Arabic Language and Cultures Society - ALAC

20/06/2018

Refugee Youth Mentors needed for a new state-wide initiative.

Volunteers aged 21-35 will be paired with a young person from a refugee background. This program has been designed in close consultation with refugee youth and is aimed to support young people to achieve their goals through mentoring. Thorough training and ongoing support will be provided - all we ask is that you commit for twelve months and to meeting-up with your mentee once monthly.

This is a fantastic opportunity to share your experience and knowledge and spend time with an inspiring young person ... and perhaps to practise your Arabic! You'll be part of a broader community working to support young people from refugee backgrounds to shape their own futures.

Visit http://wsmrc.org.au/youth-programs/youth-mentor-program/ to sign up or for more information.

Our mentoring program aims to support and build the capacity of young people from a refugee background to achieve their goals and shape their own futures. We have designed a flexible, mixed-mode mentoring program that strives to enhance the economic, social and civic participation of young people an...

01/03/2018

Come find ALAC at OWeek today and tomorrow at stall 275 📚👩🏼‍💻🎒

Whether you’re studying in Department of Arabic Language and Cultures, have Arab or Middle Eastern heritage, or you’re interested in the region more broadly, than ALAC is the society for you! We aim to connect likeminded students and link students into a networks that compliments there interests! Stay tuned for upcoming catchup 🎉

24/02/2018

It’s that time of year again! 📚👩🏼‍💻🎉🎒 OWeek will run next week from Monday-Friday, with Clubs and Societies stalls from
Wednesday-Friday 9am to 4pm.

If you’re studying in the Department of Arabic Language and Cultures at the University of Sydney, a student with Arab or Middle Eastern heritage, or interested in the region more broadly, come find us at stall 275 next week. You can join the society for $2 if you’re an ACCESS member, and learn about what we’d like to do this year!

إن شاء الله بنشوفكم الاسبوع الجاي 🤞🏻

04/02/2018

🚨 Event Spotlight 🚨 Symposium on The Agency of Muslim Women in the Australian Context, presented with Sydney Law School, The University of Sydney and Melbourne Law School.

This symposium will feature keynotes from Dr Susan Carland and Professor Julie Macfarlane, as well as papers presented by academics, PhD candidates, journalists, solicitors, psychologists, community workers and advocates from across Australia. Check out the draft program below and pencil this 2-day event into your schedules! 👩‍💼🗓️👩‍💻

01/02/2018

Event spotlight 🚨🚨 Moroccan pattern workshop with Stephanie June Ellis at Newtown Community Center this weekend!

Learn how to make geometric prints and traditional Moroccan styles in this two workshop 🖍️✏️

24/01/2018

"I actually want to encourage more American writers and citizens to do this work. But, as an Arab American writer, I expect the best from our brothers and sisters of the pen, of writing, and literature, to be attentive to this epistemological violence, this cutting out by caricature, by accident, or by conscious intent. I expect an attention to this great blindspot of our empire, that we stop erasing Arabs. That we listen to Arabs. That we publish Arabs and Arab Americans, rather than those who report on those “natives” over there and their wily language. That we listen to everyone—not Arabs only, of course—who is being silenced"

A powerful piece from Phillip Metres in Literary Hub on contemporary Orientalism, and a great insight into current and future projects from Arab-Amerian creatives! 📲 📰

“Why do they have to show that? That—that—violence,” I said to my mom hours later, burying my face in my pillow, unable to sleep, my little body convulsing with this strange grief. In the packed da…

03/01/2018

Manal al-Sharif will be speaking on Saudi Arabia and the future of feminism at All About Women 2018 at the Opera House. Mark your calendars for March 4 for this unmissable event! 🗓️

Women’s basic rights have been severely restricted in Saudi Arabia. Activist and author Manal al-Sharif explains what Arab women are still fighting for.

27/12/2017

Great rundown of Orientalism, its contemporary forms and its consequences from AJ+ 👏👏

14/11/2017

ANU Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies will be hosting a conference in Canberra on November 23 and 24, entitled "in their words l in our words". It'll focus on contemporary political issues in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia. See the full program and register below ⤵️

13/11/2017

بالتوفيق مع الامتحانات يا شباب 🙌📚📝

08/11/2017

Mabrook Dr Nesrine! 👏👏

يقوم مجموعة من الباحثين في كلية اللغات والثقافات التابعة لجامعة سيدني بإجراء دراسة حول مفهوم الصحة وكيفية التعامل مع مرض السكري بين أفراد الجالية العربية.

31/10/2017

Want to be in a feature film? SLAM film is holding another round of open call outs this Saturday at Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE)!
They’re looking for people of all ages and backgrounds from across Western Sydney.
If you’re interested all you need to do is head to I.C.E on Saturday between 9am and 5pm.