For its 14th edition, the Arab World Festival of Montreal explores the subject of tribalism with over 100 concerts, shows, debates, lectures and movies, on top of a free program! Balkans music, Algerian rai, rythms of the desert, acoustic shows, theatre... the Performing Arts section will transport festival-goers to a world where everyone will be delighted.

Artists of the Performing Arts section :
Naseer Shamma, Lena Chamamyan & Charbel Rouhana
Cheba Zahouania
FMA's creation Tribales with El ferda, Donia Massoud and Abderrahmen Chikhaoui
Betty Taouel in her new play « Passeport n.10 452 »
Al Jawala
The orchestra of Andalusian music, El Djazira
Constantinople
Trio Bassma

Movies :
Taxi Ballad (Lebanon)
Would you have sex with an Arab? (Palestine)
Road to Kabul (Morocco)
Line of sight (Jordan)

Debates and lectures (free - all in French):
Le FEMEN, un pavé dans la mare?
Charte des valeurs québécoises : quels enjeux pour le Québec?
LGBT à la Médina
Les Arabes ne veulent plus…
Le « féminisme islamique » à l’épreuve des révolutions arabes

October 25 to November 9.