Rice College’s Center East North Africa (MENA) Scholar Affiliation held its first ever cultural showcase occasion April 20, celebrating Arab Historical past Month throughout Sahra Evening on the Graduate Scholar Indoor Commons.
Sahra Evening featured a trend present highlighting the completely different conventional costume of every MENA nation, a Palestinian-Lebanese band enjoying music on conventional Arab devices and Arab delicacies. Moreover, the group’s seniors have been honored and new board members have been introduced. MENA SA members additionally arrange tables with objects from their respective nations for show.
“Sahra Evening embodies greater than only a social occasion,” stated junior Hamza Shili, president of the Rice MENA Scholar Affiliation. “In Arabic, ‘Sahra’ signifies a refuge, a spot to flee the stress of each day life via bonding, enjoyment, rest and, in fact, an abundance of meals. The immense success of our first Sahra Evening paves the best way to what we hope will turn out to be a cherished custom.”
MENA SA offers a help community for the Center Jap and North African group at Rice in addition to a cultural enrichment to the Rice and Houston group at giant. To study extra, go to the group’s Instagram web page by clicking right here.
