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SUMMARY:Ya Hala Cafe and Retail Space: Critical Conversations (Kanafani)
DESCRIPTION:Cafe \nRemember\, Ya Hala’s café and retail space is open to all \n📣 IMPORTANT: Some events will require registration/RSVP so you can save a spot! \nTake a look ahead at the calendar and then keep an eye out for links to sign up for specific events. You won’t want to miss out. \nMore details about each weekend’s events will drop on the Monday before. 👀
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/ya-hala-critical-conversations-2/
LOCATION:Suzanne Zahr\, Art & Architecture\, 2441 76th Ave SE\, Ste 160\, Mercer Island\, WA\, 98040\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gathering,Lecture/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250511T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250511T150000
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SUMMARY:Ya Hala Cafe and Retail Space: Mother's Day Celebration and Activity
DESCRIPTION:Cafe \nRemember\, Ya Hala’s café and retail space is open to all \n📣 IMPORTANT: Some events will require registration/RSVP so you can save a spot! \nTake a look ahead at the calendar and then keep an eye out for links to sign up for specific events. You won’t want to miss out. \nMore details about each weekend’s events will drop on the Monday before. 👀
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/ya-hala-mothers-day/
LOCATION:Suzanne Zahr\, Art & Architecture\, 2441 76th Ave SE\, Ste 160\, Mercer Island\, WA\, 98040\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gathering,Lecture/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250512T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250512T170000
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SUMMARY:Workshops4Sudan: Transnational Solidarity
DESCRIPTION:sudansolidaritycollective \nGoing back to back weeks this month\, we bring you the next #Workshops4Sudan\, our first collaborative workshop with long-term friends and award-winning poets and writers Safia Elhillo and Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio.  \nThey will be joining us to speak to their friendship with each other\, transnational solidarity and relationships between Sudan and Hawaii\, furthering their expressions of home and also share some of their lovely poetry!  \nSudanese by way of Washington D.C.\, @safiamafia is the author of Girls That Never Die\, The January Children\, Home Is Not a Country\, and Bright Red Fruit\, and co-editor of the anthology Halal If You Hear Me. \nDr. @jamaicaosorio is a Kanaka Maoli wahine artist / activist / scholar / educator / storyteller born and raised in Pālolo Valley\, Hawaiʻi. She is an Associate Professor of Indigenous and Native Hawaiian Politics at the University of Hawaiʻi\, an internationally recognized poet\, subject of an award-winning film\, This is the Way we Rise.  \nWe highly encourage you to sign up ASAP! The link is in our bio and in our stories! You can also visit sudansolidarity.com and click “Workshops4Sudan”link on the home page! Comment down what poem you’re looking forward to them reading on the 12th!  \nSuggested donation: $40 – $100 per workshop. Your contributions reflect our deep appreciation for the time and expertise of our instructors\, as well as the urgent\, ongoing needs in Sudan. \nAll proceeds go directly to the Sudan Solidarity Fund\, supporting vital mutual aid efforts on the ground. When registering\, please select the workshop you’d like to attend—each donation applies to one session. \n#KeepEyesOnSudan #Workshops4Sudan #SafiaElhillo #JamaicaOsorio #TransnationalSolidarity #poetry #friendship #hawaii
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/workshops4sudan-transnational-solidarity/
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Panel Discussion,Social Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250515T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250515T210000
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SUMMARY:Nakba Day: Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Mark your Calendars! \nBaladna\, in collaboration with Ya Hala\, will be hosting an informative panel discussion regarding the Nakba. This is a great opportunity to learn from Palestinians about the catastrophe that struck their families and homeland\, and has carried on for generations. \nRegistration link in bio – closes at 4pm on 5/14
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/nakba-day-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Register for Location
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250517T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250517T170000
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SUMMARY:Screening and Discussion: The Land Speaks Arabic
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a screening and discussion of The Land Speaks Arabic (2007) on Saturday to commemorate 77 years of Nakba. \nThis documentary brings together rarely seen footage of Palestine before 1948 along with historical research\, eyewitness accounts\, testimonials\, historical documents\, and more to detail pre-1948 Palestine and the early planning and work that gave birth to Zionism and the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in 1948 that has come to be known as the Nakba. \nJoin us as we watch this documentary together and have a discussion together following it. \n📅 SATURDAY\, MAY 17\n🕢 3 PM STARTING PROGRAM\n📍LIBERATION CENTER – 606 MAYNARD AVE S\, SEATTLE
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/screening-and-discussion-the-land-speaks-arabic/
LOCATION:Liberation Center\, 606 MAYNARD AVE S\, Seattle\, WA
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250521T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250521T130000
