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The
Butterfly's Burden by Mahmoud Darwish
— Reviewed by Fiona Sampson in The Guardian
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The Key to Memory:
An Interview with Elias Khoury — By Brian Hanrahan
in OpenDemocracy
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Visa: Passport
to the Levant or Pop Fizzle? — Concert Blog by Parker
McPhinney
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Center
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Satire
& Opinion
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Algerian-born
Khalil Bendib is a Berkeley, CA-based award-winning cartoonist
published in numerous small and mid-sized newspapers across
the USA. Bio.
His new book, Mission
Accomplished, is out (Interlink 2007).
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Titles
We Recommend Because They're Good For You
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The
Dream of the Poem
Peter Cole, author of The Dream of the Poem and
MacArthur-Award winning translator from Arabic and Hebrew,
Speaks at Levantine Cultural Center on March 9, 3 pm—save
the date!
And discover great books from Peter Cole's own publishing
company, Ibis Editions, such as Baghdad, Yesterday
by Sasson Soomekh:
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And
now when you buy books, movies or music through
an Amazon link on our site, you help support the
public programs and community services provided
by Levantine Cultural Center! Thank you!
Levantine Center
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get active, volunteeer...Join as a new member—Levantine
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We
have numerous
volunteer
opportunities
for anyone interested in Mideast cultures, whether you'd like
to work on program management, fundraising, membership or
just volunteering at events!
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Exile's
Poet
A
new book of critical essays on poet Mahmoud Darwish from Interlink,
edited by Hala Kh. Nassar and Najat Rahman.
Also
from Interlink: We
Begin Here, Poems for Palestine and Lebanon, edited
by Kamal Boullata &
Kathy Engel.
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March
2008's Main Attractions
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March 9, 3 pm
Levantine Cultural Center presents an afternoon seminar with
poet, translator and MacArthur Fellow Peter Cole, who will
take us on a tour of Arabic and Hebrew poetry, from Al-Andalus
to contemporary Israel and Palestine. Tix $25, $20. Read
more.
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March 19, 6pm
A
group of conflict mediation specialists, united under the
aegis of Mediators
Beyond Borders, will examine the dramatic challenges
faced by Israelis and Palestinians in transforming their
disputes, on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 6-9 pm at the Beverly
Hills Library Auditorium, 444 N. Rexford Dr., Beverly Hills
CA 90210. Mediator Ken Cloke, Dorit Cypis and Joumana Silyan-Saba,
who is a Policy Advisor to City of Los Angeles Human Relations
Commission, will present a critical unwinding of the film
"To Die in Jerusalem"and guide discussions with
the audience to imagine what successful reconciliation could
look like in the Middle East.
Reservations are suggested and a donation of $20 to benefit
Mediators Beyond Borders is requested: 310.657.5511. More
info.
Discover
the New Levantine Arts & Education Series!
• Peter Cole Poetry Tour at Pacific Arts
Center, March 9
• Foreign Exchanges with Mediators Beyond
Borders, March 19
• The
Languge & Beauty of Arabic Music, April
6
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A Multidisciplinary Tour of Kurdish Culture,
April 13
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March
9 • Peter Cole on Poetry
19 • Foreign Exchanges
22 • The Art of Resistance
26 • Sultans of Satire
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• Artists for Baghdad
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April
3 • "Encounter Point"
5 • New Arabic Classes
6 • Arabic Music Seminar
11 • Tony Khalife Concert
13 • Kurdish Culture
30 • Sultans of Satire
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May
TBA
• Lebanon Conference
TBA • Arab American Poetry
28 • Sultans of Satire
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