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SUMMARY:Webinar: Empowering The Palestinian Community Through Culture
DESCRIPTION:Join us Wednesday\, August 31st at 11 A.M. CDT to hear from internationally renowned Palestinian abstract painter Samia Halaby\, Palestinian artist\, Dar al-Kalima University Professor Faten Nastas Mitwasi\, and Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb. Our live event\, “Empowering The Palestinian Community Through Culture” will also feature three DAK University graduate recipients of the Samia Halaby Foundation. We will hear about their amazing projects that drew the attention of Samia Halaby herself.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/webinar-empowering-the-palestinian-community-through-culture/
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220830T090000
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SUMMARY:Gaza: Beautiful Resistance - Virtual Delegation to Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Gaza is often portrayed as a place of desperation and violence\, due to decades of occupation\, siege and ongoing brutal assaults. What is far less often portrayed is Gaza as a place of life\, laughter\, joy\, and creativity. On this Virtual Delegation of the Gaza Strip\, we will introduce you to beautiful resistance in the Gaza Strip. Through music\, art\, dancing and more\, Palestinians in Gaza resist the dehumanization inherent in colonization.\nJoin us to meet Palestinians in Gaza who insist on expressing their full humanity and on waging life! \nThis Virtual Delegation is co-sponsored by Donkeysaddle Projects and Just Vision. \nTour Date Options:\nAugust 28: 1:00-2:30pm ET\nAugust 30: 12:00-1:30pm ET\nSeptember 2: 12:00-1:30pm ET\n(All tour times are listed in Eastern Time – USA) \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER TODAY!
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/gaza-beautiful-resistance-virtual-delegation-to-palestine-2/
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Panel Discussion,Social Justice,Travel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220828T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220828T120000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
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SUMMARY:Director of the movie 1982\, Oualid Mouaness on ZOOM
DESCRIPTION:Lebanese Americans and Lebanese American Society of Seattle will host the Director 1982 Oualid Mouaness on August 28\, 2022\, at 11 AM Pacific Time on Zoom.\nMr. Mouaness will be happy to answer your questions live.\nhttps://bit.ly/3Rg69Gl\n\n\nSIFF
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/director-of-the-movie-1982-oualid-mouaness-on-zoom/
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220828T100000
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SUMMARY:Gaza: Beautiful Resistance - Virtual Delegation to Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Gaza is often portrayed as a place of desperation and violence\, due to decades of occupation\, siege and ongoing brutal assaults. What is far less often portrayed is Gaza as a place of life\, laughter\, joy\, and creativity. On this Virtual Delegation of the Gaza Strip\, we will introduce you to beautiful resistance in the Gaza Strip. Through music\, art\, dancing and more\, Palestinians in Gaza resist the dehumanization inherent in colonization.\nJoin us to meet Palestinians in Gaza who insist on expressing their full humanity and on waging life! \nThis Virtual Delegation is co-sponsored by Donkeysaddle Projects and Just Vision. \nTour Date Options:\nAugust 28: 1:00-2:30pm ET\nAugust 30: 12:00-1:30pm ET\nSeptember 2: 12:00-1:30pm ET\n(All tour times are listed in Eastern Time – USA) \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER TODAY!
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/gaza-beautiful-resistance-virtual-delegation-to-palestine/
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Panel Discussion,Social Justice,Travel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220828T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220828T110000
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SUMMARY:"Madafeh" - Open Discussion About Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Event: “Madafeh” – Open Discussion About Palestine\nSunday August 28\, 2022 – 12:00 Noon US EDT; 7:00 PM Palestine Time.\nPlease click here to register for this event.\nOur guest for this episode is Peabody Award-winning journalist Jamal Dajani\, co-host of the syndicated radio show Arab Talk. He will share the documentary film “Occupied Minds.” The film is the story of two journalists\, Jamal Dajani\, a Palestinian-American\, and David Michaelis\, an Israeli citizen\, who journey to Jerusalem\, their mutual birthplace\, to explore new solutions and offer unique insights into the divisive Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The film takes viewers on an emotional and intensely personal odyssey through the streets of one of the world’s most volatile regions.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/madafeh-open-discussion-about-palestine/
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220730T090000
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SUMMARY:Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Aida Returns\," directed by Carol Mansour
DESCRIPTION:We will be screening a 20 minute-condensed pre-release version of the film. The film screening will be followed by Q&A discussion with Carol Mansour\, film director\, and Muna Khalidi\, producer. Click the title above for more information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAIDA RETURNS – أمي العائدة إلى يافا\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis film is a poignant\, sometimes sad\, sometimes painful\, sometimes humorous\, often absurd story of a multiple journey: the journey of loss as the director’s mother Aida struggled with losing herself to Alzheimer’s disease\, but finding solace in her repeated “returning” to the Yafa and Palestine of her youth; the journey of the loss of a parent; and the ultimate return journey back to Yafa where Aida would finally find rest and be herself once more. \nClose to four years after Aida’s passing away\, the director’s friend and colleague Tanya who lives in Ramallah came to visit Beirut. When she heard about Aida’s wishes and yearning for Yafa\, Tanya suggested that she herself carries the ashes back. The film accompanies director Carol Mansour as she engineers a way to return her mother to Yafa in search of eternal rest and peace for her. A return that is aided by an unlikely set of friends and strangers all coming together to facilitate what should have been a simple journey. This journey is at the same time very private and personal\, while resonating with hundreds of thousands of Alzheimer’s sufferers and their families as well as hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees awaiting their return home. \nThis film is a tribute to the lost past of the director’s family\, an attempt to restore part of both an individual and a collective memory\, and a poetic nod and affirmation to all those exiled Palestinians forbidden from returning to their hometowns\, even after death. \n\n\nClick here to watch the film trailer. \nClick here to register for this event. \nWe will be screening a 20 minute-condensed pre-release version of the film. The film screening will be followed by Q&A discussion with Carol Mansour\, film director\, and Muna Khalidi\, producer
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/free-virtual-screening-of-the-documentary-film-aida-returns-directed-by-carol-mansour/