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SUMMARY:Contemporary Translated Works Book Group: Sand-Catcher by Omar Khalifah\, Translated by Barbara Romaine
DESCRIPTION:Join the Contemporary Translated Works Book Group – Now Monthly! \nMechanics’ Institute\, in partnership with the Center for the Art of Translation and our new presenting partner\, Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum\, is thrilled to announce the expansion of the Contemporary Translated Works Book Group into a monthly\, member-led series! Beginning Spring 2025\, we will host lunchtime discussions (12:00–1:00 pm PT) online via Zoom on the third Wednesday of each month\, featuring thought-provoking literary selections from around the world. \nFour young\, Palestinian journalists at a Jordanian newspaper are tasked\, on account of their heritage\, with profiling one of the last living witnesses of the Nakba\, the violent expulsion of native Palestinians by the nascent state of Israel in 1948. The old man has no desire to be interviewed\, no desire for his memories to be preserved\, no desire to serve as an inspiration for the youth of tomorrow. As threats from the team’s editor-in-chief put more and more pressure on the journalists\, they must decide just how far they’re willing to go to get the old man on the record. \nJoin us at 11:30 AM for a Q&A with the translator before the discussion at 12:00 PM. \nFree to Folio members.\nLearn more and get tickets >> \nOrder Sand-Catcher >> 
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/sand-catcher-by-omar-khalifah-translated-by-barbara-romaine/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Lecture/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250524T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250524T110000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Lecture: The Timeless Thobe – Documenting Land\, Heritage & Culture in Palestinian Dress
DESCRIPTION:Date: Saturday\, May 24\, 2025\n\nTime: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST\nLocation: Online\, Zoom link will be emailed 24 hours prior to event\nInstructor: Wafa Ghnaim\, Dress Historian\, Researcher & Educator\nRegistration Fee: Sliding scale \nThe thobe\, a traditional hand embroidered dress made and worn by Palestinian women for centuries\, is the bedrock of Palestinian identity through heritage\, culture and land. For millennia\, women in the eastern Mediterranean have showcased their skillful stitchery on their traditional dress\, displaying unique motifs\, colors and styles across the various villages of old Palestine. \nAfter 1948\, over 750\,000 Palestinians were forced into exile\, carrying their dressmaking and embroidery traditions with them into refugee camps and around the world. As the diaspora spread across the globe\, the largest and longest-standing population of displaced people in the world\, the thobe evolved into a symbol of national and cultural identity beyond borders. \nIn this live virtual lecture\, dress historian\, researcher\, and educator Wafa Ghnaim will explore the evolution of the thobe and the visual language of tatreez (embroidery) as used on traditional Palestinian dress. From village styles to diasporic adaptations\, this talk offers a compelling look at how dress documents the intertwined threads of history\, memory\, and identity. \nWhat You’ll Receive:\n\nLive access to the 2-hour lecture\nA recording for 7 days after the live session\n\nImportant Notes:\n\nTickets are nonrefundable.\nThis is a live\, virtual event hosted via Zoom.\nRegistration closes at 10:00 AM EST on May 24\, 2025.\nA Zoom link will be sent via email the day before the event.\nThe instructor reserves the right to review and decline registrations at her discretion to ensure a respectful and safe learning environment for all participants.\nSpace is limited to ensure an intimate and interactive experience.\nSharing your camera is required.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/virtual-lecture-the-timeless-thobe-documenting-land-heritage-culture-in-palestinian-dress/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Art,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250525T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250525T210000
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SUMMARY:Free Film Screening: Israelism
DESCRIPTION:Two young American Jews travel to Israel seeking a deeper understanding of the country they were raised to love. What they encounter profoundly impacts them\, leading them to join a growing movement to redefine their community’s relationship with Israel in this challenging and emotional journey. Join us for the free screening of this film. \nAbout the film\nTwo young American Jews – Simone Zimmerman and Eitan – are raised to defend the state of Israel at all costs. Eitan joins the Israeli military. Simone supports Israel on ‘the other battlefield:’ America’s college campuses. When they witness Israel‘s mistreatment of the Palestinian people with their own eyes\, they are horrified and heartbroken.\nThey join the movement of young American Jews battling the old guard over Israel’s centrality in American Judaism\, and demanding freedom for the Palestinian people. Their stories reveal a generational divide in the American Jewish community as more young Jews question the narratives their synagogues and Hebrew school teachers fed them as children. \nThe film also features voices like Jacqui\, a Jewish educator who says “Judaism is Israel and Israel is Judaism”\, and former Anti-Defamation League President Abe Foxman\, who claims voices like Simone and Eitan’s represent a small minority. Thought leaders like Peter Beinart\, Jeremy Ben-Ami\, Noura Erakat\, Cornel West\, and Noam Chomsky also weigh in. \nDirected by two first-time Jewish filmmakers who share a similar story to the film’s protagonists\, Israelism is produced by Peabody-winner and 4-time Emmy-nominee Daniel J. Chalfen (Loudmouth\, Boycott)\, executive produced by two-time Emmy-winner Brian A. Kates (Marvelous Ms. Maisel\, Succession) and edited by Emmy-winner Tony Hale (The Story of Plastic)\, Israelism uniquely explores how Jewish attitudes towards Israel are changing dramatically\, with massive consequences for the region and for Judaism itself.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/israelism-a/
