Excavating Dangeil: Royal Statues and Sacred Rams
2020-08-18 10:00 - 12:00 UTC
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Join Dr. Julie Anderson for an exploration of the Dangeil archeological site.
Excavations at Dangeil, located close to the Nile in what is now central Sudan, have uncovered a previously unknown 1st century CE temple dedicated to the god Amun. Earlier rulers discovered there in a statue hoard include the celebrated Kushite Pharoah Taharqo. This is one of many discoveries at Dangeil throwing unexpected light on African history from antiquity into the medieval period and later.

Dr. Julie Anderson is responsible for curating the Sudanese and Nubian collections of the British Museum. Excavating at numerous sites in Egypt and Sudan since 1987, her research interests include daily life and material culture in the Nile valley and surrounding deserts. Since 1997, she has co-directed archaeological excavations in Sudan together with the National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums (NCAM) in the Berber-Abidiya region. Her current fieldwork is concentrated upon the late Kushite site of Dangeil (3rd century BC – 4th century AD), situated approximately 350km north of Khartoum, where excavation of a large Amun temple, surrounding temenos enclosure and associated cemetery is underway. Currently, she is the Honorary Secretary for the International Society for Nubian Studies and for the Sudan Archaeological Research Society.
This program is presented in partnership with the American Research Center in Egypt.

1:00 p.m. EST — 7:00 p.m. EET

Please help the NAC support artists. By making a donation with your registration, you contribute directly to the NAC Artist Fellows program, helping to further the careers of up-and-coming artists.
This program will be hosted via Zoom. You will receive additional details upon registration.
All images copyright Berber-Abidiya Archaeological Project.

Join Eyewitness Palestine on a Virtual Delegation
2020-08-24, 2020-08-30, 2020-09-03
Join Eyewitness Palestine on a Virtual Delegation
We will Spend August with Shoruq – in Deheisheh
Also, don’t miss one more opportunity to join a SPECIAL tour in Hebron!
Our August Virtual Delegations begin in TWO WEEKS! Throughout August, we will be hosting Shoruq. Our hosts, Tamara Abu Laban and Hazam Alqassas will be taking us to the Deheisheh Refugee Camp.
Join us to explore Deheisheh and learn about Shoruq’s powerful work!
Four Chances to Join Virtual Delegations to Deheisheh
Aug 24 I Aug 30 I Sept 3
Learn more and sign up today – space is limited!
This will fill up quickly! Register today!

Creating a Culture of Change: Queer Experiences in Arab and Black Communities
2020-08-26 16:30 - 18:30 UTC
7:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020
Creating a Culture of Change: A Series of Conversations on Race and Community Building
Presented in partnership with Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture and the National Network for Arab American Communities
Conversation 5: Queer Experiences in Arab and Black Communities
Free
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This conversation on Queer Experiences in Arab and Black Communities welcomes the following panelists:
Hannah L. Drake – Blogger, poet, activist
Hamed Sinno – Musician (lead singer of Mashrou’ Leila), poet, activist
Dr. Sa’ed Atshan – Author, assistant professor at Swarthmore College

Watch Previous Discussions
June 30: Youth & Race Education
July 14: The Power of Words
July 29: Building Community through Faith
Upcoming Discussions
Aug. 11: Documenting Community through Film & Journalism
Sept. 2: Palestinian-Black Solidarity

Independent Filmmaking 101
2020-08-26 17:30 - 18:30 UTC
Join us on Wednesday August 26 for a live, online webinar all about making YOUR film!
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We will be joined by two filmmakers who will share how they went from pre- production to distribution and who will answer your most pressing questions.
Arab Film Festival fans, you all already know Rami Alayan‘s films. Rami was the Producer and Writer of Love, Theft and other Entanglements which won the Best Film Award at #AFF2015.
And he also wrote The Reports on Sarah and Saleem, shown at #AFF2018. He was awarded the Special Jury Award for exceptional artistic achievement for that screenplay at the Hivos Tiger Competition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2018.
Yasmeen Turayhi is the Writer and Producer of Short Film – A Star in The Desert, whose star, Jamal Mutrahji, just won the Best Child Actor Award at Beirut International Children And Family Film Festival.
Don’t wait, join us next week. RSVP here to receive the link to attend this online event.

