Friday, April 8, 2011
There IS Theater Club tomorrow at 1PM in the AMIDEAST main building conference room.
There IS Theater Club tomorrow at 1PM in the AMIDEAST main building conference room.
Monday, April 4, 2011
AC Closes Early Tomorrow
AC is closing early tomorrow (4/5) at 1:30PM-5PM for an event at the embassy.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Events Week of 4/4
* Note that Theater Club on Saturday 4/2 is CANCELLED
Schedule of Events Week of 4/4. All events start at 3PM in the AC unless otherwise noted:
Mon 4/4 - Guest Speaker: Faeez Safedin on South Africa's Transition to Democracy
Tues 4/5 - Guest Speaker: Todd Fine on Ameen Rihani (starts at 2:30PM at the US Embassy. You must notify me at least 1 day in advance if you want to attend)
The 100th Anniversary of the First Arab-American Novel: Ameen Rihani's Uncanny Message in The Book of Khalid
2011 brings the centennial anniversary of the first Arab-American novel: Ameen Rihani’s The Book of Khalid (1911). The story of two Arab boys who immigrate to New York City, the novel ambitiously confronts issues that concerned Rihani’s era and still confound our own: the ideal relations between Americans and Arabs, the problem of religious conflict in the Arab world and beyond, and the rightful position of Arabs within the great American story of immigration. Because of the novel’s extreme merit, historical importance, and contemporary relevance, a group of esteemed scholars and public figures have come together to establish Project Khalid, a coordinated effort to commemorate this important milestone in the history of Arab-American life and literature. Activities include preparing a new edition of the novel for schools and managing its distribution, hosting a public forum at the Library of Congress on March 29, 2011 and at the New York Public Library of October 25, and using online and traditional media to promote the novel and Rihani’s legacy throughout the anniversary year.
Todd Fine, the project's director, will introduce The Book of Khalid and will argue that the work, in addition to its extraordinary merit, has great relevance to the contemporary crisis in the Arab-American relationship and to the present situation in the region.
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Todd Fine, the director of Project Khalid (www.projectkhalid.org), is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Harvard University and holds a Master’s Degree in International Relations from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. He is the editor of a new critical edition of The Book of Khalid under advance contract with Syracuse University Press. At Harvard, Mr. Fine worked for Samuel P. Huntington as a research assistant for two years on his book on American identity and immigration, entitled Who Are We? (Simon and Schuster, 2004). He also organized and developed the Global Zero campaign on nuclear weapons, which launched in Paris, France in December 2008.
Wed 4/6 - Tunisian-Egyptian Virtual Summit to discuss post-revolution cooperation between Egyptian and Tunisian youth. This event will be held along with the AC in Cairo.
Thurs 4/7 - Guest Speaker: Palestinian-American Comedian Maysoon Zayid
Fri 4/8 - Documentary + Discussion: "The Cove"
Schedule of Events Week of 4/4. All events start at 3PM in the AC unless otherwise noted:
Mon 4/4 - Guest Speaker: Faeez Safedin on South Africa's Transition to Democracy
Tues 4/5 - Guest Speaker: Todd Fine on Ameen Rihani (starts at 2:30PM at the US Embassy. You must notify me at least 1 day in advance if you want to attend)
The 100th Anniversary of the First Arab-American Novel: Ameen Rihani's Uncanny Message in The Book of Khalid
2011 brings the centennial anniversary of the first Arab-American novel: Ameen Rihani’s The Book of Khalid (1911). The story of two Arab boys who immigrate to New York City, the novel ambitiously confronts issues that concerned Rihani’s era and still confound our own: the ideal relations between Americans and Arabs, the problem of religious conflict in the Arab world and beyond, and the rightful position of Arabs within the great American story of immigration. Because of the novel’s extreme merit, historical importance, and contemporary relevance, a group of esteemed scholars and public figures have come together to establish Project Khalid, a coordinated effort to commemorate this important milestone in the history of Arab-American life and literature. Activities include preparing a new edition of the novel for schools and managing its distribution, hosting a public forum at the Library of Congress on March 29, 2011 and at the New York Public Library of October 25, and using online and traditional media to promote the novel and Rihani’s legacy throughout the anniversary year.
