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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Latest Past Events
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 Iraqi poet Nazik al-Malaʾikah. Many Arabic speakers, SQCC students and teachers, and friends of SQCC attended the session. A biography of the poet was presented…
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 season in this final show-down between teams of non-native speakers in front of a public audience. Across its three rounds, contestants put their Arabic verbal…
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 this 3-part documentary series, which tells the tale of Oman's seafaring legacy. The films navigate the maritime silk road and traverse the Indian Ocean. Aided…
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.