Arabic class: 2009

Monday, 20 April 2009

Camden Abu Dis conference at SOAS this Saturday

Dear all of you

Have missed you and hope you are all well. Have been speaking Arabic though... Palestinian dialect of course, on a teachers' visit to Abu Dis.

There will be a report -back from that visit and lots of other info about the work of Camden Abu Dis Friendship Association this Saturday in SOAS... Info here.... http://www.camdenabudis.net/
and you can register here...http://www.camdenabudis.net/FORMTEST2.html

Otherwise hope to see you next week!

Salaam

Monday, 6 April 2009

I am performing at this event on 24th April: It is a Palestinian / Jewish story-telling event. There will also be some music, which I am involved with as a violinist and guitar player: Hebrew, Arabic, and Ladino (medieval Spanish) songs. I hope you can come.

David.

שלומ - Peace - السلام

Stories for Peace
An evening of stories and music with a programme of internationally renowned story tellers

7.30pm Friday 24th April
at Essex Unitarian Hall, 112 Palace Gardens Terrace, London W8 4RT
Tube: Notting Hill Gate
Buses: 27, 28, 31, 52, 70,
94, 148, 328, 390, 452

+ From Israel/Palestine: Roi Gal-Or & Muna Shaheen
+ The Healing Words International Storytelling Team
+ UK Stortellers: Sharon Jacksties & June Peters
+ Music from 'Hawa u'al Sababah'
hosted by Sef Townsend & Lalage Harries

The healing words project began as a response to
the violent events in Lebanon in 2006:
Under tents in a pine forest, Story was used as a medium
to dissolve borders and conflict between Arabs and Jews,
to foster listening, and to create friendships.
Over 2000 people came together to create new stories of hope, healing and peace.

Healing words are now needed more than ever:
In May 2009 the project will extend, taking 12 storytellers to work in Israeli and Palestinian towns and villages; giving performances, facilitating dialogue and listening circles with groups of Arabs and Israelis; bringing together children, young people and adults of different religions and backgrounds.

On 24th April, we invite you to be part of an extraordinary evening of friendship, humour, empathy- and good stories- told by a company of exceptional artists, brought together especially for this event.

£12 /£9 concs

As a joint fundraising event, the evening is produced by members of BKY, a liberal jewish community, to support the work of both Healing Words and BKY

For more information on these projects, visit:

School of Storytelling: www.schoolofstorytelling.com Beit Klal Yisrael: www.bkylondon.org.uk
Wahat al Salaam-Neve Shalom-Oasis of Peace: http://nswas.org/rubrique22.html
Gate to Humanity Peace festival: www.adam-insan.org.il Sef Townsend: www.seftownsend.co.uk

Saturday, 7 March 2009

Homework from class on Tues. 3 March

Watch the video called:
بين العامية والفصحة
which is the 7th title under the section called:
المتقدم
on this website:
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/aswaat/video_s.php
and look for an article on the web on the same subject - for discussion next week.

Tuesday, 3 February 2009

Tuesday 17th February

I am helping organise what should be a lovely concert by Palestinian musicians on that Tuesday - I worried about not being able to come to that Arabic class, and then I wondered... Would you like to come to the concert? This is it:

http://www.camdenabudis.net/docs/Songs%20for%20Gaza.pdf

Nandita

PS would be grateful if you would send the leaflet on to others...