| June 2009 |
| Thursday, June, 25, 7:00 pm |
Book Reading and Discussion: Iran Un-interrupted: A Discussion with Professor Hamid Dabashi |
| Thursday, June, 25, 4:00 pm |
Screening and Discussion: "Remnants of a War" by Jawad Metni, New York Premiere |
| Tuesday, June, 23, 7:30 pm |
Screening: Hassan and Morcos (2008) starring Omar Sharif |
| Friday, June, 19, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Amir ElSaffar and Hafez Modirzadeh - Expansions on the Maqam and Dastgah |
| Monday, June, 15, 7:00 pm |
Panel Discussion: The War Expands: Obama and the South Asian Context |
| Friday, June, 12, 7:00 pm |
Benefit Event: CANCELLED: Swat Valley Benefit Concert with Haroon Bacha |
| Wednesday, June, 10, 6:30 pm |
Book Reading/Signing: A WORLD I LOVED: The Story of An Arab Woman |
| Saturday, June, 6, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Gaida and Anwar Diab Agha, with Faisal Zedan: An Evening of Arab Classics |
| Thursday, June, 4, 6:00 pm |
Class: Arabic Classes Summer Session |
| Monday, June, 1, 6:30 pm |
Benefit Event: Benefit hosted by the American Friends of Palestinian House of Friendship |
| April 2009 |
| Thursday, April, 30, 6:00 pm |
Screening: Salt of This Sea (ملح هذا البحر) by Annemarie Jacir at 2009 Tribeca Film Festival |
| Wednesday, April, 29, 7:00 pm |
Screening/Reading: Framing the Culture of Terror : An evening with Nina Berman and Denise Gaberman |
| Saturday, April, 25, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Re-Encounters on the Silk Road: Arab, Indian, Turkish and Kurdish Music |
| Friday, April, 24, 6:30 pm |
Lecture: The Quran in an Historical Context by Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd |
| Thursday, April, 23, 6:30 pm |
Discussion: Art Careers: Two Artist Perspectives: A Conversation with Catherine D'Ignazio and Birgitta Lund |
| Wednesday, April, 22, 7:00 pm |
Lecture: Manufacturing a Culture of Collaboration: Arab Liberalism at Home and Abroad by As'ad Abu Khalil |
| Tuesday, April, 21, 7:30 pm |
Screening: Kabira Khada Bazaar Mein / Journeys With Sacred & Secular Kabir |
| Saturday, April, 18, 9:00 pm |
Concert: "Bint Loubnan": Lebanese Singer May Nasr |
| Wednesday, April, 15, 7:00 pm |
Reading and Discussion: An Evening of Contemporary Arab Literature |
| Thursday, April, 9, 7:00 pm |
Benefit Event: Vine, Verse, and Song |
| Wednesday, April, 8, 8:00 pm |
Film Festival: Egyptian filmmaker Jihan El-Tahri's Behind the Rainbow opens African Film Festival |
| Wednesday, April, 8, 7:00 pm |
Book Reading/Signing: Backlash 9/11 – Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans Respond |
| Friday, April, 3, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Andrew Shantz: Colors of Tarab |
| March 2009 |
| Tuesday, March, 31, 7:00 pm |
Book Reading/Signing: KILL KHALID: The Failed Mossad Assassination of Khalid Mishal and the Rise of Hamas |
| Monday, March, 30, 7:00 pm |
Reading and Discussion: Jean Genet's "Un Captif Amoureux" (Prisoner of Love) with an Introduction by Ahdaf Soueif |
| Saturday, March, 28, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Mavrothi Kontanis and the Maeandros Ensemble ~ A Night at the Café Aman |
| Wednesday, March, 25, 7:00 pm |
Screening: Ein Shams / Eye of the Sun |
| Tuesday, March, 24, 7:00 pm |
Book Reading/Signing: Scout Tufankjian, Photographer |
| Monday, March, 16, 7:00 pm |
Book Reading and Discussion: Egyptian Novelist Sonallah Ibrahim |
| Saturday, March, 14, 9:00 pm |
Concert: The New York Gypsy All-Stars Band |
| Monday, March, 9, 8:30 pm |
Concert: Oriental Music Ensemble of the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music-Palestine |
