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

World Arabic Language Day: The Intersection between Language, Culture, and Identity CAPACITY REACHED

Join SQCC in celebrating World Arabic Language Day. This year will focus on in the Intersection between Language, Culture, and Identity. Reception to follow. RSVP HERE: Capacity Reached  

SQCC hosts Harvard Club

On 27 October, SQCC welcomed 50 members and friends of the Harvard Club-DC Chapter. H.E Moosa Hamdan Al Tai, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the United States welcomed the guests and delivered a speech, highlighting SQCC’s programs and mission in the U.S. The Ambassador’s talk also focused on the strength and importance of…

Oman Exhibition at Smithsonian Craft2Wear

The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center partnered with the Smithsonian Women’s Committee for the 2022 Craft2Wear Show. SQCC exhibited wearable art such as jewelry and perfume from renowned Omani fashion designers including Amal Al Raisi, Bthaina Al Zadjali and Noor Al Bahrani. Omani jewelers Hak the Label and Hilia also exhibited items, as well as the…

SQCC’s 2022 Annual Conference

The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center held its 10th annual conference in association with the Asian Cultural History Program, at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution on 25 October 2022. This year’s conference, Past Meets Present: The Impact of Tradition on Modern Omani Fashion and Accessories included discussions on contemporary Omani fashion, silversmithing and…

Public Lecture and Book Signing by Dr. Emilia Justyna Powell

On 22 September, the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center hosted a book signing and public lecture titled Islamic Law and International Law: Peaceful Settlement of Disputes. Dr. Emilia Justyna Powell, Professor of Political Science with a concurrent appointment at the Law School of Notre Dame, discussed her most recent book Islamic Law States and International Law:…

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…