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SUMMARY:An Evening Celebrating Arab American Authors
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, April 27 at 6 p.m. ET on Zoom as we celebrate the vibrant Arab American creative community during Arab American Heritage Month with a panel of three phenomenal authors: Reem Assil\, author of Arabiyya; Sarah Cypher\, author of The Skin and Its Girl; and Malaka Gharib\, author of It Won’t Always Be Like This. \n  \nThe conversation will be moderated by Lana Barkawi\, Executive & Artistic Director of Mizna\, a critical platform for contemporary literature\, film\, art\, and cultural production centering the work of Arab and Southwest Asian and North African artists. Assil\, Cypher\, and Gharib will discuss their books—a cookbook\, a novel\, and a memoir—the ways we celebrate heritage\, grappling with perception and misperception\, and the varied homages to lineage\, love\, and resilience from across the diaspora. \n  \nWhen you register for your free ticket to this conversation\, you will also have the option to buy any of the featured authors’ books from our independent bookstore partner\, Moon Palace Books\, based in Minneapolis\, MN. \n  \nSign up to reserve your spot today. We can’t wait to see you there.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/an-evening-celebrating-arab-american-authors/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book Reading,Lecture/Panel Discussion
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SUMMARY:Nad of Nadide\, by Wagih Abu-Rish
DESCRIPTION:NAD OF NADIDE BY WAGIH ABU-RISH\n\nJoin us Saturday\, May 13 at 6:30pm to celebrate the launch of Nad of Nadide by local author Wagih Abu-Rish! \nFrom the author of Replenishing the Sea of Galilee\, comes a story of love\, determination\, and political intrigue. \nWagih Abu-Rish is a Palestinian-American author and activist. During a long and varied professional career\, he was a foreign journalist in Beirut\, Lebanon\, and an ad executive on Madison Avenue in New York. He studied journalism at the University of Houston and the University of Oregon.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/nad-of-nadide-by-wagih-abu-rish/
LOCATION:Nook and Cranny Books\, 324 15th Ave E #101\, Seattle\, WA\, 98112\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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SUMMARY:Book Talk with Dr. Jenny Lynn Kelly
DESCRIPTION:We are writing to invite you to a special virtual event and ask you to mark your calendar to join us on May 22\, 2023\,  at 7:00PM EST for a book talk with Dr. Jenny Lynn Kelly. Dr. Kelly is a former Eyewitness Palestine delegate\, faculty member at the University of California Santa Cruz\, and author of the recently-released Invited to Witness: Solidarity Tourism Across Occupied Palestine. The event will be hosted via Zoom and donors of an eligible amount will receive a signed copy of Dr. Kelly’s book\, so keep an eye out for the registration link coming soon!
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/book-talk-with-dr-jenny-lynn-kelly/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book Reading,Lecture
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SUMMARY:Town Hall Seattle: Raja Shehadeh — 'We Could Have Been Friends\, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir'
DESCRIPTION:About the event. . .\nIn his life\, Aziz Shehadeh was many things — among them a lawyer\, a political detainee\, and the father of activist and author\, Raja Shehadeh. \nRaja’s latest book\, We Could Have Been Friends\, My Father and I\, is a subtle psychological portrait of a complicated father-son relationship. Set against the backdrop of continuing political unrest\, Raja describes his failure as a young man to recognize his father’s courage as an activist\, and\, in turn\, his father’s inability to appreciate Raja’s own efforts in campaigning for Palestinian human rights. Then in 1985\, Aziz Shehadeh is murdered\, and Raja undergoes a profound and irrevocable change. \nWe Could Have Been Friends acts in part as the story of Palestine’s continual fight against multiple foreign powers\, but at its core presents a poignant unraveling of a complex father-son relationship\, unlike many we have seen before.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/town-hall-seattle-raja-shehadeh-we-could-have-been-friends-my-father-and-i-a-palestinian-memoir/
LOCATION:Town Hall\, 1119 8th Ave\, Seattle\, WA\, 98101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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SUMMARY:Book Reading Event with Wagih Abu-Rish
DESCRIPTION:Book Reading Event with\nWagih Abu-Rish \nThe latest novel by Wagih Aburish is a story of love\,\ndetermination\, and political intrigue: Nad of Nadide\nreveals that love\, whether between two of the same\nethnicity\, or between lovers who never expected to\ncross ethnic boundaries\, is one worth fighting for\, at\nthe cost of defying all norms and challenges. \nWagih’s debut novel is a sweeping story of love\, loss\,\nand the power of loyalty in the face of conflicting\nideologies and religious beliefs.\n“Deftly crafted with impressive attention to historical\ndetail and context\, Replenishing the Sea of Galilee is\nan inherently riveting read and one that will prove to be\nan enduringly popular and appreciated addition to\ncommunity library General Fiction in general\, and\nJewish/Palestinian Historical/Cultural Fiction\ncollections in particular.”\n—Midwest Book Review \nCherry Street Village \n720 25th Avenue Seattle\, WA 98122\nMay 27\, 2023 | 4-7pm\nAppetizers\, discussion\, Q&A
