Event Details

Date/Time: 

Nov 11 2012 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Price: 

Free to the public
suggested donation $10/$5
no one turned away

Where: 

Culver-Palms United Methodist Church
4464 Sepulveda Blvd
Culver City CA 90230
Off the 405 at Culver, south on Sepulveda.
Parking behind Church.

The week after Chicago congressman Joe Walsh claimed, "There is a radical strain of Islam in this country, trying to kill Americans every week," there were two attacks in the Chicago suburbs, one at a mosque, the other at an Islamic school. In previous weeks, a mosque in Joplin, Missouri was burned to the ground, and Sikh worshippers in Wisconsin were murdured "for looking Muslim." In the wake of 9/11, Islamophobia—in both neoconservative and liberal forms—has been an important ideological pillar of the "war on terror." From cultural, theological, and political perspectives, our speakers will deconstruct the most persistent myths about Islams and Muslims. and examine the role Islamophobia plays in justifying war abroad and political repression at home.

[LOS ANGELES—Aug. 23, 2012] Has time has run out for the two-state solution because of the unending and, some would argue, permanent Jewish colonization of Palestinian land? Media professionals and the general public are invited to participate in a public forum on "What Happens After Zionism?" when editors and authors of two new books re-open the dialogue on the Israeli-Palestinian stalemate.

Event Details

Date/Time: 

Jan 18 2012 6:00pm - 8:30pm

Price: 

Free to the public, reservations required

Where: 

UCLA Fowler Museum
Lenart Auditorium

UCLA's OppenheimeLecture Series will present "The Role of the Media as a Partner in Protecting the Environment and Reaching Sustainable Development in Egypt" with special guest speaker Randa Fouad, on Wed., Jan. 18, at 6 pm on campus UCLA's Fowler Museum, Lenart Auditoriium. The forum is free to the public but reservations are required. Click here.

Event Details

Date/Time: 

Aug 7 2011 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Price: 

Free to the public, suggested donation $5/10
RSVPs strongly advised as space is limited
Call the Levantine Center, 310.657.5511

Where: 

Westside Pavilion
Community Room B
10800 West Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064

adjacent to indoor entrance of Barnes & Noble and Landmark Theatres
at Pico and Westwood in West Los Angeles

Progressive Conversations on Israel/Palestine and US Foreign Policy in the Middle East, the monthly series organized by LA Jews for Peace and the Levantine Cultural Center, with support from the national organization Jewish Voice for Peace, presents Mary Hughes-Thompson and Yonatan Shapira on their experiences with the Gaza Flotilla in July. Despite failing to land any boats on the shores of Gaza, was the flotilla a success—as many international observers argued, because of all the media coverage?

MIDDLE EAST CENTER LOOKS AT IRAQ, MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT THROUGH THE LENS OF THEATRE IN PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS/PERFORMANCES JUNE 17

For Immediate Release [Los Angeles, May 23, 2011] As a topic of conversation, Iraq typically conjures up images of war and the U.S. military occupation that began in March 2003. Rarely do Americans have an opportunity to learn about the long history of theatre in Iraq, nor about theatre arts throughout the Middle East. Where can Americans learn more about Iraqi and Middle Eastern theatre and how it can bridge our cultural differences? On Friday, June 17, 7pm, the Levantine Cultural Center will present FROM BABYLON TO HOLLYWOOD: How Theatre Bridges the U.S. and the Middle East, an evening of performances, readings and conversation devoted to Iraq and theatre within the Arab/Muslim World. The evening is co-presented by Golden Thread Productions of San Francisco and Theatre Without Borders.

Event Details

Date/Time: 

May 19 2011 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Price: 

$15 nonmembers/$10 members
Click here for tickets

Where: 

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

"Islam and Hollywood: Facts, Myths and Martyrs" is a talk by Kamran Pasha—one of the first Muslim screenwriters in Hollywood and author of two page-turning novels on Islam. MENA-XA quick-witted speaker with a knife-sharp sense of humor, Kamran Pasha's is the second presentation in the new MENA-X (Middle East/North Africa Exchange) lecture series, happening every Thursday at the Levantine Cultural Center. MENA-X presents incisive talks with experts and guest moderators to help us better understand the complexities of life on the ground in the Middle East and North Africa. Moderated by Dr. Nile El Wardani.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [Los Angeles, Feb. 3, 2011] Khalid Hussein (Egypt/Saudi Arabia/U.S.) and Noah Haytin (U.S.), two artists collaborating on the exhibit HYBRIDS, will engage in a moderated Art Talk on Thursday, Feb. 10, 8:30 pm, at the Inside/Outside Gallery, Levantine Cultural Center, 5998 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90035.

[For Immediate Release-Los Angeles, 1/19/11] What's Next for Israel/Palestine: War, Peace or More Occupation? UN Special Rapporteur Richard A. Falk and anthropologist and author Jeff Halper will hold a public forum on February 5, 2011 at the Iman Cultural Center, 3376 Motor Ave. in Los Angeles. Falk and Halper will address issues on the relations between Israel, Palestine, Turkey and the U.S. (A special donor dinner with Falk and Halper benefiting ICAHD will follow afterward from 6:30-8:30 pm. More info.)

Event Details

Date/Time: 

Jan 6 2011 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Price: 

Free to the public, reservations recommended. RSVP here
Or phone 310.481.3243

Where: 

Sinai Temple
10400 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90024
free underground parking but RSVP necessary

Reza Aslan debates David WolpéAslan and Wolpé will discuss America's position toward Iran today, Israel's increasing concern over Iran's nuclear weapons program, and what the future may hold.

Reza Aslan is an internationally acclaimed Iranian-American writer and scholar of religions. He has been featured on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, ABC, The History Channel, PBS, The Rachel Maddow Show, Meet the Press, Nightline and many more.

Dialogue with Rabbi David Wolpe and book signing following the lecture.

Free of charge and open to the public.

Please contact Dahlia Greenbaum, Program Director, at dgreenbaum@sinaitemple.org or phone 310.481.3243.