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SUMMARY:SQCC Participated at the 102nd Annual National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) 2022
DESCRIPTION:On 1-4 December\, SQCC participated in the 102nd annual National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) conference in Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania. SQCC’s staff promoted the Indian Ocean in World History (IOWH) website\, an educational resource that explores 94\,000 years of human history through seven interactive maps. The website is an excellent resource for history and geography teachers interested in exploring world history from a non-western perspective. The website’s interactive maps highlight primary resource entries in categories of documents\, travelers\, routes\, goods\, technologies\, objects\, places\, and geography. The website is a free classroom resource that is comprised of signature maps\, lesson plans\, quizzes\, trivia and additional educational resources. \nIn addition to learning about IOWH\, guests also learned about the entire SQCC’s programs and scholarships as well as Oman’s culture\, history\, geography and tradition.  \nVisitors to SQCC’s booth received promotional materials such as SQCC programs flyers and pamphlets\, bags of frankincense\, majmar key chains\, SQCC’s clicky pens as well as tourism brochures and booklets.
URL:https://www.sqcc.org/event/sqcc-participated-at-the-102nd-annual-national-council-for-the-social-studies-ncss-2022/
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SUMMARY:SQCC Launches 2022-2023 Embassy Adoption Program (EAP) with Bancroft Elementary School
DESCRIPTION:The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center hosted 43 fifth grade students from Bancroft Elementary School as part of the Embassy Adoption Program (EAP) on 14 December. EAP is a special collaboration between Washington Performing Arts and D.C. Public Schools. Students toured SQCC’s permanent exhibition space and were introduced to traditional Omani dresses\, handicrafts such as pottery\, basketry\, silver artwork and woodworking\, and the aflaj irrigation system. \nStudents also attended a PowerPoint presentation\, introducing Oman\, its culture\, geography\, climate\, traditional dress\, and customs. Students were excited to engage with staff\, asked many questions\, and were interested to learn about the people of Oman. The presentation addressed Oman’s history\, geography\, culture\, and environment.  A lively discussion followed the presentation. \nStudents also received name tags with their names and their school’s name in Arabic\, and learned how to write their names in Arabic. For all the students\, it was the first time they experienced writing in Arabic\, from right to left.
URL:https://www.sqcc.org/event/sqcc-launches-2022-2023-embassy-adoption-program-eap-with-bancroft-elementary-school/
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SUMMARY:World Arabic Language Day (WALD) 2022
DESCRIPTION:The United Nations Economic\, Social and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated 18 December as World Arabic Language Day. The day commemorates the recognition of Arabic as an official and working language of the UN.\nSQCC celebrated WALD on 15 December under the theme\, The Intersection between Language\, Culture\, and Identity. The event began with a panel discussion featuring Dr. Abdelaadim Bidaoui\, Associate Professor of Arabic and French in the Department of Modern Languages and Classics at Ball State University who addressed “The Status of Arabic and Identity Projection in the Arab World”; Dr. Abbas Benmamoun\, Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement and Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and Linguistics (Duke University) on “Arabic as a Global Language: Arabic outside the Arab World”; and Dr. Francesco L. Sinatora\, Associate Professor of Arabic\, George Washington University\, spoke about “Language\, Culture\, and Identity in the Digital Arabic-Speaking World.” The event was moderated by Dr. Fida Adely\, Associate Professor and the Clovis and Hala Salaam Maksoud Chair in Arab Studies at the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies\, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service\, Georgetown University\, served as moderator.\nThe evening concluded with a reception and musical performance.
URL:https://www.sqcc.org/event/world-arabic-language-day-wald-2022/
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SUMMARY:World Arabic Language Day: The Intersection between Language\, Culture\, and Identity CAPACITY REACHED
DESCRIPTION:Join SQCC in celebrating World Arabic Language Day. This year will focus on in the Intersection between Language\, Culture\, and Identity. Reception to follow. \nRSVP HERE: Capacity Reached \n 
URL:https://www.sqcc.org/event/world-arabic-language-day-the-intersection-between-language-culture-and-identity/
LOCATION:Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center\, 1100 16th St. NW.\, Washington\, DC\, 20036
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