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/book-reading-event-with-wagih-abu-rish/
LOCATION:Cherry Street Village\, 720 25th Avenue\, Seattle\, WA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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SUMMARY:Author Signing with Local Author Wagih Abu-Rish
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THIS EVENT\nMeet local author Wagih Abu-Rish and explore this deeply emotional historical romance. From 1pm to 4pm\, the author will be present to showcase his book! Don’t miss out on a chance to explore something new and exciting.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/author-signing-with-local-author-wagih-abu-rish/
LOCATION:Barnes & Noble: Northgate\, Northgate Mall 401 NE Northgate Way #1100\, Seattle\, WA\, 98125\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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SUMMARY:Rainbow Parenting w/ Lindz Amer at Powell's Books
DESCRIPTION:Lindz Amer\nSaturday\, June 3 @ 2pm (PT) / Powell’s City of Books \nIn the face of so many injustices across society for LGBTQ+ people\, it can be easy for parents of young children to feel helpless and hopeless. While they may not be able to address every problem across the country\, there’s a simple place to start: right at home. Rainbow Parenting (St. Martin’s Griffin) is an essential stepping stone for adults who want to raise and teach kids in a queer-affirming way\, but might not know how. Lindz Amer\, the founder of Queer Kid Stuff\, an award-winning LGBTQ+ educational webseries for children and families\, is an indispensable guide\, leading readers through practical applications\, important LGBTQ+ history\, key lessons in intersectionality\, pronouns\, social justice\, and more. Divided by sections that address kids’ individual ages — from infancy to kindergarten — this joyful and approachable book shares a bit of hope and starts with the understanding that anyone can spread queer joy. By giving parents and their kids a vocabulary to express themselves\, Rainbow Parenting ultimately aims to create more empathetic adults — and spreads a message of radical acceptance in a world where it’s sometimes dangerous to just be yourself. \nPreorder a Signed Edition
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/rainbow-parenting-w-lindz-amer-at-powells-books/
LOCATION:Powell’s Books\, 1005 W Burnside St.\, Portland\, OR\, 97209\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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SUMMARY:Book Reading Event with Amal Sedky
DESCRIPTION:Book Reading Event \nEscape to Aswan with Amal Sedky \nCherry Street Village \n720 25th Avenue Seattle\, WA 98122\nMay 27\, 2023 | 4-7pm\nAppetizers\, discussion\, Q&A
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/book-reading-event-with-amal-sedky/
LOCATION:Cherry Street Village\, 720 25th Avenue\, Seattle\, WA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230617T110000
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SUMMARY:Honoring Palestinian Fathers with PFC
DESCRIPTION:Palestinian Feminist Collective (PFC) warmly invites you to join us for our June 2023 Feminist Futures Program. This month we are honoring Palestinian fathers with a virtual event meant to create space for\, honor and recognize the complex lived experiences and realities of Palestinian fathers. We will be hosting two incredible speakers: Raja Shehadeh\, author of the memoir We Could Have Been Friends\, My Father and I\, and Abeer Otman\, postdoctoral scholar\, who will unpack how Zionist settler colonialism impinges on Palestinian fatherhood\, as well as how fathers defy settler colonialism by showing love\, care\, and protection for their families and homes. As Palestinian feminists\, we will conceptualize: What are the experiences of Palestinian fathers – diverse and complicated? How do we tell these stories of fatherhood? How can we continue to hold them and make space for them in our pursuit of Palestinian liberation? \n  \nAbeer Otman’s postdoctoral research investigates father-child connectivity under the settler-colonial context. She has a doctorate in social work from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her doctoral research focused on fathers and fatherhood in a settler colonial context: the case of occupied East Jerusalem (OEJ). As a community and social worker in East Jerusalem for more than ten years\, she engages in local activities concerning fulfillment of socio-economic rights\, improving physical spaces\, developing social and educational services. \nRaja Shehadeh is a Palestinian lawyer\, human rights activist\, and writer. He co-founded the Palestinian human rights organization Al-Haq in 1979. He is the author of several books\, including Palestinian Walks\, which he won the Orwell Prize in 2008. In addition to his legal work\, Shehadeh has written a number of books about Palestine through the lens of his life\, including Strangers in the House (2002)\, Occupation Diaries (2012)\, and his latest\, We Could Have Been Friends\, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir (2022).
