ArabishWay

Informational Session (UW): Spotlight on the Horn of Africa
2025-01-30 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center, 3930 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA, United States
Courses Spotlighting and Introducing the Horn of Africa
CAMPUS LOCATIONSamuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center (ECC1) – Room 306

Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, 4 – 5 p.m.

DESCRIPTION

Courses Spotlighting and Introducing the Horn of Africa

EVENT INTERVAL
Single day event

CAMPUS LOCATION
Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center (ECC1)

CAMPUS ROOM
Room 306

ACCESSIBILITY CONTACT
mworku3@uw.edu

EVENT TYPES
Information Sessions

EVENT SPONSORS
Department of Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures and the Academic Center for Humanities

Registration Open: Fighting Fascism at Home and Abroad: Study and Action for Palestine
2025-02-25 - 2025-03-02 | Virtual
We are all connected. The same forces oppressing our communities at home are arming the Israeli regime abroad. “Study & Action for Palestine” is an online course and learning community that explores the question of how we can build a durable movement, strong enough to take on these forces at home and abroad. The course provides a direct avenue of engagement with experienced Palestinian, Jewish, Christian & Labor Union organizers taking action for Palestine right now AND a community of learning & support that fortifies participants with knowledge, skills & supportive relationships for the long haul as we demand an end to genocide and a #FreePalestine.
Cosponsors: @uscpr @jewishvoiceforpeace@adalahjusticeproject @showingupforracialjustice@_catalystproject_ @highlandercenter @rabbis4ceasefire
Guest teachers: @nouraerakat @ahmadabuznaid@huwaida.arraf @sumayaawad … and more!
Facilitators: @chrisforliberation & Eleanor Hancock of @comrades.education
Link in @comrades.education bio and on comrades.education homepage for full details & registration.
Artwork: Yasmine Abulhab @yabulhab_creates_stuff
Photography: Naaman Omar via apaimages & Nikolas Gannon via Unsplash

Teach Truth: Jesse Hagopian
2025-02-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Third Place Books – Seward Park, 5041 Wilson Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
In the face of relentless attacks on antiracist education, a much-needed reckoning with the roots of this latest wave of censorship and an urgent call to action to defend education.

Third Place Books is thrilled to welcome local educator, activist, and writer Jesse Hagopian to our Seward Park store for a presentation of his new book, Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education.
This event is free and open to the public. For important updates, RSVP 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!
Having trouble accessing Eventbrite? Click here.

How To Talk to Kids About Palestine
2025-03-15 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual
Step 1: Donate to Sameer Project here (sugg. donation $30).
Step 2: Register for “How to Talk to Kids About Palestine” here.
In this workshop, illustrator Nathi Ngubane will discuss art as a tool for education and communication, and how adults can talk to children about Palestinian liberation. Nathi will then lead us in an all-ages drawing exercise open to parents, kids, and everyone in between.
Nathi Ngubane is a South African-based writer and illustrator. His most recent work is From the River to the Sea: A Colouring Book (Social Bandit Media, 2024), which features illustrations that teach children about the injustice of the Nakba, the history and culture of the land, as well as key concepts driving and sustaining the Palestinian resistance.

Black in Gaza: Webinar on Race and Resistance
2025-04-07 09:00 - 10:30 | Virtual
Monday, April 7, 2025
12:00 PM 1:30 PM

Join us for a conversation about race, Palestinian identity, and the power of transnational movement building with Wassim Manaa, the viral videographer from Gaza, and Ahmad Abuznaid, Executive Director at the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights.
Register here: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/webinar-black-in-gaza

From Egypt to Palestine: Celebrating Arab Heritage in Teaching
2025-04-30 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
NCTE members are invited to join English Language Arts Teacher Educators (ELATE) and Hannah Moushabeck and Dr. Sawsan Jaber in celebration of National Arab American Heritage Month. This enriching event will uplift Arab literature and culture, with a particular focus on Palestine.
Moushabeck and Jaber will share their personal stories, expertise, and practical strategies for how teacher educators and K–12 classroom teachers can integrate Arab and Palestinian literature and culture into teacher education spaces and K–12 ELA classrooms.
Participants will

learn about the history, culture, and texts of Arab regions in the world, with a particular emphasis on Palestine;
gain practical strategies for integrating Arab and Palestinian literature and culture into educational settings; and
access booklists across K–12 and college settings to expand their text sets and to support the inclusion of Arab literature and culture in their curricula.

