ArabishWay

Poetry Reading with Rajaa Gharbi
2019-04-25 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Rajaa Gharbi’s Gallery, 4425 41st Ave SW, Seattle, WA, 98116, United States
Rajaa Gharbi

Rajaa Gharbi, a longtime member of the Academy of American Poets, a member of the American Translators Association and PoetsWest, has just released a new poetry book titled Men Aghani Aljousoor (Songs of Bridges) -Selected Poems Translated to Arabic, and Related Paintings. Translated by its author, introduced with an extensive study by Tunisian writer and linguistics scholar Dr. Fatma Lakhdhar, and published in Tunisia by multiple award winner Med Ali Editions, the book was nominated for Tunisia’s 2018 National Book Translation Award.
Please note, this event was originally scheduled to take place at Gallery 110 on March 28th, but has been moved to Rajaa Gharbi’s Gallery on April 25th.
Free admission.

Arabs In Seattle Meetup
2019-04-24 17:00 - 18:00, 2019-03-27 17:00 - 18:00 | WA
This groups is for people in Seattle who are Arab, half-Arab, or their great-great-grandmother was 12.5% from somewhere in the region.
Rotating monthly coffee’s are happening: if you are interested be sure to subscribe on the Meetup Group page.
Location to be determined – check link for updates!

World Language Story Time King County Library - Arabic
2019-04-22 11:00 - 11:30 | King County Library System – Redmond, 15990 NE 85th Street Redmond WA 98052, Redmond, WA, 98032, United States
World Language Story Times
Family program, all ages welcome.
Come for an interactive Story Time in Arabic that includes Early Literacy fun with books, songs and finger plays. Speakers of all languages welcome.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Redmond Library.

Arabic Story Time/أوقات قراءة القصة العربية
Monday, April 22, 2019 (11:00AM – 11:30AM)

Radiolab's Jad Abumrad: The Miracle of Indoor Plumbing
2019-04-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Moore Theater, 1932 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Radiolab’s Jad Abumrad: The Miracle of Indoor Plumbing

STG Presents Radiolab’s Jad Abumrad at The Moore Theatre on April 20, 2019.
JAD ABUMRAD is the host and creator of Radiolab (radiolab.org), a public radio program broadcast on 524 stations across the nation and downloaded more than 9 million times a month as a podcast. Most days, Radiolab is the 2nd most popular podcast, just behind This American Life.
Jad Abumrad did most of his growing up in Tennessee, before studying creative writing and music composition at Oberlin College in Ohio. Following graduation, Abumrad wrote music for films, and reported and produced documentaries for a variety of local and national public radio programs.
In 2002, Abumrad began tinkering with an idea for a new kind of radio program, an openended radio “laboratory.” Radiolab has since evolved into one of public radio’s most popular programs. Abumrad hosts the program with Robert Krulwich and also serves as its lead producer, composer and managing editor. Abumrad employs his dual backgrounds as composer and journalist to create what’s been called “a new aesthetic” in broadcast journalism. He orchestrates dialogue, music, interviews and sound effects into compelling documentaries that draw listeners into investigations of otherwise intimidating topics, such as the nature of numbers, the evolution of altruism, or the legal foundation for the war on terror.
In 2010, Radiolab was awarded the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award and in 2011 Abumrad was honored as a MacArthur Fellow (also known as the Genius Grant). The MacArthur Foundation website says: “Abumrad is inspiring boundless curiosity within a new generation of listeners and experimenting with sound to find ever more effective and entertaining ways to explain ideas and tell a story.” In 2015 the Radiolab episode “60 Words” was awarded a George Foster Peabody Award.
The Radiolab spinoff, More Perfect, a series about untold stories of the Supreme Court, is currently in its 2nd season. The New York Times called More Perfect “…possibly the most mesmerizing podcast.”
Alongside his radio work, Abumrad continues to work as a composer and remixer. His music is currently being performed across the country.

ArabishWay Story Time - Island Books
2019-04-20 18:00 - 18:30 | Island Books, 3014 78th Ave. SE,, Mercer Island, WA, 98040, United States
Local author, Laila Taji will have 30 minutes of stories, games and songs in Arabic (along with highlighting her book These Chicks/ هالصيصان). It will be very hands on and interactive!
Island Books is Mercer Island’s fabulous independent book store!
Great for all ages but content generally geared towards 18 months – 3 years old.

World Rhythm Festival
2019-04-20 11:00 - 22:00 | Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
The World Rhythm Festival is a full immersion in world music, drum and dance. Join us for a festival packed with an amazing range of world music traditions including African, Middle-Eastern, Latin, Indian, Brazilian, North American, and more. Watch talented artists, learn from masters, connect with many vibrant communities and cultures!