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220728
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SUMMARY:Arab Film Series Online: Bloody Beans + Talkback
DESCRIPTION:Arab Film Series Online: Bloody Beans + Talkback\nFree Online Stream | Suggested $5 Donation – Register \nThis July\, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Algerian Independence from France\, Arab Film Series presents Bloody Beans\, an experimental take on the Algerian War by Narimane Mari. This program is accompanied with a recorded discussion with the filmmaker. \nShot on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of Algerian independence\, (the film) is based on a loose\, improvisational script about a group of children who\, fed up with their monotonous diet of beans\, decide to steal food from the French military barracks and end up capturing a young French soldier as well. This allegory of the Algerian War of Independence is enacted on the beach and within the populous neighborhoods of today’s Algiers\, where almost half the population is under twenty-five years of age and largely unemployed. In a powerful mix of past (the struggle against French occupation) and present (the struggle of young people to survive)\, the film addresses the emotional realities of colonialism and contemporary forms of disenfranchisement.\, which sees the conflict played out by a group of vibrant children. Incorporating unique lighting and sound\, the film is a complex exploration of colonial powers and the fight for freedom. \n77 Minutes / 2013 / Algeria / Experimental / French and Arabic with English subtitles \nFor questions\, e-mail Dave Serio at dserio@accesscommunity.org.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/arab-film-series-online-bloody-beans-talkback/
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220520T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220520T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
CREATED:20220226T200728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220226T200828Z
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SUMMARY:2022 Online Film and Discussion MidEast Series:  Sumud
DESCRIPTION:THE SPRING 2022 ONLINE FILM AND DISCUSSION SERIES  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe theme for this year’s Film Series is Sumud. This is a Palestinian word that means “Steadfastness” or “Steadfast Perseverance.” It is a cultural value in Palestine. There is no possible way Palestinians can defend themselves in the face of one of the most well-equipped military powers in the world. They practice “sumud” which sometimes is an act of making breakfast\, sometimes walking the children to the checkpoint on the way to school\, sometimes\, joining a peaceful protest at a blocked crossroad\, just to say “We are here!” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this series we will meet a young Israeli woman who also practices her own sumud as she resists joining the Israeli military. We will discover what sumud looks like in the devastation we call “Gaza”\, and in the tragedy we call “Hebron.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo receive links to the film (watch on your own time within 48 hours of the discussion) and the Zoom discussion\, send a message to seattlemideastfocus@gmail.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 20\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\n200 METERS\nMustafa lives on the Palestinian-controlled side of the wall\, and Salwa and their children on the Israeli side. One day he gets the call every parent dreads: his son has been in an accident and is in the hospital. He will do anything to reach his son\, and after being denied access through the checkpoint on a technicality\, Mustafa embarks upon a journey to cross the border illegally. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest:
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/mideast-series_200/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220506T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220506T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
CREATED:20220226T200536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220226T200712Z
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SUMMARY:2022 Online Film and Discussion MidEast Series:  Sumud
DESCRIPTION:THE SPRING 2022 ONLINE FILM AND DISCUSSION SERIES  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe theme for this year’s Film Series is Sumud. This is a Palestinian word that means “Steadfastness” or “Steadfast Perseverance.” It is a cultural value in Palestine. There is no possible way Palestinians can defend themselves in the face of one of the most well-equipped military powers in the world. They practice “sumud” which sometimes is an act of making breakfast\, sometimes walking the children to the checkpoint on the way to school\, sometimes\, joining a peaceful protest at a blocked crossroad\, just to say “We are here!” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this series we will meet a young Israeli woman who also practices her own sumud as she resists joining the Israeli military. We will discover what sumud looks like in the devastation we call “Gaza”\, and in the tragedy we call “Hebron.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo receive links to the film (watch on your own time within 48 hours of the discussion) and the Zoom discussion\, send a message to seattlemideastfocus@gmail.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 6\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\nLITTLE PALESTINE: DIARY OF A SEIGE\nDuring the Syrian civil war\, the district of Yarmouk\, home to thousands of Palestinians\, became the scene of dramatic and ferocious fighting. Little Palestine: Diary of a Siege is a film that follows the destiny of civilians during the brutal sieges\, imposed by the Syrian regime\, that took place in the wake of the battles. With his camera\, Abdallah Al-Khatib composes a love song to a place that proudly resists the atrocities of war \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 20\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\n200 METERS\nMustafa lives on the Palestinian-controlled side of the wall\, and Salwa and their children on the Israeli side. One day he gets the call every parent dreads: his son has been in an accident and is in the hospital. He will do anything to reach his son\, and after being denied access through the checkpoint on a technicality\, Mustafa embarks upon a journey to cross the border illegally. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest:
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/little_palestine/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220503T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220503T190000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
CREATED:20220427T212649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220429T212731Z
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SUMMARY:The Art of the Short Story: Small Odysseys (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Small Odysseys celebrates the latest gems of contemporary short fiction–striking and joyful\, the collection elucidates the character of the current literary landscape. Join Small Odysseys’ editor and contributors as they discuss this thrilling and impactful collection of works.\n\n\nAuthors participating include:\nEdwidge Danticat\, Omar El Akkad\, Hannah Tinti\, and J. Robert Lennon
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/the-art-of-the-short-story-small-odysseys-zoom/
