DATE: Monday, September 2nd

TIME: 6:20 PM

FILM LOCATION: Cinéma Cineplex Odeon, Quartier Latin 13, 350 Emery Street Montreal, QC, H2X 1J1

The film will be followed by a discussion and dinner/drinks.

DINNER LOCATION: Le Saint-Sulpice, 1680 Rue Saint-Denis, Montreal, QC H2X 3K

For more information and to purchase your tickets in advance online, please click here. Tickets are available at box office – we suggest arriving by 6:00pm to buy your own tickets.

Look for NCCAR Board Member, Rula Odeh, who will be holding an NCCAR sign for those who would like to sit together.

Please RSVP so that we know how many people will be joining us for this event and to reserve a table at the restaurant. Please RSVP to Operations Manager, Hoda Mroue, at events@nccar.ca or call 613-238-3795.

We hope to see you there!

Synopsis

Beirut in the 1970s. Karim, a young Muslim boy, lives with his family in the Sanayeh district of the city, in a traditional building, built by his grandfather in the 1920s. One day, the residents have a meeting to discuss maintenance problems. Restoration work is needed, but they cannot agree on what colour to paint its facade. Their meeting is disrupted by the sounds of the approaching civil war… In the 90s, the fighting is over. A sense of hope pervades. Karim, now grown up, is back from the US. There is new construction everywhere. He tries to make sense of a city he no longer recognizes.

Watch the trailer for the film here.

Director

Born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1964, Fouad Alaywan graduated in cinema from Montana State University before embarking on a filmmaking career in Europe and Lebanon. He has worked since 1998 at Exit Film Production in Beirut. Filmography: Blue Night (2000) Ya Salam (2002), Hawa Beirut (2002), A Plus (2006). ASFOURI is his first feature.

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NCCAR invites you to a lecture by professor Earle Waugh from the faculty of Medicine at the University of Alberta.

New Therapies, New Caring in the Middle East

In a recent tour focusing on medical and cultural issues relative to health in the Middle East Dr. Earle Waugh visited Syria, Lebanon and Egypt. One aspect stands out: a shift to engagement with new ideas is underway. In this presentation, Dr. Waugh will survey some of the issues around stem cell therapy, the use of opioids at end-of-life care and developing caregiving structures in Canada and Middle East.

EVENT DETAILS:

Date: Wednesday May 26, 2010 at 6:00 PM (Coffee and sandwiches will be served)

Location: Canadian Druze Centre 14304 – 134 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta

Please RSVP: Ahmad Jawad, 7808-906-9845 or email: ahmad@intellimedia.ca

About our speaker:

Dr. Earl Waugh: http://www.familymed.med.ualberta.ca/Home/Administration/FacultyStaff/waugh.cfm

Earle H. Waugh, PhD

DESIGNATION: Director of the Centre for the Cross-Cultural Study of Health and Healing

Earle H. Waugh is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies and Director of the Centre for the Cross-Cultural Study of Health and Healing in the Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta. He focused his early research and writing on two cultural areas critical today: Islamic studies and Aboriginal Studies. He has written or edited over a dozen books, dictionaries and studies; his awards include: Gold Medal, Best Documentary Films/Adult Educational, Houston International Film Festival, The Sacred Circle, Canadian Studies Book of the Year (Alberta Elders Cree Dictionary), and the Henry Kreisel Award of Excellence in Teaching, and the UA’s Middle East Studies Lifetime Achievement Award. His study on Morocco was short listed for the prestigious Albert Hourani Best book on the Middle East in 2007. Professor Waugh lectures and consults widely on health-care and culture and has provided seminars for hospitals, pharmacy seniors, graduate physicians and health care professionals throughout the province. His long commitment to education about minority groups and his promotion of understanding of Muslim and Indigenous cultures was recognized in 2005 by the awarding of the prestigious Salvos Prelorentzos Award for Peace Education by Project Ploughshares.

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An NCCAR co-sponsored cultural trip through the Middle East

*** REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED ***

As part of our efforts to celebrate the heritage and culture of the Lebanese, Jordanian and Palestinian people, the National Council on Canada-Arab Relations (NCCAR) is proud to co-sponsor a

17-Day trip from April 9 to April 26, 2010

in conjunction with the Lebanese Canadian Heritage Association (L.C.H.A.).

Take a memorable journey of exploration and discovery this spring. In the best spirit of cultural education, NCCAR is co-sponsoring a fascinating trip to the most striking destinations in the Near-East.

Fully organized for you down to the last detail, with many “free days” for your personal activities; give yourself a unique, enriching time away as you discover and explore amazing destinations. A well-chosen itinerary, the company of fellow Canadian travellers and attractive members’ price makes this a trip not to be missed.

The preliminary itinerary will be provided to those who are interested with the final itinerary being fine-tuned to meet the interests of registered participants.

If you are interested in getting to know the heritage and culture of people in other areas of the Arab World, please let us know as additional trips may be organized in the future. Email us at nccar@nccar.ca.

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– Flight in economy class with Royal Jordanian Airlines
– Hotels: All 5 Stars
– Two meals per day (Breakfast and lunch or dinner)
– Entrance Fees to most sites.
– All transfers and air-conditioned bus.
– Accompanying professional English- and Arabic-speaking guide.

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