Special opportunities for attendees:

Book Giveaway: Attendees can enter to win a book from Interlink Publishers.
Resource Packet: All attendees will receive a curated booklist and teaching resources to support the inclusion of Palestinian literature and culture in their curricula.

This is a members-only event, and registration is required (but it’s free to join). Contact profdev@ncte.org with any questions.

Teaching Palestine: Lessons, Stories, Voices
2025-05-08 16:00 - 17:30 | Virtual
Join Teaching Palestine: Lessons, Stories, Voices co-editors to launch the new Rethinking Schools book. Palestine has long been one of the great silences in the official curriculum. Teaching Palestine: Lessons, Stories, Voices provides educators with powerful tools to uncover the history and current context of Palestine-Israel in the classroom — poetry, personal narratives, interviews, role plays, critical reading and writing activities, and more. Teaching Palestine offers a defense of Palestinian humanity centering Palestinian lives, uplifting and celebrating Palestinians’ struggle for justice, and critiquing racism and inequality.
The editors will be joined by musician and activist Macklemore. Register today!

An Overview of the History of Palestine and Israel : A Three-Part Series
2026-03-07 14:00 - 15:30, 2026-04-04 14:00 - 15:30 | Poulsbo – Kitsap Regional Library, 700 NE Lincoln Rd, Poulsbo, WA, 98370
Save the date March 7. ❤️ Kitsap Palestine Solidarity Coalition is continuing to offer an educational program,
An Overview of the History of Palestine and Israel : A Three-Part Series
We were so excited that the first part of our series had over 70 people in attendance. The second part of the series continues on March 7, 2-3:30 pm in the meeting room of the Poulsbo branch of Kitsap Regional Library.
The topic is “A European-Dominated State in the Middle East: From the founding of the state of Israel to October 2023 ”
We will cover: The Nakba, Why the formation of Israel was a disaster for the Palestinians, An American Jewish perspective on the history, The Occupation, and Palestinian and Jewish resistance to it. Why the U.S. supports Israel., A history of the peace process, and why proposals have not worked so far, How Hamas gained power and what led to the 10/7/23 attack.

Iraqi Community Center: College Workshop
2026-03-31 13:00 - 14:00 | Immigrants and Refugees Community Council, 24401 104th Ave SE #102, Kent, WA, 98030
The Iraqi Community Center is pleased to invite you to benefit from the information that will be presented by specialized professors from Renton Technical College and Highline on the coming Tuesday, which is March 31st at 1 pm in the Community Office in Kent.

It will be an opportunity to answer your queries and learn about programs that benefit you in your career and sources of support available at colleges… Mr. Nizar and Mr. Ahmed will be ready to dialogue and answer questions and help with the application steps

Free Virtual Movie Screening Series (designed for classrooms)
2026-05-14 - 2026-05-21 | Virtual
Are you an educator or a student?
As Arab American Heritage Month comes to a close, the conversation doesn’t have to.
From May 14–21, AFMI Education presents a free virtual screening series designed for classrooms — featuring 21 short films by Arab filmmakers across the diaspora, paired with ready-to-use study guides.
Across four curated programs — Palestinian Narratives, Women’s Perspectives, Arab American Stories, and Lebanese Voices — students are invited to explore themes of identity, resilience, migration, belonging, and self-expression through voices often underrepresented in traditional curricula.
This program is open to students ages 13+ (with select films for 16+).
No cost. No barriers. Just powerful storytelling.
🎬 Available exclusively to educators and students. Visit our website to sign up and bring these stories into your classroom.
