Arab in London

Upcoming Events - October 2011

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Past Events - May 2010

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Wed 19 May 2010 1pm - 2pm
BABEL at Sadler's Wells - Lunch-time talk with Damien Jalet
Damien Jalet, co-choreographer of Babel (words) will give an exclusive insight into the background and his creative process.
Khan Lecture Theatre next to Lilian Baylis Studio
Sadler's Wells Theatre
Rosebery Avenue
London EC1R 4TN
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Tue 18 May 2010 7.30pm
Sadler's Wells dance performance: Babel (words)
Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui presents the UK premiere of Babel (words), the long-awaited final instalment of a triptych of works he started with FOI and Myth.
Sadler's Wells Theatre
Rosebery Avenue
London EC1R 4TN
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Tue 18 May 2010 6pm - 7pm
BABEL at Sadler's Wells - Pre-show live music with Yazid Fentazi
Garden Court Café
Sadler's Wells Theatre
Rosebery Avenue
London EC1R 4TN
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Tue 18 May 2010 5pm - 6pm
BABEL at Sadler's Wells - Pre-Show talk with Dr. Irving Finkel
Khan Lecture Theatre next to Lilian Baylis Studio
Sadler's Wells Theatre
Rosebery Avenue
London EC1R 4TN
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Mon 17 May 2010 7pm
The A.M. Qattan Foundation is pleased to announce the first annual Edward W Said London lecture at the British Museum
Lecture by Marina Warner: Oriental Masquerade
Fiction and Fantasy in the Wake of the Arabian Nights
Opening remarks Stuart Hall, Introduced by Jacqueline Rose
BP Lecture Theatre
British Museum
London WC1B 3DG
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Mon 17 May 2010 6pm
ART PANEL DISCUSSION: A PATCH ON MY EVIL EYE
Artists Yazan Khalili and Ruba Asfahani will join curator Juan Carlos Farah and Nora Razian from Tate Britain. The discussion will be hosted and moderated by renowned photographer and filmmaker Saeed Taji Farouky.
The Arab British Centre
1 Gough Square
London EC4A 3DE
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Mon 10 May 2010 7pm
Facilitate Global cordially invites you to:
Benefit Dinner at Noura Lounge
Our most distinguished guest speakers Ms Clare Short MP and Sir Geoffrey Bindman will address the theme of ‘State Impunity And The Rule Of Law’ in view of the last decade’s increased lawlessness to be followed by questions and answers.
Proceeds will be donated to the Lajee Centre in Bethlehem
Noura Lounge
Belgravia
17 Hobart Place
London SW1W OHH
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Thu 6 May 2010 7pm
Concert: ...And the Wind Whispered...
Featuring the amazing duo of Wissam Boustany on flute and Aleksander Szram on piano
St James's Church
Piccadilly
London W1J 9L
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Wed 5 May 2010 6.30pm
The A.M. Qattan Foundation invites you to
Private View: Bashar Hroub
Reflective Consciousness
Video, installation and photography
The Mosaic Rooms
The A.M. Qattan Foundation
Tower House
226 Cromwell Road
London SW5 0SW
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Past Events - April 2010

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Mon 26 Apr 2010 7pm
Frontline Club Screening - Shooting Under Firebook
Director: Sacha MirzoeffProducer: Context TV Gmbh, Berlin, 2005
Featured Photographer: Reinhard Krause, Reuters
Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place
London W2 1QJ
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Sun 25 Apr 2010 4pm
Frontline Club Sunday Screening - Live From Bethlehem
Filmmakers: Matt Sienkiewicz and Joseph C. SousaDuration: 36 min Year: 2009
Frontline Club13 Norfolk Place
London W2 1QJ
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Fri 23 Apr 2010 7pm
Frontline Club UK Premiere Screening: American Jihadist
Winner of the 2010 Slamdance Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary.Duration: 72 mins. Director Mark Claywell
http://www.americanjihadist.com/
Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place
London W2 1QJ
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Tue 20 Apr 2010 8pm
A Night of Comedy Music and Magic for Palestine
With Ivor Dembina, Jeremy Hardy, Ian Saville, Maureen Younger, and Music by The Amigans
The Dogstar
389 Coldharbour Lane
Brixton
London SW9 8LQ
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Sun 18 Apr 2010 2pm
The Chelsea Music Academy and the Leighton House Museum Presents:
Oriental Grooves: Come meet the instruments of the Middle East
The Leighton House Museum
12 Holland Park Road
London W14 8LZ
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Sat 17 Apr 2010 10am-5pm
ICAHD UK Day Conference and AGM ‘Hope from the ruins’
Speakers:
Judah Passow, winner of four World Press photo awards, presents a slideshow of his photography presentation ‘Shattered Dreams: Israel and the Palestinians’ – photos taken over 25 years.
Professor Avi Shlaim, renowned Oxford historian and Patron of ICAHD UK, will speak to ‘Shattered History: Reappraisals, Revisions, Refutations’, based on his latest book, ‘Israel and Palestine’.
Mohammed Mukhaimar, a psychologist with extensive experience working in Gaza, has entitled his talk ‘Shattered Minds: Healing the Generations’.
Mark Thomas, actor, comedian, author and TV and radio presenter, recently returned from walking on both sides of the separation barrier in Israel and Palestine, will speak to ‘Shattered Communities: A walk along the Wall’.
Mary HD, former model, now singer songwriter, will perform her latest recording ‘A New Day’.
All Hallows on the Wall Church
83 London Wall
London EC2M 5ND
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Thu 15 Apr 2010 6.30pm
Mosaic Rooms Film Screening: Shou Sar? (What Happened?)
a film by De Gaulle Eid
The Mosaic Rooms
A.M. Qattan Foundation
Tower House
226 Cromwell Road
London SW5 0SW
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Wed 14 Apr 2010 6.30pm
Mosaic Rooms Film Screening: Shou Sar? (What Happened?)
a film by De Gaulle Eid
The Mosaic Rooms
A.M. Qattan Foundation
Tower House
226 Cromwell Road
London SW5 0SW
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Wed 14 Apr 2010 7pm
Frontline Club talk: Neil MacFarquhar on the Middle East: dissidents, diplomats and Saudi sitcom writers
Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place
London W2 1QJ
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Past Events - March 2010

