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Dear Arts Community,</div>
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I would like to share an upcoming cultural and educational event presented by the SIAC (Studies in Islamic and Arab Cultures) Program in partnership with Echo of Civilizations.</div>
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<b><i>He Who Saw All Things: A Celebration of Mesopotamian Civilization</i></b> invites audiences on a journey through the cradle of civilization, exploring its languages, poetry, music, and stories through scholarship and live performance. The program features
an academic presentation on the connections between Arabic and Akkadian, performances of ancient Mesopotamian music, poetry by Enheduanna, the world's first known poet, and a theatrical production that brings Mesopotamian history and culture to life. </div>
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<b>Event Details</b></div>
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<b>Date:</b> Sunday, October 4, 2026</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 20px;">
<b>Time:</b> 6:00 PM</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 20px;">
<b>Location:</b> Theatre of the Arts, University of Waterloo</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 20px;">
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For more information and tickets, please visit: <a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/theatres/events/he-who-saw-all-things-celebration-mesopotamian-civilization" target="_blank" id="OWA93c8055f-02e9-12b3-d156-d57af0a0a517" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://uwaterloo.ca/theatres/events/he-who-saw-all-things-celebration-mesopotamian-civilization" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="margin: 0px;"><b>https://uwaterloo.ca/theatres/events/he-who-saw-all-things-celebration-mesopotamian-civilization</b></a></div>
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I would be grateful if you could share this event with students, faculty, and staff who may be interested in the rich cultural, linguistic, and artistic heritage of ancient Mesopotamia.</div>
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Thank you for helping us spread the word, and I hope to see many members of our community there.</div>
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Best,</div>
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Amir</div>
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<span style="color: black;">Amir Al-Azraki, PhD, (he/him)</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Program Coordinator, Studies in Islamic and Arab Cultures</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Renison University College, affiliated with the University of Waterloo </span></p>
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<span class="spanWithBackgroundColor" style="color: black; background-color: white;">With gratitude, we acknowledge that Renison University College is located on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg, Hodinohsyó:ni, and Attawandaran (Neutral) Peoples,
which is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes ten kilometres on each side of the Grand River from mouth to source. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place in all corners of our campus through research,
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