Thursday 31 December 2009

Past Events - February 2010

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Wed 24 Feb 2010 8pm
Arabic Poetry Assembly: Qawafi El Dabab
A regular gathering open to anyone with a keen interest to participate in reciting, discussing, and sharing Arabic Poetry of all kinds. Meetings conducted in Arabic.
Churchill Room
Goodenough College
Mecklenburgh Square
London WC1N 2AB
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Tue 23 Feb 2010 7pm
Frontline Club talk: Reflections with Richard Sambrook
Sambrook will be discussing the stories and people who have shaped his career with Vin Ray, director of the BBC College of Journalism.
Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place
London W2 1QJ
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Mon 22 Feb 2010 1pm
Zaytoun's Fairtrade Fortnight Launch Event
A chance to meet all the producers, Oxfam team and Zaytoun team with delicious Palestinian food on offer, talks and presentations by the farmers about their lives under occupation, and their hopes for the future with our support.
Arab British Centre
1 Gough Square
London EC4A 3DE
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Thu 18 Feb 2010 7pm
Professional Arabs Network UK invites you to:
PAN UK drinks
Bar 190
The Gore Hotel
189-190 Queen's Gate
London SW7 5EU
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Wed 17 Feb 2010 7pm
The Delfina Foundation cordially invites you to:
Artist talk: Rana Begum in conversation with Charles Danby
Charles Danby is a writer and curator based in London. He is a co-founder of PROJECKT, a curatorial research partnership that considers new media technologies through broadcast and live event. He is a guest curator at the Siobhan Davies Studios, London, and is the 2010 curator at Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium in Norway. Charles has written for international arts publications including Flash Art, Frieze, Art Issue and Art Review.
Exhibition runs until 2 March 2010
Mon - Sat, 10:00 - 18:00
29 Catherine Place
London SW1E 6DY
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Tue 16 Feb 2010 10am - 2pm
British Muslims for Secular Democracy with support from the British Council invite you to:
Conference: Free Muslims - Autonomy & Creativity
BMSD Chair Yasmin Alibhai-Brown will chair the event, working alongside Catherine Fieschi, Director of Counterpoint at the British Council.
Brunei Gallery
School of Oriental and African Studies
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Mon 8 Feb 2010 6.30pm
Talk: Political Islam: Whose version?
Speaker: Dr. Maha Azzam, Associate Fellow, Chatham House
Chair: Colin Breed MP
Speaker: Maha Azzam is an authority on Islamist movements.
Committee Room 5
Houses of Parliament, Westminster,
London, SW1A 0AA
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Wed 3 Feb 2010 6pm
The Arab British Centre is delighted to present
The Iraqi Cookbook LIVE!
Author Lamees Ibrahim will show how to bring the flavour and aromas of authentic Iraqi dishes to your table with a menu bursting with the true tastes of her homeland.  Join us for a live cookery demonstration, tasting and Q&A session.
Books for Cooks
4 Blenheim Crescent
London W11 1NN
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Wed 3 Feb 2010 4pm
The Palestine Societies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University College London, Imperial College, Kings College, Goldsmiths and University of Westminster invite you to:
Talk: Gaza - Past & Present
Speaker: Professor Avi Shlaim (Oxford University)
Venue: Room 256
Richard Hoggart Building
Goldsmith University
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Tue 2 Feb 2010 5.30pm
Lecture: Backlash 9/11 - Middle Eastern & Muslim Americans Respond
Speaker: Anny Bakalian, City University of New York (CUNY)
Khalili Lecture Theatre
SOAS
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Mon 1 Feb 2010 5.30pm
Lecture: The First World War & Arab Society
Speaker: Eugene Rogan, University of Oxford
Organiser: Teresa Bernheimer, Heidi Walcher
Contact email: tb31@soas.ac.uk, hw15@soas.ac.uk
Brunei Gallery
SOAS
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Mon 1 Feb 2010 7pm
Preview Screening- Baker Boys: Inside the surge
Followed by a Q&A with veteran combat photographer Jon Steele
Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place
London W2 1QJ
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