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Sun 28 Mar 2010 3pm
Live Music: Khyam Allami & Andrea Piccioni + Cigdem Aslan Quartet @ The Green Note
The Green Note
106 Parkway
Camden
London NW1 7AN
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Wed 24 Mar 2010 6.30pm
KCL, UCL, LSE Arabic societies & SOAS Middle Eastern society invite you to
Charity Boat Party: Under the Stars
DJ Stevie, London's top middle eastern dj-originally from Palestine:
http://www.eastwestsounds.co.uk
***ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARDS PALESTINE***
DRESS CODE: Smart/Black tie
Temple Pier
Victoria Embankment
London WC2R 2PN
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Mon 22 Mar 2010 7pm
SOAS Palestine Society Presents:
Book Launch: Behind the Wall - Life, Love and Struggle in Palestine by Rich Wiles
KLT (SOAS)
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Sun 21 Mar 2010 4pm
Documentary Film Screening: Budrus
In English and Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles
Dir: Julia Bacha, Running time: 78 mins
http://www.budrusthemovie.com
Followed by Q&A with the director Julia Bacha
Institute of Contemporary Arts
ICA Cinema 1
The Mall
London SW1Y 5AH
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Sun 21 Mar 2010 3pm
Jews for Justice for Palestinians & ICAHD UK invite you to a
A Conversation with Jeff Halper: The Problems of a Peacenik in Israel: Attacking the messenger
Many Jews are concerned about where Israel is going. The government arrests Israeli activists and threatens to cut off the funding stream of critical organisations that have also won respect from the international community. It is hard to see how this conforms to Israel's boast that it is 'the only democracy in the Middle East'.
JEFF HALPER from the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD), 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, will report first hand on the present precarious situation and give some pointers as to the future
Contact: Pat Price-Tomes
info@icahduk.org
The Montagu Centre
West Central Liberal Synagogue
21 Maple Street
London W1T 4BE
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Sat 20 Mar 2010 6.30pm
14th Human Rights Watch Film Festival at Curzon Soho, featuring award- winning films from 20 countries and post-screening discussions with the filmmakers
UK Film Premiere: Budrus
In English and Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles
Dir: Julia Bacha, Running time: 78 mins
http://www.budrusthemovie.com
Followed by Q&A with the director Julia Bacha.
A rousing film about one Palestinian village that tells a much bigger story about what is possible in the Middle East, Budrus introduces us to Ayed Morrar - an unlikely Palestinian community organiser - who unites both Palestinians and Israelis to save his village from the wall. An action-filled documentary, Budrus inspires and challenges us to consider what is possible when people come together for a cause.
Human Rights Watch’s most recent work on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories focuses on Gaza and issues relating to civilians in armed conflict. To read this series of reports on Gaza and learn more about Human Rights Watch’s work on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories please visit http://www.hrw.org/en/middle-eastn-africa/israel-and-occupied-territories
Curzon Soho
99 Shaftesbury Avenue
London W1D 5DY
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Sat 20 Mar 2010 2.30pm
Greenbelt, Action Palestine, Bricup, ICAHD UK invite you to:
Jeff Halper & Ghada Karmi Speaking Tour: "Fighting Israeli Apartheid: the case for BDS"
Speakers:
Jeff Halper, Director, Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions
Dr Ghada Karmi, Palestinian academic, British Committee for Universities for Palestine (Bricup)
Jeff Halper, the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions' (ICAHD UK) Coordinator, will be joining forces with Dr Ghada Karmi, a leading Palestinian writer and academic, to discuss how boycotts, divestments and sanctions can allow the public to have a direct involvement to help achieve concrete solutions, similar to those achieved by the global action against South African apartheid.
Local sponsors: SOAS Palestine Society, Action Palestine – London Universities
Contact: Pat Price-Tomes
info@icahduk.org
SOAS
Main Building
G2
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Thu 18 Mar 2010 6.30pm
The A M Qattan Foundation would like to invite you to
Lecture: Why History Matters: International Law and the Origins of the Arab‐Israeli Conflict
Victor Kattan, the author of From Coexistence to Conquest, will be in conversation with Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, followed by a Q&A and book signing
The Mosaic Rooms
The A. M. Qattan Foundation
Tower House
226 Cromwell Road
London SW5 0SW
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Thu 18 Mar 2010 8pm
Talk: Hagai Segal in Conversation with Fahili Mohamed at London Jewish Cultural Centre
Mohammed Fahili is the Director of the Jewish Arab Community Centre in Acre. Fahili will be talking about his personal experiences of being an Israeli Arab living in Israel as well as the co-existence work that the Centre carries out.
Hagai Segal is an award-winning academic, consultant and analyst, specialising in the Middle East. In his academic role, Segal lectures in ‘Near and Middle-Eastern Politics’ at New York University In London. He is Scholar in Residence at the LJCC.
In association with the JCC.
London Jewish Cultural Centre
Ivy House
94-96 North End Road
London NW11 7SX
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Wed 17 Mar 2010 7pm
Lecture: The Wall and Human Rights (local perspective)
Speaker: Dr Aeyal Gross (Tel Aviv University; IALS; SOAS)
SOAS, G50
Russell Square
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Tue 16 Mar 2010 6.30pm
CAABU invites you to
Talk: The Future of Iraqi Politics After the National Elections
Committee Room 9
Houses of Parliament
Westminster
London, SW1A 0AA
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Wed 17 Mar 2010 6.30pm
The Communication and Media Research Institute and the Arab Media Centre invite you to
Lecture: Neoliberalising People & Places in Egyptian Media
Speaker: Dr Walter Armbrust
The Boardroom
University of Westminster
Regent Street Campus
309 Regent Street
London W1B 2UW
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Wed 17 Mar 2010 6.30pm
Jews for Justice for Palestinians invite you to
Talk: Israel’s offensive on Gaza and the Goldstone report
Room booked in the name of Baroness Northover
Committee room 4
House of Lords
Westminster, London
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Tue 16 Mar 2010 6pm
SOAS and LSE Palestine Societies Present:
Semites and the Abrahamic: Notes on Edward Said and Jacques Derrida
Speaker: Prof Joseph Massad
Chair: Sumantra Bose, LSE
LSE
Clement House
Room D402
Aldwych
London WC2A 2AE
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Mon 15 Mar 2010 7pm
Film Screening: Tea on the Axis of Evil
New film about real life in Syria + Q & A with the Directo
Dir: Jean Marie Offenbacher, U.S.A., July 2008
St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace
78 Bishopsgate
London, EC2N 4AG
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Mon 15 Mar 2010 6.30pm
British-Arab Exchanges and KF Iraq request the pleasure of your company at a
Reception and panel discussion on Britain and Iraq: A Tumultuous Shared History
With Iraq experts including Christopher Prentice (former British ambassador to Iraq), Ahmed Mehdi (International Institute for Strategic Studies), Qais Hamza (Iraqi economist),
Nick Krohley (Kings College) and James Mather (author, chair)
RSVP to Rachel on info@bax.org.uk
LSE
Clement House
Room D202
Aldwych
London WC2A 2AE
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Mon 15 Mar 2010 6pm
Public Launch: JNews - Alternative Jewish Perspectives on Israel-Palestine
JNews is an exciting new media project that aims to give fresh perspectives on issues relating to social justice, human rights and peace in Israel-Palestine. Initiated by a group of concerned Jews, JNews is a source of critical news and comment, offering the British public original insights into one of the most divisive topics in the world today.
Institute for Jewish Policy Research
Free Word Centre
60 Farringdon Road
London EC1R 3GA
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Sat 13 Mar 2010 1pm
Syrian Professional Women's Society (UK) has the pleasure to invite you to
Sypro's launch anniversary celebration
A networking lunch to celebrate, in addition to its launch anniversary, International Women's Day and Mother's Day. Includes pre-lunch drinks and a 3 course meal where members will have the opportunity to share their achievements in 2009.
Hilton London Metropole
225 Edgeware Road
London W2 1JU
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Thu 11 Mar 2010 7.30pm
Lewisham Peace Justice Solidarity presents Film Season at Café Crema, New Cross
Film screening: Jerusalem East Side Story
Film showing how Palestinians are being systematically driven from Jerusalem.
Followed by Q&A with a member of Viva Palestina Gaza aid convoy
www.cafecremaevents.co.uk
Cafe Crema
306 New Cross Road
London SE14 6AF
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Thu 11 Mar 2010 6pm
Day 7 - Israeli Apartheid Week - Film Screening Yizkor: Slaves of Memory
Director: Eyal Sivan, 1991
Followed by a Q&A with the director
IZKOR, is a portrait of the Israeli society that has never been shown before, thirty days in the life of a state that lives to the rhythm of its memory. This award-winning film puts forward a passionate and severe analysis of the Hebrew state.
LSE
Clement House
Room D702
Aldwych
London WC2A 2AE
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Wed 10 Mar 2010 7pm
Arab Media Watch & the Iraqi Youth Foundation invite you to
Book launch: Dreaming of Baghdad
Speaker: Haifa Zangana - author, Arab Media Watch adviser
Chair: Dr Wen-Chin Ouyang - School of Oriental and African Studies
Arab British Chamber of Commerce
43 Upper Grosvenor Street
Park Lane
London W1K 2NJ
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Wed 10 Mar 2010 7pm
Opposing Apartheid: Palestine and the Experience of South Africa
Ronnie Kasrils, South African anti-apartheid campaigner and former Government minister
Ilan Pappe, Israeli Academic, University of Exeter
The meeting is hosted by Jeremy Corbyn MP.
The struggle against Apartheid South Africa, and the massive international solidarity movement, is an inspiration for the campaign for freedom and justice for Palestinians, and for an end to Israel’s Apartheid policies.
This meeting will look at the growing movement to boycott Israeli goods, and discuss lessons on how the boycott of South African goods helped to create inexorable pressure on the Apartheid South African regime.
House of Commons
Parliament, Westminster
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Wed 10 Mar 2010 6.30pm
The 6th Birds Eye View Film Festival presents:
UK FILM PREMIERE: Amreeka
About the Director: Palestinian yet brought up in the US, writer director Cherien Dabis has made several shorts including Make A Wish (2006), and has travelled the film festivals of the world with them, picking up prestigious awards at Tribeca, Rotterdam and Chicago, to name three. Cherien also writes and produces for TV (The L-Word).
USA/Canada/Kuwait / 2008 / 97 min
Awards: Winner: FIPRESCI Prize, Cannes; Best Arabic Film, Cairo International Film Festival
“Amreeka glows with the truth and magic of everyday life and signals the arrival of an exciting, new directorial talent" Sundance Film Festival 2009
Institute of Contemporary Arts
ICA Cinema 2
The Mall
London SW1Y 5AH
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Tue 9 Mar 2010 6.30pm
The Worldwide Alumni Association of AUB & Naim Atallah, Chairman of Quartet Books request the pleasure of your company to
Talk: “Tyre Defies Alexander” by Nabil Saleh
On the occasion of the launch of his new book The Curse of Ezekiel
A.M. Qattan Foundation
The Mosaic Rooms
Tower House
226 Cromwell Road
London SW5 0SW
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Tue 9 Mar 2010 6pm
Day 6 - Israeli Apartheid Week: Democracy or Apartheid? Israel's regime of control and the Palestinians
Speaker:
Ben White - writer and freelance journalist, author of 'Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner's Guide' (Pluto Press, 2009).
LSE, U8 (Tower 1, access from Clements Inn)
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Fri 5 Mar 2010 7.30pm
Classical Music Concert: Palestinian Musicians at the Wigmore Hall
Ensemble 10/10, double winner of the 20th Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards in 2009, is the acclaimed contemporary ensemble of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore Street
London W1U 2BP
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Thu 4 Mar 2010 7pm
Day 4 - Israeli Apartheid Week: The Application of Universal Jurisdiction After the Cast Lead Offensive
Speaker:
Daniel Machover - Co-founder of Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights in 1988
Machover actively pursues potential legal remedies in the UK and EU for Palestinian victims of Israeli human rights abuses
SOAS, Room B102
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Thu 4 Mar 2010 6.30pm
An Evening with the Women of East Jerusalem
The evening will be a tremendous opportunity for meeting Hiyam Aleyan, I'temad Wahbeh and Layla Sharif, residents of Beit Safafa and of the Shu'fat Refugee Camp respectively who will share with some of the realities of life in East Jerusalem. Dr Anisseh Van Engeland, Reader in International Law, at the University of Bedfordshire School of Law, will provide us with a legal account of East Jerusalems status under International Law.
Maramia Cafe
48 Golborne Road
London W10 5PR
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Wed 3 Mar 2010 7pm
Day 3 - Israeli Apartheid Week: Apartheid Israel and the Land Question
Speakers:
Salah Mohsen - community organiser and an activist for the rights of the Palestinian citizens of Israel , a member of the General Council of the National Democratic Alliance
Nidal Rafa - TV producer and journalist based in Jerusalem , sits on the boards of the English-language publication This Week in Palestine, and the al-Hosh gallery of Palestinian art in Jerusalem.
SOAS, Room G50
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Tue 2 Mar 2010 6.30pm
Day 2 - Israeli Apartheid Week: Stop the Wall!
Speakers:
Taysir Arbasi - Former olive farmer and project director of Zaytoun, Palestine
Michael Warschawski - Alternative Information Centre, a joint Palestinian-Israeli research group
Yasmin Khan - War on Want
University College London
Robert Building
Room 309
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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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Past Events - January 2010

2009-12-08T22:40:00.008Z

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Sun 31 Jan 2010 10.30am-1:30pm
The Syrian British Medical Society (SBMS) invites you to:
A Social Breakfast
To book please contact Dr. Farouk Massouh on 07880977710
Al Tanoor Restaurant
60 Edgware Road
London W2 2EN
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Thu 28 Jan 2010 6.30pm
Dr Fateh Raslan, Chairman of the Syrian Arab Association in the UK has the pleasure to invite you to
Talk: Syria Today
Speaker: His Excellency Dr. Sami Khiyami Ambassador of Syrian Arab Republic to the UK
SAA Headquarters
8 Comeragh Road
West Kensington
London W14 9HP
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Thu 28 Jan 2010 6pm
The Palestine societies at SOAS, University College London, Imperial College, Kings College, Goldsmiths, University of Westminster invite you to:
Talk: The Media and the War on Gaza
Ehab Bessaiso: The Arab Media and the War on Gaza
Sharief Nashashibi: The British Media and the War on Gaza
Chair: Dr Dina Matar (SOAS)
Part of a series of events to commemorate Gaza one year after Israel’s attack - Gaza: Our Guernica
Westminster University
2.05a LT
Titchfield Street
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Thu 28 Jan 2010 7pm
Last Thursday of every month @ Darbucka: PLANET EGYPT Showcases
Discover the beauty and joy of bellydance with Planet Egypt!
Darbucka Restaurant and World Music Bar
182 St John Street
Clerkenwell
London EC1V 4JZ
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Wed 27 Jan 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
Free admission
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Wed 27 Jan 2010 7pm
Frontline Club Book Talk: The Inside Story of Jordan's Royal Family with Randa Habib
Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place
London W2 1QJ
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Mon 25 Jan 2010 7pm
Frontline Club screening : Year of the Torturer
Followed by a Q&A Mike Dodds and Co-producer Stephen Clarke.
Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place
London W2 1QJ
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Mon 25 Jan 2010 4pm
ICSR welcomes you to:
Talk and Paper Launch: Votes and Violence: Islamists and the Processes of Transformation
Speaker: Dr. Omar Ashour, Exeter University
Moderated by: Dr Peter Neumann, Director, ICSR
King’s College London
King’s Building, Strand Campus
K-1.14 Room
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Thu 21 Jan 2010 7pm
The SOAS Middle East Society presents a screening of the late Youssef Chahine's last film:
Film Night: Heya Fawda (This is Chaos). Arabic with English subtitles
B104, Brunei Gallery
10 Thornhaugh Street
London, WC1H 0XG
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Tue 19 Jan 2010 7pm
PSC, STWC, CND and BMI invites you to:
GAZA ONE YEAR ON: End the Siege of Gaza - Bring Israeli War Criminals to Justice
Dr Karma Nabulsi, Oxford University; Bruce Kent, Vice President Pax Christi; Sir Gerald Kaufman MP;Phyllis Starkey MP; Lowkey; Hugh Lanning, Deputy General Secretary PCS; Daud Abdullah, Palestinian Return Centre; Jeremy Corbyn, MP
Conway Hall
Red Lion Square
London WC1R 4RL
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Sat 16 Jan 2010 10.30am - 5.30pm
SOCIALIST RESISTANCE and GREEN LEFT seminar:
Palestine Beyond the Headlines
A seminar studying the causes of the Palestine conflict, with an emphasis on frequently ignored issues.
Speakers include Gilbert Achcar, Ghada Karmi, and Joel Kovel.
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Fri 15 Jan 2010 6.30pm
Selma Feriani Gallery invites you to
Panel Discussion: Rula Halawani - Presence and Impressions
contact Nadia Carnovale on 0207 493 6090 nadia@selmaferiani.com
SELMA FERIANI GALLERY
23 Maddox Street
Mayfair
London W1S 2QN
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Thu 14 Jan 2010 6pm
Selma Feriani Gallery invites you to
Preview: Rula Halawani - Presence and Impressions
SELMA FERIANI GALLERY
23 Maddox Street
Mayfair
London W1S 2QN
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Sun 10 Jan 2010 10.30am
London Socialist Film Coop Film Screenings
Matzpen – Anti Zionist Israelis
Eran Torbiner, Israel 2003 [E], DVD, English subtitles, 54 mins