| Sunday, March, 8, 10:00 am |
Workshop: 'Oud Workshop with Rahim Alhaj |
| Saturday, March, 7, 9:00 pm |
Dance Party: Music by Electric Kahraba! |
| February 2009 |
| Saturday, February, 28, 8:00 pm |
Concert and Reading: Heather Raffo & Amir El Saffar In Concert: The Sounds of Desire |
| Saturday, February, 28, 7:00 pm |
Screening and Discussion: Healing Life / Kondo Jibon |
| Friday, February, 27, 7:00 pm |
Discussion: War and the Future of Peace in Sri Lanka: A Public Discussion with Nirmala Rajsingam |
| Wednesday, February, 25, 7:00 pm |
Book Reading/Signing: The Uncultured Wars - Arabs, Muslims and the Poverty of Liberal Thought-New Essays by Steven Salaita |
| Saturday, February, 21, 8:00 pm |
Concert: "Call to XIZIR" - Kurdish Elewi Music |
| Thursday, February, 19, 9:30 pm |
Concert: Gaida at Joe's Pub |
| Wednesday, February, 18, 6:00 pm |
Class: Arabic Classes Spring Session |
| Friday, February, 13, 7:00 pm |
Lecture: Juan Cole - From Gaza to Iraq: Can Obama End the Other Occupation? |
| Tuesday, February, 3, 7:00 pm |
Screening: Egyptian Hit Film "El Gezira / The Island" |
| December 2008 |
| Saturday, December, 20, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Arturo Martínez and Ensemble ("Espíritu Gitano"): The Roots of Flamenco |
| Thursday, December, 18, 7:00 pm |
Lecture: Israel and Palestine: Roots of Conflict, Prospects for Peace by Norman Finkelstein |
| Monday, December, 15, 8:30 pm |
Screening: "July War" with award-winning filmmakers Brandon Jourdan and Francesca Caporali |
| Wednesday, December, 10, 7:30 pm |
Benefit Event: Project FAIR Annual Benefit |
| Wednesday, December, 10, 6:00 pm |
Reading and Discussion: Accountability for Torture and Rendition with David Cole, Moderated by Issa Mikel |
| Monday, December, 8, 6:30 pm |
Art Opening: Alwan Art Auction |
| Saturday, December, 6, 8:00 pm |
Concert: The Music of Halim El-Dabh and Mohammed Fairouz, with Special Guest, Kinan Azmeh |
| Tuesday, December, 2, 7:00 pm |
Panel Discussion: Flash Points of South Asia: A Panel Discussion with Faisal Devji, Biju Mathew, & Mary Anne Weaver |
| November 2008 |
| Saturday, November, 22, 9:00 pm |
Concert: The Vocal Mastery of Youssef Kassab |
| Monday, November, 17, 7:00 pm |
Screening and Discussion: "El Bondera," a documentary on Cairo's Taxi Drivers |
| Saturday, November, 15, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Najib Bahri & Friends: Classical & Folkloric Music of Tunisia |
| Wednesday, November, 12, 7:30 pm |
Screening and Discussion: Chronicles of a Refugee Episode 6 of 6 –– “The Return of Talk” |
| Monday, November, 10, 7:00 pm |
Screening and Concert: Slingshot Hip Hop: Film and Music from Palestine |
| Sunday, November, 9, 12:00 pm |
Benefit Event: Alwan Holiday Bazaar |
| Saturday, November, 8, 8:00 pm |
Concert: The Mimesis Ensemble |
| Saturday, November, 8, 12:00 pm |
Benefit Event: Alwan Holiday Bazaar |
| Thursday, November, 6, 7:00 pm |
Book Reading/Signing: The Price of Fear: The Truth Behind the Financial War on Terror by Ibrahim Warde |
| Wednesday, November, 5, 7:30 pm |
Screening and Discussion: Chronicles of a Refugee Episode 5 of 6 –“The Talk of Return” |
| Saturday, November, 1, 9:00 pm |
Dance Performance: A Celebration of Egyptian Folkloric Dance with Yasser Darwish! |
| October 2008 |
| Friday, October, 31, 9:00 pm |
Dance Party: Alwan's Halloween Masquerade Party w/DJ Bassam! |
| Thursday, October, 30, 7:00 pm |
Panel Discussion: The Literary Voice of Iran: A Celebration of Mahmoud Dowlatabadi |
| Thursday, October, 30, 6:30 pm |
Fundraising Event: Featured Speaker Professor Jospeh Massad |
| Tuesday, October, 28, 7:30 pm |
