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Editor — Jordan Elgrably
• Contributing Editor — Joseph
Hammond
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Contributing Writers — Naif Al-Mutawa, Nile El-Wardani,
Adina Hoffman, Laila Lalami, Mark LeVine, Babak Nahid,
Jeff Warner.
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Monthly
Middle East Arts Newsletter Seeks Contributors
We are seeking new contributors to submit:
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Feature
articles and reviews, 500-1,200 words, covering Middle
Eastern/North African arts, cultures, ideas and news.
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Personal
essays and creative-nonfiction of up to 2,000 words
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Opinion
pieces, 650-1,200 words
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Interviews,
750-1,500 words
Please query
the editor first with a brief cover letter outlining your
proposal. Previously-published submissions will be considered,
although emphasis is given to original content.
All work must be submitted as a Word doc, double-spaced,
with the author's complete contact information at the
top and a short bio at the conclusion of the piece.
The opinions expressed in the Levantine Newsletter do
not necessarily reflect the policies of Levantine Cultural
Center's Board of Directors and are the sole responsibility
of their author.
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February
2008's Main Attractions
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Feb 6, 8 pm
Levantine Cultural Center presents an evening of storytelling,
with a special performance by Noa Baum on Israeli and Palestinian
women. Cosponsored by the Craft and Folk Art Museum, Temple
Beth Am and the Salaam-Shalom Educational Foundation. Tix
$15, $10. Read
more.
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Feb 9, 9 pm
For
a night of global grooves featuring Naked Rhythm, MC Rai
and a special appearance by Leela
with the Salomejihad Bellydance Troupe,
head over to the Temple Bar in Santa Monica.
The
MC Rai band performs a night of eclectic world beat, North
Africa fusion with various nuances from Rachid Taha to Dr.
Dré.
Naked
Rythm—performing with special guest musicians and dancers—is
Middle Eastern and Indian world dance/trance fusion.
Visit the Feb.
9 concert page for complete information and to get advance
tix, just $12.
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Discover the New Levantine Seminar
Series!
• Jewish-Muslim Relations by Mehnaz Afridi,
Feb. 24
• Arab-Hebrew Poetry by Peter Cole, March
9
• Iran/America
- A Human Face, March 12
• Foreign
Exchanges: A Mirror Reflection of You, March 19
• The Languge
& Beauty of Arabic Music, March 23 |
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Feb
6 • A Land Twice Promised
9 • Global Grooves Cabaret
16 • VISA concert
24 • Jewish-Muslim Relations
26 • Sultans of Satire
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March
9 • Seminar by Peter Cole
12 • Iran-America Seminar
19 • Foreign Exchanges Seminar
23 • Arabic Music Seminar
29 • Mutanabbbi Street Memorial
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April
TBA
• Lebanon Conference
TBA • Kurdish Culture Seminar
TBA • Middle East Concert
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