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/honoring-palestinian-fathers-with-pfc/
CATEGORIES:Book Reading,Lecture
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SUMMARY:Online Class: Spotlight on Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad With Heba F. El-Shazli
DESCRIPTION:Isabella Hammad’s new novel\, Enter Ghost\, features an actor’s return to Palestine via the staging of Shakespeare’s Hamlet in the West Bank which reflects the turmoil within Palestinian society. If you enjoyed her first debut novel\, The Parisian\, then please join us on another journey into Palestinian society and a quest for self-healing\, political knowledge\, and a painful awakening. One Tuesday\, June 20th\, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT \nOnline
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/online-class-spotlight-on-enter-ghost-by-isabella-hammad-with-heba-f-el-shazli/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book Reading,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230918T190000
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SUMMARY:Mona Awad with Kira Jane Buxton — 'Rouge: A Novel'
DESCRIPTION:Third Place Books is thrilled to welcome Mona Awad to our Seward Park store! Awad will be discussing Rouge\, her new novel which holds up a warped mirror to our relationship with mortality\, our collective fixation with the surface\, and the wondrous\, deep longing that might lie beneath. She will be joined in conversation by Kira Jane Buxton\, the staff-favorite author of Feral Creatures and Hollow Kingdom. This event is free and open to the public. \nFor important updates\, registration is highly recommended in advance. This event will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A. Sustain our author series by purchasing a copy of the featured book! \nClick here for more about our COVID-19 policies for in-person events. \nHaving trouble accessing Eventbrite? Click here. \nhttps://www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/mona-awad-kira-jane-buxton
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/mona-awad-with-kira-jane-buxton-rouge-a-novel/
LOCATION:Third Place Books – Seward Park\, 5041 Wilson Ave S\, Seattle\, WA\, 98118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230921T190000
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SUMMARY:Mona Awad in Conversation With Leni Zumas [Portland]
DESCRIPTION:Mona Awad in Conversation With Leni Zumas\nThursday\, September 21 @ 7pm (PT) / Powell’s City of Books \nFrom Mona Awad\, author of Bunny\, comes a horror-tinted\, gothic fairy tale about a lonely dress shop clerk whose mother’s unexpected death sends her down a treacherous path in pursuit of youth and beauty. Can she escape her mother’s fate ­— and find a connection that is more than skin deep? For as long as she can remember\, Belle has been insidiously obsessed with her skin and skincare videos. When her estranged mother Noelle mysteriously dies\, Belle finds herself back in Southern California\, dealing with her mother’s considerable debts and grappling with lingering questions about her death. The stakes escalate when a strange woman in red appears at the funeral\, offering a tantalizing clue about her mother’s demise\, followed by a cryptic video about a transformative spa experience. With the help of a pair of red shoes\, Belle is lured into the barbed embrace of La Maison de Méduse\, the same lavish\, culty spa to which her mother was devoted. There\, Belle discovers the frightening secret behind her (and her mother’s) obsession with the mirror — and the great shimmering depths (and demons) that lurk on the other side of the glass. Snow White meets Eyes Wide Shut in Awad’s surreal descent into the dark side of beauty\, envy\, grief\, and the complicated love between mothers and daughters. With black humor and seductive horror\, Rouge (S&S/Marysue Rucci Books) explores the cult-like nature of the beauty industry — as well as the danger of internalizing its pitiless gaze. Brimming with California sunshine and blood-red rose petals\, Rouge holds up a warped mirror to our relationship with mortality\, our collective fixation with the surface\, and the wondrous\, deep longing that might lie beneath. Awad will be joined in conversation by Leni Zumas\, author of Red Clocks.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/mona-awad-in-conversation-with-leni-zumas-portland/
LOCATION:Powell’s Books\, 1005 W Burnside St.\, Portland\, OR\, 97209\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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SUMMARY:Palestine Writes Conference (in Philadelphia)
DESCRIPTION:Palestine Writes is the only North American literature festival dedicated to celebrating and promoting cultural productions of Palestinian writers and artists. Born from the pervasive exclusion from or tokenization of Palestinian voices in mainstream literary institutions\, Palestine Writes brings Palestinian cultural workers from all parts of Historic Palestine and our exiled Diaspora together with peers from other marginalized groups in the United States.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/palestine-writes-conference-in-philadelphia/
