Event Details

Date/Time: 

Jun 23 2013 5:00pm - 9:00pm

Price: 

Free for members and a guest. Non-members, $20 at the door.

Where: 

Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90035
Between La Cienega & Fairfax
ample street parking

Join us for the first in a new series of member salon/open mic gatherings! The Levantine Cultural Center has a large and diverse membership of creative individuals and progressive organizations, all of whom support our mission to champion Arab/Muslim/Middle Eastern cultures through arts and education. We cordially invite you to share in an informal afternoon/evening salon and open mic. Hosted by Bouchra Azizy, come and enjoy authentic Moroccan music and refreshments, with musician and gnawa singer Youssef Ifred, actor Kamal Moummad and other participants to be announced. Enjoy a relaxing environment, play chess, backgammon or just engage new friends in conversation.

Can you believe it?!

We are just starting our 12th year serving greater Los Angeles. Don Heckman wrote the first LA Times article about us, positively reviewing our first public program, in a Calendar review published June 25, 2001. (We received another thumbs-up review in December 2001 by theatre critic Don Shirley and many more LA Times articles since.) 

The fourth season of the New Voices in Middle Eastern Cinema series will present as many as two dozen features, documentaries and short films in Los Angeles and Orange County, to foster a greater understanding of the Middle East and North Africa, and to afford provocative opportunities for meaningful dialogue, while working with major partners including the Arab Film Festival, UCLA, USC, Chapman University, the University of California at Irvine, and others.

Event Details

Date/Time: 

Apr 2 2013 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Price: 

Free to the public, donations welcome.
RSVPs 323.413.2001 or rsvp@levantinecenter.org

Where: 

Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90035
Between La Cienega and Fairfax
street parking or CVS underground lot

GlobalGirl Media and the Levantine Cultural Center present "Morocco Unveiled: Women, Art and Activism in the New Morocco" with Majdouline Lyazidi. A 22-year-old feminist and human rights activist, Majdouline Lyazidi has been a member of Amnesty International Morocco since 2008, volunteered at the Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) Youth Club and in 2011—inspired by the SlutWalk movement—and founded Woman Choufouch, the first movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault in Morocco.

Event Details

Date/Time: 

Mar 28 2013 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Price: 

Advance admission $15/$12 members.

Where: 

Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90035
Between La Cienega & Fairfax Ave
street parking

This show is seriously funny. If you love to laugh, if you need to laugh, you'll dig the Sultans of Satire with its satirical insights and fresh perspectives on American and Middle Eastern life. The revolving cast features Marie-Thérèse Abou-Daoud, Omar Elba, Nöel Elgrably, Amir K., Sheno Khal and Mona Shaikh. The Sultans of Satire is the longest-running Middle Eastern stand-up comedy show in the U.S. Features some of the best young stand-up comedians today who just happen to be of Arab, Lebanese, Palestinian, Egyptian, Iranian and Moroccan heritage from diverse faiths. Tickets/info 323.413.2001. Watch video clips at sultansofsatire.com.

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.

By Joyce Zonana

By its title alone, Ammiel Alcalay's groundbreaking 1993 book, announced a new Middle East: After Jews and Arabs, it declared, confidently pointing towards a future when the (false) opposition between those two essentialized groups would no longer dominate our imaginations. Remaking Levantine Culture, the subtitle continued, suggesting that we might work together to create that future by drawing on the past, turning to the Levantine culture that flourished long before the deadly divide that has devastated our times.

Event Details

Date/Time: 

Dec 20 2012 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Price: 

Free to the public, donations welcome
Click here to make a contribution

Where: 

Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90035-2657
ample street parking
located between La Cienega & Fairfax

Few Americans realize it, but Morocco was indeed the first country in the world to officially recognize the new revolutionary American government, in 1777. In the spirit of friendship and the holiday spirit, Moroccans, Americans, North Africans and our friends invite everyone together for an evening of camaraderie, with mint tea and sweets provided by the Moroccan American Association of California and the Moroccan American Friendship Association. Seating limited, RSVPs strongly recommended, to 323.413.2001.

WHO: Jack G. Shaheen, media activist
WHERE: Levantine Cultural Center, 5998 W. Pico Blvd., LA 90035, street parking.
PRICE: Free to general public
INFO/RSVPs: Levantine Cultural Center, 323.413.2001, levantinecenter.org.

[Los Angeles-Monday November 27, 2012] Beginning Saturday, December 1st, the Levantine Cultural Center presents a fascinating new exhibit based on the work of film and media scholar Dr. Jack G. Shaheen's work: A is for Arab: Stereotypes in U.S. Popular Culture.

By Jessica Proett and Erin Salokas