Past Events

27-8-2010

The Libyan Arab Cultural Centre in Valletta in collaboration with the Arabic Culture Information Society organised
a seminar about women at Europe House, Valletta on 27 August, 2010, at 6pm.The seminar talked about the place of woman before and after Islam.The discussion included the status of the woman, her duties and rights, the positive and 
negative effects of the change of her status in society, her actions. The seminar was hosted by Mrs Sanaa EL-Nahhal, president of the Arabic Culture Information Society and Arabic Language, teacher for foreign students at the Libyan Arab Cultural Centre in Valletta. The speakers of the seminar were Mrs Mary Ann Musct Azzopardi, lecturer at the University of Malta in Social Policy, Mrs Nathalie Grima, a member of Koperattiva Kummerc Gust and presently also sitting for a BA Sociology Honours course and has a particular interest in the topic of women in Islam, Mrs Laila Ahmed Losta, who works at the Libyan Embassy in Malta and who also represented Libya in several national and international seminars and Ms Lina El-Nahhal who is of Palestinian origin and a third and final year student at the University of Malta reading a degree in European Studies. Guests were also encouraged to participate in the discussion. A Buffet Dinner was held afterwards.

26-7-2010

Mrs Sanaa El-Nahhal represented ACIS in a seminar for NGOs organised by SKOP at the Intercontinental 
Hotel in St Julians between 26 and 30 July 2010. The seminar was about EU funds and what should be included in the application form to apply for funds.

23-6-2010

ACIS participated together with the Local Council of San Gwann in Jum San GWann held near the parish church of San GWann.
There were several performances by several young people from San Gwann, including dancing and singing. 
The ACIS Dabkah group participated with 2 traditional Middle Eastern dances.

04/06/2010

ACIS together with the Arab community in Malta and Maltese and foreign friends gathered in Valletta on 4 June 2010 for a peaceful demonstration in order to show their support towards the Turkish aid flotilla that was attcked by the Israeli soldiers.

04/06/2010

A peaceful gathering was organised by ACIS in Valletta to show support to Al Aqsa Mosque on 6 April, 2010.
ACIS believed that Whether one is a Muslim or not, Al Aqsa Mosque is a building that is full of history and
narratives not just for the Palestinians, but for all the people worldwide, and it deserves to be protected,
if not for the Palestinians, for the world heritage that it constitutes. Several friends and members of the organisation gathered in Valletta to show their support.

29-5-2010

ACIS was invited to participate in International Night organised by the Malta Drama centre in Hamrun on 29 and 30 May, 2010. There were several performances by several dance schools.ACIS particpated with traditional Middle Eastern Dabkah dance performances by the ACIS members.

16-5-2010

On Sunday, May 16 2010, from 10.00am to 10.00pm, the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta hosted hundreds of Fair Traded food items and crafts from Malta and small communities in Latin America, Asia and Africa, and a series of events celebrating Food Sovereignity at this yearís ninth edition of WorldFest.
This Fair Trade Festival was organized by the volunteers of Koperattiva Kummerc Gust in collaboration with other organisations.
 
This year's edition included a traditional Ethiopian coffee ritual, a public forum in Maltese on food sovereignity, a stand by two Mexican workers and labour rights activists who have been invited to Malta to share their experiences, different activities for children and teenagers, a performance of forum theatre, and a concert featuring a young international female trio, traditional dabkah by ACIS dance and the up-and-coming Maltese band Plato’s Dream Machine.

15-5-2010

A concert was organised at the Paola Mosque to commemmorate the passing of 62 years to the Nakba that took place in Palestine in 1948. Several students of Mariam Al Batool school participated by singing songs and reciting poems addressed to Palestine. Members of ACIS sang 2 anthems addressed to Palestine and the war on Gaza.
Moreover, the young children of ACIS performed a play about Jerusalemm directed by Mrs Sanaa El-Nahhal.

05/05/2010

Al Jazeera crew came to Malta to do an interview with Mrs Sanaa El-Nahhal in May 2010.
She talked about her life in Malta and her career and how she became who she is today.

24-4-2010

A Middle Eastern Night was organised by ACIS on 24 and 25 April 2010 at the Malta Drama Centre in Hamrun. 
The participating countries included Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and Sudan. 
There were several dance performances, singing and traditional food from countries all around the Middle East.

06/04/2010

A peaceful gathering was organised by ACIS in Valletta to show support to Al Aqsa Mosque on 6 April, 2010. 
ACIS believed that Whether one is a Muslim or not, Al Aqsa Mosque is a building that is full of history and 
narratives not just for the Palestinians, but for all the people worldwide, and it deserves to be protected, 
if not for the Palestinians, for the world heritage that it constitutes. Several friends and members of the organisation gathered in Valletta to show their support.

