Howcast's "Party Builders" heats up at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival

Last week, Howcast’s “Party Builders” took viewers behind-the-scenes of Lingerie New York. Tune-in Wednesday, March 2, as “Party Builders” travels to Qatar to provide an exclusive look into the production of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival, a unique combination of Bollywood and Hollywood set to transform the future of independent film-making.

Follow the crew as they orchestrate the placement of 7,000 lights, twenty-foot generators and the construction of an open-air theater that’s large enough to house an A380 Airbus – all in the midst of 124-degree heat.

Watch firsthand as Howcast elevates the how-to genre through the high-quality “Party Builders” Web series at www.youtube.com/partybuilders with new episodes following each week.

Scorched: Discussion, Dessert, Discount!

The Silk Road Theatre Project's production of Scorched has gotten such rave reviews, they are extending the run! Closing night is now Sunday, November 21.  

 

Attend the play on Thursday, November 4 for the special "Advisory Council Night" and stay for sweets and a Q&A hosted by Artistic Director Jamil Khoury and Council Member Roxane Assaf.

 

The Silk Road Theatre Company frequently features playwrights and themes from the Middle East, and this dramatic play is set against the backdrop of the civil war in Lebanon.  

 

Use the coupon code "ARAB" for a 20% discount when purchasing.  

 

ORDER HERE: http://www.srtp.org/productions.html

An iftar “dinner & a movie” at the Arab American National Museum!

All are welcome to break the daily fast of Ramadan with a festive meal in the AANM’s dramatic Community Courtyard and a screening of the multiple award-winning 2008 film Lemon Tree. 6 p.m. Thursday, September 2 Tickets $30; AANM Members pay just $25  Click HERE to purchase. Iftar Menu: Hummus; fattoush; stuffed lamb with rice and nuts; a chicken or vegetarian option; the special Ramadan dessert known as rose cheeks; and beverages. Lemon Tree: Written, directed and produced by Eran Riklis and starring Hiam Abbass, Ali Suliman, Rona Lipaz and Doron Tavory, Lemon Tree is the story of a Palestinian widow who must defend her lemon grove when the Israeli defense minister becomes her new neighbor. Honored with awards at Berlin International Film Festival; Asia Pacific Screen Awards; Awards of the Israeli Film Academy; CineFan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema. To learn more about Ramadan and Islam, click HERE.

Become a Member of the Arab American National Museum You will receive the following Membership benefits: Free AANM admission plus advance notice and invitations to upcoming events Reduced ticket prices for AANM events 10% discount at the Museum Store 10% discount on Museum facility rentals Free guest passes Checkout privileges in the Museum's Library & Resource Center Membership gifts are tax deductible; consult your tax advisor for details Call 313.624.0200 or click HERE to become a Museum Member.

AANM MISSION The Arab American National Museum's mission is to document, preserve, celebrate, and educate the public on the history, life, culture and contributions of Arab Americans. We serve as a resource to enhance knowledge and understanding about Arab Americans and their presence in this country.

You're Invited: Father's Day Hefleh

L'Orchestre Chabab Al Andalous playing at Chicago Arabesque

The Chicago Commission on Human Relations Advisory Council on Arab Affairs

presents

Chicago Arabesque 2010

4^th annual Arab festival in Chicago

featuring

L’Orchestre Chabab Al Andalous

10-piece orchestra coming from Morocco for Chicago Arabesque 2010

playing classical Spanish-inflected Moroccan music

Catch Chabab Al Andalous before the Chicago Arabesque festival:

 

Old Town School of Folk Music 16 & 17 June

http://www.oldtownschool.org/concerts/2010/6/16_orchestre.html

 

Inner-City Muslim Action Network’s Takin’ It to the Streets festival Sat. 19 June

http://www.streets2010.com

Chicago Arabesque is a non-religious, non-political festival promoting
public awareness, understanding and appreciation of the rich cultural heritage of the
Arab World. Representing more than twenty Arab countries, the fest seeks to
introduce Americans to the rich diversity of the Arab World through workshops,
calligraphy, artisan demonstrations, activity booths, Arab cuisine and a souq (bazaar).
There will also be daily performances of Arab music and dance.
Children will enjoy storytellers, magicians and games.
Festival planners expect an audience of approximately 50,000 diverse Chicagoans and
guests. Visitors will enjoy educational and commercial booths showcasing culture and
products from Arab countries presented by Arab-owned enterprises and entities

 

Palestine: What Aren't We Hearing and How is Peace and Possible?

