The Arab World Festival of Montreal features both local and international talents. Dozens of new releases, productions, shows, projections, exhibitions, conferences, colloquia, and a multidisciplinary creation come together for this occasion. This year’s highlights include Omar Faruk Tekbilek and Simon Shaheen, Bendir Man and Baâziz, Emel Mathlouthi and Imed Jemaa, and The Magnificent Three—Naseer Shamma, Ashraf Sharif Khan, Romero Iglesias—along with Hussain Shahbaz. The Arab World Festival of Montreal is a thematic event dedicated to the meeting of and dialogue between Arabic and western cultures.