30-3-2010

International Night was organised at Golden Tulip Vivaldi Hotel by ACIS along with the help of several other organisations. There was music, dancing, exhibitions, traditional costumes and food from over 20 countries 
from all around the world. Performances include belly dancing, singing from Slovenia, Sudan, Japan, Jordan and Malta, traditional Middle Eastern dance and traditional costumes exhibition. There were also several tables with traditional food and sweets from different countries.

19-3-2010

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A reception was held at the Tunisian Embassy on 19 March, 2010.

27-12-2009

A Christmas gathering was organised by Women's Federation for World Peace at Europe House on 10 December 2009.

There was a talk about women and the speakers were Dr. Marlene Pullicino and Mrs. Sanaa El-Nahhal. Mrs El-Nahhal spoke about her latest experience in Gaza.

16-12-2009

Stand for Palestine organised a debate at the University of Malta with the name of Palestinian-Israeli Conflict on Campus where a documentary about the conflict was shown as well as a play by Whats their Name Theatre. Mrs Sanaa El-Nahhal was invited to share her personal experience.

14-12-2009

ACIS partcipated in L-Arka Christmas Stall organised by Kooperattiva Kummerc Gust taking place in Merchants Street, Valletta where ACIS sold traditional Arabic food and all profit went to the people of Palestine. The event was held from 14th to 24th December 2009.

12/12/2009

A Christmas gathering was organised by Women's Federation for World Peace at Europe House on 10 December 2009.

There was a talk about women and the speakers were Dr. Marlene Pullicino and Mrs. Sanaa El-Nahhal. Mrs El-Nahhal spoke about her latest experience in Gaza.

10/09/2009

The Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival was held at St John's Cavalier in Birgu, from 10 to 12 September, where several poets from all around the Mediterranean were invited to recite some of their works. ACIS set up a stand where Arabic food was sold and proceeds from the sale of the food went directly to the children and youngsters of Palestine.

16-12-2009

ACIS donated boxes of canned food to Id-Dar tal-Providenza.

27-6-2009

ACIS participated in Riddimfusion that was held at Lower Barrakka Gardens, Valletta.
There were several performances from several bands including the Maltese band Brikkuni.
ACIS had a stand at the event where it was able to promote Arabic culture including traditional Arabic food and Arabic souvenirs.

10/06/2009

Tal Handaq Boys Secondary School organised a literature night at the school in Qormi. Mrs Sanaa El-Nahhal was invited to recite the poems that she wrote during the war in Gaza in 2008.

14-5-2009

ACIS members met in City Gate, Valletta to promote the organisation and let people learn more about the organisation's activites. They gave out leaflets and brochures with information about the organisation and its activities.

08-05-2009

ACIS planted two olive trees in the name of the organisation in Ta Qali. 
ACIS members together with some friends gathered in Ta Qali to celebrate this activity.
The thought behind this was that these trees will grow with the organisation which is growing every day.

20-8-2009

ACIS organised a gathering in Sliema to celebrate the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan where Muslims
fast all day from sunrise to sunset. Members of ACIS from different nationalities attended this event where
they were able to get to know one another and learn more about Ramadan.

9-5-2009

The Kieku l-ikel jitkellem / The Right to Food project is essentially a network of people and organizations working on the theme of food sovereignity for the fair trade festival WorldFest in May 2009 which is organized by Koperattiva Kummerċ Ġust of the world shop L-Arka in St. Paul's Street, Valletta.
WorldFest ‘09 Programme Saturday, 9th May 2009 Ġnien l-Indipendenza, Sliema 10.00am-10.00pm, free entrance Fair Trade food and handicrafts from L-ARKA. At 7pm there was ethnic food for sale from Palestine, Eritrea and Somalia.  The ACIS participated as an NGO in preparing food from Palestine.

25-4-2009

The Arabic Culture Information Society organised a fund-raising reception in aid of the injured people of the war of Gaza. The reception was held on the 25th of April at St. Ignatius College, Boy's Secondary School, Tal-Handaq, Qormi at 19.30.

01-02-2009

Campaign in aid of the injured people of Palestine.

12-01-2009

Campaign in aid of the injured people of Palestine.

27-6-2008

The Arabic Language Centre participated in the foodfest organised by St James Cavalier as part of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008. This activity was held at Gs Supermarket in Naxxar.

26-6-2008

An Art competition was organised at the center for the children. A Sicilian artist, Salvatore Montanucci evaluated the children's works and gave out prizes to the best drawings.

11-6-2008

Sanaa El-Nahhal was invited to Clare Agius's popular show to talk about her work and life in Malta.

