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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear friends, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Please, join us for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Worcester</st1:City></st1:place>’s
Second Annual Middle East Film Festival.<font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'> </span></font>Please forward this message widely, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Central Massachusetts Coalition for <st1:place w:st="on">Middle
East</st1:place> Peace<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Central Massachusetts Coalition for Middle East Peace
presents <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Worcester</st1:City></st1:place>’s
Second Annual...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>MIDDLE EAST FILM FESTIVAL : Wednesday April 16-19th at <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Worcester</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType>
and <st1:place w:st="on">Clark</st1:place>!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Wednesday, April 16 at 7PM: Le Grand
Voyage<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ismaël Ferroukhi</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">France</st1:country-region></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, 2004<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>at Eager Auditorum, Sullivan Bldg, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Worcester</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>“It's a tribute to my parents and the 97 percent of
Muslims that we never hear about in the Western world," says director
Ferroukhi about this film which depicts the road trip of French-Morroccan Reda
and his devout Muslim father to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Mecca</st1:City></st1:place>.
The father convinces his reluctant teenage son to drive them from their home in
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">France</st1:country-region></st1:place>
to Saudia Arabia on his once-in-a-lifetime religious pilgrimage, the
hajj. The film has won awards and been featured in film festivals from <st1:City
w:st="on">Milwaukee</st1:City> to <st1:City w:st="on">Venice</st1:City> to <st1:City
w:st="on">Marrakesh</st1:City> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Jerusalem</st1:City></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thursday, April 17 at
7PM: Occupation 101<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Sufyan and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Abdallah
Omeish</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>,
2006<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>at Eager Auditorum, Sullivan Bldg, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Worcester</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>A powerful documentary film on the current and historical
root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “Occupation 101”
presents an analysis of the facts and underreported details surrounding this
high-stakes conflict. Winner of multiple best film awards, the film features
voices rarely heard in the American mainstream press, including <st1:place
w:st="on">Middle East</st1:place> historians, Israeli peace activists,
journalists, and humanitarian workers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Friday, April 18 at 7PM: Offside<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Jafar Panahi</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Iran</st1:country-region></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, 2006<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>at <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ghosh</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Worcester</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> College<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Inspired by the day when his own daughter was refused entry
to a soccer stadium in Iran, Jafar Panahi’s “Offside” follows
a day in the life of a group of Iranian girls attempting to watch their team's
World Cup qualifying match against Bahrain at the stadium in Tehran. A
disparate group of girls, united only by their desire to see their beloved team
play, disguise themselves, risking arrest to try to get into the game. Winner
of the Silver Bear Award, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Berlin</st1:State></st1:place>
International Film Festival, 2006.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Saturday, April 19 at 7PM: Bosta<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Philippe
Aractingi</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Lebanon</st1:country-region></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, 2006<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>at Razzo Hall, <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Traina</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType> for Arts, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Clark</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">92 Downing St</st1:address></st1:Street>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>A blockbuster in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Lebanon</st1:country-region>,
"Bosta" (Bus in Arabic), recounts the story of seven former school
friends who reunite to tour <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Lebanon</st1:country-region></st1:place>
and dance dabke, the traditional Lebanese dance, to traditional music mixed
with a new techno beat. "Bosta" is a 100% Lebanese film,
written, directed, filmed and fully financed by Lebanese investors. Join
us for the film that has pleased audiences worldwide in its joyful portrayal of
Lebanese culture and a hope for a new tomorrow!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>All are welcome! Suggested Donation $5. Please, join us for
refreshments and discussion after every screening.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For information visit: worcesteractivist.org/meff or call
508-753-3588 or 781-864-8879.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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