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Huda Smitshuijzen Abifares

Huda's last name might be hard to pronounce, but the design guru - she's got degrees from Yale and the Rhode Island School of Design - is doing a lot to bridge the gap between Arabic and Western languages, through the Khatt Foundation, which she created a few years ago. Credited with reviving the art of typography in the Middle East, and making it relevant to today's world, Huda is quite literally creating new fonts for the Arabic language. The stuff you see everywhere everyday, but seldom ever notice. Now you will.

Al Madad's Silent Witnesses Niger Project @ Albion

Date: 
11/20/2008
Location: 
Albion Gallery, London

Al Madad foundation is having an event for its Silent Witnesses Niger project to support UNICEF’s Water and Sanitation project in the Niger.

Elie Saab's Russian Dolls

Date: 
11/27/2008
Location: 
Drouot Auction House, Avenue Montaigne

Each year, Unicef organizes a sale of classy dolls, dressed by the likes of Gucci, Fendi and Elie Saab. This year, Saab came up with two Russian dolls" Kalysta and Natalya. hey are available in blue, and pink, wearing the same embroidered strapless dress with silk tulle underskirt encrusted in flowers and crystals accompanied by a bolero in shantung. The design of the dolls is inspired by the ’Diamond’ theme of the Haute Couture Spring Summer 2008 Collection.

Scope Art Fair

Date: 
10/16/2008 - 10/19/2008
Location: 
Lord's Cricket Ground - St. John's Wood

 
SCOPE ART FAIR

Building on the success of its international art fair program, SCOPE Art Fair is pleased to announce the return of its fourth SCOPE London art fair, October 16-19, 2008. Conveniently located in Lord's Cricket Ground, SCOPE London is situated directly across from Regents Park, within walking distance of Frieze.  SCOPE London's 50 international exhibitors will offer visitors an unparalleled survey of the emerging contemporary art world alongside special events and museum-quality programming.

Ceili 4 Lebanon

Date: 
11/07/2008
Location: 
At London Irish Centre, 50-52 Camden Square,Camden NW1
Ceili 4 Lebanon - Friday 7 November from 7pm (dancing from 8pm)
Organised by Lebanon United
At London Irish Centre, 50-52 Camden Square,Camden NW1
For those of you who came to our first one back in October 2007, you will know it is pronounced 'kay-lee' and is a form of Irish line dancing which is hilarious fun! Please join us for a night with the Irish and bring along all your friends!
To register, please donate £20 on www.justgiving.co.uk/ceili4lebanon2

Maybe one day Beirut will love me back...(last day!)

Date: 
10/19/2008
Location: 
At The Flawless Gallery, 105 New Bond Street, London W1S

Maybe one day Beirut will love me back... - 4 October to 19 October
Organised by Berardi & Sagharchi Projects Ltd
At The Flawless Gallery, 105 New Bond Street, London W1S

Through her art, Zena el Khalil says that she tries to convey the complexity and diversity of her city, Beirut. Please come and support Zena at her solo exhibition in London. To find out more about her work, please visit www.ziggydoodle.com

Rabih Abou-Khalil in Concert

Date: 
11/09/2008
Location: 
At St John's, Smith Square, London SW1
Rabih Abou-Khalil Group - Sunday 9 November at 7.30pm
Organised by Kazum! The Spitz, and Atlantic Waves
At St John's, Smith Square, London SW1
Master Lebanese oud player Rabih Abou-Khalil takes inspiration from poems by Portuguese writers Mário Raínho, Tiago Torres da Silva, Rui Manuel and José Luís Gordo, and from the free-spirited voice of young Fado star, Ricardo Ribeiro. The warm tones of oud and voice create moods combine to create a totally new music – an imagined folklore that seems to have existed all along

Dinner Lecture H.E. Nassif Hitti @ Sloane Square

Date: 
10/16/2008
Location: 
Sloane Club, 52 Lower Sloane Street, London SW1W
Dinner Lecture H.E. Nassif Hitti - Thursday 16 October at 7.30pm for 8pm
Organised by the Centre for Lebanese Studies
At Chelsea Rooms of the Sloane Club, 52 Lower Sloane Street, London SW1W
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Nour Ayas

Nour Ayas has the lucky fortune to walk in Louboutin stilettos as much as she likes. That’s because she’s the London Press Officer. At 27, with a degree in hand from the London College of Communications, she tackles the press for the shoe company, making sure they get the right coverage and that the fashion journalists are happy. And no, she tells us, everyone is just adorable, so no devils wearing Prada - or Louboutin for that matter...

Ramadan à la Parisienne

With a sizeable population of Algerians, Tunisians and Moroccans calling Paris home, it's no coincidence that North Africa has left a strong imprint on this city’s landscape. This influence is all the more apparent in the number of stylish North African themed restaurants that have popped up throughout the city. Sporting chic interiors and innovative menus that splice both cultures; Dia Diwan, with the help of its blogger The Polyglot, takes you on a culinary tour of the most dazzling restaurants, best menus, and a few secret dining spots off the beaten track.

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