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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT id=role_document color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial><STRONG>Raja Shehadeh at CAC<BR><BR>A Rift in Time: Travels with my
Ottoman Uncle<BR><BR>Saturday, April 23, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm<BR>Center for Arabic
Culture (CAC)<BR>191 Highland Avenue<BR>Somerville, MA
02143</STRONG></FONT></DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial><FONT
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><BR>Free and open to the public. Free parking
available. T-accessible.<BR></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">CAC is honored to welcome the acclaimed author
Raja Shehadeh, whose works include:<BR>A Rift in Time: Travels with my
Ottoman Uncle </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial">[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=gfvorrcab&et=1105193056713&s=182&e=001ps-1TFR6-m6DlrVR0JkeVJ70-GNpZafZrxHmc8WQyiIsUAkfo7CeGJgBGV8WZOi40sZNbtQHAnbo1AxaKv1RJyws8KIFSnptiptCqp9bbLS53QdB34f3HR5mRD6nXtQwr5IaFmkRC_gHcpy_0AgwtA==],<BR></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">When the Bulbul Stopped Singing and Palestinian
Walks, which won the Orwell Prize<BR>in 2007. In addition to Raja Shehahed's
accomplished literary career he is a lawyer,<BR>dedicated human rights activist
and founder of Al-Haq </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial">[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=gfvorrcab&et=1105193056713&s=182&e=001ps-1TFR6-m6RIpB3sbOxwJaDyJoTvx3G0J_LSz5qGP5RUlB2E6zUHwE5T8KPT1NDOEzKesGUFGHYo-axuvbnh4VP_57In70m_K-ObUSK5f4=],<BR>a
human rights NGO. </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">His latest accomplishment is to rank among the
world's 500 most<BR>influential Arabs
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=gfvorrcab&et=1105193056713&s=182&e=001ps-1TFR6-m5BJPjlZaPWc04FFox4aUMwB-yejJV-62B0Xwt5tS3UFxEA2RxTgC50ALt0SPRpjqMqihAhIvOJ963EIA1_qDOraF7goylnFRFI55HF-PyYj_bEBzccyo33qmEe2vTmRtwH_NmfZndjr7_puYPtTwts].<BR></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Raja Shehadeh will be reading from his latest
book, A Rift in Time: Travels with<BR> my Ottoman Uncle and signed copies
will be available for purchase.</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><BR>A Rift in Time is a family memoir written in
luminescent prose, but it is also a<BR> reflection on how Palestine - in
particular the disputed Jordan Rift Valley - has<BR>been transformed. Most of
Palestine's history and that of its people is buried deep<BR>in the ground:
whole villages have disappeared and names have been erased from the<BR>map. Yet
by seeing the bigger picture of the landscape and the unending
struggle<BR> for freedom as Shehadeh does, it is still possible to look
towards a better future,<BR>free from Israeli or Ottoman oppression.</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><BR>If you cannot attend and would like to
purchase a signed copy of Mr. Shehadeh's<BR>book, please contact us at
info@cacboston.org [mailto:info@cacboston.org] or 877.222.9740.<BR> With
advance notice, we can accommodate custom signings of the
book.<BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR><BR>The
Center for Arabic Culture [CAC] is a non-profit organization dedicated to
celebrating<BR>Arabic language, culture, art, history, and Arab-American
cultural experience. We<BR>promote Arabic culture in all of its regional and
historic varieties and links to<BR>other cultures in an open, democratic, and
humanistic way with no affiliation to<BR> religion or ethnic
identification.<BR>We always need your help! If you would like to donate,
please visit us at
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