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Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here, A Memorial Reading

posted March 11, 2010 - 10:26am by Editor
Date/Time: 
Mar 24 2010 7:15pm - 9:00pm
Price: 
Free to the public, donations welcome, books available for purchase
Where: 
Marymount Institute for Faith, Culture and the Arts
Loyola Marymount University
University Hall, 3rd Floor
Los AngelesCA 90045
The Third Area presents "Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here, a Memorial Reading" as part of LA of the Land 2010: Transnational City:

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Novelist Micheline Aharonian Marcom Speaks in Orange

posted March 1, 2010 - 4:34pm by Editor
Date/Time: 
Mar 22 2010 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Price: 
Free to the public
Where: 
Chapman University
John Fowles Center for Creative Writing
Leatherby Library, 2nd Floor
333 N. Glassell St.
Orange CA 92866

Micheline Aharonian MarcomMicheline Aharonian MarcomMicheline Aharonian Marcom, Acclaimed Lebanese Armenian American Novelist, Speaks at Chapma
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The History, Politics & Future of Arab Jews with Rachel Shabi

posted February 26, 2010 - 8:40am by Editor
Date/Time: 
Mar 10 2010 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Price: 
Free to the public, donations or book purchase suggested. Doors open at 7 pm.
Where: 
Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90035
street parking and in the underground lot
at the CVS across the street (until 10 pm only)


Arabs Jews, a Critical PresentationArabs Jews, a Critical PresentationVisiting Author Rachel Shabi Presents Her Book We Look Like the Enemy: the Hidden Story of Israel's Jews of Arab Lands

Jordan Elgrably introduces the evening with personal stories and a visual presentation.

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"Niloofar", Director's Screening in New Voices Series

posted February 25, 2010 - 10:11am by Editor
Date/Time: 
Mar 18 2010 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Price: 
$12 general, $10 Levantine members & students, includes Q/A and reception
Click here to buy tickets
Where: 
Levantine Cultural Center @ the Goethe-Institut Cinema
5750 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100
Los Angeles CA 90036
free parking after 6 pm
Reservations by phone: 310.657.5511
"New Voices" Film Series Screens Franco-Lebanese-Iranian Feature


"Niloofar""Niloofar"Levantine Center presents an exclusive director's screening of Niloofar, the acclaimed directorial debut by Franco-Lebanese director Sabine El Gemayel. Filmed in the Khuzestan Province of Iran, near the Iraqi border, this movie is in Persian with English subtitles (82 minutes). This is third film to screen in the New Voices in Middle Eastern Cinema series, which takes place every third Thursday of the month. A Q & A with writer/director Sabine El Gemayel will follow the screening.

Niloofar is a twelve-year-old girl whose dream is to read and write, but she lives in a village where education is only for boys. Her mother, a well-known midwife, insists that Niloofar become her apprentice. While assisting her mother during a delivery, Niloofar meets a feminist woman who undertakes to teach her in secret. Unfortunately, in exchange for a palm tree field, Niloofar's father promises her in marriage to an older man once she becomes a woman.

Horrified by this notion, Niloofar does everything in her power to postpone her first periods. Eventually, the inevitable occurs. However, Niloofar, who is determined to keep her freedom as long as possible, arranges to conceal the fact from her family for another two years until the truth can no longer be hidden. Then, rather than live in a marriage without love, Niloofar runs away with her friend. Shocked, her family considers itself dishonored and sends her step-brother to track her down.

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American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein

posted February 24, 2010 - 8:06pm by Editor
Date/Time: 
Mar 12 2010 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Price: 
$11, $8 seniors
Where: 
Laemmle Music Hall 3
9036 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills CA 90211
310.478.3836

American Radical: The Trials of Norman FinkelsteinAmerican Radical: The Trials of Norman FinkelsteinLos Angeles Theatrical Premiere, Opens at Laemmle March 12


Directed By: David Ridgen & Nicolas Rossier (Documentary | 2009 | USA | 88 minutes) In English with some Arabic language w/ English subtitles

AMERICAN RADICAL: THE TRIALS OF NORMAN FINKELSTEIN is a new feature-length documentary film from directors David Ridgen (MISSISSIPPI COLD CASE) and Nicolas Rossier (ARISTIDE AND THE ENDLESS REVOLUTION) that will have its theatrical premiere in Los Angeles at Laemmle Music Hall on Friday, March 12, 2010, where it will enjoy a week-long run.

The gala opening will feature Norman Finkelstein in person and a Q & A after the film, in an evening cosponsored by Levantine Cultural Center and L.A. Jews for Peace.

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"East/West Convergences" Exhibit Closes With Live Music and Artists

posted February 22, 2010 - 8:57am by Editor
Date/Time: 
Feb 26 2010 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Price: 
Free to the public, donations requested. Doors open at 7 pm. Open Bar.
Where: 
Inside/Outside Gallery-Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90035
corner of Stearns (one block east of Crescent Heights)
street parking and in the CVS underground lot across the street until 10 pm only.

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Race Matters: Are Middle Easterners Really White?

posted February 20, 2010 - 9:46am by Editor
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"Whitewashed: America's Invisible Middle Eastern Minority" by John Tehranian

Reviewed by Afsaneh Ashley Tabaddor

What does it mean to be "White" in America today?

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Poem: Night in Lebanon by Lory Bedikian

posted February 17, 2010 - 8:36am by Editor
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A poet remembers the civil war in Beirut without fear or euphemisms.

Nabil Kanso, "Lebanon": painted in 1983, during the civil warNabil Kanso, "Lebanon": painted in 1983, during the civil war

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Israel's Multicultural "Ajami" Contends for Best Foreign Film Oscar—in Arabic

posted January 28, 2010 - 3:03pm by Editor
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Competing with "A Prophet" and "White Ribbon," "Ajami" is the underdog

Reviewed by Jordan Elgrably

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"East/West Convergences" Exhibit Features Lebanese & Syrian Artists

posted January 18, 2010 - 1:51pm by Editor
Date/Time: 
Feb 16 2010 3:00pm - Feb 28 2010 6:00pm
Price: 
Free to the public. Regular center hours through Feb. 28, Monday-Friday,
10 am-6 pm and by appointment
Where: 
Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90035
street parking
East/West CONVERGENCES features artists from Syria and Lebanon and highlights the eloquence and interconnectedness of Arab and Western cultures. Exhibit runs through February 28, 2010.
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