LOCATION:Vashon Theater\, 17723 Vashon Highway SW\, Vashon\, WA\, 98070
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250528T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250528T110000
DTSTAMP:20260423T164804
CREATED:20250509T155613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250509T155613Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Delegation: Balata Refugee Camp
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual tour of Balata Refugee Camp\, with Mariam Ajwa from the Yafa Cultural Center. \nThis virtual tour will be followed with a discussion and Q&A.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/virtual-delegation-balata-refugee-camp/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Social Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250531T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250531T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T164804
CREATED:20250529T210615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250531T082033Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar on Anti-Palestinian Racism
DESCRIPTION:The Institute for the Understanding of Anti-Palestinian Racism is hosting a virtual educational webinar on Anti-Palestinian Racism. \n\nHere are the details:\nTitle: Understanding Anti-Palestinian Racism in a Time of Fear\nDate: May 31\, 2025\nTime: 10am-11:30am PST/1pm-2:30pm EST\nHow to sign up: Registration link!\n\n\n\nOur goal is to educate\, raise awareness and empower people to approach their own organizations and institutions to address this form of racism.\n\nI’ve attached the flyer as well. We are asking people to limit their posting about the webinar to groups or individuals that would benefit from this form of education and/or are interested in fighting this form of racism but please do spread the word!\n\n\n\n\nHope to see you there!\n\nYou can find out more about our research on anti-Palestinian racism here. \n\n\nThis is a free webinar\, and while there is no charge to attend\, we welcome donations to support the ongoing work of IUAPR. You may donate here.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/webinar-on-anti-palestinian-racism/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Social Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250606T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250606T110000
DTSTAMP:20260423T164804
CREATED:20250528T203144Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Lecture: Tatreez Symbolisms
Interpreting Meaning in Palestinian Embroidery Motifs & Al Naksa

DESCRIPTION:Virtual Lecture: Tatreez Symbolisms
Interpreting Meaning in Palestinian Embroidery Motifs & Al Naksa
🗓 Friday\, June 6\, 2025
⏰ 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST
📍 Online (Zoom link sent 24 hours prior)
🎟 Sliding scale registration
👤 Instructor: Wafa Ghnaim\, Dress Historian & Educator \nThis lecture commemorates the Six-Day War (June 5–10\, 1967)\, which began the ongoing Israeli military occupation of the West Bank\, Gaza Strip\, and East Jerusalem. In the wake of this seismic event\, tatreez shifted in its meaning and function as a form cultural expression. From the intimate labor of individual women’s hands to the international recognition of Palestinian embroidery by UNESCO in 2021 as Intangible Cultural Heritage\, tatreez continues to serve as a vessel of collective memory and a historical record of the Palestinian people.\nPhotograph by @m0nastic Chris Gale\n🔗 Register at the link in bio\n#Tatreez #PalestinianEmbroidery#AlNaksa #WafaGhnaim #artsed#arthistory
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/virtual-lecture-tatreez-symbolisms-interpreting-meaning-in-palestinian-embroidery-motifs-al-naksa/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Art,Lecture/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250630T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250630T113000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Briefing with Journalists on the Ground with Just Vision
DESCRIPTION:I invite you to join Just Vision\, +972 Magazine\, and Local Call on Monday\, June 30 at 1:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM Jerusalem time for a timely virtual briefing with journalists on the ground\, who will help make sense of the regional stakes of Israel’s assault on Iran\, the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza\, mounting repression in the West Bank\, and the growing threats to press freedom. Register here. \nI will be moderating the conversation alongside Haggai Matar (Director of +972 Magazine and Co-Director of Local Call)\, and our discussion will feature the following panel of writers and editors: \n\nMohammed Mhawish\, Contributing Writer\, +972 Magazine: In the midst of a genocide\, Mohammed covered the destruction of Gaza and its people from the ground. Now living in exile in the United States\, he writes about his homeland from abroad\, including recent work that focuses on documenting the lives\, culture\, and history of Gaza.\n\n\nOrly Noy\, Editor\, Local Call: Orly’s most recent work includes a searing analysis of the existential threats posed by the Israeli military’s hubris and a warning of the dangers of regime change fantasies. Her background as an Iranian-Israeli offers a unique perspective on developments in both societies.