CATEGORIES:Book Reading,Lecture/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220427T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220427T220000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
CREATED:20220328T174306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220328T174306Z
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SUMMARY:Bakar: live at the Neptune
DESCRIPTION:Musical influences cited by Bakar include Madlib and Foals.[19][11] He has described his music as “schizophrenic”\, and said that he attempts to “bridge the gap” between different music genres.[19] Ones to Watch described his style as a “melting pot of indie\, rap\, rock\, and punk”.[44] \nhttps://www.facebook.com/yeaabk \nEVENT NOTES\n\nWednesday\, April 27\, 2022\nDoors at 7:00 pm\nShow at 8:00 pm \nGeneral Admission\nAll Ages / Bar w/ Valid ID \n$23.00 in advance\n$28.00 day of show\n(not including fees) \nProof of COVID vaccination required for entry. Patrons unable to be vaccinated can show proof of negative COVID PCR test. Click here for details. \n\nBakar is of Yemeni and Tanzanian descent
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/bakar-live-at-the-neptune/
LOCATION:Neptune\, 1303 Northeast 45th Street\, Seattle\, WA\, 98105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lecture/Panel Discussion,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220425T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220425T160000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
CREATED:20220329T182350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220329T182350Z
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SUMMARY:Sisters in the Mirror: A History of Muslim Women and the Global Politics of Feminism
DESCRIPTION:Hiwar Maftuh (Public Conversation)\n  \n\nApril 25\, 2022 \n4:00 PM – 5:30 PM \n\n\n\nLocation\nVirtual via Zoom \n\n\nCalendar\nDownload iCal File\n\n\nJoin the Arab American Cultural Center\, the Women’s Leadership and Resource Center\, and Prof. Nadine Naber for a conversation with Elora Shehabuddin\, Professor of Transnational Asian Studies and Core Faculty\, at the Center for the Study of Women\, Gender\, and Sexuality at Rice University\, about her new book Sisters in the Mirror: A History of Muslim Women and the Global Politics of Feminism. \nAbout the Book: Stretching from the eighteenth-century Enlightenment era to the War on Terror present\, Sisters in the Mirror shows how changes in women’s lives and feminist strategies have consistently reflected wider changes in national and global politics and economics. Elora Shehabuddin presents a unique and engaging history of feminism as a story of colonial and postcolonial interactions between Western and Muslim societies. Muslim women have found themselves having to negotiate their demands for rights within other forms of struggle—for national independence or against occupation\, racism\, and economic inequality. Through stories of both well-known and relatively unknown figures\, Shehabuddin recounts instances of conflict alongside those of empathy\, collaboration\, and solidarity across this extended period. Sisters in the Mirror is organized around stories of encounters between women and men from South Asia\, Britain\, and the United States that led them\, as if they were looking in a mirror\, to pause and reconsider norms in their own society\, including cherished ideas about women’s roles and rights. These intertwined stories confirm that nowhere\, in either Western or Muslim societies\, has material change in girls’ and women’s lives come easily or without protracted struggle. \nAbout Author: Elora Shehabuddin is Professor of Transnational Asian Studies and Core Faculty\, Center for the Study of Women\, Gender\, and Sexuality\, at Rice University. She is author of Reshaping the Holy: Democracy\, Development\, and Muslim Women in Bangladesh\, coeditor of Gender and Economics in Muslim Communities\, and associate editor of the Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures. \nEvent is co-sponsored by Global Asian Studies and Gender and Women’s Studies \nZoom auto-captioning will be available. For questions or accessibility\, contact us at arabamcc@uic.edu or 312-413-3253
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/sisters-in-the-mirror-a-history-of-muslim-women-and-the-global-politics-of-feminism/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lecture/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220422T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220422T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
CREATED:20220226T200342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220226T200907Z
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SUMMARY:2022 Online Film and Discussion MidEast Series:  Sumud
DESCRIPTION:THE SPRING 2022 ONLINE FILM AND DISCUSSION SERIES  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe theme for this year’s Film Series is Sumud. This is a Palestinian word that means “Steadfastness” or “Steadfast Perseverance.” It is a cultural value in Palestine. There is no possible way Palestinians can defend themselves in the face of one of the most well-equipped military powers in the world. They practice “sumud” which sometimes is an act of making breakfast\, sometimes walking the children to the checkpoint on the way to school\, sometimes\, joining a peaceful protest at a blocked crossroad\, just to say “We are here!” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this series we will meet a young Israeli woman who also practices her own sumud as she resists joining the Israeli military. We will discover what sumud looks like in the devastation we call “Gaza”\, and in the tragedy we call “Hebron.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo receive links to the film (watch on your own time within 48 hours of the discussion) and the Zoom discussion\, send a message to seattlemideastfocus@gmail.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAPRIL 22\, 8 p.m. (discussion)\nMISSION: HEBRON\nand SKIES ABOVE HEBRON\nIn Mission: Hebron six young Israeli men who served in the army from the age of 18 give an account of their mission in Hebron\, a Palestinian city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Footage documenting numerous appalling situations corroborates their compelling stories\, from soldiers taking pot shots with rubber bullets and conducting humiliating searches of passersby to arresting ten-year-olds and turning entire households upside down. What effect did these military duties have on their moral compass? Looking back and growing older\, how do they feel about this mission now? \nLearn more here. \nSkies above Hebron is a coming of age story depicting three boys coping\, each in his own way\, with physical and mental obstacles enclosing life in their Palestinian hometown of Hebron. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 6\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\nLITTLE PALESTINE: DIARY OF A SEIGE\nDuring the Syrian civil war\, the district of Yarmouk\, home to thousands of Palestinians\, became the scene of dramatic and ferocious fighting. Little Palestine: Diary of a Siege is a film that follows the destiny of civilians during the brutal sieges\, imposed by the Syrian regime\, that took place in the wake of the battles. With his camera\, Abdallah Al-Khatib composes a love song to a place that proudly resists the atrocities of war \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 20\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\n200 METERS\nMustafa lives on the Palestinian-controlled side of the wall\, and Salwa and their children on the Israeli side. One day he gets the call every parent dreads: his son has been in an accident and is in the hospital. He will do anything to reach his son\, and after being denied access through the checkpoint on a technicality\, Mustafa embarks upon a journey to cross the border illegally. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest:
