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This Month in Levantine Review
- Feb 5 2013 - 1:06pm
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Editor's Picks
- "The Arab Revolution is a Cultural Revolution"—Qantara.de
View>> - Musicians and compowers battle censors in Iran—PRI's The World
View>> - Why Do They Hate Us? (Women)—Mona Eltahawy, Foreign Policy
View>> - See What's Going on Inside Syria with Syria Deeply
View>> - Mohsen Namjoo, Iranian musical innovator—Qantara
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- "The Arab Revolution is a Cultural Revolution"—Qantara.de
Favorites & Recommendations
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Printer-friendly versionTurkey Rocks, from East to West with Kutsal & Twenty7
posted January 24, 2013 - 1:48pm by EditorRock, metal, heavy metal, hip hop, jazz and blues are all-American music originals, but they are genres that are constantly being challenged and reinvented by swingers in the Middle East—by singer-songwriters and musicians who are both natively Middle Eastern but strongly western in their tastes and travels. Turkey spans the European and Asian continents and is a bridge culture between east and west. Kutsal is an Istanbul, Turkey born-and-educated rocker with four recordings to her credit, and Band Twenty7 is a top indie band; both Kutsal and Twenty7 rock the house singing in both English and Turkish. This is one in a new series, "The Middle East Rocks," and is a collaboration between the Levantine Cultural Center and The Mint—LevantineMint. Tickets are $12 or $15 at the door, available now online.
Jack G. Shaheen remembers 40 years of deconstrcting Arab sterotypes
posted December 10, 2012 - 2:35pm by Kameron
Deconstructing stereotypes: Jack G. Shaheen remembers 40 years
of commitment to positive Arab and US
understanding in evening lecture
[Monday December 10, 2012] On Wednesday December 19th, The Levantine Cultural Center presents honored media critic and film scholar Dr. Jack G. Shaheen in an intimate discussion and forum on misleading stereotypes based on Hollywood's negative portrayal of Arabs. Shaheen will be discussing his life-long commitment to illuminate social justice, with insights into the highs and lows of his 40-year quest, including his mission to reveal and terminate these damaging Arab and Muslim stigmas.
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Senem Diyici/Mavi Yol 4tet Live in Concert
posted June 1, 2012 - 5:29pm by EditorLevantine recommends the SEE Fest, May 3-7
posted April 26, 2012 - 4:53pm by EditorLevantine Cultural Center recommends the South East European Film Festival in Los Angeles, now in its 7th year.
Dances of the Silk Road Workshop With Afghanistan Focus by Miriam Peretz
posted January 7, 2010 - 1:46pm by Editor
Miriam Peretz Silk Road-Afghan Dance WorkshopDon't miss this exclusive dance workshop taught by the much-lauded San Francisco-based dancer and choreographer, Miriam Peretz.The Silk Road was a historic trading route stretching 7,000 miles across Central Asia from the China Sea in the east to the Mediterranean in the west. Some of the countries include- Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, and Turkey.
This workshop will give small samples of various Central Asian dance styles, with a main focus on Afghan dance. The workshop will give special attention to the art of spinning (central to all Central Asian dance forms,) and teach Afghan dance vocabulary culminating in a short dance. We will also learn the attan—the national folk dance of Afghanistan, danced at almost all celebrations and rites of passage.
Miriam Peretz is an internationally acclaimed performing artist and instructor specializing in dances from the Silk Road and the Middle East.
Frame Drum Survey Workshop with Rowan Storm
posted August 28, 2009 - 12:38pm by Editor
Rowan Storm Daf/Frame Drum WorkshopRowan Storm, master of Middle East percussion and vocalist who has performed with a wide range of world music stars, including Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Naser Musa and Souhail Kaspar, will offer a rare Los Angeles workshop on "Essential Frame Drum Method: an Introductory Survey of Middle Eastern Frame Drums."
This workshop is for new and experienced drummers, but note that no previous experience is necessary.
A Vivid History of Islam for all to Uncover
posted March 2, 2009 - 1:45pm by rjholbert10899 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Info 310.443.7000
Christopher Caldwell on "What is the West's Problem with Islam?"
Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam and the West: your purchase benefits LCC programming Europe has received a wave of immigration from the global south in recent decades, similar in scope to the US-but very different in its results. Many immigrant and second-generation communities have astronomical unemployment rates and a thin connection to European identity. Some have produced terrorists. The problems are particularly severe among newcomers from the Muslim world.
If Europe has an Islam problem, whose fault is it? Is Islamic belief and culture incompatible with Western institutions? Or is there such a thing as "Islamophobia," poisoning immigrants' efforts to integrate on European terms?
Christopher Caldwell, who writes for the Financial Times, The New York Times Magazine and The Weekly Standard, visits Zócalo to talk about themes from his upcoming book, Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam and the West.