\nShatha Yaish\, West Bank Reporter\, +972 Magazine: Shatha\, who recently joined +972 after over a decade with AFP\, covers East Jerusalem and the West Bank\, most recently writing on the Israeli army’s use of the war with Iran as a pretext to seal off and lock down towns and cities throughout the West Bank.\nOren Ziv\, Staff Reporter\, Local Call: Oren covers topics ranging from refuseniks to military and settler violence in the West Bank. A photojournalist\, he’s been on the scene documenting the aftermath of missile strikes from Iran.\n\nPlease join us for this critical conversation by RSVPing here. A Zoom link will be provided upon registration.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/virtual-briefing-with-journalists-on-the-ground-with-just-vision/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250712T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250712T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T164804
CREATED:20250630T071058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T072130Z
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SUMMARY:Announcing: Resistance Arts\, a Conversation with El-Funoun (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Announcing: Resistance Arts\, a Conversation with El-Funoun\nSaturday\, July 12 | 10AM Pacific\, 1PM Eastern\, 8PM Palestine \nThe struggle for Palestine lives in every form of resistance\, including art. Widely considered the lead Palestinian dance company in Palestine and the diaspora\, El-Funoun was established in 1979 by a small group of enthusiastic\, creative and committed artists. The Troupe has developed an innovative style of dance deeply-rooted in Palestinian and Arab folklore and informed by elements of contemporary dance movement. A leading cultural institution in Palestine\, El-Funoun has used dabke\, music\, and cultural work as tools to confront erasure and resist the zionist occupation\, making them and their dancers a continuous target of imprisonment and repression by the zionist entity. \nJoin the PYM’s Resistance Arts Committee for a discussion with El-Funoun that is rooted in political clarity\, history\, and the realities we face now. We will be exploring: \n– What do we mean by resistance arts in the Palestinian context?\n– How did El-Funoun turn culture into a site of struggle\, from choreography built inside prison walls to stages across the world?\n– What does it mean to build and defend Palestinian cultural institutions today\, both under occupation and in exile? \nLink to register for the webinar: https://bit.ly/PYMxEl-FunounWebinar \nYou don’t want to miss this!
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/announcing-resistance-arts-a-conversation-with-el-funoun-virtual/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250718T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250718T110000
DTSTAMP:20260423T164804
CREATED:20250712T032147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250712T032147Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Lecture: Regional Distinctions in Palestinian Dress
DESCRIPTION:Late 19th/Early 20th Centuries\n\nDate: Friday\, July 18\, 2025\nTime: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST\nLocation: Online\, Zoom link will be emailed 24 hours prior to event\nInstructor: Wafa Ghnaim\, Dress Historian\, Researcher & Educator\nRegistration Fee: Sliding scale \nDescription: Until the mid-twentieth century\, the dress of the Palestinian people was descriptive of identity; first by societal segment (city dweller\, villager or nomad)\, and then by the region in which the wearer came. Within each regional style\, finer distinctions in women’s dress (thobe) were expressed that shared the maker’s life and the natural world around her. Palestinian women recorded their identity in their thobe with embroidery (tatreez) through a shared illustrative language of embroidered patterns\, stitching techniques and thread colors. The thobe records unwritten stories and serves as a visual register of collective and individual identities\, documenting a woman’s village\, tribe or town\, her marital status\, her familial lineage\, and the material impact of colonialism\, occupation\, war and exile. The regional identity of the woman defines the overall governing style of her thobe\, and evidence of identity is largely through her embodiment of land. \nThis lecture will discuss the regional distinctions in dress in historical Palestine by city\, village and tribe for at least six regions\, to include Ramallah\, Galilee\, Gaza\, Bir Saba\, Al Khalil\, and Bethlehem. \nWhat You’ll Receive:\n\nLive access to the 2-hour lecture\nA recording for 7 days after the live session
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/virtual-lecture-regional-distinctions-in-palestinian-dress/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Art,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250729T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250729T173000
DTSTAMP:20260423T164804
CREATED:20250729T161352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250729T161352Z
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SUMMARY:Living Heritage: Traditional Egyptian Crafts between Disappearance and Innovation
DESCRIPTION:This panel explores Egypt’s living heritage through its traditional crafts\, each one carrying centuries of cultural memory and identity. Despite facing economic and social pressures\, many of these crafts are being revived through creative entrepreneurship\, digital innovation\, and sustainable design. We highlight the voices and experiences of artisans\, examining how their work can be preserved\, reimagined\, and celebrated both in Egypt and around the world. \n  \nThis virtual lecture will be in English! Event link will be provided 30 minutes before the start of the session.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/living-heritage-traditional-egyptian-crafts-between-disappearance-and-innovation/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250730T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250730T100000
