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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Part of SQCC's Arts & Crafts series, SQCC staff taught attendees about the the role of the mandoos in Omani history and culture. Staff also provided guests with all the materials necessary to design, create, and decorate elaborate and detailed models of the mandoos which they took home
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SQCC welcomed Dr. Valerie Hoffman for her public lecture "The Role of Ibāḍī Islam in Omani History" on 1 August. Dr. Hoffman, Professor of Islamic Studies and Head of the Department of Religion at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, began her lecture with a historical overview of Ibadism by tracing its roots back to… |
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On 7 August, local connoisseurs of food and culture came to SQCC to attend an afternoon lecture titled "Oman: A Journey Through Food and Hospitality" with the co-owners of one of D.C.'s hottest new restaurants, Maydān. Co-owners of Maydān, Ms. Rose Previte and Mr. Chris Morgan, who is also co-executive chef, delighted the audience by sharing… |
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SQCC hosted a group from the Young Professionals in International Affairs (YPIA) on August 26. YPIA strives to be a place for young and young at heart professionals from all backgrounds to create an interconnected global community that actively engages on international affairs in a multifaceted way, creating a better understanding of the world around them. The group began… |
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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.