CATEGORIES:Art,Book Reading,Education,Gathering,Poetry,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Book Tour: Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire
DESCRIPTION:LIGHT IN GAZA: WRITINGS BORN OF FIRE \nbook tour \nEdited by our friends at the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)\, Light in Gaza brings together sixteen essays and poems by twelve Palestinian writers. The book includes political essays\, personal narratives\, economic analysis\, and poetry. It imagines what the future of Gaza could be\, while reaffirming the critical role of Gaza in Palestinian identity\, history\, and struggle for liberation. Writer and contributor Yousef M. Aljamal\, a Palestinian refugee from Al-Nusierat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip will be the featured speaker. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, September 30\nTime: TBD\nLocation: SWANA Rose Culture and Community Center\n2942 NE MLK Jr. Boulevard Portland\, OR 97203\nLight in Gaza Book Talk
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/book-tour-light-in-gaza-writings-born-of-fire-or/
LOCATION:SWANA Rose Culture + Community Center\, 2942 NE MLK Jr. Boulevard\, Portland\, OR\, 97203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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SUMMARY:Book Tour: Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire
DESCRIPTION:LIGHT IN GAZA: WRITINGS BORN OF FIRE \nbook tour \nEdited by our friends at the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)\, Light in Gaza brings together sixteen essays and poems by twelve Palestinian writers. The book includes political essays\, personal narratives\, economic analysis\, and poetry. It imagines what the future of Gaza could be\, while reaffirming the critical role of Gaza in Palestinian identity\, history\, and struggle for liberation. Writer and contributor Yousef M. Aljamal\, a Palestinian refugee from Al-Nusierat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip will be the featured speaker. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, October 1\, 2-3:30 p.m.\nPortland State University\, Smith Memorial Student Union Parkway North\, Room 101\n1825 SW Broadway\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\nStudents United for Palestinian Equal Rights (SUPER)-Portland State presents\nGaza’s Role in the Palestine National Movement
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/book-tour-light-in-gaza-writings-born-of-fire-or-2/
LOCATION:Portland State University\, Smith Memorial Student Union Parkway North\, 1825 SW Broadway\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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SUMMARY:Book Tour: Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire
DESCRIPTION:LIGHT IN GAZA: WRITINGS BORN OF FIRE \nbook tour \nEdited by our friends at the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)\, Light in Gaza brings together sixteen essays and poems by twelve Palestinian writers. The book includes political essays\, personal narratives\, economic analysis\, and poetry. It imagines what the future of Gaza could be\, while reaffirming the critical role of Gaza in Palestinian identity\, history\, and struggle for liberation. Writer and contributor Yousef M. Aljamal\, a Palestinian refugee from Al-Nusierat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip will be the featured speaker. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, October 2\, 7:00-9:00 p.m.\nNew Traditions Fair Trade\n300 5th Ave SW\, Olympia\, WA 98501\nThe Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice & JVP-Tacoma present\nLight in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire\, with speakers Yousef Aljamal and Jennifer Bing
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/book-tour-light-in-gaza-writings-born-of-fire-oly/
LOCATION:New Traditions\, 300 5th Ave SW\, Olympia\, WA\, 98501\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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SUMMARY:Book Tour: Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire
DESCRIPTION:LIGHT IN GAZA: WRITINGS BORN OF FIRE \nbook tour \nEdited by our friends at the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)\, Light in Gaza brings together sixteen essays and poems by twelve Palestinian writers. The book includes political essays\, personal narratives\, economic analysis\, and poetry. It imagines what the future of Gaza could be\, while reaffirming the critical role of Gaza in Palestinian identity\, history\, and struggle for liberation. Writer and contributor Yousef M. Aljamal\, a Palestinian refugee from Al-Nusierat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip will be the featured speaker. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, October 3\, 12:00 p.m.\nTacoma Community College\n6501 South 19th Street\, Tacoma\, WA 98466. Building 11\, Room 119\nJewish Voice for Peace (JVP)-Tacoma & the Rachel Corrie Foundation present\nLight in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire\, with speakers Yousef Aljamal and Jennifer Bing