DTSTAMP:20260423T164804
CREATED:20250728T010329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250728T010635Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Delegation to Al-Makhrour
DESCRIPTION:In Beit Jala\, Occupied Bethlehem\, Palestinians who were forcibly evicted from their homes by IOF-backed settlers have been battling to return. \nJoin us on a virtual delegation with Alice Kisiya\, Palestinian Christian activist fighting land dispossession in Bethlehem\, to learn about al-Makhrour and how you can support
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/virtual-delegation-to-al-makhrour/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Panel Discussion
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250730T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250730T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T164804
CREATED:20250712T023813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250712T023813Z
UID:10003192-1753902000-1753907400@arabishway.com
SUMMARY:The American Nakba: Palestinian Dispossession and Resistance in the Heart of US Empire
DESCRIPTION:Censorship\, distortion\, and intimidation have made many of us unable to access knowledge about Palestine and the diaspora. And now? We need this knowledge more than ever. \nSo proud to be hosted through @baladna.pnw \nSeattle\, sign up for this 4 session course where we’ll discuss the connections between Palestinian dispossession and resistance in the US Empire and in Palestine. Open to everyone. \nRegistration in bio and https://tinyurl.com/nhff2khb\nJuly 30\, Aug 6\, Aug 13\, Aug 20\n7:00-8:30pm\nLocation to be announced\n#seattle #palestine #baladna #class #historyofthepresent
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/the-american-nakba-palestinian-dispossession-and-resistance-in-the-heart-of-us-empire/
LOCATION:Register for Location
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250806T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250806T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T164804
CREATED:20250712T023837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250712T023942Z
UID:10003193-1754506800-1754512200@arabishway.com
SUMMARY:The American Nakba: Palestinian Dispossession and Resistance in the Heart of US Empire (Class Two of Four)
DESCRIPTION:Censorship\, distortion\, and intimidation have made many of us unable to access knowledge about Palestine and the diaspora. And now? We need this knowledge more than ever. \nSo proud to be hosted through @baladna.pnw \nSeattle\, sign up for this 4 session course where we’ll discuss the connections between Palestinian dispossession and resistance in the US Empire and in Palestine. Open to everyone. \nRegistration in bio and https://tinyurl.com/nhff2khb\nJuly 30\, Aug 6\, Aug 13\, Aug 20\n7:00-8:30pm\nLocation to be announced\n#seattle #palestine #baladna #class #historyofthepresent
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/the-american-nakba-palestinian-dispossession-and-resistance-in-the-heart-of-us-empire-2/
LOCATION:Register for Location
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250809T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250809T103000
DTSTAMP:20260423T164804
CREATED:20250729T041718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250729T041718Z
UID:10003232-1754730000-1754735400@arabishway.com
SUMMARY:ARCE-DC: The Milky Way and the Ancient Egyptian Goddess of the Sky by Dr. Or Graur
DESCRIPTION:The ancient Egyptians left us some of the earliest records of the night sky\, in which they noted the sun\, the moon\, planets\, and several constellations. Many of these celestial objects are associated with—or personified by—certain gods\, such as Re and the sun. Yet how the Egyptians conceptualized the Milky Way remains unclear. This talk will focus on the popular suggestion that the Milky Way was a manifestation of Nut\, the Egyptian goddess of the sky. \nThe speaker has tested this theory by combining astronomical simulations of the Egyptian night sky\, readings of primary sources (the Pyramid Texts\, Coffin Texts\, and the Fundamentals of the Course of the Stars)\, research on ancient Egyptian material culture (coffins\, funerary papyri\, and tomb murals)\, and anthropological studies of Milky Way creation stories from around the world.This talk will show how Nut’s depictions changed over the course of Egyptian history\, and will present the first visual evidence for the Milky Way in ancient Egyptian art. Dr. Graur concludes that the Milky Way was not a manifestation of Nut but one more astronomical phenomenon that graced her body in her role as the goddess of the sky. \nThe online event typically lasts an hour—50 minutes for the lecture\, 10 minutes for Q+A. \nNo recording or imaging of presentations is allowed in any way.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/arce-dc-the-milky-way-and-the-ancient-egyptian-goddess-of-the-sky-by-dr-or-graur/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250813T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250813T110000
DTSTAMP:20260423T164804
CREATED:20250726T222315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250726T222315Z
UID:10003217-1755075600-1755082800@arabishway.com
SUMMARY:Bread and Blood: A Reading with Samah Zaqout in Gaza
