Liverpool Arabic Art Festival 2008 - UK

Each summer, Liverpool Arabic Art Festival takez place in the city of Liverpool (European Capital of Culture for 2008). The festival gives people -quoting the audience- “More cultural awareness and opportunity to experience the Arab world”.
Being part of the LAAF eventz was one of my best experiences. It was so refreshing. I didn't have a DSLR back then, so all the following pictures were taking with a Samsung NV8 (which my sisterz had given me for my birthday that same year).

P.S. The festival lasted for a month maybe, so you can imagine the number of photoz I took.. you've been warned :-)


Beforehand:


Yah, let's start off with that ;p


The Bluecoat, this is where it begins


The Volunteers..










lunch break..


ha?




..on facebook?


Discussing things..


Arabise Me:


LET THE SHOW BEGIN!!!


The crowd


Sonia Superstar (an act)


He plays the dumz (duff)..


It's dark now, we all go outside for the music.


not sure how this was related to arabic music.. but ok..


Dabka time XD~


woop wooop!




Of course someone was high!




BBC Merseyside broadcasts a little about arabic culter:


Finoon talking about "something" Yemeni


Me talking about some Kuwaiti tradition..


Me again.. you can tell I'm so excited! is was my first time in a studio :P


Family Day:


A drummer..


..and hiz dancer


The crowd..


..and someone that wasn't interested


my mates


Henna anyone?


cute!


Did you know? :-(


No touching..


Da'adi the presenter..


The boyz are back in town :-D


One of the bandz


..and another


more people..


Shouldn't you be working? :P


A nice man giving me feedback..


I'm with the band!


I wonder what's in the bag


Time to pack up and leave!


Being useless and taking picturez instead of helping out!




She decides to join me and be useless ;p


Show's over, time to leave..


Reem Kelani:


The music was very interesting.. I enjoyed it.


I was at a screening earlier so I missed most of this event. So here's what happens after..




Film programme in association with BAFTA:


A movie director from Iraq


Do'aa, she makes filmz too...






Middle Eastern Dance Bonanza:


One of the belly dancers..














Belly Dancing Night:


Someone didn't want me taking their picture! Yemo & Da'ad, the lovely sisters!








Other Events:






RIOT! a tribute to the contribution of the UK's Yemeni community:




















My friendz from the eventz and I:


Security dude, he was so nice :-)


I think he was a photographer.. or maybe a painter.. I can't remember :/


Zombina Venus Hatchett


Finoon (my boss ;p) and me..


Finoon, her name meanz ART in arabic. and she's an artist btw! how kewl is that?


Eman, my summer friend ;p


A French dude we hanged with for one night..




This dude's from Iraq, he was at all the eventz (mostly all..)


AMAL! a creature you must meet!


Me and my sisters with "Sonia"


Hadeel my sister with Sonia's act


Making friendz with Sonia..
(she waz the best act that night!)


More of Finoon


My super kewl Yemeni Friendz


Me with some dude from the Yemen Embassy


Going for food after an event..


Finoon at the library


Me and the girlz; cuz we're kewl like that ;p


Ifty, my other summer friend :-)


Aww!!


Arabicanoo is fun!


you don't agree?


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