JERUSALEM - THE EAST SIDE STORY
Mohammed Alatar, Palestine 2008 [E], DVD, English subtitles, 57 mins

Discussion led by Betty Hunter, General Secretary, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, and Moshe Machover, emeritus professor at King’s College, London, and a founder in 1962 of Matzpen, the Israeli socialist organisation.

For more information please call 0207 278 5764 or visit www.socialistfilm.blogspot.com
Renoir Cinema
Brunswick Square
London WC1N 1AW
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Tue 12 Jan 2010 7pm
Frontline Club Talk: Sudan - Winning the Peace?
With Richard Cockett, Africa editor of The Economist
Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place
London W2 1QJ
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Wed 13 Jan 2010 6.30pm
Palestinian Memorial Week: Commemorating the 1st Anniversary of Gaza War
Friends House
173 Euston Road
London NW1 2BJ
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Thu 14 Jan 2010 6pm
Selma Feriani Gallery announces the opening of the solo exhibition running until 6th March 2010:
Preview: Rula Halawani - Presence and Impressions
SELMA FERIANI GALLERY
23 Maddox Street
Mayfair
London W1S 2QN
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Past Events - December

2009-12-08T22:30:00.001Z

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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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Past Events - November

2009-11-30T22:20:00.000Z

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Mon 30 Nov 2009 7pm
SOAS Palestine Society Presents:
Talk: "Remembering Marek Edelman, 1919-2009: A Commander of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising"
Speaker: David Rosenberg, Jewish Socialists' Group
Chair: Diana Neslen, Jews for Justice for Palestinians
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Sun 29 Nov 2009 7pm
IAC Eid Al Adha fundraising dinner featuring Arab dj and live Tango
Proceeds will go towards our continued commitment to IAC's projects: humanitarian aid, promoting further education, work-training for women and children and furthering cultural identity through arts and music.
Noura Lounge
17 Hobart Place
Belgravia
London
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Sat 28 Nov & Sun 29 Nov 2009
HOPE FOR THE HOLY LAND - Celebrating Palestinian Christianity
Please click here for full programme
Holy Apostles Church
Pimlico
London SW1V 4LY
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Thu 26 Nov 2009 6.30pm
The A.M. Qattan Foundation and Mariam C. Said would like to invite you to:
UK Book launch: A World I loved - The Story of An Arab Woman by Wadad Makdisi Cortas
The author's daughter and granddaughter, Mariam and Najla Said, will be in conversation with Ahdaf Soueif, acclaimed author of Map of Love.
"The world this remarkable woman loved and saw destroyed not only by 'the Palestinian question' she anticipated as a student, but also by civil war within her own people, is strikingly created in her book,
bringing one face-to-face with a unique personality and the continuity of our living history." - Nadine Gordimer, from the Foreword
For more information about the book please email
enquiries@perseusbooks.co.uk
The Mosaic Rooms
AM Qattan Foundation
Tower House
226 Cromwell Road
London SW5 0SW
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Thu 26 Nov 2009 6.30pm
AIUK Book Launch: 'War on Terror' by Professors Conor Gearty and Joanna Bourke
The latest publication from the world-famous Oxford Amnesty Lecture Series
The term 'War on Terror' covers a mass of interlinked topics. Here, an outstanding group of authors and academics dissect them from ethical, legal, political, economic and historical perspectives in essays of abiding relevence.
This is a powerful contribution to current debates about immigration, multi culturalism and foreign policy, the politics of the Middle East and the Iraq War, human rights in Islam and the West and the ethics of intervention.
Conor Gearty is Professor of Law at the LSE, specialising in human rights; Joanna Bourke is Professor of History at Birkbeck College.
Amnesty International UK
The Human Rights Action Centre
17-25 New Inn Yard
London EC2A 3EA
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Tue 24 Nov 2009 7pm
Implementing the Goldstone Report: Bring war criminals to justice - End the siege on Gaza
The meeting will mark the UN’s International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people, and focus on the need for the UN and the British government to act on the Goldstone Report and war crimes, and end Israel’s siege on Gaza.
This meeting is hosted by Jeremy Corbyn MP.
Speakers include:
Prof Manuel Hassassian
Jeremy Corbyn MP
Baroness Lindsay Northover
Martin Linton MP
Bob Marshall-Andrews MP QC
Baroness Jenny Tonge
Daniel Machover
Committee Room 14
House of Commons
Parliament, London
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Tue 24 Nov 2009 6.30pm
Eland Publishing invites you to the launch of:
Book Launch: Lebanon: through writer’s eyes
By Ted and Andrée Féghali Gorton
Lebanon has fallen prey to the rapacious appetites of most of the world's greatest powers and vestiges of these transient civilisations are still there: Phoenician tombs and Roman temples, Gothic castles, venerable mosques and churches all jostling for attention. The Lebanese themselves bear genetic witness to this history: dozens of ethnic and religious groups coexist uneasily, hemmed in between mountains and sea, stubbornly defending their rites and traditions in a mosaic-like society where politics informs religion and vice versa. Violence, beauty, poetry, struggle, humour, and occasional examples of inspiring inter-cultural harmony, and bigotry, are all reflected through these writers' eyes.
Including: T. E. Lawrence, Colin Thubron, Khalil Gibran, Hester Stanhope, Homer
The passages have been selected and presented by Ted Gorton and Andree Féghali Gorton.
Ted Gorton came early to Oriental studies, spending his formative years in Turkey where his father was the US military attaché, and studying at the American University of Beirut in the 1960's. He later took a doctorate in Arabic Studies from Oxford and lectured at St Andrews University, from where he was lured away to Arabia, spending 25 years in the oil business before returning to his first love, Arabic poetry. He has published extensively on Hispano-Arabic poetry in scholarly journals as well as preparing two collections, Andalucía and Arabia, for Eland's Poetry of Place series. His co-author on the Lebanon volume is his Lebanese wife, the archaeologist Andrée Féghali, who brings additional passion, knowledge and languages to this uniquely qualified editorial team.
Contact: Barnaby Rogerson
Daunt Books
158-164 Fulham Road
London SW10 9PR
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Mon 23 Nov 2009 7pm
Frontline Club Screening: The Jaweed Al Ghussein Story
This new film by documentary filmmaker and journalist Stephen Desmond tells the story of how Jaweed Al Ghussein (former Chairman of The Palestinian National Fund) was falsely accused by Yasser Arafat of embezzling $6 million from The Palestinian National Fund, abducted, held under house arrest in Gaza and subjected to a systematic smear campaign. The film focuses on providing a narrative history of Al-Ghussein's abduction, positioning the incident within a wider discussion of Human Rights abuse in the Middle East.
Stephen Desmond is co-founder of the Centre for Conflict Resolution Journalism
The Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place
London, W2 1QJ
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Monday 23 Nov 2009 6.30pm
Migrant and Refugee Communities Forum presents:
Masaraat (Life Journeys): Moroccan Memories Film Screening
Directed by Saeed Taji Farouky
‘Masaraat’ meaning ‘life journeys’ is a film documentary showcasing different issues in the Moroccan community, including their experience in the UK, identity and generational changes.
The film will be introduced by Dr Myriam Chetri, Project coordinator for the Moroccan Memories project, who will talk about the Moroccan community in Kensington and Chelsea, and will be followed by a Q&A with the film’s director Saeed Taji Farouky.
Masaraat (Life Journeys) was commissioned by the London-based Migrant and Refugees Communities Forum. The screening is part of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 's Across the Street, Around the World Festival.
To book please contact:
020 7361 2062
arts@rbkc.gov.uk
Kensington Central Library Lecture Theatre
Phillimore Walk
London W8 7RX
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Sat 21 Nov 2009 7pm
The Hadia Foundation fund-raising dinner party
Entertainment by artists: Ibrahim Azzam, Fatin Ikram and Emna Fakher
Restaurant El-Beit Beitek
346 Kensington High Street
London W14 8NS
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Sat 21 Nov 2009 6.30pm
Organised by Warwick University Friends of Palestine Society
Palestine Solidarity Campaign UK: A candle lit concert dedicated to the people of Gaza.
Viva Palestina - Solidarity Fundraising Concert for Gaza
Join us to celebrate classical music and to campaign in solidarity for those suffering under the illegal blockade on Gaza. The concert promises to be moving, powerful and the first of many to come.
All the proceeds raised via the tickets will go towards funding an ambulance that will carry medical aid and educational materials to Gaza this December. The ambulance will join the Viva Palestina international aid convoy (http://vivapalestina.org/)
Guest speakers:
Glyn Secker - Jews for Justice for Palestinians (http://jfjfp.com/)
Special guest to be confirmed soon
The concert will feature excellent young musicians from the Royal Academy of Music and the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, who have dedicated their time and effort for this special event.
Program:
Barber - Adagio for Strings
Tippett - Spirituals from A Child of our Time
Elgar - Serenade for Strings
Gershwin - I Love You Porgy
Contact: 07799 345 518
peaceforte@gmail.com
St Marylebone Parish Church Street:
Marylebone Road
London NW1 5LT
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Thu 19 Nov 2009 8pm
Paula Darwish & The Country and Eastern Band
First date of the "Do what you love" tour from Paula Darwish & The Country and Eastern Band presented by Club Couscous.
Manchester Based Darwish is a rare musical gem, playing an eclectic fusion of music in English, Arabic, Turkish and Kurdish, including a stomping Eastern take on Dolly Parton's classic song "Jolene". Together with her band, The Country and Eastern Band their trademark sound of rock fused with eastern rhythms and melodies relies on a careful balance of the familiar with the unknown. Their ground breaking album " Do what you love" was recently released by Manchester label Purple Sheep Records and comes packed with all the attitude and energy you would expect from a band capable of such an original musical feat.
Click here to purchase tickets
Darbucka
182 St John Street
London, EC1V 4JZ
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Thu 19 Nov 2009 6.30pm
Public Meeting: Israel’s Occupation of Palestine: who profits and who doesn’t
Speakers: Dr Dalit Baum. Salwa Alenat
Dr. Dalit Baum teaches Gender and the Global Economy at the Haifa University and Beit Berl college in Israel, and coordinates the 'Who Profits from the Occupation' project in the Coalition of Women for Peace. A feminist anti-occupation activist, she has been a co-founder of Black Laundry, the Community School for Women and the Coalition of Women for Peace. In her talk she would discuss the grassroots research initiative "Who Profits" www.whoprofits.org, present its mapping of corporate involvement in the occupation, and tell the story of specific discoveries and challenges in on-going campaigns.
Salwa Alenat works for Kav LaOved (Worker's Hotline), a nonprofit non governmental organisation committed to protecting the rights of disadvantaged workers employed in Israel and by Israelis in the Occupied Territories, including Palestinians, migrant workers, subcontracted workers and new immigrants. Kav LaOved is committed to principles of democracy, equality and international law concerning human and social rights. http://www.kavlaoved.org.il/default_eng.asp
Organised by LSE Student Union.
Supported by Oxfam GB and PSC.
For more information: ayahijazi@googlemail.com
London School of Economics
Clement House
Room D602
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Thu 19 Nov 2009 5.30pm
Women Without Borders/ SAVE UK and UK Friends of the Bereaved Families Forum (FBFF) are proud to present an evening in collaboration with The SOAS Middle East Society & The SOAS Israel Society
"CONFLICT & RECONCILIATION"
Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families for Peace. Speakers: Ali Abu Awwad and Robi Damelin
They are extra-ordinary people and speakers, who have lost an immediate family member in the conflict, Robi lost her son who was killed by a Palestinian sniper, and Ali's brother was shot by an Israeli soldier, and he himself was shot in the leg by a settler.
We believe that they can make a very positive contribution to relationship between students accross the various political divides with their moving stories and message of reconciliation.
A trailer of the film "Encounter Point" will be presented, showing the work of the Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families Forum, followed by speeches by Robi & Ali.
Vernon Square Campus
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Room V111
Vernon Square
Penton Rise
London WC1X 9EW
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Wed 18 Nov 2009 7pm
Screening: an episode from the TV drama "Good Intentions"
In Arabic and Hebrew with English Subtitles
During the making of this contentious "show within a show", the two women- Amal, a Palestinian from Ramallah and Tami, an Israeli restaurant owner, develop an intimate bond which defies the uncompromising opposition each faces from among their own friends and family as two ordinary people on the opposite sides of a seemingly irresolvable conflict.
This will be followed by "Behind the Intentions", a behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of "Good Intentions" and the organisation that inspired it - The Parents' Circle - Families Forum (PCFF), an organisation that brings together Israeli and Palestinian families who have lost loved ones in the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Robi Damelin and Ali Abu Awwad, members of the Parents Circle- Families Forum.
All ticket holders are invited to our Good Intentions After Screening Party- a special event celebrating the tastes and sounds of the Middle East, and exploring possibilities of promoting co-existence and positive dialogue through food and music. This will include a Middle East food demonstration by Israeli and Arab chefs from Minkies Deli.