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a reading with Samah Zaqout in Gaza. \n  \nMy name is Samah Zaher Zaqout and I am a Gaza-based Palestinian living under the current “war.” I wrote this piece\, “Famine\, Fear\, and the Fight for Bread” to shed light on what we are experiencing here\, especially in Northern Gaza where we are experiencing the most difficult conditions. \nA little about me: I am a writer\, translator\, and teacher. I graduated from the faculty of Arts\, English literature\, as one of the best students; I was a student of the late Dr Refa’at Al-Areer. \nI write about life in Gaza. I have published some of my pieces on outlets such as Electronic Intifada\, We Are Not Numbers\, and Politics Today. I have also participated with my writings in some events and books abroad. \nI am partnering with Eyewitness Palestine on an exciting event.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/bread-and-blood-a-reading-with-samah-zaqout-in-gaza/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Panel Discussion,Social Justice
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250813T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250813T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T164804
CREATED:20250712T023959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250712T024337Z
UID:10003194-1755111600-1755117000@arabishway.com
SUMMARY:The American Nakba: Palestinian Dispossession and Resistance in the Heart of US Empire (Class Three of Four)
DESCRIPTION:Censorship\, distortion\, and intimidation have made many of us unable to access knowledge about Palestine and the diaspora. And now? We need this knowledge more than ever. \nSo proud to be hosted through @baladna.pnw \nSeattle\, sign up for this 4 session course where we’ll discuss the connections between Palestinian dispossession and resistance in the US Empire and in Palestine. Open to everyone. \nRegistration in bio and https://tinyurl.com/nhff2khb\nJuly 30\, Aug 6\, Aug 13\, Aug 20\n7:00-8:30pm\nLocation to be announced\n#seattle #palestine #baladna #class #historyofthepresent
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/the-american-nakba-palestinian-dispossession-and-resistance-in-the-heart-of-us-empire-3/
LOCATION:Register for Location
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250820T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250820T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T164804
CREATED:20250712T024410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250712T024500Z
UID:10003195-1755716400-1755721800@arabishway.com
SUMMARY:The American Nakba: Palestinian Dispossession and Resistance in the Heart of US Empire (Class Four of Four)
DESCRIPTION:Censorship\, distortion\, and intimidation have made many of us unable to access knowledge about Palestine and the diaspora. And now? We need this knowledge more than ever. \nSo proud to be hosted through @baladna.pnw \nSeattle\, sign up for this 4 session course where we’ll discuss the connections between Palestinian dispossession and resistance in the US Empire and in Palestine. Open to everyone. \nRegistration in bio and https://tinyurl.com/nhff2khb\nJuly 30\, Aug 6\, Aug 13\, Aug 20\n7:00-8:30pm\nLocation to be announced\n#seattle #palestine #baladna #class #historyofthepresent
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/the-american-nakba-palestinian-dispossession-and-resistance-in-the-heart-of-us-empire-4y/
LOCATION:Register for Location
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250827T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250827T103000
DTSTAMP:20260423T164804
CREATED:20250826T221822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T221822Z
UID:10003256-1756285200-1756290600@arabishway.com
SUMMARY:Yafa: Virtual Delegation
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to announce that for this month’s virtual delegation to Yafa\, occupied Palestine\, we will be joined by Sami Abu Shehadeh– Palestinian elected official and former member of the Knesset.  \nDuring this virtual delegation and Q&A on Wednesday\, August 27th at 12pm EST\, hear from community and political leaders Abed and Sami Abu Shehadeh about the history of Yafa\, the challenges that Palestinians are currently facing there\, as well as the city’s significance in connection to the ongoing genocide and displacement in Gaza. \n  \nRegister for the event here!
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/yafa-virtual-delegation/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Travel
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250830T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250830T103000
DTSTAMP:20260423T164804
CREATED:20250829T232651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T232651Z
UID:10003261-1756544400-1756549800@arabishway.com
SUMMARY:What exactly happened in 1948? An animated map by Palestinian architect Nisreen Zahda
DESCRIPTION:This Saturday\, August 30\, 2025 Virtual Programming via Zoom: \nWhat exactly happened in 1948? An animated map by Palestinian architect Nisreen Zahda.\nPlease Click Here to register to attend this event via Zoom. \nScreening will start at 12:00 PM US EDT; 19:00 Palestine\, 18:00 Europe\, UK 17:00; Running Time 12 minutes\, 2023\, English language. The screening will be followed by Q&A discussions with the audience. \nAbout the Topic\nThe 1948 Nakba—Israel calls it the War of Independence and claims it fended off and conquered the invasion of several Arab armies from surrounding countries. Nothing could be further from the truth. \nAs the genocide in Gaza continues to unfold\, it’s crucial to put the events of 1948 into perspective and examine the similarities and differences. There’s a stark contrast between the misinformation and lack of media coverage in 1948 versus the live-streamed coverage of the current genocide on people’s mobile devices and screens worldwide. Was what happened in 1948 as tragic and horrific as what’s happening in Gaza now\, just unknown to the world?