Screening and Discussion: Chronicles of a Refugee Episode 4 of 6 –“Identity Without a Homeland” |
| Sunday, October, 26, 2:00 pm |
Discussion: The Commonalities of Struggle: A Discussion with Rafael Coicué |
| Saturday, October, 25, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Berber Music of Morocco and the Middle Atlas |
| Wednesday, October, 22, 7:30 pm |
Screening and Discussion: Chronicles of a Refugee Episode 3 of 6 – “Homeland Without ID” |
| Wednesday, October, 22, 7:00 pm |
Benefit Event: Wine Tasting from the Middle East and North Africa |
| Tuesday, October, 21, 7:00 pm |
Screening and Discussion: And in Love I Live |
| Monday, October, 20, 7:00 pm |
Class: Percussion Master Class with San Francisco-Based Master Percussionist Faisal Zedan |
| Friday, October, 17, 8:00 pm |
Concert: Zikrayat, with Special Guest Master Percussionist Faisal Zedan |
| Wednesday, October, 15, 7:30 pm |
Screening and Discussion: Chronicles of a Refugee Episode 2 of 6 – “The Daily Nakbas” |
| Thursday, October, 9, 7:30 pm |
Screening: Jean-Luc Godard’s Notre Musique as part of the continuing tribute to Mahmoud Darwish |
| Wednesday, October, 8, 7:30 pm |
Screening and Discussion: Chronicles of a Refugee Episode 1 of 6: "The Nakba Dailies" |
| Wednesday, October, 8, 6:00 pm |
Class: Arabic Classes Fall Session |
| September 2008 |
| Tuesday, September, 30, 7:30 pm |
Reading and Discussion: Israel-Palestine: Beyond the Headllines with Alison Weir Moderated by Brian Drolet |
| Friday, September, 26, 9:30 pm |
Concert: Glen Velez: Sacred Frame Drums |
| Wednesday, September, 24, 6:30 pm |
Reading: Celebrating the Life and Poetry of Mahmoud Darwish |
| Saturday, September, 20, 9:30 pm |
Concert: Re-Encounter: Senegalese Mourid and Moroccan Gnawa Music |
| Thursday, September, 18, 8:00 pm |
Screening and Discussion: Wijdan, Re-encounter of the Souls: Sacred Music in North and West Africa |
| Tuesday, September, 16, 7:30 pm |
Screening: Mahmoud Darwich - As the Land is the Language directed by Simone Bitton/ |
| Saturday, September, 13, 9:30 pm |
Concert: Tarab: Sufi Chants and Church Hymns |
| Friday, September, 12, 9:30 pm |
Concert: Karyshma: Hindu Hymns and Qawwali Chants |
| Wednesday, September, 10, 8:00 pm |
Book Reading and Discussion: How Does It Feel To Be A Problem by Moustafa Bayoumi |
| March 2008 |
| Monday, March, 31, 7:00 pm |
Book Reading and Discussion: City of Widows: An Iraqi Woman's Account of War and Resistance by Haifa Zangana |
| Saturday, March, 29, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Diverse Traditions: Arab Folk Music in Regional Expression |
| Saturday, March, 22, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Kurdish Musical Celebration of Newroz |
| Wednesday, March, 19, 10:00 pm |
Reception: Celebrating Norouz/Persian New Year |
| Tuesday, March, 18, 8:00 pm |
Screening: Screening: In the Name of God |
| Sunday, March, 16, 6:00 pm |
Film Festival: 2008 NEW YORK ARAB & SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL |
| Saturday, March, 1, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Safaafir: Iraqi Maqam and Folk Music |
| Saturday, March, 1, 8:00 pm |
Dance: Leyya Tawil’s Dance Elixir: Capital Life Triptych |
| February 2008 |
| Friday, February, 29, 8:00 pm |
Dance: Leyya Tawil’s Dance Elixir: Capital Life Triptych |
| Saturday, February, 23, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Ayyoub: Arab Music In The New York Mix |
| Saturday, February, 23, 11:00 am |
Dance: Debka Classes |
| Saturday, February, 16, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Café Aman: An Evening of Aegean Rebetiko |
| Wednesday, February, 13, 6:30 pm |