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/hebron/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220412T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220412T183000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
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SUMMARY:P&P Live! Luma Mufleh — Learning America (virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Click Here to register for this virtual event. \nLearning America traces the story of how Mufleh grew a group of kids into a soccer team and then into a nationally acclaimed network of schools for refugee children. The journey is inspiring and hard-won: Fugees schools accept only those most in need; no student passes a grade without earning it; the failure of any student is the responsibility of all. Soccer as a part of every school day is a powerful catalyst to heal trauma\, create belonging\, and accelerate learning. Finally\, this gifted storyteller delivers provocative\, indelible portraits of student after student making leaps in learning that aren’t supposed to be possible for children born into trauma–stories that shine powerful light on the path to educational justice for all of America’s most left-behind. \nLuma Mufleh is the founder of Fugees Family\, with schools now in Georgia and Ohio and an expanding footprint bringing educational equity to refugee resettlement communities across America. Her TED Talk on educational justice for refugee families was viewed more than 1.7 million times.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/pp-live-luma-mufleh-learning-america-virtual/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lecture/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220408T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220408T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
CREATED:20220226T200249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220330T054501Z
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SUMMARY:2022 Online Film and Discussion MidEast Series:  Sumud
DESCRIPTION:THE SPRING 2022 ONLINE FILM AND DISCUSSION SERIES  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe theme for this year’s Film Series is Sumud. This is a Palestinian word that means “Steadfastness” or “Steadfast Perseverance.” It is a cultural value in Palestine. There is no possible way Palestinians can defend themselves in the face of one of the most well-equipped military powers in the world. They practice “sumud” which sometimes is an act of making breakfast\, sometimes walking the children to the checkpoint on the way to school\, sometimes\, joining a peaceful protest at a blocked crossroad\, just to say “We are here!” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this series we will meet a young Israeli woman who also practices her own sumud as she resists joining the Israeli military. We will discover what sumud looks like in the devastation we call “Gaza”\, and in the tragedy we call “Hebron.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo receive links to the film (watch on your own time within 48 hours of the discussion) and the Zoom discussion\, send a message to seattlemideastfocus@gmail.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAPRIL 8\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\nGAZA\nGaza brings us into a unique place beyond the reach of television news reports to reveal a world rich with eloquent and resilient characters\, offering us a cinematic and enriching portrait of a people attempting to lead meaningful lives against the rubble of perennial conflict. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAPRIL 22\, 8 p.m. (discussion)\nMISSION: HEBRON\nand SKIES ABOVE HEBRON\nIn Mission: Hebron six young Israeli men who served in the army from the age of 18 give an account of their mission in Hebron\, a Palestinian city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Footage documenting numerous appalling situations corroborates their compelling stories\, from soldiers taking pot shots with rubber bullets and conducting humiliating searches of passersby to arresting ten-year-olds and turning entire households upside down. What effect did these military duties have on their moral compass? Looking back and growing older\, how do they feel about this mission now? \nLearn more here. \nSkies above Hebron is a coming of age story depicting three boys coping\, each in his own way\, with physical and mental obstacles enclosing life in their Palestinian hometown of Hebron. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 6\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\nLITTLE PALESTINE: DIARY OF A SEIGE\nDuring the Syrian civil war\, the district of Yarmouk\, home to thousands of Palestinians\, became the scene of dramatic and ferocious fighting. Little Palestine: Diary of a Siege is a film that follows the destiny of civilians during the brutal sieges\, imposed by the Syrian regime\, that took place in the wake of the battles. With his camera\, Abdallah Al-Khatib composes a love song to a place that proudly resists the atrocities of war \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 20\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\n200 METERS\nMustafa lives on the Palestinian-controlled side of the wall\, and Salwa and their children on the Israeli side. One day he gets the call every parent dreads: his son has been in an accident and is in the hospital. He will do anything to reach his son\, and after being denied access through the checkpoint on a technicality\, Mustafa embarks upon a journey to cross the border illegally. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest:
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/gaza/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220404T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220404T120000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
CREATED:20211227T230939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211227T230939Z
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SUMMARY:ONLINE CLASS: Voices of Arab American Authors: Discovery and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Four Mondays and one Tuesday Bi-Weekly: April 4 and 18; May 2 and 16; and Tuesday\, May 31 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST Online\n\n\n\n\nPrice:\n\n$170.00 per person (10% off for members)\n\n\n\n\n\nHere is another series of classes under the main heading of attempting to understand the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) through literature and prose written by its authors\, advocates\, observers\, and supporters. This series of classes will be the second time that we examine literature by Arab American authors who delve into the lives and challenges of new immigrants learning to assimilate and live as Americans while keeping an homage to their roots from Syria\, Palestine\, Egypt\, Jordan\, Lebanon\, Yemen\, etc. However\, this series will venture out beyond their “comfort zone” and tackle journeys of discovery – the fascination of travel to explore and better understand home\, not relocate; Shakespearean theatre to cope with chronic pain; rediscovering