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/what-exactly-happened-in-1948-an-animated-map-by-palestinian-architect-nisreen-zahda/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250924T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250924T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T164804
CREATED:20250915T040412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T040829Z
UID:10003308-1758740400-1758745800@arabishway.com
SUMMARY:A Conversation with Khayari founder Areej Masoud
DESCRIPTION:Areej Masoud\, a Palestinian Christian from Bethlehem and the Executive Director of Khayari – a Women’s Empowerment organization in the Occupied West Bank\, will share her insights about the realities of life in Palestine\, her work with Khayari and how you can get involved. \nThis event will be co-hosted by Bethany Presbyterian Church and Quest Church. \nLocation provided via email after competion of registration.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/conversation-khayari/
LOCATION:Register for Location
CATEGORIES:Benefit/Fundraiser,Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250925T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250925T110000
DTSTAMP:20260423T164804
CREATED:20250911T143747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T143747Z
UID:10003307-1758790800-1758798000@arabishway.com
SUMMARY:Tatreez in Conversation: Six Dresses\, Six Stories
DESCRIPTION:Tatreez in Conversation: Six Dresses\, Six Stories\n\nDate: Thursday\, September 25\, 2025\nTime: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST\nLocation: Online\, Zoom link will be emailed 24 hours prior to event\nInstructor: Wafa Ghnaim\, Dress Historian\, Researcher & Educator\nRegistration Fee: Sliding scale\, starting at $10 \nDescription: Until the mid-twentieth century\, the dress of the Palestinian people was descriptive of identity; first by societal segment (city dweller\, villager or nomad)\, and then by the region in which the wearer came. Within each regional style\, finer distinctions in women’s dress (thobe) were expressed that shared the maker’s life and the natural world around her. Palestinian women recorded their identity in their thobe with embroidery (tatreez) through a shared illustrative language of embroidered patterns\, stitching techniques and thread colors. \nAfter al-Nakba and throughout the 1960s\, the thobe transformed into a reflection of national identity. It no longer signified a woman’s village\, tribe\, or town\, her marital status\, or her familial lineage\, but instead bore the material impact of colonialism\, occupation\, war\, and exile. While the loss of regional identity in dress is registered as part of the violence Palestinians endured during al-Nakba\, this shift also marks a moment of unity in Palestinian communities newly dispersed and scattered across the region. The six-branch dress\, a dress construction that became a governing style by the 1960s\, showcases innovative approaches by women at the time to protect a vital component to Palestinian cultural heritage. \nThis lecture will focus on the six dresses presented in Tatreez Inheritance\, examining their material characteristics\, their paths to the United States\, and the ways in which one can employ the art of “close looking”—a skill Wafa learned from her mother at a young age—to uncover evidence of a woman’s personality\, vocation\, life\, and sense of pride.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/tatreez-in-six-dresses/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Art,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251002T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251002T093000
DTSTAMP:20260423T164804
CREATED:20250925T040626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250925T040626Z
UID:10003322-1759392000-1759397400@arabishway.com
SUMMARY:Media\, Race\, and the Sudanese Civil War | Global Africa Transcontinental Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:In April 2023\, fighting broke out in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. In the ongoing conflict\, thousands have been killed\, millions displaced\, and millions more require urgent humanitarian assistance. In the midst of it all\, another element has become a focal part of this trauma: the media. In this talk\, Dr. Christopher Tounsel (University of Washington) will discuss the war’s historical background\, address why Western media has been comparatively silent in its coverage\, and show how one community’s response to the conflict sheds light on the intersections of race\, media\, and the African Diaspora. \nChristopher Tounsel is Director of African Studies and associate professor of history at the University of Washington. An historian of the Sudan\, Tounsel is the author of Chosen Peoples: Christianity and Political Imagination in South Sudan and Bounds of Blackness: African Americans\, Sudan\, and the Politics of Solidarity. \nThe Global Africa Transcontinental Seminar brings together UW African Studies\, the Department of History at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar\, Senegal\, and the African Program at Sciences Po Paris\, France\, and aims to engage scholars and students around contemporary research on “African Worlds” or ”Global Africa.” The virtual monthly lectures and discussions will connect communities of scholars across the humanities and social sciences in North America\, Africa\, and Europe to discuss themes such as Black radical politics\, decolonial feminisms\, African technologies\, environmental history\, postcolonial migration\, religion and modernity\, and language. Through consideration of the ways in which the three continents have influenced each other and their respective institutional contexts\, the seminar will bring original and situated perspectives on a range of topics and further a rich conversation across institutions\, teaching traditions\, and research.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/media-race-and-the-sudanese-civil-war-global-africa-transcontinental-seminar-series/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251010T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251010T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T164804
