UPPER MANHATTAN IS READING THE THIEF AND THE DOGS 
March 7, 2009
12pm / FREE
Celebrating Mahfouz: Film Screenings
Lifetime Screening Room, 511 Dodge Hall - 2960 Broadway (campus entrance on North side of building)
Free Saturday screening of two films based on the writings of Naguib
Mahfouz. Chasedby the Dogs (125min) at noon and Midaq Alley (140min) at 3pm. Big Read Egypt/U.S. Community Calendar – March 2009 Columbia University Libraries - Resources related to Arabic Literature and Naguib Mahfouz
Big Read Egypt/U.S. events are FREE and open to the public.
Copies of the Thief and the Dogs will be available at many Big Read events. The book is also available at local bookstores. Prior knowledge of the book is not required to attend events, although we strongly encourage all to pick up a copy of the book during the Big Read in the month of March.
Questions? Please email communityaffairs@columbia.edu or call 212-854-5301. The Big Read Egypt/U.S. is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the U.S. Department of State, in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest, designed to deepen cultural understanding and dialogue between Egyptians and Americans through the transformative power of literature. Columbia University in the City of New York is one of four U.S. organizations selected to lead this program.
Partners and Credits
The National Endowment for the Arts
The U.S. Department of State
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Arts Midwest
Columbia University - Office of Government and Community Affairs
Department of Middle East and South Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University
Middle East Institute, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University The School of the Arts, Columbia University The Center for Literary Translation at Columbia University Deutsches Haus at Columbia University
The Amheida Project
The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
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