Dance: Debka Classes |
| Saturday, February, 9, 9:00 pm |
Concert: A Night in Lebanon: Melchite Hymns and Folk Songs |
| Tuesday, February, 5, 7:00 pm |
Reception: Wild for Human Rights |
| Saturday, February, 2, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Afro-Peruvian Night At Alwan |
| December 2007 |
| Monday, December, 31, 6:00 pm |
News: Holiday Fundraising Drive |
| Thursday, December, 20, 6:30 pm |
Screening: TARFAYA |
| Saturday, December, 15, 10:00 pm |
Dance Party: DJ Rekha DANCE PARTY |
| Tuesday, December, 11, 7:00 pm |
Book Reading and Discussion: The New York Times' Coverage of the Middle East |
| Saturday, December, 8, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Persian Classical Music |
| Friday, December, 7, 9:00 pm |
Concert: ARAB PERCUSSION: From Purist to Hybrid |
| November 2007 |
| Friday, November, 30, 9:00 pm |
Concert: FROM THE OCEAN TO THE GULF: An Evening Of Arab Folk Music |
| Wednesday, November, 28, 7:00 pm |
Panel Discussion: Targeting Iran/Manipulating Pakistan |
| Tuesday, November, 20, 6:30 pm |
Screening/Reading: Masters and Masterpieces of Iranian Cinema |
| Saturday, November, 17, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Zikrayat: An Evening of Music in Cairo |
| Friday, November, 16, 10:00 pm |
Concert and Reading: Persian Night |
| Saturday, November, 10, 9:00 pm |
Concert: TRIBUTE TO MOHAMED ABDEL WAHAB |
| Friday, November, 9, 9:00 pm |
Screening: VHS Kahloucha |
| Thursday, November, 8, 7:00 pm |
Discussion: Nasr Abu Zaid on Contemporary Islamic Thought and the Current Situation in the Arab World |
| Thursday, November, 1, 6:30 pm |
Screening: DIRTY LAUNDRY - Screening & Discussion with Director Amitava Kumar |
| October 2007 |
| Saturday, October, 27, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Three Ouds: Arab, Greek and Armenian |
| Friday, October, 26, 7:00 pm |
Discussion: A conversation with Sameh Idriss on the current situation in Lebanon |
| Thursday, October, 25, 7:00 pm |
Concert: THE OUM KULTHUM ORCHESTRA |
| Saturday, October, 20, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Arab Buzuq, Turkish Saz and Greek Bouzouki: Re-encounters Series |
| Saturday, October, 20, 7:00 pm |
Dance Performance: The National Folkloric Troupe of Egypt |
| Thursday, October, 18, 7:00 pm |
Book Reading/Signing: The Politics of the Veil |
| Tuesday, October, 16, 7:00 pm |
Book Reading/Signing: The Second Palestinian Intifada: A Chronicle of a People's Struggle |
| Tuesday, October, 16, 7:00 pm |
Screening: Bab el Web by Merzak Allouache |
| Saturday, October, 13, 9:00 pm |
Dance Party: EID DANCE PARTY |
| Friday, October, 12, 7:00 pm |
Screening and Discussion: Fundraising Screening & Discussion of Swaraj / The Little Republic |
| Thursday, October, 11, 7:00 pm |
Book Reading/Signing: Israel-Palestine on Record: How the New York Times Misreports Conflict in the Middle East |
| Saturday, October, 6, 9:30 pm |
Concert: Alwan Festival of Sacred Music: Arab Sufi Music With Tarab |
| June 2007 |
| Wednesday, June, 27, 7:00 pm |
Screening: Hijacker Lina Makboul and Itmanna |
| Tuesday, June, 26, 6:00 pm |
Panel Discussion: Fixers On The Frontlines |
| Saturday, June, 23, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Nawal: The Voice of Comoros |
| Thursday, June, 21, 9:00 pm |
Concert: An Evening of Afro-Peruvian Music With Afrodita |
| Thursday, June, 21, 7:00 pm |
Book Reading/Signing: The Order of Light |
| Tuesday, June, 19, 7:00 pm |
Screening: Flying while Muslim |
| Monday, June, 18, 7:00 pm |
Screening and Discussion: The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib by Rory Kennedy followed by a panel discussion |