Tricycle
269 Kilburn High Road
London NW6 7JR
Box Office: 020 7328 1000
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Fri 13 Nov 2009 7.30pm
Live in Concert: Rachid Taha and Vieux Farka Toure
+ Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics
Hailed by fellow musicians and critics alike, Rachid Taha is one of world music’s foremost stars, who has worked with artists including Patti Smith, Mick Jones and Robert Plant. Influenced by Algerian, Arab and Western genres, he performs tracks from his new album.
Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre
Belvedere Road
London SE1 8XX
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Thu 12 Nov 2009 7pm
Frontline Club Talk: Avi Shlaim in Conversation with Shlomo Sand
Few modern conflicts are as attached to history as that of Israel and Palestine. Avi Shlaim, professor of international relations at Oxford will be in conversation with Shlomo Sand, professor of contemporary history at Tel Aviv University, at the Frontline Club for a seminal evening of discussion. Shlaim’s new book "Israel and Palestine" focuses on the causes and consequences of the Israeli-Palestine conflict, while Sand’s international best-seller "The Invention of the Jewish People" unravels the mythologised history of the Jewish people to find that the Israelites were never exiled from the promised land, and therefore have no right to return. The book concludes that the present-day Palestinian Arabs are the true heirs of the biblical Jews. This is a once-only opportunity to hear these two eminent historians discussing their individual perspectives on the history - past and present - of Israel, and how their separate routes of academic enquiry have arrived at the same place: a two-state solution to end the fighting.
The Fronline Club
13 Norfolk Place
London W2 1QJ
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Thu 12 Nov 2009 6.30pm
The Cordoba Foundation and Middle East Monitor present:
Book Launch: Kathleen & Bill Christison's Palestine in Pieces: Graphic perspectives on the Israeli Occupation
The event will be chaired by John McHugo, Executive Member of CAABU and Chair of the Liberal Democrats Friends of Palestine.
info@memonitor.org.uk
The Kensington Close Hotel
Wrights Lane
London W8 5SP
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Wed 11 Nov 2009 7pm
Palestine Solidarity Campaign fundraising dinner
Come together for a sparkling evening of good food and entertainment in the company of MPs, celebrities and Palestinian dignitaries.
You will be treated to a 3-course meal of high quality, traditional Anatolian cuisine. Music and readings will be introduced by the actor, author and comedian, Alexei Sayle.
An auction of Palestinian and Palestinian-themed art will take place during the evening. Tables will be hosted by PSC patrons and MPs, including Richard Burden MP and Martin Linton MP, both founding members of Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East.
Ev Restaurant
The Arches
97-99 Isabella Street
London SE1 8DA
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Wed 11 Nov 2009 7pm
The Tower Hamlets Jenin Friendship Association (Twinjenin Campaign) invites you to:
Film Screening: "Palestine Blues"
All the money raised goes to funding visitors from Jenin to help build support in Tower Hamlets.
Contact: twinjenin@hotmail.co.uk
Genesis Cinema
93-95 Mile End Road
London E1 4UJ
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Wed 11 Nov 2009 6.30pm
Verso in association with the London Middle East Institute, SOAS (LMEI), invite you to:
SOAS Lecture: Professor Shlomo Sand discusses his book The Invention of the Jewish People
A talk by Professor Shlomo Sand, Professor of contemporary history at Tel Aviv University, on the subject of his book The Invention of the Jewish People (Verso, 2009) in which he attributes the Jewish diaspora to early Judaist evangelism across North Africa, Southern Europe and the Middle East, not a biological lineage. The biblical narrative of Jewish exile and enforced dispersal already discredited, Sand finds present-day Palestinian Arabs to be the true heirs of the biblical Jews.
The Brunei Lecture Theatre
Brunei Gallery
SOAS
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square, London WC1
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Tue 10 Nov 2009 7pm
AIUK Panel Discussion + Q&A: Palestine in Pieces Graphic Perspectives on the Israeli Occupation
With Kathleen and Bill Christison – authors of Palestine in Pieces
Bill Christison was a senior official of the CIA. Kathleen Christison was a former CIA analyst and is the author of Perceptions of Palestine: Their influence on US Policy and The Wound of Dispossession: Telling the Palestinian Story.
The event will highlight their new book Palestine in Pieces that brings a personal and pictorial perspective to the Israeli occupation. The former CIA political analysts give a comprehensive description of the occupation and argue that Israel’s long-term intention is to so fragment the Occupied Palestinian Territories that any sustainable presence in the land by Palestinians as a nation will be negated.
Amnesty International UK
The Human Rights Action Centre
17-25 New Inn Yard
London EC2A 3EA
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Mon 9 Nov 2009 6.30pm
As part of The New Statesman In Conversation With series....
Book talk: Professor Shlomo Sand in Conversation with the New Statesman
Professor Shlomo Sand, Professor of History at Tel Aviv University and author of The Invention of the Jewish People, will discuss his book with the Labour MP Denis MacShane, Former Europe minister and Labour MP for Rotherham, author of Globalising Hatred: The New Anti-Semitism, in a public event chaired by Jonathan Derbyshire, Culture Editor of The New Statesman.
Borders Bookshop
122 Charing Cross Road
London WC2H 0JR
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Sat 7 Nov 2009 6pm
You are cordially invited to
PIMA's Inaugural Function "The medical crisis in Gaza"
Talk followed by Fundraising & Dinner
Guest Speakers:
Professor Mads Gilbert, Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of North Norway
An Eye Witness Account
Baroness Dr Jenny Tonge
The Right to Health
Lord Nazir Ahmed of Rotherham
NGO's deserve our support
Dr Ahmed Almari, Chairman of PIMA
PIMA: Achievements and Projects
Moderator:
Anas Altikriti, CEO, The Cordoba Foundation
Contact: pimapalestine@yahoo.co.uk
Hilton London Olympia
380 Kensington High Street
London W14 8NL
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Fri 6 Nov 2009 7.15pm
The Al-Quds Foundation for Medical Schools in Palestine invites you to
The FQMS Annual Fundraising Dinner
Your participation helps fund our urgently needed programmes including:
Faculty support, clinical training, specialist training for the future teaching faculty,web-based
learning facilities & student flats to transcend the travel bans, the curfews and the road blocks
Speakers include:
Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub FRS - World famous heart surgeon
followed by a fantastic Fashion Show
RSVP to:
FQMS
34 Estelle Road
London NW3 2JY
tel 020 7485 8619 / 07910 940 819
davidsvp@blueyonder.co.uk
The Ballroom
Landmark Hotel London
222 Marylebone Road
London NW1 6JQ
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Thu 5 Nov 2009 7pm
Medical Aid for Palestinians, SOAS Palestine Society and UCL Palestine Society present:
Eyes in Gaza : Dr. Mads Gilbert
Dr. Mads Gilbert is a Norwegian doctor, specialising in emergency medicine. One of the few foreign doctors in Gaza during the Israeli assault in January, Dr. Gilbert worked as part of emergency medical teams, helping to save the hundreds of patients streaming into the hospitals.
Darwin Lecture Theatre
Darwin Building
Gower Street
University College London (UCL)
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Thu 5 Nov 2009 6.30pm
Book Launch: Yasmine Zahran's The Lakhmids of Hira
Yasmine Zahran will be signing copies of her new book. The event will be introduced by Professor Robert Hoyland.
Saqi bookshop
26 Westbourne Grove
London W2 5RH
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Thu 5 Nov 2009 6.30pm
The A.M. Qattan Foundation cordially invites you to a Private View of:
Ordinary Lives - An Exhibition of Photographs by Rania Matar
All works will be available for purchase.
Rania Matar was born and raised in Lebanon and moved to the US in 1984.
Originally trained as an architect, she studied at the New England School of Photography and at the Maine Photographic Workshops in Mexico. Matar was a finalist for the James and Audrey Foster Award at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston.
Her work was recently exhibited at the Center for Contemporary Arts in Ablilene Texas, the Koppelman Gallery at Tufts University, the Chicago Cultural Center and Gallery Kayafas in Boston. Matar’s images are part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Portland Art Museum Oregon, the Southeast Museum of Photography, the De Cordova Museum, the Danforth Museum of Art, the Kresge Art Museum, the Anthony and Beth Terrana Collection and the John Cleary Estate Collection.
Exhibition continues until 26 November 2009 (except 18, 19 and 20)
Monday - Friday 11am - 6pm, Tuesdays and Saturdays 11am - 4pm
A.M. Qattan Foundation
The Mosaic Rooms
Tower House
226 Cromwell Road,
London SW5 0SW
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Wed 4 Nov 2009 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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Wed 4 Nov 2009 7pm
SOAS Middle East Society Dinner
Come and enjoy fantastic food in a beautiful location, and relax just before reading week...
Gallipoli Again Restaurant
120 Upper St
Islington
London N1 1QP
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Wed 4 Nov 2009 7pm
Frontline Club First Wednesday: Democracy in Afghanistan and Iraq - what went wrong?
What do the troubled elections in Afghanistan and the continuing violence in Iraq teach us about the West’s attempt to import democracy around the world?
In his book Democracy Kills: What's So Good About Having The Vote BBC foreign correspondent Humphrey Hawksley criticises Western governments for their failure to draw up detailed plans for after the overthrow of the Taliban in Afghanistan and of Saddam Hussein in Iraq. With a panel of experts Humphrey Hawksley will examine the record of the West’s democratic mission and ask if there can be a transition from dictatorship to democracy without bloodshed.
With: Rachel Reid, Afghanistan researcher at Human Rights Watch
Fronline Club
13 Norfolk Place
London W2 1QJ
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Wed 4 Nov 2009 1.30pm
ICSR welcomes you to the following seminar:
Jihadists and WMD
Speaker: Gary Ackerman, University of Maryland
Moderated by: Dr Peter Neumann, Director, ICSR
Ackerman’s book Jihadists and WMD (CRC, 2009) is an authoritative work, addressing the threat of weapons of mass destruction in the hands of jihadists, both historically and looking toward the future threat environment. Gary Ackerman is Research Director of the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), a Department of Homeland Security National Center of Excellence based at the University of Maryland.
K2.31
Strand Campus
Kings Building, 2nd floor
King’s College London
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Tue 3 Nov 2009 7pm
PALESTINIAN CHILD PRISONERS – UK TOUR 2009
Chair: Sir Geoffrey Bindman
Guest: Baroness Helena Kennedy and Christine Blower
Action For Palestinian Children will host a series of public meetings to hightlihgt the systematic and institutionalised ill-treatment and torture of Palestinian children by the Israeli authorities.
Mohammad Salem Abu Eid was 14 years old when he was detained by the Israeli forces in February 2008 and accused of throwing stones at the Wall. He was beaten, interrogated in the absence of a lawyer and family member, deceived into signing a confession, prosecuted in a military court and sentenced to four months in prison. Whilst in prison, he received no education, no access to health care and no family visits. Mohammad, in the company of his mother, Sumya, will share their experiences with the audience to foster a better understanding of the situation facing Palestinian children.
We will also be joined by:
Khaled Quzmar, Defence for Children International/Palestine Section, a Lawyer, who has practised in the Israeli military courts for over 15 years; Abdefattah Abusrour, President of Palestinian Theatre League
Mander Hall
Hamilton House
Mabledon Place
London WC1H 9BD
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Tue 3 Nov 2009 1pm
ICSR welcomes you to the following seminar:
Hamas and the Arab Peace Initiative
Speaker: Dr Alon Ben-Meir, New York University's School of Global Affairs
Moderated by: Sagit Yehoshua, Atkin Fellow, ICSR
Dr. Ben-Meir will speak on the prospects of reconciliation between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority. Hamas has shown an unwillingness to cooperate with demands from the international community, but it seems that with new US efforts to push reconciliation, Hamas has a unique opportunity to join the political process as a recognized party. Dr. Alon Ben-Meir is an expert on Middle East politics and affairs, specializing in peace negotiations between Israel and the Arab states. For the past twenty five years, Dr. Ben-Meir has been directly involved in various negotiations and has operated as a liaison between top Arab and Israeli officials.
War Studies meeting room
Strand Campus, War Studies Department, 6th floor
King’s College London
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Mon 2 Nov 2009 7.30pm
Exiled Writers Ink invites you:
Unveiled Voices: An Evening of Arabic Women Authors & Musicians
Hosted by: Fathieh Saudi, poet and chair Exiled Writers Ink
Hanan Al-Shaykh is a Lebanese novelist, short-story writer, and playwright, one of the leading contemporary women writers in the Arab world. Her stories deal with women's role in society, the relationship between the sexes, and the institution of marriage. Her novels have been translated into English, French, Dutch, German, Danish, Italian, Korean, Spanish, and Polish.
Ghalia Kabbani is a Syrian writer. She spent her childhood in Kuwait, leaving after the invasion in 1990. She has worked as a journalist since 1979. In 1992 she published a volume of short stories and in 1998 her first novel, The Mirror of Summer, in Cairo. Her second collection of short stories was published in 2003, and her third in 2005.
Sahira Husssein is an Iraqi oud player and singer of classical Arabic songs.
Contact Exiled Writers Ink on 020 8458 1910
Poetry Cafe
22 Betterton Street
London WC2H 9BX
Nearest tube: Covent Garden
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Past Events - October

