October 2011
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2nd Annual Moroccan Film Festival, Nov 18th & 19th
The 2nd Annual Moroccan Film Festival is gearing up to make a splash at New York’s TriBeca Cinemas this November 18th and 19th. Tickets are officially on sale at the box office so don’t miss your chance to attend the opening night gala and reception following the screening of Selma Bergach’s, La 5eme Corde.
The following day, choose from a variety of Moroccan films to see,...
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September 2011
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August 2011
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Screening: TARFAYA by Daoud Aoulad Syad-Morocco →
Where: Arab American Family Support Center’s Brooklyn, NY location (150 Court St. Subway: 2,3,4,5, N, R to Borough Hall)
When: Thursday, August 18th, 7:00pm
Price: Free, come one, come all
About: The beautifully shot, hypnotically-paced Tarfaya focuses on the torment of North African immigrants trying to slip into Europe. Miriam (Touria Alaoui) arrives in Tarfaya looking for the smuggler...
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WatchKantara: Moroccan Rugs will be selling it’s rugs this Saturday, August 14th from 6-9 as part of the Pure Case of Sassiness Cover Release Party at NY’s White Rabbit. The venue will be decked floor to ceiling with Kantara’s newest arrival of Moroccan rugs, ranging from hand-knotted beauties to geometric and eclectic flat-weaves.
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fuck mcqueen
The alternate title for this post could have been, “How I screwed the pooch and waited until the last minute to go to the McQueen show and now I’m suffering,” but that was too long, so I settled on the former.
Bottom line— I got up, got motivated, arrived at the Met right as the doors were opening, feeling like I could conquer the 2 hour line that I had already been...
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July 2011
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Curating a Moroccan Art Exhibit
a {Moroccan Film Festival}
a {Moroccan Red Carpet Gala}
an {Art Exhibit} during the opening reception of Moroccan art and artists … and I’m curating it …
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2nd Annual Moroccan Film Festival →
The second Moroccan Film Festival is gearing up to make a splash at Tribeca Cinemas in October. Stay tuned via their Facebook page for more sneak preview information about the films that will be featured and the artists that will present their work on opening night during the festival’s Moroccan Red Carpet Gala.
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Screening & Discussion: 3rd i NY presents the 2nd... →
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Free & Open to the Public • Doors Open 6:30pm, begins at 7:00pm
Alwan for the Arts (16 Beaver Street, 4th Floor, between Broad and Broadway)
We will present the best in recent short videos that were submitted to an open call, that increase awareness of the creative vitality and sociopolitical realities of North Africa, the Middle East, Iran, South Asia,...
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Surf and sun in Mirleft, Morocco’s new wave →
A series of colliding impulses had led us to this wild strip of Moroccan coastline and the village of Mirleft: the call of sun and sea, the allure of this cool bed-and-breakfast inn, and the appeal of soaking up the exotic vibes thrown off by the cohabitation of cultures — surfing and Islam — in a place that feels like the edge of the Earth.
In the 1960s, when Western hippies discovered...
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The Popular Literature of Tahrir: Protest Signs,...
This issue of ArteEast focuses upon how images, words, and signs were used during the Egyptian Revolution to change political discourse.
Featuring examples from an extensive gallery of online images culled from the collections of several prominent Egyptian journalists and activists, the online piece is a visual tour of some of the creative production of Egypt’s Revolution. A...