Levantine Cultural Center in Los Angeles is a contemporary cultural arts center for the Middle East and North Africa. Our mission is to present literary, performing and visual arts programs to diverse audiences, in the context of dialogue and discovery. Our activities seek to inform both the general public and the media about the Arab/Muslim world not through the lens of conflict and war, but through its wealth of culture, history, creative production and intellectual achievement.
Time's June 29th, 2009 coverWe have all been following the extraordinary events in Iran with rapt attention, and we are all keen to show our support for the people of Iran in the most visible manner possible. It has become clear that the protracted conflict between voters and the regime will continue and no one knows the outcome. However, the people of Iran need to know that the world is watching.