ABOUT THE PRESENTATIONS

The Flying Camel presentations can focus on any the following 10 topics, for book stores, organizations, and media. In addition, if there are special needs, tailor made presentations are available. Anthology contributors are available for co-presenting with the editor in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York.

During the book tour, Loolwa Khazzoom will also offer her 90 minute workshops, at a special rate of $500 each, with an additional 20% off for organizations booking an anthology presentation. For more information, please click here.

1. The Flying Camel Overview
a) need for the anthology
b) process of creating the anthology
c) topics addressed in the anthology
d) anthology's anticipated impact
e) selection of readings from the anthology

2. The Flying Camel in the Making: Tracing the Editor's Journey
a) racism as a child in Hebrew school
b) sexism as a girl in Middle Eastern synagogues
c) anti-Semitism as a student in American public schools
d) pioneering the Jewish Multiculturalism movement and compiling the anthology
e) selection of readings from the anthology

3. The Flying Camel and the Arab-Israel Conflict
a) the experiences of Jews in Arab countries and Iran
b) the status of dhimmi -- minority religious groups under Islam
c) Jewish refugees from Arab countries
d) the history of North African and Middle Eastern Jews in Israel
e) a selection of anthology readings on this topic

4. The Flying Camel and the Holocaust
a) how the Holocaust is taught in the Jewish community
b) how the Holocaust impacted Jews in North Africa and the Middle East
c) the Holocaust and Jewish refugees from Arab countries
d) teaching the Holocaust with a multicultural understanding
e) a selection of anthology readings on this topic

5. The Flying Camel and the Women's Movement
a) anti-Semitism in the women's movement
b) Euro-centrism in the Jewish women's movement
c) the creation of a Mizrahi/Sephardi women's movement
d) integrating a North African/Middle Eastern, religious Jewish, and feminist identity
e) a selection of anthology readings on this topic

6. The Flying Camel and Religious Judaism
a) history of religious observance among Jews from North Africa and the Middle East
b) Asenath Barzani (the first female rabbi, in 17th century Kurdistan) and the role of women in Mizrahi & Sephardi religious life
c) cultural conflict in Israel, and its impact on religious observance
d) how Ashkenazi influence has affected women's roles in Mizrahi and Sephardi religious life
e) a selection of anthology readings on this topic

7. The Flying Camel and Anti-Racism Activism
a) color and identity politics among women of North African and Middle Eastern Jewish heritage
b) cultural and political norms in the Jewish community and non-Jewish communities of color
c) European political Zionism and the erasure of North African/Middle Eastern Jewish identity
d) overlap of isms: navigating through sexism, racism, and anti-Semitism
e) selection of anthology readings on this topic

8. The Flying Camel and the GLBT Movement
a) the cultural politics of an "out" lifestyle
b) anti-Semitism in the GLBT movement
c) Euro-centrism in the Jewish GLBT movement
d) towards the creation of an integrated identity and community
e) selection of anthology readings on this topic

9. The Flying Camel and Mizrahi/Sephardi Culture
a) ancient and contemporary North African & Middle Eastern Jewish music
b) ancient and contemporary North African & Middle Eastern Jewish poetry
c) where literature, music, and politics overlap in the North African & Middle Eastern Jewish community
d) music and spoken word performance
e) selection of anthology readings on this topic

10. The Flying Camel for Families
a) Storytelling performance of Iraqi Jewish folk tale
b) Middle Eastern & North African Jewish song performance, with audience participation
c) enactment of scenes from the anthology introduction