Alsarah & The Nubatones at Meany Center of the Performing Arts
2019-04-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Meany Hall – Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater, 4040 George Washington Lane Northeast, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
As NPR recently raved, Alsarah and her band The Nubatones create “a lavish, joyful, era-spanning sound full of Arabic-language reflections on identity and survival. It’s modern and nostalgic, timeless and new.”
Called “the new princess of Nubian pop” by The Guardian, Sudanese singer, songwriter and ethnomusicologist Alsarah is passionate about the intersection of culture, music and migration. With a spellbinding voice, she blends East African tunes with Arabic sounds and traditions for a one-of-a-kind style she describes as “East African Retro-Pop.”
Presented by University of Washington at the Meany Center for the Performing Arts.
Tickets from $37 on sale now: https://meanycenter.org/tickets/2019-04/production/alsarah-nubatones

Im Hussein in Double Trouble
2019-04-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Kirkland Performance Art Center, 350 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland, WA, 98033, United States

Gaadet El Nsaa - A Women's Celebration of Algerian Culture
2019-04-13 17:00 - 22:00 | Shoreline Conference Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline, WA, 98155, United States
This event is sponsored by the nonprofit Washington State Algerian Organization (WASTAA). The Women Chapter is part of WASTAA and was just founded a month ago. They are jumping in right away and have planned this wonderful event celebrating the Algerian culture through music, food and more!
Please attend and bring any women who are interested in learning about the Algerian culture.

Please note that this is open to all women, ages 13 and over and no kids.

World Language Story Time King County Library - Arabic
2019-04-08 11:00 - 11:30 | King County Library System – Redmond, 15990 NE 85th Street Redmond WA 98052, Redmond, WA, 98032, United States
World Language Story Times
Family program, all ages welcome.
Come for an interactive Story Time in Arabic that includes Early Literacy fun with books, songs and finger plays. Speakers of all languages welcome.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Redmond Library.

Arabic Story Time/أوقات قراءة القصة العربية
Monday, April 8, 2019 (11:00AM – 11:30AM)

Arabic Story Time/أوقات قراءة القصة العربية
Monday, April 22, 2019 (11:00AM – 11:30AM)

Country for Syria - Benefit for Syrian Families in the NW
2019-04-05 20:00 - 23:00 | Stone Way Café, 3510 Stone Way N, Seattle,, WA, 98103, United States
Proceeds will benefit local Syrian refugee families, with support provided through the
Friends of Salaam Cultural Museum Helping Syrian Refugees.
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COUNTRY FOR SYRIA IS AN ISTANBUL-BASED INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COLLECTIVE. WITH MEMBERS HAILING FROM THE US, SYRIA, TURKEY, CZECH REPUBLIC, AND FRANCE, IT’S MISSION IS TO HELP REFUGEES AND THOSE AFFECTED BY CONFLICT.The band blends traditional Middle Eastern music with American Country music. The band’s earnings contribute aid to Syrian refugees and those affected by conflict around the world.
Unfortunately, not all members of the group could make it to Seattle due to Trump’s ongoing Muslim ban. However, the show will feature local musicians from the Seattle area and other special guests!
For more information about Country for Syria:
http://www.countryforsyria.com/music/
April 5th, 2019
Doors: 8pm
Suggested donation: $10-15
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Country music has its origins in the American Civil War. Now Syria is in the midst of its own civil war. Their music draws parallels between the musical and lyrical themes of Middle Eastern and American Country music to connect personal experiences of conflict and migration from around the world. Both the Country and Arabic musical traditions share themes of migration, love, loneliness, longing for home, patriotism, faith, and relationship to place. Both tell stories through narrative ballads, through pastoral meditations, by praising folk heroes and through the idealization of a lost way of life.
Country for Syria’s musical mission is one of cultural diplomacy and mutual aid. While in today’s climate, Middle Eastern and American cultures are often seen to as polar opposites, Country for Syria seeks to break down those stereotypes through their music, showing how much we really have in common. Money raised online and at benefit concerts goes to refugees and people affected by the conflict. They do this by providing money directly to refugees, and by playing shows whose proceeds go to organizations whose mission is to help those affected by the conflict. They partner with organizations such as Small Projects Istanbul , Safe Place International, Zaatar NGO, the Ad Dar Center , and Clowns Without Borders . The band also makes regular trips to refugee camps and conflict areas to deliver supplies and donations while playing concerts in solidarity.

