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I trust you enjoyed the Lebanese Festival and the Easter celebration.

We resume our course “Turning Points in Middle Eastern History” this coming Thursday at 7:30pm by viewing two lectures:

33. Egypt, Europe, and the Suez Canal – 1869
34. Discovering Middle East Oil – 1908

I look forward to seeing you at Baytna this Thursday.

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We meet again this Thursday, April 4th, at Baytna (241 Horizon Dr. in Raleigh) to continue our course on Turning Points in Middle Eastern History. We will view two lectures:

31. French Invasion of Algeria
32. East India Company in Yemen

You may also be aware that we will celebrate Lebanese culture on Saturday April 13th with the annual Lebanese Festival. This will beheld at City Plaza in Raleigh (400 Fayetteville St. in downtown Raleigh). For more information go to https://tlacnc.org/. Plan to come, sign up to volunteer for a few hours, and invite your friends for a fun time,

Bisharah

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This Thursday, March 14th, we meet to continue our course on Turning Points in Middle Eastern History. We will view two lectures on:

27. Second Siege of Vienna
28. The Saud-Wahhab Pact

You may remember a previous on Mansa Musa: The richest man who ever lived. Today the BBC online had a story on him with the same title: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-47379458

As a wise man said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.”

See you on Thursday,

Bisharah

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Last week we had an informative and insightful presentation on a new tax saving allowance. If you have missed it ask some of those who attended for tips.

This coming Thursday, Feb. 28th at 7:30pm, we meet to view two lectures from the course Turning Points in Middle Eastern History. These will be:

25. Selim the Grim – 1512
26. Suleiman the Magnificent – 1520

Looking forward to seeing you then,

Bisharah

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I hope you are finding the financial workshops informative and interesting. We take a break from finances to return to Turning Points in Middle Eastern History this Thursday, Feb 14 at 7:30pm to view two lectures:

23. Fall of Cordoba
24. Safavid Dynasty of Persia

Looking forward to seeing you this Thursday at 7:30 pm at Baytna.

Bisharah

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We continue with our course Turning Points in the History of the Middle East, by viewing two lectures:

17. The Egyptian Mamluks – 1250
18. Mongols Sack Baghdad – 1258

The thirteenth century was a pivotal time for the Middle East, with the sacking of Baghdad marking the en of the Islamic Golden age (750-1250).

I look forward to seeing you on Thursday.

Bisharah

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