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Art Exhibit, Gallery 110
- 110 S. Washington St. Seattle in Pioneer Square
Featured
artists:
Ayesha Khan (Pakistan), Guita Monfaredi (Iran),
Randa Hilal (Lebanon), Umber Kazmi (Pakistan) |
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October 6 - Wednesday |
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6 - 8 pm |
Opening
Reception at Gallery 110
110 S. Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104 in Pioneer
Square
ph: (206) 624-9336, E-mail: gallery110@zipcon.com |
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October 8 - Friday |
| Film
Screenings, University of Washington - Savery Hall 239 ,
$5 Admission includes both screenings: |
| 7
pm |
 Terror's
Children by Sharmeen
Obaid (Afghanistan), 45 min. A documentary portrait
of the young Afghan refugee children who are the often
overlooked victims in the war on terrorism, the film
focuses on their plight in Pakistani refugee camps after
the fall of the Taliban... more
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| 8
pm |
 Frontiers
of Dreams & Fears by Mai
Masri (Palestine), 56
min. Award-winning Palestinian filmmaker Mai Masri's
most recent work traces the delicate friendship that
evolves between two Palestinian girls growing up in
Israeli controlled refugee camps (more
details). Co-sponsored by Arab
Film Distribution.
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October 9 - Saturday |
Guest
Lecturer:
Sadaa is pleased to present Tahira
Naqvi, the author of two collections of short stories
as well as translations of many works by one of Urdu's
most prominent writers, Ismat Chughtai. Ms Naqvi will
be making two appearances during the festival
(Co-sponsored by Chaya):
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2 pm |
Tahira
Naqvi reading at Elliot
Bay Book Co.
After
the reading, audience members are invited to join Ms
Tahira Naqvi on a visit to Gallery 110 where 'Sadaa:
Voices of Women' visual art exhibit is on display. Gallery
110 is two blocks north of Elliot Bay Book Co. on 110
S Washington St.Ph:206-624-9336. |
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7 pm |
Works
of Ismat Chughtai a lecture by Tahira Naqvi,
University of Washington, Savery Hall 239.
One
of the foremost writers of modern Urdu literature, Ismat
Chughtai spearheaded a social and literary revolution,
shocking readers with her iconoclasm. She was also the
only woman to rank among the important figures of the
40s Urdu literary scene. Her stories were often controversial,
set in the middle class milieu and the characters pushed
against convention. One, Lihaaf (1942), led
to an obscenity trial at Lahore.
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October 10 - Sunday |
| Film
Screenings, University of Washington - Savery Hall 239,
$5
Admission includes all screenings: |
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6 pm |
Beauty
Parlor by Mehreen
Jabbar, 18 min. This bold film is about the hidden
desires of four women as they perform their various
beautifying rituals. Co-sponsored by Tasveer. |
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Naheed's
Story by Beena
Sarwar, 20 min. Naheed Siddiqui, Pakistan’s
foremost exponent of the classical dances form Kathak
was banned from dancing in Pakistan in 1978. Since then
she has struggled to bring the Kathak dance back onto
the cultural agenda. |
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7 pm |
 For
a Place Under the Heavens by Sabiha
Sumar, 53 min. Beginning with the creation of Pakistan
in 1947, acclaimed director Sabiha Sumar traces the
relationship of Islam to the state in an effort to understand
how women are coping with and surviving the increasing
religiosity of civil and political life in her country
(more
details). Co-sponsored by Women
Make Movies.
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October 13 - Wednesday |
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7 pm |
Poetry/Prose
reading, Gallery
110
Negin Almassi (Iran), Laila Kazmi (Pakistan)
Lena Khalaf (Palestine), Maliha Masood (Pakistan) |
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October 16 - Saturday, Gallery 110,
110
S. Washington St., Seattle, WA in Pioneer Square. ph:
(206) 624-9336 |
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1 pm |
Meet
the Artists |
| 2pm |
African-American
Writers Alliance will be reading poetry inspired from
the artwork of Ayesha Khan, Guita Monfaredi, Randa Hilal
and Umber Kazmi. |
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October 19-23,
Film playing during gallery hours, Gallery 110, 110
S. Washington St., Seattle, WA in Pioneer Square. ph:
(206) 624-9336 |
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Wars
Against Women, Women Against Wars,
with Nawal el Saddawi, Arundhati Roy, Saher Saba, &
Irene Khan. The
World Social Forum 2004 in Mumbai, India promised to
focus on women's issues. One of the first evening plenaries,
“Women Against Wars, Wars Against Women,”
lived up to all expectations with respect to that promise.
Sponsored by Z
Video Production.
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