The Arab League office in the United States of America aims at representing the interests of its member-states and foster greater cross-cultural dialogue, building ties of joint-cooperation, deep understanding, and mutual appreciation between the Arab World and the United States and its citizens.
The Arab World, consisting of 356 million inhabitants, enjoys unifying factors such as cultural homogeneity, linguistic oneness (The Arabic Language), common spiritual values, and rich history. Geographically, peoples of the Arab world inhabit a region characterized by its contiguity and immense international strategic importance.
The Middle East, containing the Arab States, has a strategic location in the world. It is the center of the universe and is in close proximity to all continents.
“I think it will show people who come that there is a common human ground. That Arabs are people who have a culture — who produce art, who dance and sing, who write fiction and do photography, -Ahdaf Souief. Egyptian Author
Unwrap the cultural treasures of the Arab world in this Kennedy Center international festival showcasing the varied cultures of the 22 Arab nations that represent the Arabic-speaking world. From the Arabian Gulf to the Levant to North Africa-this region of the world is the birthplace of human civilization and features extraordinary diversity in geography, traditions, landscape, religion, and contemporary aesthetics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-6AY5y4Qzg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWU0us3bs4s
Morocco: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A19K2t7wlKg
Cie2k_far Dance Company with Khalid Benghrib
Karima Mansour & MA’AT for Contemporary Dance: Temporament
Debbie Allen’s OMAN…O Man!
Compagnie Thor: D’ORIENT
Cie La BARAKA: Allegoria Stanza
Caracalla Dance Theatre: Knights of the Moon
Oud Knights with Amina and Shayma: When Oud Speaks
Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra
Al-Farah Choir: Damascene Jasmine
Chabab Al Andalous Rabat Orchestra
Bachir Attar & the Master Musicians of Jajouka
Arab League Mission to the Washington, D.C.
1100 17th Street, NW/ Suite 602/ Washington DC. 20036
Telephone- (202) 265-3210