Movie screening and discussion of Naila and the Uprising
2020-08-28 09:00 - 11:00 UTC
Join us for a screening and discussion of Naila and the Uprising, a Just Vision documentary, with the Deputy Director and a Producer.

About this Event

Join Museum of the Palestinian People for a special film screening and discussion of Naila and the Uprising with Just Vision’s Deputy Director, Emma Alpert and one of the film’s producers, Rula Salameh.
Naila and the Uprising is a documentary film about a nation-wide uprising that breaks out in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and the story of a young woman in Gaza who must make a choice between love, family, and freedom. Undaunted, she embraces all three, joining a clandestine network of women in a movement that forces the world to recognize the Palestinian right to self-determination for the first time. Naila and the Uprising chronicles the remarkable journey of Naila Ayesh and a fierce community of women at the frontlines, whose stories weave through the most vibrant, nonviolent mobilization in Palestinian history – the First Intifada in the late 1980s. You can watch the trailer, here.
The film will be available for registrants to view at their own convenience prior to our discussion with Emma and Rula on Zoom on Friday, August 28 at 12pm EDT. All registrants will receive info to watch the film and join the Zoom conversation via email after they register.
Suggested donation: $10. Free for Resilience Monthly Club Members.
Thanks to our Resilience Club supporters, we are able to host weekly events on Palestinian culture, history and heritage. To become a member, please visit here.
We are very grateful for your partnership and support. The Museum of the Palestinian People is based in Washington DC and here to tell our stories, which encompass the rich history, vibrant arts, culture and spirit of a people who thrive even in the face of adversity.
Visit our website to learn more: mpp-dc.org

Abolition and Liberation: A Conversation with Angela Davis and Jamal Juma'
2020-08-28 10:00 - 12:00 UTC
Abolition and Liberation:
A Conversation with Angela Davis and Jamal Juma’
Friday, August 28
1pm ET / 10am PT / 8pm Palestine
Join the Arab American Cultural Center for an international discussion of the connections between Black Lives Matter calls to defund the police and abolish the prison industrial complex, and Palestinian calls to tear down all apartheid walls and free Palestine.

If you missed this event you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aSStKFaMQ0

2020 Pasadena Festival of Women Authors - online
2020-08-29 - 2020-09-04
Due to the coronavirus we are not able to hold the 2020 Pasadena Festival of Women Authors that was scheduled for August 29, 2020.
We will be presenting the 2020 author talks online. Donors to the 2020 event will be the first to receive access to the videos in early September. The videos will be made available to the public later in September.

Featuring 7 female authors, including Laila Lalami!

Virtual Artist Talks - Documentary Photography
2020-08-30 09:00 - 10:00 UTC
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Laura Boushnak is a Kuwait-born Palestinian photographer based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Her work mainly focuses on the Arab world, looking at issues that she finds stem from her own personal experience of gender, education, and aftermath of war.
After receiving a degree in Sociology from the Lebanese University in Beirut in 1999, Boushnak infused her interest in social issues with her passion for the visual arts and began her career as a photographer for the Associated Press in Lebanon. She then went on to work with the Agence France-Presse (AFP) at its Middle East hub in Cyprus and its headquarters in Paris. During this nine-year span, Boushnak’s experience included covering hard news in conflict zones such as the war in Iraq and the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war.

The Goddess Isis and the Kingdom of Meroe - ARCE Members Only
2020-08-30 12:00 - 14:00 UTC
The Goddess Isis and the Kingdom of Meroe

Dr. Solange Ashby

2:00 PM Illinois/12pm PST

Discussions of the widespread appeal of the cult of Isis in antiquity often omit any mention of the Nubian priests who served the rulers of the Kingdom of Meroe (located south of Egypt in the Sudan) and the royal donations of gold that they delivered to the temple of Isis at Philae, located at Egypt’s border with Nubia. Those funds were essential to the survival of the temple of Philae, allowing it to remain in active use for centuries after other temples had been abandoned in Egypt. I will describe the rites performed by the Nubian priests and their participation in a tradition of Nubian pilgrimage to this site that spanned one thousand years.
As a Black Egyptologist it is important to me to investigate the southern connections that are evident in the ancient religious practices of Egypt. Much work remains to be done to highlight these connections.