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Fri 30 Oct 2009 6.30pm
The President & Patrons of The Federation of Arabic Schools – UK
request the pleasure of your company
Lecture by Dr Wen-Chin Ouyang: Remembering Andalucía - Paradise of love & beauty
Dr. Wen-Chin Ouyang is Reader in Arabic Literature at SOAS, University of London
A. M. Qattan Foundation
The Mosaic Rooms
Tower House
226 Cromwell Road
London SW5 0SW
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Thu 29 Oct 2009 9am-5pm
CAABU & Society for Algerian Studies invite you to
Conference: "Algeria and the European Union: Past, Present and Future"
Speaker: Baroness Symons (formerly Minister of State for Foreign Affairs)
Birkbeck College
University of London
Malet Street, Bloomsbury
London WC1E 7HX
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Thu 29 Oct 2009 2pm
The Palestine societies at UCL, SOAS, Goldsmiths, LSE and Kings, in association with the Imperial College Political Philosophy Society, proudly present one of the greatest political philosophers of all time, Professor Noam Chomsky, for, what could be his last international trip to London.
In conversation with NOAM CHOMSKY - Palestine and the region in the Obama era: the emerging framework.
Chomsky is renowned for his intellect in the way of political philosophy and his political dissidence of the U.S. and its dire approach in the Middle East has been of great importance and inspiration in the establishment of a free and peaceful Palestine. He describes himself as a libertarian socialist and this is reflected in his activism in left-wing politics. With the elction of President Obama, the prospects of improving the dismal situation in Palestine, is increasingly a hotly discussed topic and there is none better than the great man himself in scrutinising what is to be the emerging framework under the Obama era.
Logan Hall
Institute of Education
University of London
20 Bedford Way
London WC1H 0AL
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Wed 28 Oct 2009 7pm
PanUK drinks
Professional Arab Network UK invites you to to relax, mingle and chat after work.
Nozomi Bar
15 Beauchamp Place
London SW3 1NQ
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Wed 28 Oct 2009 7pm
AIUK Panel Discussion + Q&A with Ben White: "Discriminatory and unsustainable: Water and politics in Israel & the Occupied Palestinian Territories"
Israel continues to restrict the Palestinians’ access to water in the West Bank, while at the same time using water from the West Bank for the benefit of its population inside Israel and for Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank – whose presence in the OPT is in violation of international law. A change to Israel’s water policy is urgently needed so that Palestinians can access more water and that water resources are allocated in a fair and non-discriminatory manner.
Ben White is a writer and freelance journalist specialising in Palestine/Israel. His articles have appeared in the Guardian's 'Comment is free', Electronic Intifada, New Statesman, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, and others. His first book, Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner’s Guide (Pluto Press), was published in June 2009 with a foreword by Prof. John Dugard, ex-UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Amnesty International UK
The Human Rights Action Centre
17-25 New Inn Yard
London EC2A 3EA
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Tue 27 Oct 2009 7.30pm
Film Screeening: 'Z32'
A film by Avi Mograbi (82 mins, 2008, Israel)
Followed by a discussion with composer and co-writer Noam Embar.
'Z32' is a documentary-musical-tragedy. An Israeli ex-soldier who partcipated in a war crime, later seeks forgiveness for what he has done. His girl-friend doesn’t think it so simple and raises issues that he is not yet ready to address. The soldier willingly testifies to camera provided his identity not be exposed. The film-maker keeps looking for a solution for concealing the soldier’s identity and consequently questions his own political and artistic conduct.
This documentary film mixes genre conventions in order to ask uncomfortable questions of its real-life subjects, of its audience and of the film-maker himself.
PASSING CLOUDS
Richmond Road
Dalston
London E8