CREATED:20250928T150854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250928T150854Z
UID:10003331-1760086800-1760108400@arabishway.com
SUMMARY:Symposium | Gender\, Translation\, and the Short Form in the Eurasian Periodical
DESCRIPTION:Literary modernity did not always appear in book form\, but as a periodical! Throughout the 20th century\, literary and cultural production across much of Central\, Western\, and South Asia reached readers through the pages of periodicals. These periodicals–newspapers\, magazines\, and journals–housed a variety of literary forms ranging from serialized novels\, to poetry\, to short stories\, alongside advertisements\, comics\, and photography. This symposium features emerging literary scholarship that investigates short form fiction as it appears in the rhizomatic 20th century periodical\, and its intersections with translation and gender. How does fiction move across and between languages in 20th century periodical cultures of Eurasia? What does an explicit and intentional consideration of gender in these translingual (and frequently transnational\, or transhistorical) literary movements illuminate? In exploring such questions\, this symposium foregrounds gender\, translation\, and the short form in the growing field of Periodical Studies\, and brings together scholars working on texts from across Eurasia\, in Persian\, Arabic\, Urdu\, Hindi\, Tamil\, Russian\, and Turkish \nThomson Hall : Rm 317
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/symposium-gender-translation-and-the-short-form-in-the-eurasian-periodical/
LOCATION:University of Washington – Thomson Hall\, 1911 Skagit Lane\, Seattle\, WA\, 98105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books/Literature/Writing,Lecture/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251015T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251015T103000
DTSTAMP:20260423T164804
CREATED:20250925T023620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250925T023620Z
UID:10003317-1760518800-1760524200@arabishway.com
SUMMARY:Healing Under Occupation: Mutual Aid Webinar with Anar Palestine and Healing to Hope
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a webinar with Anar Palestine and Healing to Hope to learn about their mental health work: empowering Palestinian children and their caregivers\, and supporting their healing to help them realize their full potential. \n\n\n\nJoin us for a webinar with Anar Palestine and Healing to Hope to learn about their mental health work: empowering Palestinian children and their caregivers\, and supporting their healing to help them realize their full potential.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/healing-under-occupation-mutual-aid-webinar-with-anar-palestine-and-healing-to-hope/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Panel Discussion,Social Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251021T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251021T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T164804
CREATED:20250928T162312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250928T162341Z
UID:10003336-1761071400-1761080400@arabishway.com
SUMMARY:Lecture: The AI Con with Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna
DESCRIPTION:Is artificial intelligence on the brink of world domination? Have tech giants created autonomous thinking machines? Will AI render authors\, artists\, and other creatives obsolete? Are we entering an era where computers surpass humans in every way? \nAccording to linguist Emily M. Bender and sociologist Alex Hanna\, the answers to these questions are clear: no\, they wish\, LOL\, and definitely not. What fuels these dramatic predictions is a phenomenon known as AI hype—a misleading narrative that distorts reality to serve corporate interests. Hype doesn’t just exaggerate; it justifies data exploitation\, accelerates surveillance capitalism\, and undermines human creativity by reducing skilled work to mechanical tasks. \nBender and Hanna provide essential tools to identify AI hype\, break it down\, and expose the underlying power plays it seeks to conceal. \nAlex Hanna \nDirector of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) \nAlex Hanna is the Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) and a sociologist whose work explores the data behind computational technologies and its role in deepening racial\, gender\, and class inequalities. She also studies social movements\, focusing on anti-racist campus protests in the U.S. and Canada. Dr. Hanna holds degrees in computer science\, mathematics\, and sociology from Purdue University and earned her MS and PhD in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. \nShe is the co-author of The AI Con (Harper\, 2025)\, a critical examination of artificial intelligence and the hype surrounding it. Alongside linguist Emily M. Bender\, she co-hosts Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000\, a lively\, incisive series on Twitch and podcast platforms that deconstructs AI industry narratives. \nDr. Hanna’s research has been published in top-tier social science journals\, including Mobilization\, American Behavioral Scientist\, and Big Data & Society\, as well as leading computer science conferences such as CSCW\, FAccT\, and NeurIPS. She serves as a Senior Fellow at the Center for Applied Transgender Studies and is an advisory board member for the Human Rights Data Analysis Group. \nRecognized for her contributions\, Dr. Hanna has received the Wisconsin Alumni Association’s Forward Award\, been named to FastCompany’s Queer 50 list (2021\, 2024)\, and featured on Business Insider’s AI Power List. She was also highlighted in the Cal Academy of Sciences New Science exhibit\, which celebrates queer and trans scientists of color.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/uw-public-lectures-the-ai-con-with-emily-m-bender-and-alex-hanna/
LOCATION:Wyncote NW Forum\, 1119 8th Ave (Entrance off Seneca St.)\, Seattle\, WA\, 98101
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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