Arabesque, an Arabian festival celebrated in the ...

Arabesque, the largest ever festival of Arab arts and culture in the U.S. kicked off in Washington D.C. It is being presented by the Kennedy Center and the League of Arab States. Farah Atassi, President, Arab Information and Resource Center, “This is a great opportunity for the Middle East to communicate with the United States at this very important time in U.S. history with the new administration. There are a lot, a lot of positive messages that these cultural events carry to the United States. Ryan W. Sadi, Diplomat, Jordanian Embassy, “I mean this is definitely very important, the rest of the world to be exposed to what the Arabs are like, instead of rather just seeing us on the news and the news headlines. To see the other side. The human face of Arabs around the world.”