the Syrian and Iraqi homeland; and discovering the future in Qatar. \nFour Mondays and one Tuesday Bi-Weekly: April 4 and 18; May 2 and 16; and Tuesday\, May 31 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST Online \n\n\n\n\n\n\nList of readings & dates: \n1) Hisham Matar (Libyan) – Month in Siena (April 4) (9780593129135) \n2) Mona Awad (Egyptian) – All’s Well (April 18) (9781982169664) \nand/or Egyptian-American Journeys: An Anthology (9781623718985) \n3) Sinan Antoon (Iraqi) – The Book of Collateral Damage (May 2nd) (9780300251753) \n4) Zeyn Joukhadar (Syrian) – Map of Salt and Stars (May 16th) 9781501169052  \nand/or Zaina Arafat (Palestinian) You Exist Too Much 9781948226509 \n5) Sophia Al-Maria (Qatar) – The Girl Who Fell to Earth (Tuesday\, 31st May) 9780061999758 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nHeba F. El-Shazli is an Egyptian-American and an avid lover and reader of literature from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. She is an assistant professor of political science at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Master’s Degree Program at the Center for Democracy and Civil Society. Heba teaches courses on governments and politics of the Middle East and North Africa\, Islam and politics\, international relations\, and the role of civil society and social movements in democratization. She has a Ph.D. in Planning\, Governance\, and Globalization (PGG) with a specialization in Governance and International Affairs from Virginia Tech’s School of Public and International Affairs and a Master’s degree from Georgetown University. She was the Director of MENA programs at the Solidarity Center (2004-2011) and the Deputy MENA Regional Director at the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) from 2001 until 2004. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (www.cfr.org) \nKaren Leggett Abouraya is a journalist and children’s author\, winning the 2013 Arab American Book Award and other honors for Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt’s Treasured Books. She is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Egypt\, and with her Egyptian-born husband\, chairs the Baltimore Luxor Alexandria Sister City Committee and the Friends of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) Maryland\, Virginia\, DC. Together they also produce the podcast American Egyptian Women of Influence.  Karen facilitates online conversations between Egyptian and American children and co-hosted a conference on informal education at the BA in 2015.  She reviewed children’s books for the New York Times\, is a past president of the Children’s Book Guild of Washington\, D.C. and has served as a judge for children’s writing contests in Egypt and Montgomery County. She earned her B.A. in international relations from Brown University.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/online-class-voices-of-arab-american-authors-discovery-and-beyond/
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Lecture/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220402T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220402T120000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
CREATED:20220329T193831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220329T193831Z
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SUMMARY:Challenging Corporate Complicity in the Continued Colonization of Palestine: Means and Methods
DESCRIPTION:Description \nModerator: Tara Alami\, Palestinian organizer and writer \nPanel:\nWesam Ahmad\, Palestinian human rights advocate at Al-Haq\nJames Yap\, Canadian lawyer specializing in business and human rights.\nJonathan Kuttab\, international human rights lawyer\nKathryn Ravey\, Business and Human Rights Legal Researcher\, Al-Haq \nLand Day 2022 Webinar \nThis webinar will consider direct approaches to challenge corporate complicity in the continued colonization of Palestine. This will include judicial and non-judicial mechanisms in in the Canadian specific as well as broader international context. \nCo-sponsors: Just Peace Advocates\, Al-Haq\, Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/challenging-corporate-complicity-in-the-continued-colonization-of-palestine-means-and-methods/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lecture/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220330T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220330T110000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
CREATED:20220329T194305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220329T194305Z
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SUMMARY:Lecture:  Weaponization of Antisemitism
DESCRIPTION:with Dr. Michael Spath \ninterviews Mark Weber
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/lecture-weaponization-of-antisemitism/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lecture/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220330T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220330T100000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
CREATED:20220324T185550Z
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SUMMARY:a conversation with Palestinian activists: Land Day
DESCRIPTION:On the fourth anniversary of the Great March of Return and on Palestinian Land Day\, join us for a conversation with Palestinian activists Soheir Asaad\, Mariam Barghouti\, and Ahmed Abu Artema as we share reflections and analyses of the current situation on the ground across Palestine\, and what recent moments of popular resistance mean in the broader context of the Palestinian struggle for liberation.The Right of Return\, the Right to Resist\, and the Right to our Land: that’s our demand and that’s what we’ll be discussing next week on Wednesday\, March 30 at 12 noon ET.See you there! \n 
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/a-conversation-with-palestinian-activists-land-day/
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Panel Discussion
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220326T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220326T133000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
CREATED:20220324T190000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220324T191325Z
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SUMMARY:Roots of Land Sovereignty:  Honoring Land Day
DESCRIPTION:Please join me to honor Land Day on Saturday\, March 26\, 2022 at 3 p.m. I will be moderating a virtual conversation about land and food sovereignty\, the struggles shared by Palestinian and Black communities in sustaining our land\, and what sustainable nourishment of our land means for our future in the face of climate change. \nTickets are available by donation and Resilience Monthly Club members can use the code 1948 to register for free. \n  \nhttps://mpp-dc.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50cf63cf9017fd70c96d135c6&id=eed46913e9&e=a719d97fb6
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/roots-of-land-sovereignty-honoring-land-day/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lecture/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220325T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220325T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
CREATED:20220226T200031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220226T200952Z
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SUMMARY:2022 Online Film and Discussion MidEast Series:  Sumud