Todd Fine, the project's director, will introduce The Book of Khalid and will argue that the work, in addition to its extraordinary merit, has great relevance to the contemporary crisis in the Arab-American relationship and to the present situation in the region.
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Todd Fine, the director of Project Khalid (www.projectkhalid.org), is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Harvard University and holds a Master’s Degree in International Relations from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. He is the editor of a new critical edition of The Book of Khalid under advance contract with Syracuse University Press. At Harvard, Mr. Fine worked for Samuel P. Huntington as a research assistant for two years on his book on American identity and immigration, entitled Who Are We? (Simon and Schuster, 2004). He also organized and developed the Global Zero campaign on nuclear weapons, which launched in Paris, France in December 2008.
Wed 4/6 - Tunisian-Egyptian Virtual Summit to discuss post-revolution cooperation between Egyptian and Tunisian youth. This event will be held along with the AC in Cairo.
Thurs 4/7 - Guest Speaker: Palestinian-American Comedian Maysoon Zayid
Fri 4/8 - Documentary + Discussion: "The Cove"
Friday, March 25, 2011
Events Week of 3/28
All events start at 3PM in the AC unless otherwise noted:
Mon 3/28 - Conversation Hour: Arab Unity
Tues 3/29 - Web Conference Discussion with al-Jazeera Reporter Aymen Mohyeldin (12PM)
Tues 3/29 - Conversation Hour: Sexual Harassment in Tunisia
Wed 3/30 - Debate Club: Gun Control (3:30PM)
Thurs 3/31 - The Pan-Arabian Convention
Participants will simulate a Constitutional Convention for a united Arab country.
Fri 4/1 - Film: "Slumdog Millionaire"
** Also Theater Club for Saturday 3/25 is canceled.
Mon 3/28 - Conversation Hour: Arab Unity
Tues 3/29 - Web Conference Discussion with al-Jazeera Reporter Aymen Mohyeldin (12PM)
Tues 3/29 - Conversation Hour: Sexual Harassment in Tunisia
Wed 3/30 - Debate Club: Gun Control (3:30PM)
Thurs 3/31 - The Pan-Arabian Convention
Participants will simulate a Constitutional Convention for a united Arab country.
Fri 4/1 - Film: "Slumdog Millionaire"
** Also Theater Club for Saturday 3/25 is canceled.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Events Week of 3/21
Monday 3/21 - AC Closed for Youth Day
Tuesday 3/22 - Cultures of America: The Mormons
Wednesday 3/23 - Guest Speaker: General Youssef Ahmed Tyara of Chad on the Geopolitical Dimensions of the Darfur Conflict
Thursday 3/24 - Guest Speaker: Sara Dakka on Palestinian Culture
Friday 3/25 - Film: "Lion of the Desert" about Libyan resistance to Italian occupation
*All events are at 3PM in the AC
Tuesday 3/22 - Cultures of America: The Mormons
Wednesday 3/23 - Guest Speaker: General Youssef Ahmed Tyara of Chad on the Geopolitical Dimensions of the Darfur Conflict
Thursday 3/24 - Guest Speaker: Sara Dakka on Palestinian Culture
Friday 3/25 - Film: "Lion of the Desert" about Libyan resistance to Italian occupation
*All events are at 3PM in the AC
Friday, March 18, 2011
AC Theater Club Canceled for this Saturday
AC Theater Club is canceled for this Saturday because the instructor will be on vacation.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
AC Early Closing
The AC will close early tomorrow (Thursday). We will close at 1PM (maybe 15 minutes before).
The events slated for Thursday will be canceled and rescheduled for a later date.
The events slated for Thursday will be canceled and rescheduled for a later date.
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