I’ve Been Arabised
Jul 12th, 2008 by admin
'Arabise Me' - Launch of 2008 at the Bluecoat.
I don't feel much different though as all I did was eat some flat bread, hummus and falafel, which is something I do very often anyway. There was various activities throughout the evening but I missed them somehow, the performance area soon filled to capacity so I couldn't get in to see the dancers and the live music was due to start past my bedtime.
There was a great atmosphere though and a big crowd of people, good to see the new garden being put to good use again too.
It did prompt me to wonder 'what is an Arab?'. So I checked out - as always with these terms, its been redefined, reclassified and disputed over the years but the Arab world consists of 24 countries and territories with a combined population of some 325 million people spanning two continents.
The exhibition '' opened here and at Open Eye at the same time, good stuff but more about them at a later date.