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Mon 26 Oct 2009 7pm
Frontline Club Talk: Inside the Kingdom: Secrets of Filming and Reporting in Saudi Arabia
There will also be a screening of the acclaimed PBS film Rehab for Terrorists.
This event will be moderate by Mark Seddon, former UN Correspondent for Al Jazeera English TV, and former Editor of Tribune and member of the Labour Party's National Executive Committee.
Executive Producer at Political Bytes Productions, Kieran Baker who worked with Robert Lacey on Rehab for Terrorists will be talking about the making of the film and passing on his know-how.
Lubna Hussein, anchor of Bridges, a weekly political chat show on Saudi TV, will discuss her experiences working for the Saudi media.
Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place
London, W2 1QJ
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Mon 26 Oct 2009 7pm
Jews For Justice For Palestinians invite you to:
Public Meeting: The Goldstone Report - Impact and Implications
Speakers:
Daniel Machover, co-founder of Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights
Miri Weingarten, Former oPt Director of Physicians for Human Rights-Israel
Dr Phyllis Starkey, MP for Milton Keynes South West
Dr Ghada Karmi, Exeter Academic and author of “Married to Another Man”
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
Room G2
10 Thornhaugh Street
London WC1H 0XG
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Mon 26 Oct 2009 6.30pm
The President and Patrons of the Federation of Arabic Schools - UK
request the pleasure of your company at
Exhibition Opening: Songs of Andalucía
By Hani Mazhar
A. M. Qattan Foundation
The Mosaic Rooms
Tower House
226 Cromwell Road
London SW5 0SW
Nearest tube: Earls Court
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Sat 24 Oct 2009 7pm
Palestine Solidarity Campaign with Adhoc Humanitarians Orchestra
present a fundraising concert with Interval and post-concert music provided by Palestinian artists
Viva Palestina! Orchestral Concert for Gaza
Rachmaninov - Isle of the Dead
Shostakovich - 10th Symphony
Introduction: Afshin Rattansi
Conductor: Andrew Gourlay
Leader: Tara Persaud
St Augustine’s Church
117 Queen’s Gate
London SW7 5LP
http://www.st-augustine-london.com
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Fri 23 Oct 2009 7pm
Book Launch: Hassan Blasim's debut short story collection "The Madman of Freedom Square"
Hassan Blasim is a filmmaker, short-story writer and refugee of the Iraq War. His debut collection (yet to be published in the original Arabic) is a dark excursion into the chaos of contemporary Baghdad, an allegorical snapshot of recent Iraqi history (spanning over twenty years from the Iran-Iraq War through to the Occupation), and a rare critique of the refugee experience in Europe.
Blasim will be reading stories in the original Arabic with English surtitles, and discussing his life and work.
Calder Bookshop
51 TheCut
London SE1 8LF
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Wed 21 Oct 2009 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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Wed 21 Oct 2009 6.30pm for 7pm
Pluto Press and Friends of Birzeit University invite you to
Book Launch: Gabi Baramki's "Peaceful Resistance - Building A Palestinian University Under Occupation"
Welcome and Introduction by Jocelyn Hurndall, Director of Friends of Birzeit University
30 minute talk by Professor Gabi Baramki about the book
Discussion chaired by His Excellency Professor Manuel Hassassian.
Followed by drinks reception
A.M. Qattan Foundation
The Mosaic Rooms
Tower House
226 Cromwell Road
London SW5 0SW
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Tue 20 Oct 2009 6.45pm
Debatable invites you to:
Debate & Live music: ‘Cultural diversity initiatives reinforce stereotypes rather than remove them’
Is there a place in a 21st century city like London for cultural events that focus primarily on 'diverse' cultures? Shouldn't we encourage new, less exclusive, arts practices that help us make better sense of our increasingly globalised and inter-connected times? Come join a lively debate with experts from the arts and beyond contributing different perspectives on these thorny issues - and inviting you to take sides. Also featuring live performances by members of London Diaspora Capital Artist Network. The event is part of Cultural Co-Operation's ambitious new project 'World City 2009-2014'
Chaired by: Wesley Kerr, a freelance broadcaster and journalist, and chairman of the Heritage Lottery Fund’s London Committee.
Panel:
Reem Kelani - one of the foremost researchers and performers of Palestinian music.
Munira Mirza - Greater London Authority’s Director of Policy, Arts, Culture and the Creative Industries.
Live performances by Reem Kelani and Poetic Pilgrimage, a progressive and poetic hip-hop duo who blend diverse musical influences and politicised lyrics to present themselves as strong, creative Muslim women.
Debatable has been commissioned by Kensington and Chelsea Arts Team as part of Across the Street, Around the World, a series of 60 events, celebrating cultural heritage and community in the borough. The event takes place at the Tabernacle, the iconic building now a thriving arts and community centre in the heart of Notting Hill. Refreshments will be served free-of-charge.
info@culturalco-operation.org
The Tabernacle
Powis Square
London, W11 2AY
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Sun 18 Oct 2009 12:45pm
A film by Palestinian Director Elia Suleiman featured as part of the official selection of The Cannes Film Festival 2009
BFI 53rd London Film Festival :The Time that Remains
Vue Westend
3 Cranbourn Street
Leicester Square
London WC2H 7AL
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Sat 17 Oct 2009 7pm
Camden Abu Dis Friendship Association invites you to the London celebration* of
CADFA’s 5th birthday party
Delicious meal, Live music, CADFA films
William Goodenough House
Mecklenburgh Square
London WC1
*There will also be a party in Abu Dis

