Please join us for Al-Bustan Camp Performance! Thursday, July 26, 2012, 6-8pm
Come see campers showcase the creative work they've done over the past three weeks, exploring the life of 14th century traveler Ibn Battuta and his home country of Morocco.
The program will open with musicians Hafez El Ali Kotain and Joseph Mamari, followed by campers presenting Moroccan folk music and dance, percussion, spoken word, an original dramatic play, and a teen-produced video..along with an art exhibit.
Friends and family, young and old, are invited to join us!
Upper School Auditorium, Cherokee Campus
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy - 8000 Cherokee Street, Philadelphia, PA 19118
Click here for directions and more info.
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Al-Bustan at Northeast High School
Tatreez Class...Building Community
Just as generations of Palestinian women before them have done, fifteen Arab girls came together at Northeast High School each Friday afternoon for 6 weeks, to chat and get to know one another while learning the art of tatreez...

Daily Arab Arts and Culture Class
Five days a week a class of thirty-three 10th graders explored Arab culture through art, music, percussion, poetry, and history... |
Read the latest on our blog!
- Parent and Teaching Assistant Dania Bawadekji reflects on the rich experience her children are having at camp... in Arabic
- Camp Manager Eric Lundblade tells about the Moroccan food demonstration by Argana Restaurant.
- Poetry Teacher Ellie Hutchison shares what the campers are writing about. |
Around Town
Al-Bustan presents Arab Music Demonstration/Performance at Penn Museum of Archeology and Anthropology - Summer Wonder Series Wednesday July 25,10:30-11:30am at Rainey Auditorium Click here for more info.
Documenting Harmony A Photo Exhibit by Dana Scherer, Images from The West Bank, Palestine Imperfect Gallery at 5601 Greene St, Germantown area of Philadelphia Duo Recital
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