Labyrinth Books and ArteEast are pleased to present: An Evening with Iranian Women Writers. A book reading and signing by contributors of the new book LET ME TELL YOU WHERE I'VE BEEN: NEW WRITING BY WOMEN OF THE IRANIAN DIASPORA.

Monday, July 17th, 7-8:30 pm
Labyrinth Books
536 W. 112th Street

Free and open to the public

— Lens on Syria: Thirty Years of Contemporary Cinema - North American Tour
May - September 2006

Eight Vanvouver Premieres! The summer starts with Syrian Cinema "The Road to Damascus" Winds Through Vancouver from July 6-12 at the Pacific Cinémathèque, 1131 Howe Street, Vancouver

— ArteNews continuing its new quarterly series with a special feature by guest editor Sarah Rogers, "Political Art".

In certain historical contexts, the always present relationship between art and politics takes on added urgency. The contributions to this edition of ArteEast’s online journal underscore our contemporary moment as such whether the focus is on Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, the Occupied Territories, or the U.S.

— This month in ArteNews:

Read the new article on the Historical Constructions of Arab Art and Visual Culture by ArteNews editor, Maymanah Farhat

Art Exhibition Review: Word into Art, Artists of the Modern Middle East at the British Museum (May 18 – September 2, 2006) by Susan Platt

A Tribute to the late Palestinian artist Ismail Shammout 1930-2006 by Maymanah Farhat

Read about Shahram Entekhabi, featured in the article Staging a Walkout by Sara Raza

— The Virtual Gallery presents artist Alessandra Sanguinetti this month.

ArteEast is excited to present the premiere of new work by renowned photographer Alessandra Sanguinetti. Sanguinetti’s color photographs of places and people in Palestine are unique and compelling because they highlight liminality – of childhood, of old age, of living between what is staged and what is spontaneous, of living locked in an uprooted existence.