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Thu 15 Oct 2009 2.30pm & 8.30pm
A film by Palestinian Director Elia Suleiman featured as part of the official selection of The Cannes Film Festival 2009
BFI 53rd London Film Festival :The Time that Remains
Vue Westend
3 Cranbourn Street
Leicester Square
London WC2H 7AL
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Wed 14 Oct 2009 6.30pm
Talk with Ginny Hill - Democracy on Hold: Corruption and Conflict in Yemen
Wilson Room
Portcullis House
Houses of Parliament
London SW1A 0AA
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Wed 14 Oct 2009 7pm
The British Syrian Society is pleased to invite you to The Sir David Gore-Booth Memorial Lecture delivered this year by The Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind - Member of Parliament for Kensington & Chelsea
Lecture: "East is East and West is West. Will never the twain meet?"
Contact: 020 7839 1637/27
britishsyriansociety@btconnect.com
Dartmouth House
37 Charles Street
London, W1J 5ED
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Wed 14 Oct 2009 7pm
Frontline Club Talk: Insight with Zeinab Salbi
Zeinab Salbi will talk about her remarkable life and the organisation she set up, Women for Women International, which has helped more than 153,000 women in nine countries including Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Iraq. She was honoured by President Bill Clinton in 1995 for her humanitarian work and was elected as a Young Global Leader in 2007 by the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place
London W2 1QJ
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Wed 14 Oct 2009 7.30pm
Lecture: Burning Memories - Sacrifice & the Unconscious in History
Speakers: Uri Hadar, Stephen Frosh, Eyad El Saraj
Chair: Lynne Segal, professor of psychosocial studies at Birkbeck College
Friends House
173 - 177 Euston Road
London NW1 2BJ
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Tue 13 Oct 2009 6.30pm
AIUK Film Screening: Waltz With Bashir (cert 18)
Directed by Ari Folman. Running time 87 min
This dazzling animated documentary tells the story of Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon in which the director took part. Folman was in Beirut when the Lebanese Christian militia known as Phalangists murdered 800 Palestinians in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps - perhaps with the approval of the Israeli army. It was a massacre that caused Ariel Sharon, Israel's defence minister, to resign from his post when an inquiry found him indirectly responsible for the deaths. Whilst the structure of the film takes the form of a traditional documentary, the use of animation makes it both fresh and compelling.
Amnesty International UK
The Human Rights Action Centre
17-25 New Inn Yard
London EC2A 3EA
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Tue 13 Oct 2009 6.45pm
Book Launch: "Muslims of Europe: The 'Other' Europeans"
Panellists:
Dr H.A. Hellyer (Author of book), Fellow at the Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations (CRER), University of Warwick, UK
Prof. Steven Greer, University of Bristol
In this work, H.A. Hellyer analyses the prospects for a European future where pluralism is accepted within unified societies, and the presence of a Muslim community that is of Europe, not simply in it.
The Dialogue Society
402 Holloway Road
London N7 6PZ
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Mon 12 Oct 2009 7pm
Canvas Magazine Panel Discussion: Gender, Wars and Chadors
How do Middle Eastern curators respond to the massive international surge of interest in regional art? And should they combat the stereotypes? Join Canvas at the Serpentine Gallery for a conversation on the controversy over some dominant themes in Contemporary Middle Eastern art.
Panelists: Saleh Barakat | Curator and Gallerist | Lebanon; Rose Issa | Independent Curator | Lebanon and Iran
Moderator: Dr Anthony Downey | Programme Director, MA in Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s Institute of Art
alia.fattouh@mixed-media.com
Serpentine Gallery Pavillion
Kensington Gardens
London W2 3XA
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Fri 9 Oct 2009 10pm
Electric Circus for Gaza
A night of music & live performances.
We are on the look out for fund raising assistance, people to clown, and also kit that you can donate.
All proceeds from this event will be used to buy medical supplies which we will personally deliver to people in Gaza. We do not work with governments, only NGO's supporting Palestinians under siege in Gaza.
Scala London
275 Pentonville Road,
King´s Cross
London N1 9NL
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Fri 9 Oct 2009 7pm
Performance & Talk: Insight with Emmanuel Jal: War Child
From child soldier to hip hop artist invited to perform at Nelson Mandela’s 80th birthday celebrations, Emmanuel Jal's story is a remarkable one of transformed life.
Born in Sudan in the early 1980s, Emmanuel Jal spent six years fighting with the rebel forces in his country’s civil war. In his book Warchild: A Boy Soldier’s Story, Emmanuel Jal describes how music helped him deal with the pain of his experiences.
He will be at the Frontline Club to perform and to talk about his life and continued fight to help children in Sudan.
Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place
London W2 1QJ
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Sat 10 Oct 2009 10.30am
Talk: Palestine - Why should we care?
Come to a day exploring the issues through talks, discussions, active involvement, food and friendship. Organised by a group of friends in Hanwell, Ealing.
Speakers from Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD), Friends of Nablus, Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), Sabeel - Palestinian Ecumenical Movement, Jews for Boycotting Israeli Goods (J-BIG).
Palestinian Fair trade products will be on sale.
St Thomas’s Church Hall
182 Boston Road
London W7 2AD
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Sun 11 Oct 2009 5pm
Active Stills presents
Photo Exhibition closing event: "Jerusalem Disposessed"
A screening of “Jerusalem: East Side Story” (2007) a documentary by Palestinian director Mohammed Alatar which looks at the various ways in which Israel has pursued a policy of Judaizing the city of Jerusalem with the aim of achieving “Jewish demographic superiority.” Israeli soldiers demolishing Palestinian homes, families separated by laws designed to drive Palestinians out of Jerusalem, the film also includes interviews with Palestinian and Israeli leaders, human rights activists and political analysts.
Downstairs at The Foundry
86 Great Eastern Street
London EC2A 3JL
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Thu 8 Oct 2009 7pm
The Knowledge
Stop 1 - Damascus
A journey through visual culture, one city at a time. The first stop in this series explores emerging artistic practices and networks in Damascus, Syria.
Reloading Images: Damascus
Jan Ackenhausen (co-initiator, Reloading Images: Damascus) discusses his work and the project’s recent publication.
29 Catherine Place
Victoria
London SW1E 6DY
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Thu 8 Oct 2009 7pm
Frontline Club Media Talk: Murder for honour's sake
In her book Murder in the Name of Honour, Rana Husseini examines the cases of women in traditional societies and migrant communities in Europe and the United States whose murders were deemed necessary to restore the honour of a family. Awarded a Reebok Award for Human Rights in 1998, Rana Husseini has, through persistent campaigning, brought this otherwise ignored subject into the public arena.
Moderator: Samira Ahmed, presenter and correspondent for Channel 4 News
Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place
London W2 1QJ
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Wed 7 Oct 2009 4pm & 7pm
MEDAF presents:
Play: The Lemon Tree of Kensington
The Middle East meets London life; a glimpse into London’s Arab Diaspora
by Ben Ellis
Directed by: Rima Brihi
Cast: Sheena Bhattesa, Nabil Elouahabi, Andy Lucas
The Lemon Tree of Kensington was commissioned by the MEDAF as part of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 's Across the Street, Around the World Festival.
Award winning playwright Ben Ellis - Poet No. 7 (Theatre503, 2006), The Final Shot (Theatre503, 2007) and most recently co-writer of 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (Bush Theatre, 2009) – has collected tales from Arab diaspora communities across Kensington and Chelsea and woven them into a rich cultural tapestry featuring characters from across the Middle East, each with their own story to tell.
Rima Brihi’s poetic production of The Lemon Tree of Kensington allows the tensions and delights felt by those of Middle Eastern origin living in London to be revealed.
Contact: 07856 904 941
shireen@medaf.org
Corus Fresh Flower outside Chelsea Theatre
World’s End Place
King’s Road, Chelsea
London SW10 0DR
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Wed 7 Oct 2009 5.30pm
Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing presents:
Hanan Al-Shaykh in conversation with Peter Florence
Lebanese Author Hana Al Shaykh will be discussing her work with Peter Florence at a meeting of the Bloomsbury Qatar Literary Salon. Refreshments will be served.
Hanan Al Shaykh was born in Lebanon and grew up in Beirut. In 1975 she left Beirut because of the civil war and moved to the Arabian Gulf. Since 1984 she has lived in London with her husband and two children. Her novel, Only in London, was shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. The Locust and The Bird, is a memoir of her mother. Hanan Al Shaykh writes in Arabic and her work has been translated into sixteen languages and is now published around the world. She is widely regarded as one of the foremost experts on Arab womanhood.
Peter Florence is the Director of the Hay Festival Group, running projects in Britain, Spain, Columbia, Kenya and now Lebanon which will host the Beirut 39 celebrations in April 2010.
Contact: 020 7494 6349
safaa.mraish@bloomsbury.com
The House of St Barnabas
1 Greek Street
Soho Square
London W1D 4NQ
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Wed 7 Oct 2009 7pm
AIUK Book Launch & Panel Discussion: Rana Husseini's "Murder in the name of honour"
5000 women and girls are killed by a male relative every year as a means of purging a family of shame. Jordanian journalist and human rights defender Rana Husseini has recieved death threats for speaking out against the practise and will make a rare visit to London to launch her new book, 'Murder in the Name of Honour'. Signed copies of her book will be available to purchase on the night.
'You can write a bad cheque in Jordan and get a longer sentence than for killing a woman in the name of honour' Rana Husseini
Jordanian journalist, feminist and human rights defender, Rana Husseini, has campaigned tirelessly against the practise of 'Honour killing', recieving numerous death threats, At the launch of her new book 'Murder in the Name of Honour' , published by Oneworld Publications, she will talk about some of cases she has documented.
Other speakers include: Houzan Mahmoud, Organisations of Women's Freedom in Iraq; Diana Nammi, Iranian and Kurdish Women's Rights Organisation; human rights lawyer Maryam Samimi and Hannana Siddiqui, coordinator, Southall Black Sisters.
Amnesty International UK
The Human Rights Action Centre
17-25 New Inn Yard
London EC2A 3EA
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Wed 7 Oct 2009 7.30pm
Active Stills presents
Photo Exhibition Launch Party: "Jerusalem Dispossed"
An exhibition from the photographic collective ActiveStills, documents different aspects of the ongoing expulsion of indigenous Palestinians from their native Jerusalem. This powerful and eerie series of photographs moves between images of Israeli settlements, armed settler youths, uprooted Palestinian olive trees, and the Separation Wall.
Linda Ramsden, UK director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD), discusses the impact of house demolitions in Jerusalem at 8 pm. She will give an insight into the critical situation on the ground for Palestinian Jerusalemites this summer 2009, and talk about how we should be responding in the UK. Live Middle Eastern music and refreshments from 7.30pm.
Downstairs at The Foundry
86 Great Eastern Street
London EC2A 3JL
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Wed 7 Oct 2009 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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Wed 7 Oct 2009
Art exhibition: Routes II
We are delighted to present our second carefully curated group show of contemporary Middle Eastern and Arab Art. We have chosen an exciting blend of 48 works by 16 artists, both established international names and younger emerging talent. We believe these are representative of the best art now being produced in the region and from artists whose roots are in the Middle East.
Until 23 Oct 2009
Monday-Friday 9.30am-6pm
Saturday 10am-2pm
WATERHOUSE & DODD
26 Cork Street
London W1S 3ND
+44 20 7734 7800
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Tue 6 Oct 2009 7pm
Book Launch: Zeina B. Ghandour's "A Discourse on Domination in Mandate Palestine
Imperialism, Property and Insurgency"
Please RSVP to info@mosaicrooms.org
or call 0207 370 9990
A. M. Qattan Foundation
The Mosaic Rooms
Tower House
226 Cromwell Road
London SW5 0SW
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Tue 6 Oct 2009 7pm
Queen Mary Stop the War Coalition invites you to:
Public Meeting: "Does Obama's 2 state solution for Israel/Palestine put the Middle East on the roadmap to peace?"
Contact: 07792121239
qmoccupation@gmail.com
Skeel Lecture Theatre
Queen Mary
University of London
327 Mile End Road
London E14
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Mon 5 Oct 2009 8pm
A special acoustic show from Middle Eastern music icon and singing sensation
Natacha Atlas & the Mazeeka Ensemble
This is Natacha exploring a traditional roots world, again fusing Oriental and Western music and looking to the past to uncover a rich history of musical collaboration.
Click here to book or call 08444 77 1000 (Ticketweb)
Union Chapel
Compton Terrace
(Off Upper Street)
London N1 2UN
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Mon 5 Oct 2009 7pm
International photojournalists speak out
Public meeting: War on Gaza - the aftermath
Fida Qishta, Guardian-featured photojournalist and ISM activist, will speak out on her exposé of Israeli use of phosphorus.
Jenny Linnell, British ISM volunteer, will relate how Palestinians are struggling to pick up the pieces of their lives from the rubble of the bombing.
Islington Town Hall
Upper Street
London N1 2UD
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Mon 5 Oct 2009 7pm
The Knowledge
Stop 1 - Damascus
A journey through visual culture, one city at a time. The first stop in this series explores emerging artistic practices and networks in Damascus, Syria.
Artist talks: Delfina Foundation resident artists
Nisrine Boukhari (Syria) and Muhammad Ali (Syria)
Contact: 020 7233 5344
info@delfinafoundation.com
The Delfina Foundation
29 Catherine Place
Victoria
London SW1E 6DY
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Mon 5 oct 2009 6.30pm
Arab Media Watch, the Council for Arab-British Understanding and Pluto Books cordially invite you to
AMW book launch: Viktor Kattan's "From Coexistence to Conquest: International Law and the Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1891-1949"
Speakers: Victor Kattan, Dr Brian Klug, Professor Mashood Baderin
Chair: Michel Abdel-Massih QC
The book will be on sale at the event at a special 33% discount price of £20.
Admission is strictly subject to advance registration on guest list. Please RSVP to info@arabmediawatch.com or 07956 455 528.
Arab-British Chamber of Commerce
43 Upper Grosvenor St
London W1K 2NJ
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Sat 3 Oct 2009 9pm
SOAS Students' Union presents:
SOAS ARABIC PARTY Feat: Checkpoint303 / Riz MC / LowKey
Scala London
275 Pentonville Road,
King´s Cross
London N1 9NL
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Sat 3 Oct 2009 5.30pm
Iraq Relief Eid Dinner Fundraiser
To celebrate the launch of The Noah Oncology and Haematology Hospital, Iraq Relief cordially invites you to its first Eid dinner fundraiser
Elbayt Baytak Restaurant
346 Kensington High Street
London W14 8NS
Contact: 07545 970 429 or 07779 789 870
tickets@studentima.co.uk
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Thu 1 Oct 2009 8pm
Play: Out of Time (Kharij El Zaman)
Play based on Mario Bargas Yousa's novel. Performed in Arabic.
Cockpit theatre
Gateforth St (Off Church Street)
London NW8 8EH
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Thu 1 Oct 2009 7pm
The Knowledge
Stop 1 - Damascus
A journey through visual culture, one city at a time. The first stop in this series explores emerging artistic practices and networks in Damascus, Syria.
All Art Now
Abir Boukhari (Founder and curator, All Art Now, current Learning and Interpretation intern at Tate Britain with the World Collections Programme) in conversation with Felicity Allen (Head of Learning, Tate Britain).
Contact: 020 7233 5344
info@delfinafoundation.com
The Delfina Foundation
29 Catherine Place
Victoria
London SW1E 6DY