This online lecture is available exclusively to active ARCE members. To register, click here.
Registration is required and closes 48 hours before the event.
Biography of Solange Ashby:
Solange Ashby received her PhD in Egyptology, with a specialization in ancient Egyptian language and Nubian religion, from the University of Chicago. She has researched in Egypt at the temple of Philae and participated in an archaeological excavation in El-Kurru, Sudan (royal Kushite cemetery). Her first book, Calling Out to Isis: The Enduring Nubian Presence at Philae, was released in July by Gorgias Press. Her current research explores the roles of women in traditional Nubian religious practices. Dr. Ashby is working on the first monograph dedicated to the history, religious symbolism, and political power of the queens of Kush.

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

Confronting Whiteness in Hollywood: The Color Line - Virtual Class
2020-09-02 18:30 - 20:00 UTC
Randa Tawil examines the depiction of racism and the color line in film, and what that teaches us about whiteness.
CLASS SPECIFICS
September 2, 2020
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Zoom Webinar
$25 Sustainer | $15 Regular | $10 Reduced / SIFF Member
All proceeds from this Confronting Whiteness in Hollywood class will be donated to the Lebanese Red Cross.

A Conversation with Dr. Abdelhamid Siyam - UAE Normalization with Israel
2020-09-06 09:00 - 10:00 UTC
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Dr. Abdelhamid Siyam will discuss the recent normalization of relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel; its implications, impact on the Palestinian struggle and possible responses and reactions from the Palestinian and world community. He will also discuss the state of the Palestinian national case and the options available to the Palestinian Authority.
Siyam is currently a professor of Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies at Rutgers, the State University of NJ since 2007.
He is teaching courses on United Nations and the Middle East, Islam and Democracy, Contemporary Politics in Middle East, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Media in the Arab World and others.
Prior to joining Rutgers University, Siyam has been working for the United Nations (UN) for over 25 years as Political Affairs Officer, Information Officer at the Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Spokesman for the UN Mission in Western Sahara, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Iraq and chief of Radio and News Centre at the “Department of Public Information.”
On August 2008 he started publishing a weekly columnist in the Arabic daily, Alquds Alarabi and he became the Bureau Chief of the paper at the United Nations Headquarters in New York since March 2014.
In October 2010, he published his book called “That Unforgettable Day” ذلك اليوم العصيب, in memory of his colleagues killed in the bombing of UN Headquarters in Baghdad on August 19, 2003. Currently he is working on three books that deal with UN and ME crises for the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies.
He is a regular commentator for Al-Jazeera, BBC, DW, France 24 and other media outlets. He is a free-lance consultant for UNFPA and ILO on media, communication and population. Siyam is a media trainer for journalists and senior government officials on communication skills. He conducted numerous workshops in Tunisia, Algeria, Jordan, Qatar, Egypt, Pakistan, Syria, Switzerland, and many others.
He obtained his B.A. in Arabic Language and Literature from the University of Jordan, his M.A. in International Relations from New York University (NYU) and his PhD in International Relations from the City University of New York (CUNY).

A Sepulchral Grand Tour: Exploring Egyptian and Classical Monuments at Graceland Cemetery
2020-09-12 15:00 - 17:00 UTC
A Sepulchral Grand Tour: Exploring Egyptian and Classical Monuments at Graceland Cemetery

Presented by: Dr. Foy Scalf & Dr. Tasha Vorderstrasse

5:00 PMIllinois/3pm PST

In the 19th century, Americans were very interested in ancient Egypt and the Classical world and this was reflected in the monuments they built, including those where they interred their dead. Join Dr. Foy Scalf and Dr. Tasha Vorderstrasse of the Oriental Institute as they take you on a fascinating journey through the tombs of wealthy Chicagoans at Graceland Cemetery. From Classical and Egyptian temples to pyramids and Roman sarcophagi, learn about Chicago funerary architecture and the Chicagoans who built them.
This event will be held on Zoom. A link will be emailed one week before the event.
Biographies on Foy Scalf and Tasha Vorderstrasse:
Foy Scalf is a Research Associate and the Head of the Research Archives library at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. He received his PhD in Egyptology from the University of Chicago, specializing in ancient Egyptian religious literature. His recent publications cover topics such as the Book of the Dead, a “lost” papyrus formerly in the Newberry Library, a Demotic archive now in the Oriental Institute, and Egyptian grammar and linguistics. In 2017, he curated the Oriental Institute special exhibit Book of the Dead: Becoming God in Ancient Egypt and edited the accompanying catalog.
Tasha Vorderstrasse is the University and Continuing Education Program Coordinator at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. She received her PhD in Near Eastern Archaeology from the University of Chicago in 2004. Her work focuses on the intersection of archaeology, art and texts in the Near East, the Caucasus, and Central Asia and the relationships between these regions and China.