Mideast Focus Film Series 2019 -This Is Home
2019-04-05 19:00 - 21:00 | St Marks Cathedral, 1245 Tenth Avenue East, Seattle, WA, 98102-4398, United States
THIS is HOME
This film follows four families sent to resettle in Baltimore, in 2016. They have eight months to learn English, find jobs and become self-sufficient. The clock starts when they land. When the President issues a ban, their efforts and safety is jeopardized.
Gretchen Korb-Nice will host.

The Mideast Focus Ministry will offer its sixth series of films to promote understanding of the situation in Palestine. Our theme this year is “Finding Home”. We will consider various aspects of being a refugee, in Palestine, as well as many other places in this 21st century world. We hope to understand more about the experiences of refugees who seek to make a safe home for their families.

Laila Lalami at Seattle Central Public Library
2019-04-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Central – Seattle Public Library, 1000 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States
Elliott Bay is delighted to welcome back a favorite writer, Laila Lalami, here tonight with a much anticipated new novel, The Other Americans (Pantheon). A recipient of the American Book Award, the Arab American Book Award, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for her past books – Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, Secret Son, and The Moor’s Account – she delves into timely territory with this story of the mysterious death of a Moroccan immigrant in the present-day U.S.
“Remarkable, timely novel. Impeccably written story about a hit and run, a family that must grapple with their grief as they try to make sense of why they’ve lost Driss, the patriarch, and the slowly unraveling mystery of who is responsible for the unthinkable. I love the depth of character here for Nora and Jeremy. The narrative is good from many points of view but theirs is the heart of this story and what a beautiful beating heart it is.” —Roxane Gay.
“This deftly constructed account of a crime and its consequences shows up, in its quiet way, the pressures under which ordinary Americans of Muslim background have labored since the events of 9/11.” —J.M. Coetzee.
Free admission, no tickets are needed. Co-presented with the SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY at the Seattle Central Library – Level 4 – Room 1 – Washington Mutual Foundation Meeting Room

World Language Story Time King County Library - Arabic
2019-03-30 15:30 - 16:15 | King County Library System – Kent, 212 2nd Ave N, Kent, WA, 98032, United States
World Language Story Times
Ages 2 and older with adult.
Learn the Arabic alphabet and words through stories, songs and games.

This event occurs weekly!

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, March 30, 2019 (3:30PM – 4:15PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, April 6, 2019 (3:30PM – 4:15PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, April 13, 2019 (3:30PM – 4:15PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, April 20, 2019 (3:30PM – 4:15PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, April 27, 2019 (3:30PM – 4:15PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, May 4, 2019 (3:30PM – 4:15PM)

Protecting Speech Freedoms in a Climate of Hate - MELAW CLE symposium
2019-03-28 12:30 - 17:00 | Davis Wright Tremaine, 920 5th Ave, Suite 3300, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States
CLE: Protecting Speech Freedoms in a Climate of Hate
Hate crimes in Washington State increased 42% in 2017. In this current climate of increased hate, it is more important than ever to understand the legal distinction between hate speech and free speech. The Cardozo Society and the Middle Eastern Legal Association of Washington (MELAW) are proud to present a CLE symposium examining the line between hate and free speech from a variety of legal perspectives.
Date: Thursday, March 28, 2019
Time: 12:30 – 5:00 pm
Location: Davis Wright Tremaine
Cost: $25; Law students, public service attorneys, those not seeking credit: $18.
4 CLE credits pending
— Register HERE

Rajaa Gharbi at Gallery 110
2019-03-28 - 2019-03-30 | Gallery 110, 110 3rd Ave. S, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States
Rajaa Gharbi at Gallery 110
Tunisian artist and award-winning poet and translator Gharbi expresses the tumult of the country’s 2011 revolution as well as drawing on “a fictitious conversation with the father of Analytical Art at her recent art residency in Russia.” Her acrylics are accompanied by an installation, to which the visitor is invited to contribute.
March 7–30, Thursdays–Saturdays, 12–5 pm

Town Hall Seattle Presents: Dahr Jamail - The End of Ice
2019-03-26 19:30 - 21:00 | The Summit on Pike, Capitol Hill) 420 E Pike St, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Town Hall Seattle and Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility present
Dahr Jamail
The End of Ice

After nearly a decade overseas, acclaimed journalist Dahr Jamail returned to America to renew his passion for mountaineering—only to find that the slopes he once climbed have been irrevocably changed by climate disruption. He embarked on a worldwide journey to see for himself the consequences of climate change across the globe—from Alaska to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef to the Amazon rainforest. Now his travels have taken him to our stage, where he presents his findings in The End of Ice: Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning in the Path of Climate Disruption.
Jamail reveals reporting from the front lines of this crisis, accompanied by climate scientists and people whose families have a centuries-long history of fishing, farming, and living in the areas he visited. Jamail shares his renewed passion for the planet’s wild places, and invites us to witness a one-of-a-kind photographic account of the catastrophic reality of our situation and the incalculable necessity of relishing this vulnerable, fragile planet while we still can.
Dahr Jamail, a Truthout staff reporter, is the author of Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq. Jamail has reported from the Middle East over the last ten years, and he has won the Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism. He is 4th generation Lebanese-American.

