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  • Story Circle: Ramadan and Connection

    When: April 23, 2020
    Where: Streaming online
    Category: Narrative Session
    Accessibility: Real-time captioning available

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    The first Story Circle of the 2020 Festival addressed the holy month of Ramadan and how Muslims around the world will celebrate during this time of social distancing.

    In this conversation, United Arab Emirates program co-curators Rebecca Fenton and Michele Bambling spoke with Sana’a Amro, artist and founder of The Knot, a cultural enterprise based in Abu Dhabi. Festival director Sabrina Lynn Motley gave an introduction to the series, broadcast on Facebook Live.


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