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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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.

Past Events

Arabic Debate Competition for Non-Native Speakers

RSVP here: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=jjfaurzab&oeidk=a07ejg8ckd2a857a9f1 Join us on Saturday, 5 November at 1:30 pm for our Second Arabic Debate Competition for Non-Native speakers. Reception to follow.

A Photographic Journey of Oman’s People, Culture, Nature and Wildlife

RSVP HERE: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=jjfaurzab&oeidk=a07ejgacd3e3f1ddb9b Join us as Dr. Adel Korkor shares his photographs and experiences journeying through the Sultanate of Oman. Adel B Korkor MD is a physician, philanthropist and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of the AB Korkor Foundation for Mental Health. A foundation focusing on emphasizing the role of physical activities in mental health. Travel photography is his…

Poetry and Prose: Verbal Battles: The Naqāʾiḍ of Jarīr and al-Farazdaq

RSVP HERE: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=jjfaurzab&oeidk=a07ejg67qb8a5cc2cd0 This presentation will focus on Cory Jorgensen’s forthcoming monograph, Throwing Down the Verbal Gauntlet: The Arabic Invective of Jarīr and al-Farazdaq. The book studies the flytings poetry (naqā’iḍ) of Umayyad-era poets Jarīr and al-Farazdaq. These poets catered their performances to an audience in verbal battles that are among the first instances of…

SQCC Annual Conference 2022

REGISTER using this link: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=jjfaurzab&oeidk=a07ejfpo3jq106830b3 SCHEDULE here: SQCC Conference Schedule 2022  

Oman Exhibit at Craft2Wear Show

Oman Exhibit at Craft2Wear 20-22 October 2022 National Building Museum The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center (SQCC) at the Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman will partner with the Smithsonian Women’s Committee for the 2022 Craft2Wear Show. SQCC will also exhibit Omani fashion, jewelry, and perfume from the Sultanate of Oman and other wearable art. You…

Book Signing

Book Signing Islamic Law States and International Law: Peaceful Resolution of Disputes Author Emilia Justyna Powell Thursday, 22 September 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Reception to Follow RSVP Required https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ejdi36nycd9496ad&oseq=&c=&ch=   Emilia Justyna Powell is Professor of Political Science with concurrent appointment at the Law School at the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Powell specializes in international…

Fire and Light: A Journey through Ibn ‘Arabī’s Collection of Love Poems, Tarjumān al-Ashwāq

RSVP HERE: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=jjfaurzab&oeidk=a07ejcqsyyae709441c Special guest Michael Sells, historian and scholar of religion, will explore poetry and mysticism in the 7th/13th century through selections of the renowned mystic Muḥyiddīn Ibn ʿArabī ‘s love poems–in Arabic and in his recently published translation–from Ibn ʿArabī ‘s collection Tarjumān al-Ashwāq.

Research Fellowship Application Deadline Extended

SQCC Research Fellowship Program Application Due Date has been extended to 9 October 2022. For more information please visit https://www.sqcc.org/scholarships/research-fellowship-program/ All Research Fellowship applications must be completed by 11:59 on 9 October 2022.

Omani Cultural Evening

Join SQCC at Omani Cultural Evening on 18 August from 5-8 pm. SQCC will recognize Omani culture with food and various activities. Registration is required via [email protected].

SQCC Hosts Interns from the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations

On 30 June SQCC hosted interns from various U.S. States who are interning at the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations (NCUSAR) in Washington, DC. Interns toured SQCC’s permanent exhibition, where they learned about traditional Omani dresses and handicrafts such as pottery, basketry, silversmithing and woodworking, as well as the aflaj irrigation system. Interns also learned…