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contributions support our programs for Middle East peace & cross-cultural
understanding.
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 "Sovereign Threads: the History of Palestinian Embroidery" was on display recently at the Craft and Folk Art Museum Sovereign Threads |
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 Macedonian-Arabic Fusion with Goran Alachki, Ljupco Manevski, Naser Musa & Souhail Kaspar, Jan. 15, 2006 |
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 "The Arab/Muslim Revolution: the Middle East & the West" a conference with Islamic scholar Reza Aslan and Middle East historian Mark LeVine See Calendar, Jan. 12, 2006 |
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 Global Frequency concert att the Levantine Cultural Center, Fri., Dec. 2! Featuring Naked Rhythm, MC RAI and Antoneus Maximus & the Nuthouze Band. Advance tix $10. Reserve now. |
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 Don't miss the next Sultans of Satire show on Thurs., Dec. 15, and read about the first one... Middle East Comic Relief, Thurs., Nov. 17, 8 pm. Click here. |
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 Levantine Cultural Center cosponsored the 2005 Los Angeles Film Festival, which included several films with Middle Eastern themes or subjects. |
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 The
Naser Musa-Adam del Monte Ensemble performed Arab-flamenco fusion
on Dec. 19, 2004. Click
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 Iraqi-American Playwright and Actor Heather Raffo and Her One-Woman Show, "Nine Parts of Desire," Are the Talk of New York and Los Angeles |
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Articles
of Note Palestinian Samia Dodin Talks to Israeli Sami Shalom Chetrit Lian Ensemble Concert Review Turkish news: Snow—the new novel by Orhan Pamuk Can Jews/Arabs Make Peace Through Music? By Ghada Karmi In Search of Fatima—a review of Ghada Karmi's memoir "Heart" of Arab Music by Jim Motavalli Persians on the Pacific by Tara Bahrampour Tariq Ali On Poetry In Turbulent Times in the Mideast (audio) |
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Al-Andalus
to Jerusalem: Levantine Festival at the John Anson Ford  Al-Andalus with Tariq Banzi, Julie Banzi and flamenco dancer Ana Montes Click Here To Read Three Articles on the Concert |
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Intermediate Spring Session:
Class meets Saturdays for 10 weeks, 1:30-4:30 pm, April 12-June
12, 2008. Tuition $300. Small class size (15 students max) meets
at the Levantine Cultural Center, 1012 S. Robertson Blvd., near
Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90035. This
is a great class for those needing to brush up. Learn the essentials
of conversational Arabic spoken in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine/Israel.
Members of Levantine Cutural Center receive a 10% discount.
Call for more info: 310.657.5511. Visit our web site at http://www.levantinecenter.org or call 310.657.5511. Mail your check, payable to Levantine Center: Levantine Center, 1012 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90035. To book by credit card call 310.657.5511.
Read a Los Angeles Times feature about us. Levantine Cultural Center welcomes you to join us in exploration, debate and friendship! What do we mean when we say Levantine? Who is our audience? An alternative to FAQs. See also Wikipedia's page.
Learn
more about a poetry event Levantine Cultural Center
hosted with poets Nathalie Handal, Dima Hilal, Elmaz Abinader
and Deema Shehabi. See
the Arab poets page. |
Register
Today To Learn "Shami" Arabic Using Diverse Audiovisual
Supplements Including Music and Film
INSTRUCTOR:
Alfred Madain was born and raised in Jordan. He moved to Los Angeles
in 1980. He received his B.A. and teaching credential from California
State University Los Angeles, and has more than 12 years of experience
in the education field. He has also worked in the field of Arabic
music and ethnomusicology. He has given lectures on the understanding
of musical expression through the understanding of regional dialect.
His work with Muwashahat (a musical form based on an Arabic poetic
form invented in the 9th century) has given him an exceptional understanding
of the form and structure of the language. He has attended many
conferences and workshops on English language acquisition and has
worked on applying those theories to the Arabic language. He has
worked individually to coach singers and actors in the Los Angeles
area, helping them acquire conversational ability for their work.
Alfred currently heads the Social Studies program for the Pasadena
Unified School District, and creates the assessment tests and pacing
guides for the program. 