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/book-tour-light-in-gaza-writings-born-of-fire-tacoma/
LOCATION:Tacoma Community College\, 6501 South 19th Street\, Tacoma\, WA\, 98466\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231004T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231004T130000
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SUMMARY:Book Tour: Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire
DESCRIPTION:LIGHT IN GAZA: WRITINGS BORN OF FIRE \nbook tour \nEdited by our friends at the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)\, Light in Gaza brings together sixteen essays and poems by twelve Palestinian writers. The book includes political essays\, personal narratives\, economic analysis\, and poetry. It imagines what the future of Gaza could be\, while reaffirming the critical role of Gaza in Palestinian identity\, history\, and struggle for liberation. Writer and contributor Yousef M. Aljamal\, a Palestinian refugee from Al-Nusierat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip will be the featured speaker. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, October 4\, 12:00-1:00 p.m.\nSeattle Pacific University\n3307 3rd Ave W.\, Seattle\, WA 98119\, Eaton Hall 112\nMiddle East Studies Event: Panel on Health and Medicine in Gaza
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/book-tour-light-in-gaza-writings-born-of-fire-spu/
LOCATION:Seattle Pacific University\, 3307 3rd Ave W\, Seattle\, WA\, 98119\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231005T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231005T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T153628
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SUMMARY:Book Tour: Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire
DESCRIPTION:I wanted to invite you to join SUPER UW and Samidoun Seattle on October 5th from 5:30pm – 7:00pm at Miller Hall 301 as we welcome Yousef Aljamal and Jennifer Bing for a discussion moderated by Dr. Alice Rothchild of the new anthology Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire.\n\n\nLight in Gaza is a seminal\, moving\, and wide-ranging anthology of Palestinian writers and artists. It constitutes a collective effort to organize and center Palestinian voices in the ongoing struggle. As political discourse shifts toward futurism as a means of reimagining a better way of living\, beyond the violence and limitations of colonialism\, Light in Gaza is an urgent and powerful intervention into an important political moment. \nRegister at bit.ly/LightInGazaUW\nFacebook Event: https://fb.me/e/30ECERxWN
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/book-tour-light-in-gaza-writings-born-of-fire-5/
LOCATION:University of Washington – Miller Hall\, 2012 Skagit Ln\, Seattle\, WA\, 98105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231006T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231006T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T153628
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SUMMARY:Book Tour: Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire
DESCRIPTION:LIGHT IN GAZA: WRITINGS BORN OF FIRE \nbook tour \nEdited by our friends at the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)\, Light in Gaza brings together sixteen essays and poems by twelve Palestinian writers. The book includes political essays\, personal narratives\, economic analysis\, and poetry. It imagines what the future of Gaza could be\, while reaffirming the critical role of Gaza in Palestinian identity\, history\, and struggle for liberation. Writer and contributor Yousef M. Aljamal\, a Palestinian refugee from Al-Nusierat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip will be the featured speaker. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, October 6\, 5:30-7:00 p.m.\nSt. James Presbyterian Church\n910 14th St\, Bellingham\, WA 98225\nAmnesty International & community colleagues present Access Denied: Human Rights and Health Care Refused in Gaza
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/book-tour-light-in-gaza-writings-born-of-fire-b-ham/
LOCATION:St James Presbyterian Church (Bellingham)\, 910 14th St\, Bellingham\, WA\, 98225\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231103T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231103T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T153628
CREATED:20230828T213550Z
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SUMMARY:Ghassan Zeineddine in Conversation With Omar El Akkad [Portland]
