Wed 16 Dec 2009
Palestine Return Centre (PRC) invites you to:
Conference: UNRWA and Palestinian Refugees
Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency UNRWA the conference will include 4 sessions of discussions that focus on the recent conditions of refugees, UNRWA's work, and the legal status of Palestinian Refugees under International Law.
UNRWA is a key player in regard of Palestinian Refugee crisis; it was established directly after the (Nakba) catastrophe of Palestinians started. It has been operating for long decades within the Palestinian Refugee camps throughout the Middle East.
Professor Norman Finkelstein is one of the keynote speakers at the event. He is expected to chair one of the sessions, as well as inaugurate his new book which discusses Israel's real motives for launching the Gaza massacre; the attempted whitewash right after it ended; the human rights reports and Israeli soldier testimonies documenting its magnitude; as well as the Goldstone report and its significance.
PRC is proud to showcase the services of UNRWA and provide a detailed analysis on the background of its existence. We will use this occasion to bring together a raft of experts and representatives of host countries where UNRWA is active to provide a comprehensive account of UNRWAs contribution and the difficult conditions under which it functions. The occasion will also allow representatives of refugees to share their views on UNRWA.
Confirmed participants:
• Claire Short- British MP
• Baroness Jenny Tonge- Former British MP
• Professor Norman Finkelstein- American Political Scientist and Author
• Ambassador Khalil Makkawi - head of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee
• Dr Daud Abdullah- Expert on Palestinian issue and Deputy Secretary General of the MCB
• Dr Bashir Nafi- Lecturer
• Rachel Rudolf – Professor in Political Science
• Sami Mashasha – UNRWA Spokesperson
• Ali Huwaidi – Director of Palestinian Organization for the Right of Return “Thabit” in Beirut
• Tariq Hamoud – Director of Palestinian Return Community “WAJEB” in Syria
• Wajih Azayiza – Jordanian representative of Palestinian Refugees
• Ali Mustafa – Representative of Palestinian refugees in Host countries
• Nadeem Shehadeh- Representative of Palestinian refugees in Host countries
• Anicee Van Engeland – Professor of Human Rights Law
Contact: The Palestinian Return Centre (PRC)
02084530919 or 0845 230 3242
info@prc.org.uk
Friends House
173 Euston Road
London NW1 2BJ
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Mon 14 Dec 2009 7.30pm
Action around Bethlehem Children with Disability (ABCD) invite you to:
Christmas Dinner
DRESS: Lounge Suits
Contact: Georgina Mortimer
bethlehem@btconnect.com
Alison Driscoll 01689 822 259
info@abcdbethlehem.org.uk
Chesterfield Mayfair Hotel
35 Charles Street, Mayfair
London W1J 5EB
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Sat 12 Dec 2009 7.30pm
Live Music: Reem Kelani
As part of St Ethelburga's Palestine weekend, renowned Palestinian musician and broadcaster Reem Kelani and her ensemble will perform songs from Palestine and from her next album which will celebrate the music of the Egyptian composer Sayyid Darwish (1892 – 1923).
Zoe Rahman on piano, David Beebee on electric bass, Fariborz Kiani on percussion & Pat Illingworth on drums.
Kelani's first album “Sprinting Gazelle – Palestinian Songs from the Motherland and the Diaspora”, a labour of love which took 20 years to produce, has accumulated an extensive and growing collection of remarkable reviews from across the world. BBC Music Magazine, New Internationalist and Dominion Post (New Zealand) all gave the album 5-star reviews. That’s quite an achievement for an artist who is independent: musically, financially and politically.
Kelani's work includes joint projects with the likes of Kardes Turkuler from Turkey, with whom she performed in their spectacular annual concert on 30 June 2009, attended by 5,000 people in Istanbul. She has also worked with the legendary Turkish gypsy clarinettist, Selim Sesler, the Portuguese fadista, Liana, and the Gaelic singer, Catriona Watt. Indeed, a filmed collaboration between Kelani and Catriona Watt formed part of a series A’ Gharaids which was nominated in this year’s Scottish Traditional Music Awards.
St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace
78 Bishopsgate
London EC2N 4AG
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Thu 10 Dec 2009 7.30pm
Dinner Lecture & Book Signing: Dr. Eugene Rogan - 'The Arabs: A History"
The Centre for Lebanese Studies is pleased to announce its forthcoming dinner lecture/book signing by Dr. Eugene Rogan from Oxford University.
Dr. Eugene Rogan will talk about his latest book “The Arabs: A History” (published by Allen Lane November 2009). Dr. Rogan is a Faculty Fellow and University Lecturer in the Modern History of the Middle East at St. Antony’s College, Oxford, where he serves as Director of the Middle East Centre. The book is an authoritative new history of the Arabs, starting with the Ottoman conquests in the sixteenth century, all the way to the present age of American unipolar power. Dr. Rogan’ has already received favourable reviews for this work: the Financial Times has called it “outstanding”, the Guardian says it’s “compelling and compulsively readable”, the Sunday Times says the book offers “an admirable account of the Arabs’ experiences” and finally the Economist says the book is “exemplary” and is written with “skill and imagination”. His previous work “Frontiers of the State in the Late Ottoman Empire: Transjordan 1850-1921” was awarded the Albert Hourani Prize. His other areas of interest are , the Palestine War of 1948, and the First World War in the Middle East . Among his other recent publications are “Outside In: On the Margins of the Modern Middle East” (ed.) London: I.B. Tauris 2001; “The War for Palestine: Rewriting the History of 1948” (eds) with Avi Shlaim, Cambridge C.U.P. 2001.
Dr. Rogan has graciously agreed to sign copies of his new book.