Presented by Town Hall Seattle and Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility.

Revelation of the Mysteries of Osiris, Lord of Abydos - NELC Lecture Series
2019-03-26 19:00 - 20:30 | University of Washington – Smith Hall, 1911 Skagit Lane, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Revelation of the Mysteries of Osiris, Lord of Abydos: the secret rituals of reviving a murdered god
with UW Graduate Student, Bryan Kraemer

The ancient mysteries celebrated to revive the god Osiris during festivals held at his tomb in Abydos were a secret kept by the priests of Ancient Egypt for almost 2000 years. And yet a wish to participate in these mysteries in life or after death appears among Ancient Egyptian texts so frequently that it must be one of the most talked about secrets ever. Although we have been aware of how parts of the festivals at Abydos worked for almost a century, the most secret mysteries have so far been unknown to scholars: How did the Egyptians perform the rituals to revive the murdered god?

University of Washington – Smith Hall rm 211
A Lecture by the American Research Center in Egypt – Northwest Chapter
Co-sponsored by the Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, University of Washington

World Language Story Time King County Library - Arabic
2019-03-25 11:00 - 11:30 | King County Library System – Redmond, 15990 NE 85th Street Redmond WA 98052, Redmond, WA, 98032, United States
World Language Story Times
Family program, all ages welcome.
Come for an interactive Story Time in Arabic that includes Early Literacy fun with books, songs and finger plays. Speakers of all languages welcome.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Redmond Library.

Arabic Story Time/أوقات قراءة القصة العربية
Monday, March 25, 2019 (11:00AM – 11:30AM)

Arabic Story Time/أوقات قراءة القصة العربية
Monday, April 8, 2019 (11:00AM – 11:30AM)

Arabic Story Time/أوقات قراءة القصة العربية
Monday, April 22, 2019 (11:00AM – 11:30AM)

Hamza Namira - Live in Seattle · Hosted by UMR and Rogue Virtue
2019-03-24 17:30 - 20:30 | Carlson Theater – Bellevue College, 3000 Landerholm Cir SE, Bellevue, WA, 98007, United States
Rogue Virtue in collaboration with UMR
Present
Dream Again!
A Benefit Concert for
Refugee Children
Featuring
Hamza Namira

Hailed as the “new Sayed Darwish”, Hamza Namira is one of the most celebrated faces of modern Arabic music. A songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist from Egypt, Hamza has become a luminous expression of his homeland’s resilience and ambition. Emerging as a major public figure, most notably since the Egyptian revolution of 2011, he uses his work to explore and engage with the prominent social issues of today. Well aware of a range of dilemmas his generation is facing, he addresses them in an emotive and inclusive manner, weaving through Egyptian traditional.

Proceeds to benefit refugee children via UMR: https://umrelief.org/
Tickets sold through EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hamza-namira-live-in-seattle-wa-tickets-56862851319

What is Democracy? - Northwest Film Forum
2019-03-24 16:00 - 22:00 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Film: What is Democracy?

** Co-presented with Town Hall Seattle! **
Coming at a moment of profound political and social crisis, What Is Democracy? reflects on a word we too often take for granted. Director Astra Taylor’s idiosyncratic, philosophical journey spans millennia and continents: from ancient Athens’ groundbreaking experiment in self-government to capitalism’s roots in medieval Italy; from modern-day Greece grappling with financial collapse and a mounting refugee crisis to the United States reckoning with its racist past and the growing gap between rich and poor.
Featuring a diverse cast —including celebrated theorists, trauma surgeons, activists, factory workers, asylum seekers, and former prime ministers—this urgent film connects the past and the present, the emotional and the intellectual, the personal and the political, in order to provoke and inspire. If we want to live in democracy, we must first ask what the word even means. From the director of Zizek! and Examined Life.

World Language Story Time King County Library - Arabic
2019-03-23 15:30 - 16:15 | King County Library System – Kent, 212 2nd Ave N, Kent, WA, 98032, United States
World Language Story Times
Ages 2 and older with adult.
Learn the Arabic alphabet and words through stories, songs and games.