DESCRIPTION:Spanning several decades\, Ghassan Zeineddine’s debut collection examines the diverse range and complexities of the Arab American community in Dearborn\, Michigan. In ten tragicomic stories\, Zeineddine explores themes of identity\, generational conflicts\, war trauma\, migration\, sexuality\, queerness\, home and belonging\, and more. In Dearborn (Tin House)\, a father teaches his son how to cheat the IRS and hide their cash earnings inside of frozen chickens. Tensions heighten within a close-knit group of couples when a mysterious man begins to frequent the local gym pool\, dressed in Speedos printed with nostalgic images of Lebanon. And a failed stage actor attempts to drive a young Lebanese man with ambitions of becoming a Hollywood action hero to LA\, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have other plans. By turns wildly funny\, incisive\, and deeply moving\, Dearborn introduces readers to an arresting new voice in contemporary fiction and invites us all to consider what it means to be part of a place and community\, and how it is that we help one another survive. Zeineddine will be joined in conversation by Omar El Akkad\, author of What Strange Paradise.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/ghassan-zeineddine-in-conversation-with-omar-el-akkad-portland/
LOCATION:Powell’s Books\, 1005 W Burnside St.\, Portland\, OR\, 97209\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231111T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231111T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T153628
CREATED:20230927T164547Z
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SUMMARY:2023 Arab American Book Awards Ceremony: Virtual
DESCRIPTION:6 p.m. ET Saturday\, Nov. 11\, 2023\n\n2023 Arab American Book Awards Ceremony\nFREE with RSVP \nRegister for in-person attendance OR Register for virtual attendance \nJoin the 2023 Arab American Book Award winners and honorable mentions\, featuring awardees Chelsea Abdullah\, Noor Naga\, Edward E. Curtis IV\, Ghassan Zeineddine\, Nabeel Abraham\, Sally Howell\, Zeina Hashem Beck\, Nora Lester Murad\, Cathy Camper\, Evelyn Alsultany\, Louise Cainkar\, Pauline Homsi Vinson\, Amira Jarmakani\, Luma Mufleh\, Noor Hindi\, Lubna Safi\, Naomi Shihab Nye\, Rashida Tlaib\, Adam Tlaib and Miranda Paul for a celebratory reading of the winning books. The event will also be livestreamed.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/2023-arab-american-book-awards-ceremony-virtua/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231130T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231130T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T153628
CREATED:20231128T231623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231129T182242Z
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SUMMARY:Children's Literature with Palestinian Kidlit Authors on Instagram Live
DESCRIPTION:For #ReadPalestineWeek @desibookaunty and I will be hosting Palestinian Kidlit authors on Instagram Live to talk about children’s literature that celebrates our culture! \nJoin us to hear @librarycatnyc and @omarabedwrites and @hannahmoushabeck recommend books for young readers
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/15487/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231204T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231204T083000
DTSTAMP:20260407T153628
CREATED:20231128T185832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231128T185832Z
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SUMMARY:Author Meets BookTok: Sim Kern and Rashid Khalidi on “The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine”
DESCRIPTION:10am EST / 3pm GMT / 5pm Gaza \nRegister: https://tinyurl.com/msmdep3u \nJoin us for this can’t miss event: Sim Kern in conversation with Rashid Khalidi\, author of the New York Times bestseller\, and Booktok favorite\, The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance\, 1917-2017. Hosted by Librarians and Archivists with Palestine\, we will explore Palestinian history\, learn about Gaza’s place in it\, and how history can help all of us\, especially book influencers\, meet this moment of mobilization against genocide and war. We are proud to host this event as part of Read Palestine Week. \nThis event will be recorded.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/author-meets-booktok-sim-kern-and-rashid-khalidi-on-the-hundred-years-war-on-palestine/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book Reading,Lecture/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240202T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240202T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T153628
CREATED:20240129T184825Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch:  The Trinity of Fundamentals
DESCRIPTION:JOIN US FOR THE BOOK LAUNCH\nJoin us for a book launch for The Trinity of Fundamentals with members of the Palestinian Youth Movement and 1804 Books! The Trinity of Fundamentals is the fictionalized account of former Palestinian prisoner Rafeedie’s nine-year experience hiding from the Occupation\, now presented in its first-ever English translation. \nThe event will be a discussion of the book with editors from PYM and 1804 Books\, followed by a Q&A with audience members. The discussion will also be live-streamed. \nRegister for the Book Launch Event
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/15913/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240206T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240206T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T153628
