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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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  • Poetry and Prose: The Poetry of the Andalusī Woman Poet Ḥafṣah bint al-Ḥājj (d. 589/1191)

    Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center 1100 16th St. NW., Washington, DC

    RSVP HERE: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=jjfaurzab&oeidk=a07ej20vs265d16cf0e In this talk, Dr. Majd Al-Mallah will examine the poetry of the Andalusī woman poet Ḥafṣah bint al-Ḥājj (d. 589/1191) in the context of a rich body of anecdotes surrounding that poetry as preserved in Nafḥ al-ṭīb, which al-Maqqarī (d. 1041/1632) wrote to document the cultural memory of al-Andalus. Although literature surrounding Ḥafṣah…

  • SQCC hosted Students of Arabic Department from University James Madison

    A group of students of Arabic Department at James Madison University visited SQCC on 25 April. Students toured the permanent exhibition, where they learned about traditional Omani dresses, handicrafts such as pottery, basketry, silver artwork and woodworking, as well as the aflaj irrigation system. Students also learned about Omani forts, ships, and trade. Students also asked about SQCC's programs, scholarships…

  • The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center has an opening for a Senior Program Officer

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    The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center has an opening for a Senior Program Officer Position: Senior Program Officer   Responsibilities The Senior Program Officer reports directly to SQCC’s Executive Director, and supervises the work of programming staff and interns. Under the direction of the Executive Director, the senior program officer oversees all aspects of the Programs…

  • Passport DC: Around the World Embassy Tour 2022

    Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center 1100 16th St. NW., Washington, DC

    Oman will be participating in the Around the World Embassy Tour, a Passport DC event on Saturday, 7 May 2022.  Make sure to visit the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center to learn more about Oman and have some fun! This is event is free and open to the public.  

  • SQCC Participates at the World Language Festival held at the Planet Word Museum

    On 21 May, SQCC participated at the World Language Festival 2022 held at the Planet Word Museum in partnership with the Washington, DC Public Schools DCPS World Language Team.  Visitors to SQCC's booth enjoyed the language activities offered by SQCC, including Arabic calligraphy where staff wrote visitor's names in Arabic on paper decorated with Arabesque…

  • Embassy Adoption Program Capstone Event with Seaton Elementary School

    SQCC and the Embassy Adoption Program (EAP) concluded the 2021-2022 academic year with Seaton Elementary School students presenting their Capstone project on 27 May. The presentation opened with the playing of the National Anthem of Oman. Students shared what they learned about Oman during the school year, in the form of skits and PowerPoint presentations.…

  • Looking for Omani Filmmakers and Short Films

    Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center is looking for short films made by Omanis or filmed in the Sultanate of Oman to submit to the. For more information, please email [email protected] The festival's theme is "The Art of Life" The film must be between 5-30 minutes Created by an Omani or Filmed in the Sultanate of Oman…

  • SABLA application is now open

    Sabla is a 4-week intensive Arabic immersion program in Washington D.C. It is a scholarship-based program, meaning all tuition is covered (please note that room and board are not covered). You and your cohort will not only continue to discover the beautiful language of Arabic but will learn more about the country of Oman and…

  • EuroAsia Shorts: Italy and Oman

    Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center 1100 16th St. NW., Washington, DC

    EuroAsia Shorts film festival is back with a new mixed format for 2022, including both online and in-person screening events, available free to viewers across the United States, June 9 – 17.  To view all EuroAsia Shorts Film Festival events click here. The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman and the…

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.