DESCRIPTION:THE SPRING 2022 ONLINE FILM AND DISCUSSION SERIES  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe theme for this year’s Film Series is Sumud. This is a Palestinian word that means “Steadfastness” or “Steadfast Perseverance.” It is a cultural value in Palestine. There is no possible way Palestinians can defend themselves in the face of one of the most well-equipped military powers in the world. They practice “sumud” which sometimes is an act of making breakfast\, sometimes walking the children to the checkpoint on the way to school\, sometimes\, joining a peaceful protest at a blocked crossroad\, just to say “We are here!” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this series we will meet a young Israeli woman who also practices her own sumud as she resists joining the Israeli military. We will discover what sumud looks like in the devastation we call “Gaza”\, and in the tragedy we call “Hebron.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo receive links to the film (watch on your own time within 48 hours of the discussion) and the Zoom discussion\, send a message to seattlemideastfocus@gmail.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMARCH 25\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\nOBJECTOR\nObjector follows Atalya to prison and beyond\, offering a unique window into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the perspective of a young woman who seeks truth and takes a stand for justice. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAPRIL 8\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\nGAZA\nGaza brings us into a unique place beyond the reach of television news reports to reveal a world rich with eloquent and resilient characters\, offering us a cinematic and enriching portrait of a people attempting to lead meaningful lives against the rubble of perennial conflict. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAPRIL 22\, 8 p.m. (discussion)\nMISSION: HEBRON\nand SKIES ABOVE HEBRON\nIn Mission: Hebron six young Israeli men who served in the army from the age of 18 give an account of their mission in Hebron\, a Palestinian city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Footage documenting numerous appalling situations corroborates their compelling stories\, from soldiers taking pot shots with rubber bullets and conducting humiliating searches of passersby to arresting ten-year-olds and turning entire households upside down. What effect did these military duties have on their moral compass? Looking back and growing older\, how do they feel about this mission now? \nLearn more here. \nSkies above Hebron is a coming of age story depicting three boys coping\, each in his own way\, with physical and mental obstacles enclosing life in their Palestinian hometown of Hebron. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 6\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\nLITTLE PALESTINE: DIARY OF A SEIGE\nDuring the Syrian civil war\, the district of Yarmouk\, home to thousands of Palestinians\, became the scene of dramatic and ferocious fighting. Little Palestine: Diary of a Siege is a film that follows the destiny of civilians during the brutal sieges\, imposed by the Syrian regime\, that took place in the wake of the battles. With his camera\, Abdallah Al-Khatib composes a love song to a place that proudly resists the atrocities of war \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 20\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\n200 METERS\nMustafa lives on the Palestinian-controlled side of the wall\, and Salwa and their children on the Israeli side. One day he gets the call every parent dreads: his son has been in an accident and is in the hospital. He will do anything to reach his son\, and after being denied access through the checkpoint on a technicality\, Mustafa embarks upon a journey to cross the border illegally. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest:
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/objector/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220319T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220319T180000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
CREATED:20220309T205232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220309T213455Z
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SUMMARY:There Is A Field\, a film\, by Jen Marlowe
DESCRIPTION:Join WAPPC and Donkeysaddle Projects on March 19th at 4pm PT for a screening of the film\, “There Is A Field” followed by a discussion.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nJoin WAPPC and Donkeysaddle Projects on March 19th at 4pm PT for a screening of the film\, “There Is A Field” followed by a discussion with members of the film team. “There Is A Field” tells the story of Asel Asleh\, an unarmed teen who was murdered by Israeli police as he participated in a demonstration\, calling for an end to the Israeli occupation and settler-colonization. Performed by Black Lives Matter activists\, “There Is A Field” offers a uniquely personal lens for learning about intersecting systems of oppression and structural racism. This fundraising event will also include the opportunity to learn more about and support both Donkeysaddle Projects and the WAPPC’s organizing efforts to enable poor and low income people to attend the PPC Mass Rally and march on Washington DC on June 18th. (Proceeds will be split between Donkeysaddle and WAPPC)
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/there-is-a-field-a-film-by-jen-marlowe-2022/
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220317T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220317T170000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
CREATED:20220310T025018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220310T025018Z
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SUMMARY:Solidarity is a Verb: SWANA Liberation\, Gender Rights\, and Refugee Experiences (online)
DESCRIPTION:For Women’s history month\, the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of South Florida has organized a panel of gender rights poets\, scholars\, and Southwest Asia and North Africa refugees who will share insights on the crises in Afghanistan and Palestine\, placing each within its historical context of U.S. involvement. As Florida is set to receive thousands of refugees from Afghanistan in the next year\, the panel will help attendees begin to understand local implications and experiences of US imperialist complicity as it relates to the West’s hesitance to confront human-rights issues in Southwest Asia and North Africa\, more generally. \nPanelists include Zahra Wakilzada and Dina Awshah; the moderator will be Dr. Rahi Dayerizadeh. This program is funded in part through a Florida Humanities Greater Good: Humanities in Academia Grant in partnership with the University of South Florida.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/solidarity-is-a-verb-swana-liberation-gender-rights-and-refugee-experiences-online/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lecture/Panel Discussion
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220317T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220317T160000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
CREATED:20220226T223120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220226T223156Z
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SUMMARY:Innocent Until Proven Muslim: A Conversation with Author Maha Hilal (virtual)
