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Rocking the Casbah with Laila Lalami

posted May 19, 2011 - 9:38pm by Rebecca_D

For Immediate Release [Los Angeles May 20] The wave of revolutions that has swept over North Africa and the Middle East has come as a shock to many people in the world. These revolutions that spread over the region have been coined the term Arab Spring. What exactly is the Arab Spring and what does it hold in store for the future? In "Rocking the Casbah: Morocco and the Arab Spring," writer and professor Laila Lalami will discuss the North African uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, before focusing on the case of Morocco, which has experienced its own unique response to this unexpected era of change. The lecture will happen June 2, 2011, at the Levantine Cultural Center, 5998 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, 90035.

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Rocking the Casbah: Morocco and the Arab Spring

posted May 17, 2011 - 6:04pm by Editor
Event Details
Date/Time: 
Jun 2 2011 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Price: 
$12 general admission, $10 members, $5 students with I.D.
to buy tickets call: 310.657.5511 or Click here
free light refreshments
Where: 
Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90035
between La Cienega and Fairfax
ample street parking
or in the CVS underground lot (closes 10 pm)
Subtitle: 
Laila Lalami in the MENA-X series discusses the North African uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, moderated by Mona El Hamdani

In "Rocking the Casbah: Morocco and the Arab Spring," writer and professor Laila Lalami will discuss the North African uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, before focusing on the case of Morocco, which has experienced its own unique response to this unexpected era of change.

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