Intonations: Piano in the Many Shades of Arabic
If you have a schedule conflict and can’t attend one if Karam’s concerts, you may help him to fulfill his goals by clicking here.
For more information, contact Margaret Sents at quieromom@aol.com or 847-657-6807.
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Kayak Iraq II–Our Spring Fundraising Event
Welcome spring on the Skokie Lagoons and help ISP De Paul at the same time by joining us for Kayak Iraq II from 1:00 to 3:00 on Saturday, May 19, 2012.
If you have a conflict that day, we are accepting donations here.
Kayak Iraq II is a two-hour guided Kayak-athon to raise money for Hala’s 2012-13 expenses in her final year as a DePaul student. No experience is needed to spend the afternoon with ISP DePaul on the beautiful lagoons in Winnetka. (Directions below.) Ask your families and friends to join you and also to support the Kayak-athon. Last year Hala was able to Kayak for the first time and we’re hoping she can join us again this year, where we can almost promise it will be warmer than in 2011.
Access the registration form here. (Kayak rental fee is $20 if before April 10, $25 thereafter, free if you bring your own kayak.) After your registration is received, Margaret Sents will send you instructions for soliciting on-line donations from families and friends. You can also download the Offline Pledge Form here. And please download and post the flier.
Click Directions to find out how to get to Skokie Lagoons.
Questions? Contact Margaret Sents at quieromom@aol.com or call her at 847-657-6807.
Co-founder Gabe Huck on the situation in Syria
http://www.iraqistudentproject.org/article/damascus-update
Gabe Huck interviewed by The Chronicle of Higher Education.
ART BUILDS BRIDGES TO BAGHDAD
East meets west in this beautiful collection of ceramic sculptures executed in the ancient coil method and then fired. Some are left unglazed and have a primitive feel while others are glazed in rich greens and blacks. All are the work of Zainab, an Iraqi widow and single parent to two talented sons.
Zainab is an ISP mother with a son studying at Grinnell College. [i] They were reunited during July and August of 2010 when she came to Chicago on a tourist visa. On this visit, Zainab and her younger son Ahmed were hosted by Bud and Margaret Sents, members of the ISP DePaul Core Committee.
A professor of fine arts at Baghdad University, Zainab knows firsthand that Iraqi universities have been “severely degraded” since the invasion. A renowned ceramist in Iraq, she’s been unable to get the materials with which to create in terra cotta and stoneware clay. Fortunately, the Sents are also ceramists and have a small clay studio in their home. In Illinois, Zainab was able to work again and to craft several fine pieces, which are displayed below.
She has left these sculptures in the care of the DePaul ISP support group, donating them to ISP in hopes that they can be used to raise awareness of the program which has served her son and other talented students from Iraq. All proceeds from the sale of these beautiful pieces will go directly to the Iraqi Student Project.
The sculptures, all table size (12” to 22”) and suitable for summer outdoor use, are figurative yet abstract. They successfully blend ancient motifs with modern influences and truly bridge Middle Eastern and Western cultures. See samples below and contact Margaret Sents at quieromom@aol.com to view them in person. In addition, ISP DePaul is actively seeing venues for display and will gratefully entertain requests from colleges, libraries or galleries. Call Margaret at 847-657-6807 for details.
[i] Last name omitted for security reasons.