| Saturday, June, 16, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Shusmo: Arabic Maqam Blends with Modern Jazz |
| Thursday, June, 14, 7:00 pm |
Book Reading and Discussion: Book Reading/Discussion with Gamal el-Ghitani |
| Saturday, June, 9, 9:00 pm |
Concert: A Tribute To Farid El-Atrache by Najeeb Shaheen |
| Saturday, June, 2, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Rhythms of The Maghreb with Najib Bahri |
| March 2007 |
| Friday, March, 30, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Re-Encounter: The Arab Oud, Persian Tar, Indian Sitar |
| Saturday, March, 24, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Dr. Alfred Gamil |
| Saturday, March, 24, 2:00 pm |
Workshop: Master Class In Arab Music with Dr. Alfred Gamil |
| Friday, March, 23, 9:00 pm |
Concert: A Percussion Encounter: Egypt, India, Peru |
| Thursday, March, 22, 7:00 pm |
Panel Discussion: From Immigrant Detention to Guantanamo |
| Tuesday, March, 20, 7:00 pm |
Screening: Shadow of Silence by Abdullah Al Muheisen |
| Saturday, March, 17, 9:00 pm |
Concert and Dance Party: A Hip Hop Night |
| Friday, March, 9, 7:00 pm |
Screening: 1948 directed by Mohammad Bakri |
| November 2006 |
| Thursday, November, 30, 6:30 pm |
Art Opening: Opening Reception: In a State of Emergency? Women, War and the Politics of Urban Survival |
| Tuesday, November, 21, 7:00 pm |
Screening: The Half-Meter Incident |
| Saturday, November, 18, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Glen Velez Frame Drum Ensemble |
| Thursday, November, 16, 7:00 pm |
Concert and Reading: Poetry and Music from the Axis of Evil |
| Wednesday, November, 15, 7:30 pm |
Screening and Discussion: Palestine Blues by Nida Sinnokrot |
| Monday, November, 13, 6:30 pm |
Art Opening: Nubia: A Photographic Image through the Lens of a Father and Son |
| Sunday, November, 12, 7:30 pm |
Discussion: Perpetual War for Peace? |
| Saturday, November, 11, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Najeeb Shaheen |
| Monday, November, 6, 7:00 pm |
Book Reading and Discussion: Book Reading and Discussion with Rashid Khalidi |
| Saturday, November, 4, 9:30 pm |
Dance Party: Dance Party With Ayyoub |
| Friday, November, 3, 7:30 pm |
Screening and Discussion: The Night Baghdad Fell by Mohamed Amin |
| October 2006 |
| Monday, October, 30, 8:00 pm |
Screening and Discussion: Ahlaam by Mohamed Al-Daradji |
| Saturday, October, 21, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Tarab |
| Tuesday, October, 17, 7:00 pm |
Screening: Arna's Children |
| Monday, October, 16, 6:30 pm |
Book Reading and Discussion: Tariq Ali |
| Friday, October, 13, 9:00 pm |
Various: Living Our Values: A Weekend of Concerts, Discussion and Film |
| Friday, October, 13, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Falu & Gaurav Shah |
| Thursday, October, 12, 7:00 pm |
Art Opening: The Works of Amer Hueeein |
| Friday, October, 6, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Ottoman Turkish Sufi Music with Ismail Hakki Cimen |
| Thursday, October, 5, 6:30 pm |
Book Reading/Signing: Book Reading and Signing with Professor Joseph Massad |
| Sunday, October, 1, 7:30 pm |
Concert: George Lamman & Ancient Future |
| June 2006 |
| Saturday, June, 24, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Alcatraz |
| Saturday, June, 17, 9:00 pm |
Concert: Safaafir |
| Friday, June, 16, 9:00 pm |
Art Performance: GILGAMESH |
| Tuesday, June, 6, 6:30 pm |
Book Reading/Signing: TETA, MOTHER, AND ME |
| Saturday, June, 3, 9:00 pm |
Concert: May Nasr |
| Thursday, June, 1, 6:30 pm |
Book Reading/Signing: The Cultural Politics of Damascus |
