Events at SQCC
The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center (SQCC) regularly cosponsors events with other institutions around Washington, D.C. and across the U.S. SQCC participates in festivals and workshops with other organizations in order to fulfill its mission of educating Americans about Omani culture and supporting cross cultural exchange between the US and Oman.
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SQCC’s 2019 Annual Conference – University of Houston – Clear Lake
SQCC's 2019 Annual Conference – University of Houston – Clear Lake The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center held its 10th annual conference at the University of Houston – Clear Lake on…
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SQCC Hosts “The Art of Arabic Calligraphy”
In collaboration with the Reed Society for Sacred Arts, SQCC hosted a public dialogue between master calligrapher Nuria Garcia Masip and her former student, and now master, “Khalid” Pablo Casado.…
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SQCC Hosts Poetry & Prose Series with Dr. Levi Thompson
On Tuesday, 29 October, Dr. Levi Thompson delivered the third lecture in the Arabic Poetry & Prose Series at SQCC. Dr. Thompson, assistant professor of Arabic at the University of…
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SQCC Hosts Film Night – Sons of Sinbad
On Tuesday, 5 November, SQCC welcomed guests to its film night featuring, 'Sons of Sinbad - A History of Oman'. A full room of guests snacked on popcorn while enjoying…
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SQCC Hosts Non-Native Arabic Debate Competition
On 9 November, SQCC hosted the Non-Native Arabic Debate Competition in front of a live audience comprised of SQCC students, family, and friends. SQCC's Arabic Debate Society concluded their first…
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SQCC Hosts Poetry & Prose Series with Dr. Emily Drumsta
On Wednesday, 13 November, SQCC hosted the final Poetry & Prose Series lecture of 2019. The guest of honor was Dr. Emily Drumsta, Brown University, who delivered a lecture on…
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SQCC Travels to New Orleans for Middle East Studies Association Conference
From 15-17 November, SQCC exhibited at the Book Bazaar of the Middle Eastern Studies Association (MESA) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. The MESA annual meeting is the largest gathering…
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SQCC hosted students from LaSalle-Backus Education Campus as part of Embassy Adoption Program
SQCC hosted students from LaSalle-Backus Education Campus as part of EAP Program The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center hosted a fifth grade class from LaSalle-Backus Education Campus as part of the Embassy…
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SQCC travels to Austin, TX for 2019 NCSS Conference
SQCC traveled to Austin, Texas for the 2019 National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) conference on November 22-23. The SQCC exhibition booth promoted the Indian Ocean in World History (IOWH) website, which…
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SQCC Launches Book Club
The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Library hosted its inaugural session of the SQCC Book Club on 4 December, 2019. The club’s mission is to promote reading and discussion of literature…
Events
These events range from our SQCC annual conference, held in partnership with a different university each year, to multicultural festivals and events hosted by organizations like the Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler Galleries (Washington, D.C.), Arab Festival Orlando (Orlando, FL) and the Children's Museum of Manhattan (New York City, NY). SQCC also annually holds a booth at the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) annual conference, where SQCC promotes its Indian Ocean in World History website, a free classroom resource, to K-12 educators.