Simon Shaheen & Naomi Shihab Nye in Concert + Talkback
2020-09-18 16:30 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
7:30 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 18, 2020
Simon Shaheen & Naomi Shihab Nye in Concert + Talkback
Free with RSVP; $10 suggested donation
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Let music and poetry end your week on a sweet note with a night of exclusive performances by world renowned artists, musician Simon Shaheen and writer/poet Naomi Shihab Nye, followed by a live talkback!
Simon Shaheen dazzles his listeners as he deftly leaps from traditional Arabic sounds to jazz and Western classical styles. His soaring technique, melodic ingenuity, and unparalleled grace have earned him international acclaim as a virtuoso on the ‘oud and violin. As a composer, Shaheen has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, Meet the Composer, the Jerome Foundation, Continental Harmony, and Yellow Springs Institute. In addition to performing with his two bands, Qantara and the Near Eastern Music Ensemble, Shaheen tours as a solo artist internationally and as a lecturer throughout the academic world promoting awareness to Arab music through numerous lectures and workshop presentations. Shaheen is currently an instructor at Berklee School of Music, and directs the Arabic Music Retreat each summer at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts.
Naomi Shihab Nye was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Her father was a Palestinian refugee and her mother an American of German and Swiss descent, and Nye spent her adolescence in both Jerusalem and San Antonio, Texas. Nye is the recipient of numerous honors and awards for her work, including the Ivan Sandrof Award for Lifetime Achievement from the National Book Critics Circle and the Paterson Poetry Prize, among others. The Poetry Foundation named Nye the Young People’s Poet Laureate for 2019 to 2021, making her the first Arab American to earn this honor. Known for poetry that lends a fresh perspective to ordinary events, people, and objects, Nye’s experience of both cultural difference and different cultures has influenced much of her work. Nye is also considered one of the leading female poets of the American Southwest. In addition to poetry, Nye has written fiction for children, poetry and song recordings, and poetry translations. She has also published a book of essays and edited several anthologies.

Virtual Artist Talks - Setting Up Virtual Exhibits
2020-09-20 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Virtual Artist Talks – Setting Up Virtual Exhibits

Sunday, September 20, 2020
12:00 PM 1:00 PM EST

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Amman, Jordan-based Palestinian Artist Dalia Ali discusses her new virtual exhibit and what she had to do to get it up and running.

Lost In Translation — Album Launch Party + Talkback with Omar Offendum & Thanks Joey
2020-09-24 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
8 p.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020
Lost In Translation — Album Launch Party + Talkback with Omar Offendum & Thanks Joey
Free with RSVP; $10 suggested donation
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AANM is excited to host the launch party for new album Lost In Translation by Omar Offendum and Thanks Joey — tune in and jam out with us to live performance of the album by Omar and Joey + talkback hosted by Arij Mikati!
Journey through the Syrian-Pacific with your own personal dragoman Omar Offendum, along with his partner-in-thyme Thanks Joey. This Shamreeki sonic saga is equal parts nostalgic and futuristic. Featuring samples from some iconic Syrian films, and a dizzying dose of Damascene bilingualism, Lost In Translation is a celebratory love-letter to this very merry and hairy Arabian way of life in the California Califate of Los Shamgeles.
Lyrics by Omar Offendum | Music by Thanks Joey

Laila Lalami with Viet Thanh Nguyen (livestream) Conditional Citizens
2020-09-25 19:30 - 21:00 UTC
What does it mean to be an American? Author Laila Lalami joins us via livestream to discuss this question in conversation with fellow author Viet Thanh Nguyen. Drawing from her book Conditional Citizen, she recounts her unlikely journey from Moroccan immigrant to US citizen, using it as a starting point for her exploration of the rights, liberties, and protections that are traditionally associated with American citizenship. Tapping into history, politics, and literature, she interrogates how white supremacy survives through adaptation and legislation, keeping the modern equivalent of white male landowners at the top of the social hierarchy. With deeply personal stories, Lalami invites us to explore the place of nonwhites in the broader American culture.

