your love for her by attending CAC’s Mother’s Day Concert with Simon Shaheen.
Simon Shaheen is one of the most significant Arab musicians, composers, and performers of his generation. His work incorporates and reflects a legacy of Arabic music, while it forges ahead to new frontiers, embracing many different styles in the process. His soaring technique, melodic ingenuity, and unparalleled grace have earned him international acclaim as a virtuoso on the ‘our and violin.
Saturday, May 12 at 8pm
Wong Auditorium, Tang Center at MIT
70 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA
RSVP to info@cacboston.org or call 877.222.9740 x. 701
Open to the public. Donations appreciated. Seating is first come, fist serve.
You’re invited to CAC’s Arabic Sunday School Open House on May 20th at 3:30pm.
We will be accepting new registrations and repeat registrations for next year. To reserve your spot for next year, a deposit of $50 is required. Details below:
Date & Time:May 20th, 2010 at 3:30pm
Location:Mt. Ida College, 777 Dedham Street, Newton, MA @ Ricker Hall, 2nd floor. Click here for directions.
Help CAC by spreading the word to friends and family who are interested in Arabic classes! To learn more about our Arabic Sunday School, click here.
We will be accepting new and repeat registration for the 2012-2013 school year. We accept students 5 years of age and up (including Adults!).
Our 2012 – 2013 school year consists of two semesters:
Fall semester, begins September 9th, 2012 and ends January 27, 2013.
Spring semester, begins February 3, 2013 and ends June 9, 2013.
Tuition: $400/student per semester or $750/student if full annual tuition is paid on or before September 1, 2012
Adult Education Tuition: $475/ student per semester or $900/student if full annual tuition is paid on or before September 1, 2012
*Please note a late fee of $50 will be applied to any tuition still owed after the first class
Our Arabic Sunday school focuses on both academic empowerment and cultural enrichment activities. Teachers are highly qualified and are committed to providing a stimulating curriculum to empower students, through education, to develop knowledge and pride in the Arabic language and culture.
Classes are held at Mt. Ida College in Newton from 1:30-3:00 and from 3:30-5:00 on Sundays. Click here for CAC’s 2012-2013 school calendar.
Students already enrolled have guaranteed spots for their continued education. However, they need to fill out a new application form for each new school year. Click, here: Registration-form.
Mt. Ida College
777 Dedham Street
Ricker Hall, 2nd floor
Newton, MA
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For directions and parking information, see directions.
Lebanese Master Marcel Khalifé will perform the prophetic poems of the Arab World’s most renowned and beloved poet, Mahmoud Darwish, in tribute to the Arab Spring.
The poetry of Mahmoud Darwish (www.mahmouddarwish.com), the melodies of Marcel Khalife (www.marcelkhalife.com), resonating across the Arab world from the Middle East to North Africa, resounding above the din of conflict and poverty, singing instead of the shade of grapevines, the bright eyes of loved ones, the heartache of divisions and decline that could be healed, love that could be returned.
Marcel Khalifé, Lebanese master of the oud (Arabic lute), evokes this world, honoring the spirit of his late friend and associate Mahmoud Darwish a strikingly original Palestinian poet born in Palestine whose poetry has been translated to more than 25 languages worldwide and extensively published in the US. Khalifé’s new concert program, In the Presence of Absence: An Homage to Mahmoud Darwish, revisits and re-imagines the ties that bound these two powerful advocates of Arab culture, one that weaves the rich complexities of its great history, the diversity of its cultures with the humanity and longing of today and deeply expressed by the dawn of the current monumental Arab spring sweeping the Arab world.
Friday, April 6, 2012
6 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
The Ballroom at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Boston
Tickets are on sale now through the following website: http://proximate.ly/mit_aso_science_and_technology_awards_banquet
Regular tickets $50
Student tickets $25 (limited quantity)
Ticket prices will go up to $75 on Monday, April 2 so buy your tickets now!
Business attire is suggested.