DESCRIPTION:The Race and US Empire Working Group\, the Arab American Cultural Center\, and College of Education \ninvite you to a conversation with Maha Hilal\, scholar\, organizer\, and author of Innocent Until Proven Muslim: Islamophobia\, the War on Terror\, and the Muslim Experience Since 9/11 (Broadleaf Book 2022) \nDiscussants:\nCeline Qussiny is a Palestinian\, Muslim community organizer with the Palestinian Youth\nMovement\, based out of Southern California. \nMaryam Kashani is an Assistant Professor in Gender and Women’s Studies & Asian American\nStudies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and author of the forthcoming book\,  Medina by the Bay  (under contract with Duke University Press). \nZoom link: https://uic.zoom.us/j/86436477109?pwd=dUEyUTYvcnU2S0QyL2E3NlNiZERMQT09 \nMeeting ID: 864 3647 7109\nPasscode: 7CRjLTbZ
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/innocent-until-proven-muslim-a-conversation-with-author-maha-hilal-virtual/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lecture/Panel Discussion,Social Justice
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220311T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220311T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
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SUMMARY:2022 Online Film and Discussion MidEast Series:  Sumud
DESCRIPTION:THE SPRING 2022 ONLINE FILM AND DISCUSSION SERIES  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe theme for this year’s Film Series is Sumud. This is a Palestinian word that means “Steadfastness” or “Steadfast Perseverance.” It is a cultural value in Palestine. There is no possible way Palestinians can defend themselves in the face of one of the most well-equipped military powers in the world. They practice “sumud” which sometimes is an act of making breakfast\, sometimes walking the children to the checkpoint on the way to school\, sometimes\, joining a peaceful protest at a blocked crossroad\, just to say “We are here!” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this series we will meet a young Israeli woman who also practices her own sumud as she resists joining the Israeli military. We will discover what sumud looks like in the devastation we call “Gaza”\, and in the tragedy we call “Hebron.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo receive links to the film (watch on your own time within 48 hours of the discussion) and the Zoom discussion\, send a message to seattlemideastfocus@gmail.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMARCH 11\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\nBLIND TRUST\nBlind Trust celebrates the life and work of psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Dr. Vamik Volkan\, a five-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee who has spent over four decades bringing enemy groups together in areas of conflict all over the world. This look into his pioneering fieldwork and peace-building missions in Europe\, the Middle East\, and the US sheds light on how large-group identity and shared trauma can both unite us and divide us for generations. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: Executive Director of Friends of Sabeel North America\, Jonathan Kuttab \nspecial guest: the director of the film\, Molly Castelloe \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMARCH 25\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\nOBJECTOR\nObjector follows Atalya to prison and beyond\, offering a unique window into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the perspective of a young woman who seeks truth and takes a stand for justice. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAPRIL 8\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\nGAZA\nGaza brings us into a unique place beyond the reach of television news reports to reveal a world rich with eloquent and resilient characters\, offering us a cinematic and enriching portrait of a people attempting to lead meaningful lives against the rubble of perennial conflict. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAPRIL 22\, 8 p.m. (discussion)\nMISSION: HEBRON\nand SKIES ABOVE HEBRON\nIn Mission: Hebron six young Israeli men who served in the army from the age of 18 give an account of their mission in Hebron\, a Palestinian city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Footage documenting numerous appalling situations corroborates their compelling stories\, from soldiers taking pot shots with rubber bullets and conducting humiliating searches of passersby to arresting ten-year-olds and turning entire households upside down. What effect did these military duties have on their moral compass? Looking back and growing older\, how do they feel about this mission now? \nLearn more here. \nSkies above Hebron is a coming of age story depicting three boys coping\, each in his own way\, with physical and mental obstacles enclosing life in their Palestinian hometown of Hebron. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 6\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\nLITTLE PALESTINE: DIARY OF A SEIGE\nDuring the Syrian civil war\, the district of Yarmouk\, home to thousands of Palestinians\, became the scene of dramatic and ferocious fighting. Little Palestine: Diary of a Siege is a film that follows the destiny of civilians during the brutal sieges\, imposed by the Syrian regime\, that took place in the wake of the battles. With his camera\, Abdallah Al-Khatib composes a love song to a place that proudly resists the atrocities of war \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 20\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\n200 METERS\nMustafa lives on the Palestinian-controlled side of the wall\, and Salwa and their children on the Israeli side. One day he gets the call every parent dreads: his son has been in an accident and is in the hospital. He will do anything to reach his son\, and after being denied access through the checkpoint on a technicality\, Mustafa embarks upon a journey to cross the border illegally. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest:
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/blind-trust/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220309T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220309T123000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
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SUMMARY:A Conversation on Arab/MENA Women in Science
DESCRIPTION:Location: Virtual via Zoom \n\n\n\nJoin the Arab American Cultural Center in an online round-table conversation about Arab/MENA Women in Science\, Technology\, Engineering\, and Medicine (STEM). Join the Conversation and Be Inspired. \nGuest Speakers: \nBesma Smida\, Associate Professor\, Dept Electrical and Computer Engineering (UIC) \nDima Qato\, Associate Professor\, Pharmacy (USC) \nLeila Amiri\, Assistant Dean\, College of Medicine (UIC) \nConversation will be facilitated by Sara Hattab\, UIC Student (major) \nEvent is co-sponsored by the Honors College and MENA Student Organization \nZoom auto-captioning will be available. For information\, questions\, and accessibility\, please email us at: arabamcc@uic.edu or call us at 312-413-3253 \nBesma Smida is an Associate Professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago. After completing her appointment as a Post-Doctoral Researcher and later a Lecturer at Harvard University\, she became an Assistant Professor of electrical and computer engineering with Purdue University Northwest. She received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Quebec (INRS)\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada. She was a Research Engineer with the Technology Evolution and Standards Group of Microcell\, Inc.