Contact:
Leila Buheiry
020-7602 9512
07798-700265
lbuheiry@yahoo.co.uk
Chelsea Rooms of the Sloane Club
52 Lower Sloane Street
London SW1W 8BS
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Tue 8 Dec 2009 6pm
Reception: The official launch of the Chelsea Music Academy
The event will include a 20-minute performance by staff, followed by 'meet the instrument' sessions. This will give students the chance to explore the feel of the instruments, including the violin, cello, flute, guitar, oud, qanoun, percussion and others. Here you’ll also be able to meet the staff and the Academy's Founders, as we sincerely hope you can join us for what will be an exciting evening for all involved.
The Chelsea Music Academy has been set up by composer Bushra El-Turk and pianist TalaTutunji, who aim to unite the best Middle-Eastern musicians in London under one institution. This in order to promote and cultivate the feeling of an Arab identity for both the Arab diaspora in London and introduce the music and culture of the Middle-East to the city as a whole.
The Music Academy is a thriving centre that offers children and adults the chance to develop their musical education in both Middle-Eastern and Western idioms. Based in the heart of London, the Chelsea Music Academy is run by a team that includes some of the UK's leading professional musicians and educators. Offering music tuition of the highest quality that is both personalised and innovative in approach. Through music tuition, inter-cultural events and research we will become the leading centre for Middle-Eastern music in the UK.
The academy currently teaches a wide range of instruments of both Western and Middle eastern origin including piano, flute, guitar, violin, cello, flute, saxophone, ney, saz, oud and courses in composition and music theory amongst others.
The Chelsea Music Academy will launch its first term in January 2010. This will take place at the Mosaic Rooms, A.M. Qattan Foundation. The term dates are January 11th - March 21st. From April 2010, The Chelsea Music Academy will also work in partnership with the Leighton House Museum. The programme will cater to a wide variety of ages and abilities. For a full list of Courses, Tuition Fees and the Teachers themselves, please see our website.
Contact: 0207 723 5836
info@chelseamusicacademy.org.uk
The Mosaic Rooms
A.M. Qattan Foundation
Tower House
226 Cromwell Road
London SW5 0SW
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Mon 7 Dec 2009 6.30pm
Zed Books and SOAS Palestinian Society invite you to:
Talk: Stephen Salaita, author of The Uncultured Wars
The Uncultured Wars is a powerful indictment of dominant American liberal-left discourse. Through twelve stylish essays Steven Salaita returns again and again to his core themes of anti-Arab racism and Islamophobia and the inadequacy of critical thought amongst the 'chattering classes', showing how racism continues to exist in the places where we would least expect it.
By looking at topics as diverse as 'Is Jackass Justifiable?', 'Open Mindedness on Independence Day' and 'Ambition, Terrorism and Empathy', Salaita explores why Arabs are marginalized, and who seeks to benefit from this. He goes on to make the case that Arabs and Muslims urgently need to be included in the conversations that people have about American geopolitics.
Part of a long tradition of politically engaged writing, and a trailblazer in the emerging genre of Arab-American writing, this book is eminently readable and relevant to our times.
Contact:
Ruvani de Silva on 020 7837 8466
marketing@zedbooks.net
Khalili Lecture Theatre
School of Oriental and African Studies
University of London
Thornhaugh Street,
Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
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Mon 7 Dec 2009 6pm
The London Middle East Institute (LMEI), the SOAS Food Studies Centre, and Fertile Ground invite you to:
An Evening Celebrating the Foods of the Middle East
The heart of this event is the food and we invite students and family members of all ages who are passionate about food from their cultural backgrounds to cook their signature dish/es (cooked at home) to bring to this event and to share your food, as well as stories about your particular dish with others.
Special guests:
Sami Zubaida (Professor Emeritus at Birkbeck University and co-author of A Taste of Thyme: Culinary Cultures of the Middle East) will offer remarks about the culinary traditions of the region.
Claudia Roden (author of numerous food books, including A New Book of Middle Eastern Food, The Book of Jewish Food: An Odyssey from Samarkand and Vilna to the Present Day, and Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey and Lebanon).
Click here for a flavour of a past Cooking From The Heart event.
Brunei Gallery Café Suite
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
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Sun 6 Dec 2009 7pm
The Syrian Arab Association in the UK - Youth League would like to invite you to:
Eid and Christmas dinner
Dinner includes a selection of mezzes, a choice of main meal and Arabic sweets, in addition to 1 soft drink and tea/coffee.
A portion of each ticket sold will go to the Save the Children charity.
All tickets to be paid for online using Paypal, - saauk.yl@gmail.com- referencing you name and how many people you are booking for.
For further info or any queries you can contact us on the following:
Diana 07748859335
Nora 07760465890
Khalid 07748141941
saauk.yl@gmail.com
Fakhreldine Restaurant
85 Piccadilly
London W1J 7NB
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Tue 1 Dec 2009 7pm
PSC would like to invite you to join us for the 2009 edition of our concert to raise awareness of the situation in occupied Bethlehem.
Annual PSC Christmas Concert: Voices for Bethlehem 09
Join us to raise awareness of the situation in Occupied Bethlehem and to raise funds for PSC and the Holy Land Trust www.holylandtrust.org
Refreshments will be served before the event and during the interval: mince pies and hot seasonal drinks against donations. Performances will include a choir and a range of musical contributions as well as seasonal readings.
Featuring:
Adhoc Humanitarians Brass Band and Choir
Caryl Churchill, Playwright
Karl Sabbagh, Writer and TV Producer
Deborah Moggach, Author
David Calder, Actor
With an introduction by Samira Hassassian, former lecturer Bethlehem University
Book in advance on 02077006192
info@palestinecampaign.org
Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church
235 Shaftesbury Avenue
London WC2H 8EP
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