***PLAY: “TAFASEEL SAGHEERI” FOR KIDS
(SMALL DETAILS)
**THURSDAY 4/10 @ 5:00 PM
The play incorporates the concept of the environment, taking care of it and protecting it, in a fun and exciting way in this comedic production for kids. Written by Mahmood Shuqeer. Starring: Hussein Nakhla, Aktham Khoury, Musallam Jayyousi, & Fadi Ghoul. Music by Fadi Ghoul. Safar productions.

** FILM PREMIERE: “KAWKAB AL-SHARQ UM KALTHOUM” (STAR OF THE EAST UM KALTHOUM)
**SATURDAY 6/10 @ 6:00 PM
The film delves into the life, songs, and death of Um Kalthoum, intertwined with the historical and political events in Egypt and the Arab world in the last century. Directed by Muhammed Fadil, starring Fardos Abed-AL-Hamid, Mahmood Yasin and others. 1:50 min. Arabic language, no subtitles.

**POETRY READING: YOUSIF SHAYIB
“WHO SAID I’M YOUSIF?”
** THURSDAY 11/10 @ 6:00 PM
Yousif Shayib will read poetry from his first and still unpublished collection “Who said I’m Yousif?” with musical accompaniment. The collection will be published later this year, it constitutes -according to the poet- romantic scenes in surrealist visions, an attempt to understand oneself. Yousif is a member of the Palestinian Writers Society, a journalist and editor at Al-Ayyam newspaper, and the cultural correspondent for “Al-Wasat” magazine. (Arabic)

**EXHIBIT: “LAMMA YNAWIR AL-MILIH” (WHEN SALT BLOOMS) BY ROSS GEORGESON
**TUESDAY 16/10 @ 6:30
Ross Georgeson is a British artist who resides in Gaza. The title of the exhibit refers to a particularly bleak period within the last 9 months, just one of many phrases concerning something that will never happen. For the artist, when salt blooms is the strongest and most magical, and although unlikely, the one thing that has always happened in Palestine has been the unexpected. The exhibit consists of prints he made in Malaysia and Gaza.

**CONCERT: URMAWI FOR ORIENTAL MUSIC PRESENTS “MAHAB AL-REEH”
**SATURDAY 20/10 @ 7:00 PM
The musical evening will consist of music & songs by Khalid Jubran, Bashir Asadi, Wisam Murad and others. With an introduction by Dr. Nathmi Ju’bi.

**BOOK CLUB: “QURMUTI” BY AHMAD RAFEEQ AWAD
**WEDNESDAY 24/10 @ 5:30 PM
This month, the book club will host Ahmad Awad for a book signing & discussion of his fifth and latest novel “Qurmuti”. The novel tries to shed light on the political, social, cultural and religious reasons for the fall of a leader and the loss of power and authority. As an illustration of that, the book centers on the theft of the Black Stone from Mecca by Qurmuti in A.D. 920.

**FILM: “LU’BA” FOR KIDS!!!
**THURSDAY 25/10 @ 5:30 PM
Between imagination and reality a Palestinian kid makes his wishes come true through the computer, and the identity of Sindibad and the magic carpet. The film takes the kids on an aerial journey over Palestine. The film will be followed by a discussion between the director, actor, and the kids. Starring Fadi Ghoul, directed by Sai’d Andoni. Cinema Productions Center. Arabic language (no subtitles). (Kids 4-10 invited.)

(Notice: The display of the patchwork of the Intifada shuhada mothers is postponed to the 29th of November, “International day of solidarity with the Palestinians”.)

Sakakini Video Club: The video collection hosts more than 500 English language videos, classics and award winners. We are open to customers Sat-Thr 9-3 and during activities.
(5 NIS per movie & 50 NIS refunded insurance fee)

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We also invite you to visit us on our new and improved website www.sakakini.org for all the new info on Palestinian artists, exhibits, and monthly activities!

Sakakini activities at Beit-Al-Hajar:

**POETRY READING: MOHAMMED YAQOOB
**MONDAY 8/10/2001@ 6:00 PM
Yaqoob, head of the translation department at “Bayt Ishir” House of Poetry will read from his new collection “Impersonating a life” (antahil hayat) which will be published soon. In it he talks about his struggle to continue living after a bullet hit him in his office, which was targeted by Israeli shelling.

**EXHIBIT: “PORTRAIT” BY MUHAMMED SALEH KHALIL
** SATURDAY 13/10/2001 @6:00 PM
The artist completed the works of this exhibit during his stay at the Cite des Arts in Paris, between December 2000 and June 2001. The Exhibit is an adventure Khalil has undertaken to depict human faces in all their different stages, from happiness to sorrow. The portraits are accomplished with bold, angry strokes expressing the artist’s feeling about the situation in Palestine during his stay in Paris.

**BOOK CLUB: “KHOTOWAT” (STEPS) BY IZZAT GHAZZAWI
** MONDAY 15/10/2001 @ 6:00 pm
Izzat Ghazawi will discuss his new best-selling book “Khotwat”. The novel deals with issues of the Palestinian Diaspora and how it changed over time. We invite you to read the book and engage in -a hopefully- lively discussion with the writer.
KSCC 298-7374(5)

These activities have been made possible due to the generous support of JAWWAL.