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By Iraqi novelist, poet, and film maker: Dr. Sinan Antoon and Iraqi poet Dunya Mikhail

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Lawyers and judges from the Middle East, guests of Institute of International Education and Texas Southern University, visited the Chapel and met lawyers from the different law schools in Houston

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Contains items addressing the operation of the chapel, such as private services and visitor logs. Also includes gifts or awards given to the chapel and the reactions of visitors.

Does not include Guild activies or program activitites.

Abstract Middle Eastern Sacred Songs (Piyutim)--From Pulpit to Pop Chart Galeet Dardashti, Vocalist and AnthropologistPresented in collaboration with the Jewish Community Center, this presentation by Iranian-descended vocalist and anthropologist Galeet Dardashti is part of Museum District Day, an annual event that features special activities at museums throughout Houston's Museum District.Galeet Dardashti will offer an interactive presentation on Mizrahi(Jews of the Middle...

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Mr. Siamak Pouian, an acclaimed Tonbak player and violinist Farzam Fattahi played classical Persian music and folk tunes

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A talk by Professor Edwin Seroussi, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, cosponsored with the Jewish Community Center

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Kristina Andriana Koutsoudas, A unique program illuminating scenes of women and spirituality in traditional and contemporary Near Eastern, Middle Eastern, and North African cultures

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Shiva Balaghi

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Contains all items related to public programs held during the third decade of chapel operations.

Does not contain items related to awards or to colloquia (see those series)

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Remembering the 55th Anniversary of the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the 10th anniversary of the Economic Sanction on Iraq Organized by the Greater Houston Chapter in association with the Rothko Chapel, American Friends Service Committee, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Pax Christi, Physicians for Social Responsibility and the Peace and Justice Project of the United Methodist Church Texas Conference. Speakers: Representatives from each organization. Attendance: 100.