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Join Nadim Maghzal and MNSA (Wake Island Duo) for a special edition of their NYC party series, Laylit at the Bunker on April 17^th at 10pm. Highlighting SWANA dance music and EDM, Laylit is a high energy performance by world class DJs you don’t want to miss.  Read more about Laylit here, and check out Nadim and MNSA performing with Boiler Room here. Open to the public. No bags allowed.

This is a screening of a new documentary, with a live Q&A with the film’s subject, dance choreographer Hadar Ahuvia.

The Arabic Department invites the Middlebury College community to enjoy Arabic food at “Shawarma Night.” This is a chance to gather to celebrate Arab culture and share wonderful food.

The Arabic Department invites the Middlebury College community to enjoy Arabic food at “Shawarma Night.” This is a chance to gather to celebrate Arab culture and share wonderful food.

The Arabic Department invites the Middlebury College community to enjoy Arabic food at “Shawarma Night.” This is a chance to gather to celebrate Arab culture and share wonderful food.

The Arabic Department invites the Middlebury College community to enjoy Arabic food at “Shawarma Night.” This is a chance to gather to celebrate Arab culture and share wonderful food.

International Karaoke is back!

The evening will begin with performances from student groups representing each language department - so come cheer on your department and help them win!

After the competition, the stage opens to everyone to sing a non-English song during Open Mic.

Come celebrate language, culture, and community at Middlebury College!

The Arabic Department will be hosting an Arab-Jewish Seder to share and engage in the rich Passover traditions of Jews from across the Arab World. No Arabic or prior knowledge of Judaism is needed. Open to all Middlebury ID Card Holders.

Abstract: This presentation explores how Arab intellectuals during the Nahda—the so-called Arab cultural renaissance—engaged with Chinese culture, its anti-colonial struggle, constitutional revolution, and women’s rights. 

Mariam Ghani is an artist, writer, and filmmaker. Her work examines places, spaces, and moments where social, political, and cultural structures manifest in visible forms, encompassing video, sound, installation, photography, performance, text, and data. 

Remarks and awards for Arabic department seniors and their families.

Join Nadim Maghzal, MNSA (Wake Island Duo) and guests performers for a special edition of their NYC party series, Laylit at the Bunker on March 28. Highlighting SWANA dance music and EDM, Laylit is a high energy performance by world class DJs you don’t want to miss.  Read more about Laylit here, and check out Nadim and MNSA performing with Boiler Room here. Open to the public. No bags allowed.

The Arabic Department invites the Middlebury College community to enjoy Arabic food at its monthly gathering to celebrate Arab culture.

The Arabic Department invites the Middlebury College community to enjoy Arabic food at its monthly gathering to celebrate Arab culture.

Amira Hass, Jerusalem born and daughter of two Jewish holocaust survivors,  joined Haaretz daily in 1989 and has been the paper’s correspondent in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since 1993.    She lived in Gaza between 1993-1997 and since then in El-Bireh, the West Bank.   Her book “Drinking the Sea at Gaza” was published by Henry Holt in 2000.  Two other books, in various languages, are compilations of her articles in Haaretz and the Italian weekly Internazionale.