\, (now Rogers Wireless)\, Montreal. Prof. Smida has served as the Chair for IEEE Women in Engineering\, Chicago Section\, from 2011 to 2013\, and has been the Chair of IEEE Communication Chapter\, Chicago Section\, since 2019. She currently serves as Editor for the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS\, Editor of the IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society\, and a Guest Editor Sensors Open Access Journal. She is a Communication Society Distinguished Lecturer for 2021-2022. She was awarded the INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine’s 2015 100 Inspiring Women in STEM\, the Academic Gold Medal of the Governor General of Canada in 2007 and the NSF CAREER award in 2015. Her research focuses on In-band Full-Duplex systems and applications\, backscatter modulation\, IoT\, and two-way communication networks. \nDima Qato serves as the Director for the Program on Medicines and Public Health at the University of Southern California’s School of Pharmacy. In addition\, she also serves as the Hygeia Centennial Chair and Associate Professor (with tenure) in the Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy. She has also been appointed as a Senior Fellow with the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics. Prior to joining USC\, Dr. Qato was an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Systems\, Outcomes and Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy (2012-2020). She also serves as a National Academy of Medicine Pharmacy Fellow for 2018-2020. Dr. Qato received her PharmD from UIC\, an MPH from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and a PhD in Public Health from the University of Illinois School of Public Health. At the USC School of Pharmacy\, she will develop and lead interdisciplinary research efforts focusing on drug utilization\, access to medicines\, and pharmaceutical policy both in the U.S. and globally to better understand why medications are used\, or not used\, and how they can and should be used in the population to promote equity\, longevity\, and good health. \nLeila Amiri serves as Assistant Dean for Admissions and Recruitment at the College of Medicine at UIC. Previously she was the Director of the Medical College Admissions at UIC\, and prior to that the Director of Admission and Financial Aid at the University of Chicago. She has served as the liaison for the committee on admissions for the Association of American Medical Colleges and as an AAMC holistic review facilitator working with other medical schools admissions committees on how to include holistic review in their process.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/a-conversation-on-arab-mena-women-in-science/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lecture/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220219T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220219T130000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
CREATED:20220129T043901Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Event: Olga Tokarczuk and Jennifer Croft with Rabih Alameddine — The Books of Jacob
DESCRIPTION:Third Place Books is proud to partner with Community Bookstore and the Transnational Literature Series at Brookline Booksmith to welcome Nobel Prize–winner Olga Tokarczuk and her translator Jennifer Croft for a discussion of their latest book\, The Books of Jacob—the astonishing\, 900-page volume from Poland’s most well-regarded novelist. Tokarczuk and Croft will be joined by Rabih Alameddine\, National Book Award finalist and the author\, most recently\, of The Wrong End of the Telescope. \nThis event will be broadcast live on Brookline Booksmith’s Zoom platform. Registering will provide you with a unique access link in an email within 48 hours of the event. During the event\, you can ask questions using the Q&A feature\, or chat with fellow attendees. A recording of the event will be made available and emailed to all who register. \nThis author talk is free! You can sustain our author series by purchasing a copy of the featured book. Order a book-bundled ticket at the link below to received a signed bookplate by the author. Supply is limited.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/virtual-event-olga-tokarczuk-and-jennifer-croft-with-rabih-alameddine-the-books-of-jacob/
CATEGORIES:Book Reading,Lecture/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220201T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220201T190000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
CREATED:20211229T210912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211229T210912Z
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SUMMARY:Powell's Books Presents Simon Jacobs in Conversation With Mona Awad (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Eerie\, hypnotic\, and shot through with dark comedy\, Simon Jacobs’s String Follow (MCD x FSG) is a razor-sharp suburban Gothic that cuts deep\, exposing the sweating\, bleeding truth of how kids become adults in 21st-century America. In spellbinding\, incisive prose\, Jacobs blends the startlingly original and the uncannily familiar\, revealing the dark chaos that lurks under the surface of Midwestern suburbia.\n\nJacobs will be joined in conversation by Mona Awad\, author of All’s Well\, Bunny\, and 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl.\n\nTime
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/powells-books-presents-simon-jacobs-in-conversation-with-mona-awad-zoom/
CATEGORIES:Book Reading,Lecture/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220126T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220126T193000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
CREATED:20211229T010744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211229T010744Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Event: Maggie P Chang\, Mika Song\, Dan Abdo\, and Jason Patterson present graphica for early readers
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event taking place via Zoom Webinar.\nThird Place Books welcomes Maggie P Chang\, Mika Song\, Dan Abdo\, and Jason Patterson for a fun-filled\, action-packed presentation on their graphic novels for early readers! \nThis event will be broadcast live on Zoom. Registering will provide you with a unique access link in an email. During the event\, you can ask questions using the Q&A feature\, or chat with fellow attendees. A recording of the event will be made available and emailed to all who register. \nThis author talk is free! You can sustain our author series by purchasing a copy of the featured book.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/virtual-event-maggie-p-chang-mika-song-dan-abdo-and-jason-patterson-present-graphica-for-early-readers/
CATEGORIES:Book Reading,Lecture/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211116T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211116T170000
DTSTAMP:20260530T163658
CREATED:20210929T184141Z
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SUMMARY:Conversation with Arab American Filmmaker\, Mike Mosallam
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a conversation with Arab American Producer and Actor\, Mike Mosallam. His latest film is “Breaking Fast” which had its World Premiere in March 2020 and garnered major awards. In addition\, he is the creator and co-Executive Producer of the critically acclaimed “All American Muslim.”\n\nRegister for the event here.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/conversation-with-arab-american-filmmaker-mike-mosallam/
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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