Reaching out through music - Passim's 'Arabesque Mondays' aim to increase Westerners' understanding of Arabic culture.(Arts and Lifestyle) From: The Boston Herald | Date: December 16, 2001| Author: Young, Bob | COPYRIGHT 2001 Boston Herald. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

"Arabesque Mondays" at Club Passim were habitual sellouts long before the Western world's post-Sept. 11 fascination with all things Arab.

Now? Make reservations early.

"It's taken on an importance that none of us could have predicted," said local producer Karim Mohammed. "At first it was just out of the enjoyment of music. Now it's almost a cultural statement, a chance for us to assert Arabic culture and keep it vibrant."

For more than two years,...

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