5-6-2008

Mrs Sanaa El-Nahhal was invited to guest in the show '22pm' aired on E22. The episode was about Palestine and its history and culture. A group of Arabic young adults were also invited to perform traditional dance called 'Dabkah'.

31-05-2008

A palestinian night was organised at the University of Malta to commemorate 60 years of the displacement of the Palestinians from their villages in Palestine. Video clips were shown as well as two performances of Dabkah, traditional Palestinian dance.

25-05-2008

Th Dabkah group was invited by St. James Cavalier to perform during the Teddy Bear activity. That day's theme was about the Arabic world.

23-5-2008

2008 marks the 60th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, meaning the disaster, the catastrophe. The Nakba commemorates the 60th Anniversary of the displacement of the Palestinians from their villages in Palestine. Demonstrators gathered at the centre of Valletta and carried posters to explain to the Maltese public the suffering of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories and in the refugee camps.

21-3-2008

On 21st March 2008, the Arab world celebrates Mothers' Day. The Centre organised an activity for this special occassion at St. James Cavalier, Valletta. All the children attended togther with their mothers.

02-03-2008

A libyan night was organised at the Vivaldi Hotel in St. Julians. There was a wide variation of Libyan food and sweets. A Libyan group also came from Libya to perform traditional Libyan music.

1-3-2008

The Arabic Language Centre organised an international evening at the hall of the Mosta local council. Different cultures from around the world came to life through traditional food as well as traditional music. The countries included Malta, Palestine, Libya, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Sudan, Japan, Scotland and Slovenia.

22-02-2008

The Centre together with a lot its students took part in Festa 5 organised by St. James Cavalier as part of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008. The Centre prepared a lot of Arabic food and sweets.

04-02-2008

Carnival was celebrated at the centre in San Gwann. A lot of young Arab and Maltese children attended the party.

16-12-2007

Eid Al Adha or Feast of Sacrifice is another very important Muslim occassion. It is a religious festival celebrated as a commemoration of God's forgiveness of Ibrahim (Abraham) from his vow to sacrifice his son, Ishmael, as commanded by Allah. The centre organised a party for the children to celebrate this special day.

05-12-2007

The centre took part at an International Evening organised by the KSU at the University of Malta. The Arabic stand showed different aspects of the Arabic culture including traditional costumes, souvenirs and food.

26-11-2007

The annual graduation ceremony was held at The Buskett Roadhouse. The certificates were given out by Mrs.Sanaa El-Nahhal, director of Arabic Langauge Centre and his excellency, Mr. Jubran Al Taweel, the ambassador for Palestine. After, dinner was served.

03-10-2007

The centre participated with the European Parliament to organise an exhibition at the University of Malta. The exhibtion called 'Know your neighbours' represented different aspects of the Arabic culture including traditional costumes, souvenirs, food and Arabic coffee.

01-07-2007

Sanaa El-Nahhal, director of the Arabic Langauge Centre was given the certificate of Ambassador for Peace by the Universal Peace Federation on 1st July 2007.

08-04-2007

Eid al Fitr is a Muslim celebration that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. The centre organised a party for young children where the played together and enjoyed their time.

04-03-2007

Sanaa El-Nahhal, director of the Arabic Langauge Centre was invited to give a speech about Palestine at the Universal Peace Federation Centre in Valletta.

25-02-2007

An international Evening was organised at the Arabic Language Centre in San Gwann. The guests were able to taste food from around the world including Lebanon, Malta, Syria, Palestine, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Albania, Finland, Denmark and Scotland.

20-02-2007

Carnival was celebrated at the centre in San Gwann. A lot of young Arab and Maltese children attended the party.

16-02-2007

A quiz was organised by the centre in collaboration with the Local Council of San Gwann. General Knowledge questions were asked in English, Maltese and Arabic and great prizes were won.

15-12-2006

The Centre organised an annual graduation ceremony to give out certificates to the students who learn Arabic at the centre. The reception took place at a hall in Naxxar and was hosted by Sanaa El-Nahhal, director of the Arabic Langauge Centre.

17-06-2006

The centre organised a Cinema Day for all the young children of the Arab Community. An Arabic film was shown at the Libyan Arab Cultural Centre in Valletta.

20-02-2006

The centre gathered all its young students (Arabic as well as Maltese) and took them to the Carnival in Valletta. This activity was a success and they all had a good time.

20-12-2005

14-11-2005

The centre organised a lot of outings to Ta' Qali, Ghadira and Sliema for the Arab and Maltese communities. This is one of the outings to Ta Qali. There were some families as well as Maltese and Arab youth.