The Arab Film Festival presented TWO of its films in PALO ALTO on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014. Schedule and tickets at http://aff2014.arabfilmfestival.org/schedule/ HERITAGES Wednesday, October 22, 7:00pm Aquarius Theatre Heritages by Philippe Aractingi Director Philippe Aractingi sees himself having to leave his motherland to settle elsewhere for the third time in his life. While he and his family are evacuated to France aboard a military ship, he realizes that his ancestors have also been fleeing from wars or massacres for five generations now. All of them have been exiled at least once. Gripped by the burning desire to tell his own children the past that is “not to be told,” Philippe sets out on a journey through History to understand and pass on its lessons. Here, his ancestors’ itinerary is confronted by that of Middle Eastern history: the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the French mandate, the creation of Israel, Pan-Arabism, the Lebanese civil war and beyond. His e
A blog by Stanford Lecturer Dr. Ramzi Salti spotlighting his Arabology radio show/podcast + cultural productions from the Arab world.