 Turkey,
Iraq, Israel/Palestine and Iran
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"Words",
a poem on Iraq — Salah Al-Hamdani in Words
Without Borders
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"Zionism
and Other Marginal Thoughts"— Gilad Atzmon
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"The
Great Satan vs. The Axis of Evil" Books, philosophy and
politics on Iran — Martin Wollacott in the Guardian |
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Center
News
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New
Faces on Levantine's Board and Advisory Board, Plus Cultural
Ambassadors
A long-time activist with Levantine
Cultural Center and local/international humanitarian organizations,
Noora Elkoussy has become our youngest board member ever, while
educator Mehnaz-Mona Afridi joins the Advisory Board. Plus profiles
of cultural ambassadors Ahmed Ahmed and Maz Jobrani. Read
article. |
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Satire
& Opinion
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Interview with
Graphic Novelist
Marjane Satrapi
New profile of the "Princess
of Darkness"
in the Independent
"Marjane Satrapi is an Iranian exile and
a former punk and drug dealer. She's also becoming
the world's most important graphic novelist, whose
blackly comic autobiographical work is changing
our view of everyday life in Iran."
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Titles
We Recommend Because They're Good For You
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Sadder
Than Water
One of the Levant's major
poets in a new bilingual,
Arabic-English edition
from
Ibis Editions
[watch for review in our
November newsletter]
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Levantine
Center
We Dig Activists!
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Participate,
get active, volunteeer...Join as a new member—Levantine
Center needs your support. Click
below or add your voice to ours the old-fashioned way!
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Gate
of the Sun
contemporary Mideast fiction
by Elias
Khoury
Order a copy from us for $25 including shipping. Call
310.559.5544.
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October's
Main Attractions
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Oct 26, 4 pm
On Oct. 26 Levantine Cultural Center, UCLA's Center
for Near Eastern Studies and the UCLA Dept. of Comp Lit,
with support from L.A. Jews for Peace and Women in Black-LA
present Rashid Khalidi on Palestine.
The Edward Said Chair in Arab Studies at Columbia, and is
a widely-known scholar on Middle East history and politics,
Rashid Khalidi's new book is The Iron Cage, the Story
of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood, in a moderated
discussion with UCLA historians Gabi Piterberg and Aamir
Mufti at UCLA's Faculty Center.
Visit the Rashid
Khalidi page for complete information.
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October
21 • Worldbeat Concert
26 • Rashid Khalidi in L.A.
27 • Sultans of Satire 8
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November
11
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North African Fusion
24 • Sultans of Satire 9
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December
10
• Levantine 5th Anniversary Grand Gala Benefit Show
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