Hanan Sayed Warrell and Nasser Jaber discuss the role of food and cooking in culture and politics at the February 23, 2019 edition of the NYC Cultural Majlis. Read more »
NYC Cultural Majlis: Hussam Abu-Libdeh — Tea in Arabia
Software engineer and researcher Hussam Abu-Libdeh speaks about how tea became the Arab world’s most popular drink at the February 16, 2019 edition of the NYC Cultural Majlis. Read more »
NYC Cultural Majlis: Hisham Aidi — Sounds of the Global Andalus
Columbia University lecturer Hisham Aidi speaks about the sounds of the global Andalus at the February 9, 2019 edition of the NYC Cultural Majlis. Read more »
NYC Cultural Majlis: Nicky Nodjoumi in Conversation with Shahdeh Ammadi
Nicky Nodjoumi speaks about art and politics with Shahdeh Ammadi at the February 2, 2019 edition of NYC Cultural Majlis. Read more »
NYC Cultural Majlis: Talk by Abdul Rehman Malik
On January 26, 2019 at the NYC Cultural Majlis, Abdul Rehman Malik presented an engaging history of coffee from Ethiopia to Yemen, India, Istanbul, London & beyond. Read more »
NYC Cultural Majlis: Reading by Noor Naga
The second New York Cultural Majlis hosted by Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi features Canadian-Egyptian writer Noor Naga who will be reading from her forthcoming book “The Mistress Washes Prays.” Read more »