MONDAY, April 26^th @ 6 PM

Southern Illinois University

Student Center, Video Lounge

Carbondale, IL
SIUC is at 1255 Lincoln Dr. Keynote speech for a week-long of series of Middle Eastern Films/events being showcased and discussed by History Department faculty. The week is part of Asian American Heritage Month, sponsored by Student Development-Multicultural Programs & Services, Campus Habitat, Chinese Student and Scholar Assn., Graduate and Professional Student Council, Hispanic Student Council, Indian Student Assn., Japanese Student Assn, Kendo Club, Malaysian Student Assn. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, School of Music, Shikendo Club, Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority, SIUC Student Center-Craft Shop, Student Fine Arts Activity Fee Committee, Taiwanese Student Assn. Underground Arts, United Asian American Council

THURSDAY, April 30^th @ 6:30 PM

Indiana University - Purdue

CE 278, 420 University Blvd

Indianapolis, IN
Sponsor is IUPUI Council for Strategic and International Affairs (CSIA)

Anna Baltzer, Jewish American award-winning speaker, author, former Fulbright scholar, granddaughter of Holocaust refugees, and recent guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, is coming to town with her acclaimed presentation about the conflict and what you can do to bring peace and justice to Israel/Palestine.

Baltzer has lived and worked part-time in the Middle East for more than 7 years. She has appeared on television more than 200 times and lectured at more than 400 universities, schools, churches, mosques, synagogues, think tanks, and other policy institutes around the world with her book, Witness in Palestine. In 2009, Baltzer received the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee’s Rachel Corrie Peace & Justice Award and a Certificate of Commendation from the Governor of Wisconsin for her commitment to a justice in the Holy Land. She is a contributor to four upcoming books on the subject and serves on the Middle East committee of the Women's International League for Peace & Freedom and the Board of Directors of The Research Journalism Institute, Grassroots Jerusalem, and NewPolicy.org. For more information about Baltzer's work, visit www.AnnaInTheMiddleEast.com

Watch Baltzer’s interview on the Daily Show alongside Palestinian presidential candidate and nonviolence leader:

Part 1: www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-october-28-2009/exclusive---anna-baltzer---mustafa-barghouti-extended-interview-pt--1  

Part 2: www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-october-28-2009/exclusive---anna-baltzer---mustafa-barghouti-extended-interview-pt--2

Following her presentation, Baltzer will be selling and signing copies of her book: Witness in Palestine: A Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories. 

Testimonials: 

“Baltzer sheds light on the important political, historical, and emotional complexities of the challenges facing Israel and Palestine.”            

--Jim Doyle, Governor of Wisconsin

“Even those who are familiar with the grim reality of the occupied territories will quickly be drawn into a world they had barely imagined by these vivid, searingly honest, intensely acute portrayals.”                           

--Noam Chomsky, Professor Emeritus & Middle East Specialist

For more information, visit www.AnnaInTheMiddleEast.com/presentations

‘American Radical’ Norman Finkelstein to give public lecture at Beloit College on April 12

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Hailed as a courageous scholar and truth teller by some and denounced as a Jewish “anti-Semite” by others, Norman Finkelstein is easily described as a polarizing figure who writes and speaks openly and often about his views regarding one of the world's most debated conflicts. This internationally recognized Jewish-American scholar on the Israel-Palestine conflict will discuss his views and his latest book “This Time We Went Too Far: Truth and Consequences of the Gaza Invasion” in a public lecture at Beloit College, in Wisconsin, on Monday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the atrium of the Center for the Sciences.

The appearance is being sponsored by the Beloit College Political Science Department, the Peace & Justice Club, MUN Club, International Club, Pagan Fellowship, and The Office of Intercultural Affairs. A Q&A session will follow Dr. Finkelstein’s presentation. Seats will be available on a first come, first served basis.

A documentary about Finkelstein titled “American Radical: Trials of Norman Finkelstein” (see trailer) is currently on the screening circuit and will play in Chicago on April 24 at the Chicago Palestine Film Festival. Avi Shlaim, an Arab-Israeli Historian and professor of international relations at Oxford, has called Finkelstein a “very able, very erudite and original scholar who has made an important contribution to the study of Zionism, to the study of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and, in particular, to the study of American attitudes towards Israel and towards the Middle East."

Finkelstein, who earned his Ph.D. in politics at Princeton University, is the son of Holocaust survivors and is the author of several books including “Beyond Chutzpah: On the misuse of anti-Semitism and the abuse of history” (University of California Press, 2005). A more complete biography is available on his Web site.