CREATED:20240129T194937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240129T194937Z
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SUMMARY:Author Alice Rothchild:  Old Enough to Know
DESCRIPTION:Tue 2/6 at 7pm\, Seward Park \nThird Place Books welcomes back author\, activist\, filmmaker\, and physician Alice Rothchild for her new book for young readers. \nBeing the new kid is always hard\, but try starting the year with a name like Mohammed Omar Mohammed Abu Srour\, with a homemade lunch of humus and za’atar. On top of that\, on the very first day of school\, a kid tells his older hijab-wearing sister to “go back where you came from.” Mohammed and his sister love their grandmother\, but she thinks her stories about life in Palestine will help them with their problems. What does Grandmother’s ancient history have to do with classroom bullies? She never learned to read and Mohammed can’t even find Palestine on a map. Feels like fourth grade’s going to last forever. \nRSVP here
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/author-alice-rothchild-old-enough-to-know/
LOCATION:Third Place Books – Seward Park\, 5041 Wilson Ave S\, Seattle\, WA\, 98118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240608T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240608T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T153628
CREATED:20240229T180249Z
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SUMMARY:Author Alice Rothchild:  Old Enough to Know
DESCRIPTION:All ages are welcome to join us in the Readings Gallery to celebrate Old Enough to Know\, a middle grade novel that explores identity and understanding. \nFREE FAMILY EVENT! Click here to reserve your spot or pre-order a copy of Old Enough to Know!* \nNine-year-old Mohammed Omar Mohammed Abu Srour and his 16-year-old sister move to a new city where they face a challenging first week of school. Their grandmother grounds them in her story: from a peasant village in Palestine\, struggling for survival in Aida Refugee Camp\, Bethlehem\, to coming to the US. \n“It unapologetically and truthfully weaves the story of Palestine\, then and now\, through the life young Mohammad who lives in America. A great book for young people.” \n— Miko Peled\, author of The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine\, and Injustice: The Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five \n“More than a story of children struggling to be accepted into a new school\, this tale weaves in their family history in another land\, a dark narrative of loss and dispossession that also forms their identity. Poignant and heartbreaking\, it is a story of reckoning with the past\, while trying to navigate the present\, in a world that does not understand.” \n— Fida Jiryis\, author of Stranger in My Own Land \nAlice Rothchild\, author\, filmmaker\, and physician\, is focused on human rights and social justice. She writes and lectures widely\, is the author of a number of books addressing health and human rights issues in Israel/Palestine\, and a young adult and a middle grade novel that explore the region for young people. She was last in Israel\, the West Bank and Gaza in August 2023.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/author-alice-rothchild-old-enough-to-know-bellingham/
LOCATION:Village Books\, 1200 11th Street\, Bellingham\, WA\, 98225
CATEGORIES:Book Reading,For Kids
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241108
DTSTAMP:20260407T153628
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SUMMARY:Palestinian Children's Day of Action: Story Sunbirds Read Aloud
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to our Story Sunbirds Read-Aloud online via Zoom this Thursday\, November 7\, from 8am to 7pm EST.\nAnd we want to share the line-up of authors and illustrators with you! \nJust a few of our participating children’s book creators include: \nAida Salazar\, Daniel José Older\, Maysa Odeh\, Eve Ewing\, Hatem Aly\, Susan Muaddi Darraj\, Isabel Quintero\, Hannah Moushabeck\, and Jacqueline Woodson!! \nWe’re adding more kidlit folks before Thursday\, but we wanted to share most of the authors and illustrators you can for sure tune in to hear from. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThere will be story-sharing\, draw-alongs\, book giveaways\, and solidarity with the children in Gaza who pled with the world one year ago outside Al Shifa Hospital on November 7\, 2023. We will read or draw for them\, to honor them\, for you\, and to raise funds for Middle East Children’s Alliance via The People Stand With Gaza. As a community of children’s book creators\, we must show our solidarity with children. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank you to all those participating and to the coalition members who began this Palestinian Children’s Day of Action for including the Story Sunbirds kidlit collective for all. \nWe’re encouraging schools\, libraries\, and all interested educational groups to join us during whatever time slot works for you! Plus\, there will be book giveaways!