Past Events - September

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Wed 30 Sep 2009 7.30pm
Barbican: Transcender Weekender
Premiere UK performance from extraordinary Sudanese-Egyptian master musicians and Voodoo practitioners Rango - performing Sudanese mystic healing music ceremonies and mysterious Zar/Voodoo rites.
LSO St Luke's
UBS and LSO Music Education Centre
161 Old Street
London EC1V 9NG
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Wed 30 Sep 2009 7pm
The Arab-British Centre in collaboration with Saqi Books and the A.M. Qattan Foundation invites you to:
Celebrate Darwish: An evening of readings
An evening of readings from Mahmoud Darwish read by Fawzi Karim, Margaret Obank, Ruth Padel, and Hanan al-Shaykh.
Poems will be read in English and Arabic
A.M. Qattan Foundation
The Mosaic Rooms
Tower House
226 Cromwell Road
London SW5 0SW
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Wed 30 Sep 2009 7pm
Frontline Club talk: Review with Charles Glass
With Avi Shlaim author of Israel and Palestine Reappraisals, Revisions, Refutations, described as 'one of the best and most illuminating accounts of Arab-Israeli relations in years'
Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place
London W2 1QJ
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Wed 30 Sep 2009 7pm
The Tony Blair Faith Foundation/WorldVision/DFID/Oxfam/Islamic Relief, in association with the RSA:
New Perspectives on Faith and Development
Recent months have caused us to reflect on our global economic system. Has our economic system, or our financial markets, suffered from a lack of values? Can the solution to reforming these be found not just with economists but within the teachings of faith traditions? And as we focus on righting the problems of the West, what are the long-term impacts of our financial crisis on international development? Can - and should - faith communities be putting the world's poorest and most vulnerable back on the agenda?
Keynote Speakers: Ken Costa and Tariq Ramadan
Discussants: Steve Chalke, Reverend Giles Fraser, John Reynolds
The RSA
8 John Adam Street
London WC2N 6EZ
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Tue 29 Sep 2009 7pm
Vin Ray, director of the BBC College of Journalism, will be in conversation with BBC's Middle East editor
Frontline Club Talk: Reflections with Jeremy Bowen
Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place
London W2 1QJ
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Tue 29 Sep 2009 6.45pm
ICA Talk: Comica Presents: Joe Sacco: Return to Palestine
Acclaimed war-reportage cartoonist Joe Sacco discusses his journalistic comics and previews Footnotes in Gaza, his long-awaited sequel to Palestine. Sacco is in conversation with Roger Sabin, comics historian and Reader in Popular Culture at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Mall
London SW1Y 5AH
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Sun 27 Sep 2009 7.30pm
Barbican: Transcender Weekender
UK debut of Benin's legendary voodoo/funk sensation mixing funk and Afrobeat with Voudoun rhythms. Support act from Gnawa Home Songs - Tamesloht Blues. Hailing from the holy village of Tamesloht in Morocco in the arid lands south of Marrakech, this group of master gnawa musicians bring their intimate and transgressive music, bearing the healing melodies of their ritual drums and krakebs. "Gnawa home songs" is an exceptional gathering of truly gifted soloists (vocals and guembri lute), brought together by masters Emmanuelle Honorin and Karim Ziad.
Barbican Centre
Silk Street
London EC2Y 8DS
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Sun 27 Sep 2009 6.30pm
International Action for Iraqi Refugees cordially invites you to
Eid Dinner Party
3 Course dinner at one of London's premier restaurants, entertainment until late.
All proceeds go toward the many Iraqi displaced families and orphans in Iraq and neighbouring countries.
Kindly RSVP Lamees 07956 225 688 Nawal 07870 643 455 Elham 07931 468 207
contactus@iair.org.uk
Fakhreldine Restaurant
85 Piccadilly
London W1J 7NB
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Sun 27 Sep 2009 5pm
Fundraiser: A night for Gaza
Join us for the London preview of Yvonne Ridley's documentary 'Three Uncles Go To Gaza'. The evening will also feature a 3 course Moroccan/Lebanese meal by Kenza restaurant and lounge, a selection of stalls, exclusive auction items and more.
Porchester Hall
Porchester Road
London W2 5HS
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Sun 27 Sep 2009 3pm
ICA Talk: In conversation with Rosalind Nashashibi
British-Palestinian artist Rosalind Nashashibi talks with artist Olivia Plender about how her work has evolved and shaped the nature of her recent works in the ICA exhibition. This discussion will also explore Nashashibi's use of symbols and signs throughout her films and photographic practice.
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Mall
London SW1Y 5AH
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Sun 27 Sep 2009 2pm
Screening: Identity of the Soul
Starring Vanessa Redgrave reading poetry by Henrik Ibsen and Mahmoud Darwish, against a backdrop of stunning images filmed around the world and an original fusion soundtrack of Scandinavian and Arabian influences and contemporary electronic rhythms.
Ritzy Picturehouse
Brixton Oval
Coldharbour Lane
London SW2 1JG
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Sat 26 Sep 2009 1pm
Eid in the Square 2009
The fourth year of Eid El-Fitr celebrations in Trafalgar Square - a programme of live entertainment will take place in the square. There will be stalls and exhibitions to visit, plus a children’s play area and prayer marquees for adults as well as theatre and storytelling.
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Sat 26 Sep 2009 12pm
Screening: Identity of the Soul
Starring Vanessa Redgrave reading poetry by Henrik Ibsen and Mahmoud Darwish, against a backdrop of stunning images filmed around the world and an original fusion soundtrack of Scandinavian and Arabian influences and contemporary electronic rhythms
Curzon Mayfair
38 Curzon Street
London W1J 7TY
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Fri 25 Sep 2009
Art Exhibition: Fragile Bodies
Young Artists from Occupied Palestine and the Golan Heights. Seven Finalists in the AM Qattan Foundation’s Young Artist of the Year 2008 Award (The Hassan Hourani Award). All works will be available for purchase
Until 21 Oct 2009. Monday - Saturday 11am-6pm, Tuesdays 11am - 4pm.
Al Qattan Foundation
The Mosaic Rooms
Tower House
226 Cromwell Road
London SW5 0SW
Free Admission
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Thurs 24 Sep 2009 7pm
Frontline Club Screening + Q&A: "Somalia - Al-Qaeda's New Haven"
Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place
London W2 1QJ
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Wed 23 Sep 2009 6.45pm
Palfest: Raja Shehadeh in Conversation with Kamila Shamsie
An evening with the acclaimed author of Strangers in the House and Palestinian Walks
The Tabernacle
Powis Square
London W11 2AY
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Wed 23 Sep 2009 6.30pm
The Guild of the St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital presents
Lecture: The Christian Quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem
By: Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, OP
A Dominican priest and Professor of the New Testament in Jerusalem, a position that he has held since 1967. Murphy O'Connor has lectured around the world and is the author of numerous books, including Paul: A Critical Life and the Holy Land: An Oxford Archaelogical Guide.
St. Wilfrid’s Hall
The Brompton Oratory
Brompton Road
London SW7 2RP
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Tue 22 Sept 2009 7.30pm
Public Meeting organised by Lambeth and Wandsworth PSC
After Gaza - The future of Palestine. Eye-witness Accounts of Occupation
Chair: Betty Hunter, General Secretary of PSC
Guest Speaker: Mark Serwotka, General Secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), gives an eye-witness account of his recent visit in June to the West Bank with the PSC trade union delegation.
Stockwell Community Resource Centre
Studely Road SW9
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Mon 21 Sep 2009 10pm
Layali: Eid Party @ Jalouse
RSVP 07931 238 061, 07526 800 999
I.D is required. Dress to impress.
Club Jalouse
17 Hanover Square
London W1S 1HU
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Sat 19 Sept 2009 9pm
Tower Festival in association with Peter Gabriel's renowned festival of World Music (WOMAD) bring you a unique experience set in the historical grounds of the Tower of London.
Live Performance: Khaled
Headling the festival on Saturday, Khaled is one of the biggest stars of world music, an Algerian singer who is universally acknowledged as the king of Rai music.
The Tower of London
London EC3N 4AB
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Sun 20 Sept 2009 5.45pm & 7.15pm
Tower Festival in association with Peter Gabriel's renowned festival of World Music (WOMAD) bring you a unique World Music experience set in the historical grounds of the Tower of London.
Live Performance: Abdullah Chhadeh & Syriana followed by a workshop with the artist at Abdullah Chhadeh is a Syrian Qanun virtuoso from Damascus whose compositions speak of the people, places and emotions that have shaped his journey from East to West.
The Tower of London
London EC3N 4AB
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Thu 17 Sep 2009 1pm
An ODI public event in the Development, security and transitions in fragile states series
Security, development and stabilisation: promoting peaceful transitions through international engagement
Speaker: Donald Steinberg - Deputy President, International Crisis Group
Discussant: Julian Lindley-French - Netherlands Defence Academy
Rory Keane - International Network on Conflict and Fragility (INCAF), OECD
Chair: Robin Niblett - Director, Chatham House
Overseas Development Institute
111 Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7JD
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Thu 17 Sep 2009 7pm
Amnesty Int'l UK: Palestine Monologues
Amnesty Int'l UK in association with Ice & Fire Actors for Human Rights invite you to a performance follwed by Q&A with AIUK Crisis Campaign Manager Kristyan Benedict and Ice & Fire's Founder and Associate Writer Sonja Linden.
Ice & Fire - Actors for Human Rights
Amnesty International Human Rights Action Centre
17-25 New Inn Yard
London EC2A 3EA
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Wed 16 Sep 2009 7.30pm
Benefit Concert: Eye to Eye
A gala concert of the English Chamber Orchestra in aid of The St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital, featuring two Palestinian artists:
Dima Bawab (soprano coloratura) and Ramzi Shomali (piano).
Cadogan Hall
5 Sloane Terrace
London SW1X 9DQ
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Wed 16 Sep 2009 7pm
The Socialist History Society and Women Solidarity for an Independent and Unified Iraq invites you to:
Talk with AMW Adviser Haifa Zangana: Iraqi Women's Role in Anti-Colonial Resistance
A public meeting to hear what's gone on - and is still going on - from Arab Media Watch adviser Haifa Zangana, author of "City of Widows: An Iraqi Woman's Account of War and Resistance"
The Bishopsgate Institute
230 Bishopsgate
London EC2M 4QH
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Mon 14 Sep 2009 8.15pm
Frontline Club Screening + Q&A: "Capturing Conflict: Unseen Gaza"
with Jon Snow and Katherine Churcher
Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place
London W2 1QJ
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Mon 14 Sep 2009 6.30pm
Talk with Ginny Hill
Democracy on Hold: Corruption and Conflict in Yemen
Wilson Room
Portcullis House
Houses of Parliament
London SW1A 0AA
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Mon 14 Sep 2009 5.30pm
Chatham House Discussion: Building Democracy in Syria
Speaker: Radwan Ziadeh
Chair: Claire Spencer
Chatham House 10 St James' Square
London SW1Y 4LE
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Sun 13 Sep 2009 6.30pm
Arab Women's Association (AWA) Iftar
Noura Restaurant
16 Hobart Place
Belgravia
London SW1W 0HH
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Sat 12 Sep 2009 7pm
British Arab Medical Association (BAMA) Iftar
Fontana Restaurant
10 Craven Terrace
London W2 3QD
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Fri 11 Sep 2009
Portobello Film Festival: Palestinian short films & documentaries
Westbourne Studios
242 Acklam Road W10 5JJ
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Fri 11 Sep 2009 7pm
Frontline Club Special Event: Lockerbie, the Case for an inquire with Dr Jim Squire
With Elizabeth Palmer, foreign correspondent who covers Iran and the Middle East for major US network CBS News, and human rights lawyer Gareth Peirce.
Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place
London W2 1QJ
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Thu 10 Sep 2009 7pm
Frontline Club Screening: "Capturing Conflict: Death in Gaza"
Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place
London W2 1QJ
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Wed 9 Sep 2009 7.15pm
CAABU Iftar
Fakhreldine
85 Piccadilly
London W1J 7NB
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Wed 9 Sep 2009 6pm
Arab-British Centre Course: Arabic Calligraphy taught by Mustafa Ja'far
Every Wednesday until 25 Nov 2009, 6-8pm
Arab-British Centre
1 Gough Square
London EC4A 3DE
Contact: Jenny 020 7832 1310
admin@arabbritishcentre.org.uk
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Fri 4 Sep 2009 1pm
ICSR Seminar: Syrian-Israeli Negotiations: Lessons from the Past
Speaker: Radwan Ziadeh, Chatham House
Moderated by: Dr Peter Neumann, Director, ICSR
War Studies Meeting Room
King’s Building, Strand Campus
King’s College London
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Wed 2 Sep 2009 7pm
Amnesty Int'l UK discussion + Q&A : Can Obama Pull Off a Two-State Solution? And If He Can’t...Amnesty International UK, in association with the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions UK (ICAHD), invites you this discussion and Q&A with human rights activist and Director of ICAHD, Jeff Halper.
Amnesty International Human Rights Action Centre
17-25 New Inn Yard
London EC2A 3EA
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Wed 2 Sep 2009 7.30pm
PanUK Iftar
1001 Nights
85 Piccadilly
London W1J 7NB

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