Laila Lalami was born in Rabat and educated in Morocco, Great Britain, and the United States. She is the author of four award-winning novels: Secret Son, Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, The Other Americans, and The Moor’s Account. Her essays have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, Harper’s, The Guardian, and The New York Times. Lalami is a professor of creative writing at the University of California at Riverside. You can follow her on Twitter @LailaLalami.
Viet Thanh Nguyen is a writer, whose novel The Sympathizer won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He has written and edited a number of other works, and is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. He is an English professor at the University of Southern California. You can follow him on Twitter @viet_t_nguyen.

Laila Lalami in Conversation with Kiese Laymon Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America | Virtual Talk
2020-09-30 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
About the Program

Hear from Laila Lalami, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The Other Americans, as she discusses her first work of nonfiction, Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America. Using her own journey from Moroccan immigrant to United States citizen as a starting point, Lalami explores how marginalized groups—including immigrants, women, and people of color—are often blocked from many of the rights, liberties, and protections associated with American citizenship. Moderated by writer Kiese Laymon (Heavy: An American Memoir), this evening offers illuminating and deeply personal insights about the experiences of those whom America embraces with one arm and pushes away with the other.
Signed books available for preorder on booksoup.com.

Redlining and Real Estate with Randa Kayyali Privett, Ph.D.
2020-10-01 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
As part of her commitment to fighting racism, Dr. Randa Kayyali Privett will be discussing how past redlining affects today’s real estate markets. This talk, based on the book, The Color of Law, is sponsored by two University of Washington groups: UW Libraries and the UWAA Book Club, and will be moderated by UW Alumna, Melony Pedersen, Senior Development and Construction Manager at Forterra.

Conversation with Malak Mattar and Taqi Spateen
2020-10-02 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join us for a conversation with Malak Mattar and Taqi Spateen, whose artwork for George Floyd and Iyad Al-Hallaq went viral on Instagram.

About this Event

Join us for our second event to celebrate our new virtual exhibit, “Intersections: Palestinian and African American Art for Social Justice” as we talk with two of our Palestinian artists for the exhibit, Malak Mattar and Taqi Spateen.
In a span of five days, Black American George Floyd was killed by a Minnesota police officer and Iyad al-Hallaq, an unarmed Palestinian man with autism, was fatally shot by two Israeli officers on his way to a school for the disabled. Their deaths inspired a wave of protests—and art—around the world. In this one-time event, Malak and Taqi will share their artwork, creative process, and perspectives on the relationship between art and activism.
Donations are welcome: We are very grateful for your partnership and support. The Museum of the Palestinian People is based in Washington DC and here to tell our stories, which encompass the rich history, vibrant arts, culture and spirit of a people who thrive even in the face of adversity.
Visit our website: mpp-dc.org/

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

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

Healthy People, Healthy Planet: That’s Population Health
2020-10-07 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join Dr. Ali Mokdad, the chief strategy officer for Population Health, for an introduction to UW’s work to advance population health and find solutions by combining our knowledge of the factors that cause unhealthiness in populations. In this talk, you’ll hear about the University’s quest for answers to some of today’s biggest challenges impacting our health.

About the speaker
Ali Mokdad
Chief Strategy Officer for Population Health, University of Washington

Ali H. Mokdad, PhD, is Professor of Health Metrics Sciences at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) and Chief Strategy Officer for Population Health at the University of Washington. Prior to IHME, Mokdad worked at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He has published groundbreaking research on local- level disease trends and leading risk factors for poor health. His work on obesity is among the most highly cited in the field.