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/17752/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book Reading,Books/Literature/Writing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241203T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241203T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T153628
CREATED:20241120T020052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241124T194013Z
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SUMMARY:Author: Zaynab Mohammed
DESCRIPTION:Third Place Books is thrilled to welcome Zaynab Mohammed to our Ravenna store for a reading of her new book\, Are You Listening?: Weaving a Tapestry From Pain into Beauty. Blending poetry and memoir\, the book explores intergenerational displacement\, and speaks the truths of a woman who loses her innocence at a young age due to cultural inequity. Mohammed is a writer and an award-winning performance poet whose work pays homage to the cultures of her Iraqi\, Lebanese\, and Palestinian ancestors.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/author-zaynab-mohammed/
LOCATION:Third Place Books – Ravenna\, 6504 20th Ave NE\, Seattle\, WA\, 98115\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241206T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241206T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T153628
CREATED:20241122T212031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241122T212133Z
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SUMMARY:National Book Award Winner: Lena Khalaf Tuffaha
DESCRIPTION:Lena Khalaf Tuffaha reads from Something About Living\, her National Book Award-winning third poetry collection.\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. Please help us plan for audience size by RSVPing here. \nIt’s nearly impossible to write poetry that holds the human desire for joy and the insistent agitations of protest at the same time\, but Lena Khalaf Tuffaha’s gorgeous and wide-ranging new collection Something About Living does just that. Her poems interweave Palestine’s historic suffering\, the challenges of living in this world full of violence and ill will\, and the gentle delights we embrace to survive that violence. Khalaf Tuffaha’s elegant poems sing the fractured songs of Diaspora while remaining clear-eyed to the cause of the fracturing: the multinational hubris of colonialism and greed. \nThis collection is her witness to our collective unraveling\, vowel by vowel\, syllable by syllable. “Let the plural be a return of us” the speaker of “On the Thirtieth Friday We Consider Plurals” says and this plurality is our tenuous humanity and the deep need to hang on to kindness in our communities. In these poems Khalaf Tuffaha reminds us that love isn’t an idea; it is a radical act. Especially for those who\, like this poet\, travel through the world vigilantly\, but steadfastly remain heart first. —Adrian Matejka\, author of Somebody Else Sold the World \nLena Khalaf Tuffaha is a poet\, essayist and translator. She is the author of Water & Salt (Red Hen)\, winner of the 2018 Washington State Book Award\, Kaan & Her Sisters (Trio House Press)\, finalist for the Firecracker Award\, and Something About Living (UAkron\, 2024)\, a finalist for the 2024 National Book Award and winner of the 2022 Akron Prize for Poetry. Her writing has been published in journals including Los Angeles Review of Books\, Michigan Quarterly Revie\, the Nation\, Poets.org\, and Prairie Schooner and in anthologies including The Long Devotion and We Call to the Eye and the Night. She was the translator and curator of the 2022 series “Poems from Palestine” at the Baffler magazine. She is currently curating a year-long subscription of Palestinian poetry books with Open Books\, Seattle’s poetry-only bookstore. For more about her work\, visit www.lenakhalaftuffaha.com
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/national-book-award-winner-lena-khalaf-tuffaha/
LOCATION:Elliott Bay Book Company\, 1521 10th Avenue\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading,Poetry
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