The October 19, 2019 edition of Washington DC Cultural Majlis features Arabic calligrapher and street artist eL Seed. Read more »
Archives for October 2019
Washington DC Cultural Majlis: Emel Mathlouthi
The October 16, 2019 edition of Washington DC Cultural Majlis features Tunisian activist and performer Emel Mathlouthi. Read more »
Washington DC Cultural Majlis: Mashrou Leila
The October 13, 2019 edition of Washington DC Cultural Majlis features Lebanese indie rock band Mashrou Leila. Read more »
Washington DC Cultural Majlis: Mohamed Elshahed
In the October 11, 2019 edition of Washington DC Cultural Majlis, curator and architectural historian Mohamed Elshahed speaks about twentieth century Egypt, focusing on the architectural developments of Cairo as documented in his book Cairo Since 1900: An Architectural Guide, the relationship between spaces and objects, as well as his role in expanding the British Museum’s permanent collection to include modern and contemporary objects from Egypt. Read more »
Washington DC Cultural Majlis: Nada Shabout
The October 9, 2019 edition of Washington DC Cultural Majlis features art historian Nada Shabout. Nada is a Professor of Art History and the Coordinator of the Contemporary Arab and Muslim Cultural Studies Initiative (CAMSCI) a the University of North Texas, USA. She is the founding president of the Association for Modern and Contemporary Art from the Arab World, Iran and Turkey (AMCA). Read more »
Washington DC Cultural Majlis: Samia Halaby returns
In the October 6, 2019 edition of Washington DC Cultural Majlis, Samia Halaby returns for a second appearance to discuss the role and significance of Jerusalem in her artworks. Read more »