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Conditional Citizens: Laila Lalami in conversation with Alexander Key
2020-10-08 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
What does it mean to be American? In this starkly illuminating and impassioned book, Pulitzer Prize Finalist Laila Lalami recounts her unlikely journey from Moroccan immigrant to U.S. citizen, using it as a starting point for her exploration of the rights, liberties, and protections that are traditionally associated with American citizenship. Tapping into history, politics, and literature, she elucidates how accidents of birth–such as national origin, race, or gender–that once determined the boundaries of Americanness still cast their shadows today. Throughout the book, she poignantly illustrates how white supremacy survives through adaptation and legislation, with the result that a caste system is maintained, keeping the modern equivalent of white male landowners at the top of the social hierarchy. Conditional citizens, she argues, are all the people whom America embraces with one arm, and pushes away with the other. Brilliantly argued and deeply personal, Conditional Citizens weaves together the author’s own experiences with explorations of the place of nonwhites in the broader American culture.

Virtual Artist Talks - Amal Ziad Kaawash
2020-10-11 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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Please join us for a new episode of virtual Artist Talks featuring Palestinian visual artist, vocalist and songwriter, Amal Kaawash on Sunday October 11, at 12:00 Noon US EST; 7:00 PM Palestine Time. Amal will talk about her life growing up in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, her art and musical careers, a selection of which will be presented during the program. The event will be hosted on Zoom. Registration is required. To register for the event please go to the Palestine Museum US website (link in bio) and navigate to events.

Conversation: JUSTICE IS POLITICAL (NOT HUMANITARIAN): WHAT PALESTINIANS DEMAND FOR GAZA
2020-10-15 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
JUSTICE IS POLITICAL (NOT HUMANITARIAN): WHAT PALESTINIANS DEMAND FOR GAZA
Thursday, October 15 1 pm ET/10 am PT
Justice cannot wait. Ahead of the second presidential debate, Palestinians in the US plan to reiterate this and other critical demands for justice: to end military funding to Israel and allow Palestinians their internationally-recognized right to return to their occupied homes. Congress’ responsibility to Gaza is political, not humanitarian. A humanitarian approach seeks to apply a bandage to a gaping wound that should instead be healed through justice in policy: ending US complicity in Israel’s siege of Gaza. Only when Palestinian voices are centered in determining their futures can their hopes for freedom and justice can be realized. Join expert Palestinians and progressive allies to discuss policy demands that aim to stop the roots of the violence on Gaza by removing US support for Israel’s ongoing violations of Palestinian rights.
Register to join this critical conversation.
This event can be viewed here: https://m.facebook.com/MPowerChange/videos/justice-is-political-not-humanitarian-what-palestinians-demand-for-gaza/2442304769409778/

Arab Film Series Online: Beauty and the Dogs (2017) dir. Kaouther Ben Hania
2020-10-18 12:00 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Free with RSVP/suggested donation; 100% of the donations raised will support ACCESS’ Domestic Violence program
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Employing impressive cinematic techniques and anchored by a tour-de-force performance from newcomer Mariam Al Ferjani, Beauty and the Dogs presents a gripping moral conundrum surrounding two young Tunisians. When Mariam, a young Tunisian woman, is raped after leaving a party, she is propelled into a harrowing night in which she must fight for her rights and her dignity. Based on a true story, Beauty and the Dogs tells an urgent, unapologetic and important story head-on.
Immediately following the screening will be a talkback with guests TBA.
Please be advised that this program contains sensitive subject matter related to the discussion of sexual violence and mental and emotional abuse, that may be triggering to some.
2017 / 100 minutes / Rated R for Adult References, Explicit Language and Sensitive Subject Matter / Drama / Arabic with English Subtitles

Move American: Screening + Discussion w/ Leila Awadallah & Zaquia Mahler Salinas
2020-10-22 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Free with RSVP/suggested donation
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Presented as part of AANM’s Arab Film Series Online, Leila Awadallah, Palestinian American choreographer and current AANM artist-in-residence, co-hosts an online dance screening event as one of 7 filmmakers presenting in DISCO RIOT‘s Move American series. Witness 7 short dance films surrounding voting, social justice and identity expressed by artists across the United States, followed by a discussion with Leila Awadallah, DISCO RIOT Artistic Director and Co-Founder Zaquia Mahler Salinas and AANM Director Dr. Diana Abouali.
Submissions from Distance Dance! (enter by Oct. 16!) will be screened as part of the program.
