VOICES FROM THE IRAQI STUDENT PROJECT
Join us on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 2:30 at the Evanston Public Library, Church at Orrington, just blocks from the Metra and Purple Line Davis Street stop
In conjunction with a photo exhibit by ISP volunteer Andrew Courtney, five Iraqi students studying in the area will speak of their lives in Iraq and as people displaced by the war, of their present life studying here in the U.S. under the auspices of the ISP, and of their hopes for their future and the future of their country. We’ll also hear noted folksinger Kristen Lems, watch a short film about Iraq refugees in Jordan, and snack on meze. Bring your family and friends to hear meet these amazing young people!
• Ali came to Dominican University in River Forest from Amman, where he lived for two years after leaving Iraq in 2006. He is studying International Business.
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• Bassma came from Syria to Mount Mary College in Milwaukee. She is presently studying Liberal Arts and hopes to help new generations of Iraqi children.
• Fatima moved to Syria from Baghdad in 2006. She is majoring in Biology at Alverno College in Milwaukee and hopes to return to Iraq to be a dentist.
• Hala moved to Syria from Baghdad and is a student at DePaul University, majoring in Information Assurance & Security Engineering.
• Majd came to Lewis University in Romeoville directly from Baghdad,. He is studying computer science.
Kristin Lems, well-known folk singer will be opening this significant event. Ms. Lems has released six CDs of mostly original songs. “A charmer in the most literal and least artificial sense of the word” the New Yorker magazine reported.
Composed of live-action and animation, the ten-minute film Um Abdullah documents an Iraqi refugee family living in Jordan through the eyes of displaced children. The film consists of personal interviews with a 28-year-old single mother, Um Abdullah, and her five children dealing with the collateral effects of the ongoing conflicts in Iraq. The film is a portrait of Um Abdullah through her children’s drawings, hopes, and imaginations.
Sahar al-Sawaf is an Iraqi-American experimental filmmaker and artist currently residing in Los Angeles. Born in Saudi Arabi of Iraqi descent, her work has been screened at Cornell and Princeton and at festivals from Croatia to California. Her entire family is still in Mosul, Iraq, “trying to outlive the war to this day.”
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