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1997


JANUARY-FEBRUARY


The big news was the award of the design competition for the renovation of the grounds of the garden to the architectural conservation firm Riwaq, which had already restored the main building. Work will begin in March, to be completed this year.

The KSCC hosted a number of activities over the last 2 months:

Music:

A recital by Mezzo-Soprano Tania Nasir, accompanied by composer Rima Tarazi on the piano, singing songs by Palestinian poets.

A recital by the Moroccan Imam Bousiri troop on the eve of the Eid El Fitr, the successful concert lasted three hours due to the public's demands. The troop was in Palestine for the Jerusalem Festival.

Literature:

A poetry recital by poet Wassim El Kurdi, reading a selection of poems from his new collection "Nassij El Nar".

The KSCC hosted a discussion on the first novel of poet Zakaria Mohammed "Al 'ayn al m'utima"(the blank eye) This powerful new book, bathed in a magic realist horror, is set in a village attacked by hyenas where a number of inhabitants, each with a fantastically bizarre personal history, struggle against the scourge.

Screenings:

The Centre hosted the screening of the Carlos Saura documentary "Flamenco", and two films on ancient and modern architecture in Norway.

Lectures:

The KSCC hosted a lecture by Dr. Nazmi al Jubeh of Riwaq on the architectural and social history of Ramallah.