Daily Arab Movie Streams - Aflamuna
2020-07-28 - 2020-12-31 | WA
about aflamuna
aflamuna (our films) is an initiative launched by a group of arab filmmakers and film institutions, led by Beirut DC. During these hard times – and hopefully long after they’ve passed – we will be bringing you some of the best, most thought-provoking and independently-minded works of contemporary Arab cinema to enjoy for free on this website for a limited time. A new issue will be released (at least) every 15 days.
Check their website for currently running films!

Tatreez Workshops and Lectures by Tatreez and Tea
2020-09-01 - 2020-12-31
Your instructor is author and scholar Wafa Ghnaim, founder of Tatreez & Tea!
Tatreez & Tea’s mission is to preserve Palestinian embroidery and storytelling traditions in the diaspora. Tatreez & Tea is the first of it’s kind. When Wafa first founded Tatreez & Tea in 2016, she was the only educator solely focused on Palestinian embroidery, traveling the US and the world. Now, new local initiatives, culture bearers, “tatreez circles”, and mentors are emerging from communities around the world like never before. The tatreez revolution has gained a beautiful momentum and now is the time to join.
Wafa’s goal in her educational classes are three-fold: educate students from art history and oral history perspectives that preserve the meanings, stories and symbolism of traditional Palestinian embroidery motifs; teach versatile skills that allow students to eventually produce large independent projects; encourage students to become creative and grow beyond simply abiding by traditional embroidery principles.
Click here for upcoming events!
https://www.tatreezandtea.com/events

Shuruq 4.5: Olympia Arab Festival
2020-10-05 - 2020-10-30
The first online Olympia Arab Festival!
This free, month-long festival celebrates the arts and cultures of the Arabic-speaking region and diaspora.

Concert of Colors Forum on Community, Culture & Race: Community Self-Determination
2020-10-06 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Concert of Colors Forum on Community, Culture & Race: Community Self-Determination
Livestreamed on Detroit Public TV and Facebook
RSVP for streaming link
The Concert of Colors Forum on Community, Culture & Race, one of the Arab American National Museum’s signature annual events, is a dynamic gathering of artists, activists and advocates who use performance and dialogue as a tool for advocacy and community building. This year’s program will be presented online at www.dptv.org and on Facebook live. Breaking bread together is a tradition during this signature event; we hope you’ll break bread with us and tune in during dinner!
Featuring keynote speaker Ismael Ahmed, panelists/performers Leila Awadallah, ShoShona Kish, Sterling Toles and Malik Kenyatta Yakini, and moderator Charles Ezra Ferrell.
Concert of Colors, Detroit’s annual diversity festival, will be happening Oct. 6-11, 2020, broadcast on Detroit Public TV. More info + concert lineup

Club Book Author Series: Laila Lalami
2020-10-06 17:00 - 19:00
Moroccan American novelist Laila Lalami uses fiction as a vehicle to showcase “overlooked” North African stories and experiences. Notable examples include her 2014 breakout The Moor’s Account, which reconstructs the journeys of the New World’s first explorer of color. It won the American Book Award and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. Lalami’s follow-up, The Other Americans, centers around the mysterious death of a Moroccan immigrant in California. Equal parts family drama, murder mystery, and love story, The Other Americans was singled out by media as varied as the BBC and BuzzFeed as one of the most anticipated releases of 2019. Lalami’s new release, Conditional Citizens, is something of a departure. In this deeply personal exposé, the author uses her own unlikely immigration story as an entrée for explore the hot-button question: What does it mean to be American? One reviewer noted: “Probing, unflinching and fiercely intelligent, Conditional Citizens is a must-read for all of those who have stared, stunned, at the shifting terrain of our political landscape and wondered how we got here.”
**Not clear which time zone this is taking place, I believe it’s 7pm Central Time.**
