Past Cultural Events

2007

May Nasr performance at the Seattle Public Library (8/3/07)
2007  Arab Festival at Seattle Center (8/4-5/07)

Co-Sponsorships:

Northwest Folklife Film Festival (2/10)
Elliott Bay Book Company Readings – Mohja Kahf (3/10)
My Name is Rachel Corrie (3/15 and 4/22)
Middle East Peace Camp Benefit Show (April 29)
Axis of Evil (6/21)
Elliott Bay Book Company Readings – Diana Abu Jaber (7/10)
Witnesses (Sabah al-Daher) (7/6-7/30)

Co-Presentations:

Calligraphy Exhibit Tour (Mamoun Sakkal) (1/6)
Calligraphy Lecture at Bellevue Art Museum (Mamoun Sakkal) (1/19)
Middle East Peace Camp (8/13-8/17)
Town Hall (Marcel Khalife and al Mayadin) (10/6)

2006

Mahfouz Tribute (12/10)

Co-Sponsorships
Arab and Iranian Film Festival (3/31-4/6)
Northwest Folklife (5/26-5/29)
Arab American Heritage Day (8/26)
Elliot Bay Book Company Readings
- Elias Khoury (4/2)
- Laila Lalami (11/4)

Co-Presentations
Seattle Repertory (9 Parts of Desire) (3/28)
Town Hall (Simon Shaheen and the Near East Music Ensemble) (3/25)
UW World Music & Theater Series (Abdullah Chhadeh) (4/29)
Seattle International Children's Festival (Fawzy al-Aiedy) (5/15-5/20)
Seattle Presents (MB Orchestra) (6/15)
UW Odegaard Library (Sabah al-Daher) (10/5- 11/15)
Copper Canyon Press (Taha Muhammad Ali) (10/7)
World Affairs Council (Dr. Rashid Khalidi) (10/12)
Fremont Public Library (Maged Zaher) (10/24)
Henry Art Gallery (Walid Raad) (11/10 - 2/4)