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Monday, March 7, 2011

Ramzi Yassa

Programme: A selection of classical compositions

Mr. Ramzi Yassa is favourite of DAI audiences, having performed in three previous cultural seasons. He is a prize winning pianist and, in 2007, the first Egyptian performer musician to be awarded the French Merit Prize.

He is pianoforte professor at the Ecole Normale de Musique "Alfred Cortot" in Paris.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Book Club

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Monday, January 10, 2011

Moderated by Mr. Ahmed Khajah

In Search of Understanding: The Foundation for a Culture of Peace

In Search of Understanding is a public diplomacy initiative fostering the culture of peace created and carried out by Dr. Mohamed Kazem, counselor at the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, currently seconded to the Foundation for a Culture of Peace.

The initiative aims at the alleviation of problems related to mutual lack of understanding and distorted stereotypes and negative imagery among people of the world. This will be accomplished through a synergy of diplomacy, lyrics, music and photos. This synergy is used to stress what is shared and common among us all, ideally culminating in enhanced mutual understanding and acceptance.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011 (Added Lecture)

Ms. Yuka Kadoi

Lecture: Islamic Art at the Crossroads: Iran and China under the Mongols

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Book Club

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Monday, December 6, 2010

Juan A. Souto
Dr. Juan Antonio Souto is a professor of Islamic History at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and vice president of the European Union of European Arabists and Islamists. He specializes in Arabic and Islamic studies.

Lecture: The Aljaferia of Saragossa: Between Cordova and Marrakech 

Saragossa was the capital of one of the most flourishing ta'ifa kingdoms to come out of the dismantling of the Umayyad Caliphate of Cordova, in Al-Andalus. The city is located in the north-east of the Iberian Peninsula. A qasr was built at Saragossa, which was named al-Ja'fariyya ("Aljaferia").  The architectural style from al-Ja'fariyya was later adopted by North African  dynastys, Almoravids and Almohads.

Al-Ja'fariyya became a key piece to the architecture and decorative arts of Western Islam--a "bridge" between Cordova, capital of the Andalusi Umayyad Caliphate, and Marrakech, capital of the Almoravid and Almohad empires.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Book Club
Discussion: Arabic Novel in Translation
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Monday, November 8, 2010

"Polish Music Quintet"

Concert: Polonia Restituta (Poland Reborn)

The Embassy of Poland will perform a historical musical production in celebration of the Polish Independence Day (11th November). The musical performance will consist of national songs and classical music from the 13th and 21st century, which reflect on the struggles for freedom and independence of the Polish people. 

The Performers:

H.E. Ambassador of Poland Janusz Szwedo - narrator

Embassy Vocal Ensemble "Polish Singers"

Amani Al-Hajji - soprano

Jumel Trinidad Carvajal -tenor

Anna Maria Maszkowaska - piano

Karol Kusmider - cello

Valentina Maria Baginska - music director, conductor, concert organist 

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Book Club

Discussion: Pilgrimage to Mecca

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