Specials
LaZiz: Cinéma Arabe Afterparty
Published on: Woensdag 18 mei 2011Saturday May 28, Cinéma Arabe will be floating between East and West; with the screening of Transit Cities, a film about a Jordanese woman who returns to her home country after a long stay in the United States; and with LaZiz’ very contageous musical crossover.
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Massar Egbari
Published on: Woensdag 18 mei 2011The Egyptian band Massar Egbari, featured in the film Microphone, has been invited to the Netherlands by Cinéma Arabe for a series of performances. Massar Egbari is one of the most important exponents of the current Egyptian underground scene. Combining rock, jazz and blues with Middle Eastern rhythms, they have developed their very own characteristic sound with a local as well as global feel to it.
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Debate: Arab Spring
Published on: Woensdag 18 mei 2011Following the screening of Microphone on Sunday the 29th of May at 13.00hrs, Cinéma Arabe will organise a debate about democracy in the Arab World, in collaboration with SICA (Dutch Centre for International Cultural Activities). What does democracy mean to ordinary citizens in Arab countries? Which role should Europe play in this process? And what does it all mean in relation to the development of the arts?
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Debate: Family Matters
Published on: Donderdag 12 mei 2011The screening of Egyptian Maidens on Saturday the 28th of May at 13:00hrs at Rialto will be followed by a debate in collaboration with SICA (Dutch Centre for International Cultural Activities) on the dilemma which many women from Arab families face: the difficult choice between loyalty towards the family and the desire for personal freedom.
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