This weekend (2nd, 3rd, 4th of March) Dastan Ensemble is going to
perform at Corral de Alcala. (http://www.corraldealcala.com). (You can find the address of the place at the website) Dastan Ensemble is a World class Persian music group. Madrid is going to be their first stop on their European tour.(http://www.dastan.net/_web/en.html)

I wanted to take the initiative to inform everybody about this event. I thought that it would be isomething nteresting and different. You can also experience a taste of their works at Dastan's website (http://www.dastan.net/_web/en.html).

You can book/buy your tickets here: http://www.telentrada.com/CDA/TelEntrada/home

Students sampled a variety of Arabic traditional dishes, enjoyed watching performance of a belly dancer, and some experienced the sheesha pipe smoking!

Thursday 17 Nov. 2005

IE students from IMBA 2005, 2006 and other programs have enjoyed a night of the "one thousand & one nights" here in Madrid. A totally students-initiated event has taken place last week to celebrate the diversity of students.

A team of students calling themselves "The Flying Carpet Group" have organized this Arabic/MiddleEastern night, where students enjoyed a fascinating bellydancing show, Arabic cousine & dishes, and sheesha/hookah smoke (some for the first time). There was a specially-booked hall & show for IE students.

The event was a great opportunity for all students to meet their peers, have a fun time and a break from assignments & work. At the end, this is what most people remember from school times!

The Flying Carpet Group members are: Faisal Al-Kadi (IMBA06), Pinar Kavukcuoglu (IMBA05), Hanan Saeed, Shefali Jhangiani (IMBA06), Lynn Tabbara (IMBA05), and Reema Batal (IMBA05).