The MIT Arab Students’ Organization Science and Technology Achievement Awards, or simply, “MIT-ASO SciTech Awards,” was initiated in 2003 to honor the achievements of Arabs, and Arab-Amercians, in U.S. institutions, who have had significant contributions in the fields of science and technology. The SciTech Awards are divided to four main categories: the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Young Professional Award, the Graduate Student Award, and the Undergraduate Student Award, in which the winners are selected by a selection committee of four MIT Arab and Arab-American professors who come from different science and technology related backgrounds. The Arab Students’ Organization at MIT established the institution of these awards in hope of fostering a bold new vision of a scientifically inquisitive, technologically pioneering and knowledge empowered, Arab American community. The awards banquet links different generations of Arab and Arab-American science and technology specialists and presents a valuable opportunity for Arab and Arab-American students to interact with accomplished professionals from the community.
Spring into CAC with our Arabic language, music and art classes. Classes will begin the week of April 21st.
All classes are 6-week long courses and are held at the Center for Arabic Culture located at the Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave, B6, Somerville, MA 02143. Click below for further course information.
The touch of the hand on the piano is the purest expression of the soul … Is it possible to create music compiled between melody based on the oldest music notation in the world, discovered in the ancient city of Ugarit, Syria dating back to 3400 B.C. and modern classical tunes? Yes, of course … when the creator is Malek Jandali!
Born in Germany to Syrian parents in 1972, he started his piano studies at the Jugendmusikschule, then at the Arab Conservatory of Music and the High Institute of Music in Damascus with Vladimir Zaritski and Victor Bunin from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. As a young child, Malek enjoyed all forms of art and at the age of 9 he appeared in his first public piano recital in his home town of Homs. Having studied classical piano from an early age, and despite his enthusiasm for the compositions of JS Bach, Beethoven and Rachmaninoff, he soon began displaying a gift of improvisation.
In 1995 he received a full scholarship to the United States to pursue advanced studies in music at the North Carolina School of the Arts with Eric Larsen. Active as a performer for many years, he decided to shift his attention to composition after graduating with a BA in music from Queens University. During his studies there under Paul Nitsch, he received numerous prizes including the Stegner Foundation for the Arts Fellowship and the 1997 Outstanding Musical Performer Award. He studied composition and orchestration with Eddie Horst, Harry Bulow, Lawrence Dillon and Richard Prior. In 2004, he completed his Master Degree from the University of North Carolina.
In the recording studio he has created an eclectic body of compositions. Malek has a deep interest in writing music for dramatic purposes and has often drawn upon visual images for musical inspiration. His compositions range from solo instrumental pieces to large ensemble and orchestral works. His music is dynamic, energetic and powerful, combining orchestra with piano and Arabic modes and melodies.
6:30 p.m. Admission for Dinner Table Seating
7:30 p.m. Admission for Balcony Seating
Tickets for Dinner and Concert can be obtained by calling 781-632-4492 or by email at zatassi@yahoo.com
**Balcony Seating:
**Dinner tickets are not available from Mechanics Hall; Only Balcony Seating is available at the Mechanics Hall Box Office.
Tickets purchased after March 16th will be held at will call.
Last day to order tickets online: Friday, March 30th.
Mechanics Hall Box Office is open Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
508-752-0888 or 508-752-5608.
Balcony Seats do not have elevator access. If you have specific seating requirements, contact the Mechanics Hall Box Office Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 508-752-0888 or 508-752-5608.
One of two foreign doctors allowed into Gaza during Operation Cast Lead who recently re-visted Gaza
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 6:00 PM Harvard University Law School, Austin West
Dr. Mads Gilbert is a Norwegian doctor and specialist in anesthesiology. He is the co-author, with his colleague Erik Fosse, of Eyes in Gaza, a harrowing account of their experiences in al-Shifa Hospital during Israel’s deadly assault on Gaza in December 2008-January 2009.
For a time, they were not just the only western doctors in Gaza, but among the handful of western witnesses to Operation Cast Lead. Dr. Gilbert’s testimonies were broadcast worldwide on ABC, BBC, CBS, CNN and more.
In addition to his research and practice at Tromsø University Hospital in Norway, Dr. Gilbert co-founded NORWAC, a Norwegian-Palestinian aid organization. He worked in an underground Palestinian refugee camp hospital in Beirut during the 1982 Israeli invasion and bombardment of Lebanon.
Dr. Gilbert recently returned from Gaza and will give updates on the current situation.
THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Sponsors: Harvard College Palestine Solidarity Committee, the Gaza Mental Health Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Gilbert’s US tour has been made possible by the Carol Chomsky Memorial Fund (www.ChomskyFund.org).