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, March 23, 2019 (3:30PM – 4:15PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, March 30, 2019 (3:30PM – 4:15PM)

World Language Story Time King County Library - Arabic
2019-03-16 15:30 - 16:15 | King County Library System – Kent, 212 2nd Ave N, Kent, WA, 98032, United States
World Language Story Times
Ages 2 and older with adult.
Learn the Arabic alphabet and words through stories, songs and games.

Arabic Story Time

Saturday, March 16, 2019 (3:30PM – 4:15PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, March 23, 2019 (3:30PM – 4:15PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, March 30, 2019 (3:30PM – 4:15PM)

Towards a Palestinian Third Cinema
2019-03-13 18:00 - 20:00 | University of Washington – Communications Building, UW Campus, Seattle, WA, 98195, United States
Towards a Palestinian Third Cinema
Nadia Yaqub
University of Washington, Communications 120
Free and open to the public

In the 1970s, filmmakers Masao Adachi and Jean-Luc Godard each created a sophisticated essay film that used the Palestinian revolution to reflect questions of truth, representation, media circuits and the relationships that can and cannot be formed through them. This talk shifts attention away from these well-known works to focus on the films Palestinians themselves were making at this time, exploring how they engaged differently with the ideas that animated Adachi and Godard, as well as those articulated in the third cinema texts of Latin American filmmakers.
Nadia Yaqub (PhD University of California, Berkeley, 1999), is professor of Arabic language and culture in the department of Asian studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research addresses film, gender, and literature from the Arab world. She is the author of Pens Swords and the Springs of Art: The Oral Poetry Dueling of Weddings in the Galilee (Brill 2006) and Palestinian Cinema in the Days of Revolution (University of Texas Press 2018). She also coedited Bad Girls of the World (University of Texas Press 2017) with Rula Qua

Human Flow - Meaningful Movie
2019-03-12 18:30 - 21:00 | El Centro De La Raza’s Centilia Cultural Center, 1660 South Roberto Maestas Festival Street, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
Human Flow – Meaningful Movie
When there is nowhere to go, nowhere is home. –Ai Weiwei. Over 65 million people have been displaced from their homes due to climate disasters, war, and poverty. Ai Weiwei travels around the world to meet refugees as they seek peace and freedom. He brings light to the obstacles that refugees face, including fences, erratic entry laws and other hostilities, as they attempt to navigate border crossings. He befriends individuals living in temporary tent communities while waiting out the uncertainty of their futures.
“Human Flow” challenges us to ask ourselves whether we will choose respect for one another or fear each other.
The movie will begin at 6:30pm and runs 140 minutes. The event is FREE to the public. Donations are greatly appreciated!

Special Guests: We are honored to have Rita Zawaidah as our special guest for the evening. Her Seattle-based Salaam Cultural Museum has sent humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees in Jordan and medical assistance to Gaza for many years.
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/588860038245839/

World Language Story Time King County Library - Arabic
2019-03-11 11:00 - 11:30 | King County Library System – Redmond, 15990 NE 85th Street Redmond WA 98052, Redmond, WA, 98032, United States
World Language Story Times
Family program, all ages welcome.
Come for an interactive Story Time in Arabic that includes Early Literacy fun with books, songs and finger plays. Speakers of all languages welcome.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Redmond Library.
Arabic Story Time/أوقات قراءة القصة العربية
Monday, March 11, 2019 (11:00AM – 11:30AM)

Arabic Story Time/أوقات قراءة القصة العربية
Monday, March 25, 2019 (11:00AM – 11:30AM)

Arabic Story Time/أوقات قراءة القصة العربية
Monday, April 8, 2019 (11:00AM – 11:30AM)

Arabic Story Time/أوقات قراءة القصة العربية
Monday, April 22, 2019 (11:00AM – 11:30AM)

World Language Story Time King County Library - Arabic
2019-03-09 15:30 - 16:15 | King County Library System – Kent, 212 2nd Ave N, Kent, WA, 98032, United States
World Language Story Times
Ages 2 and older with adult.
Learn the Arabic alphabet and words through stories, songs and games.

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, March 9, 2019 (3:30PM – 4:15PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, March 16, 2019 (3:30PM – 4:15PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, March 23, 2019 (3:30PM – 4:15PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, March 30, 2019 (3:30PM – 4:15PM)

ArabishWay Story Time - Elliott Bay Book Company
2019-03-09 11:00 - 11:30 | Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 10th Avenue, Seattle, 98122, United States
Local author, Laila Taji will have 30 minutes of stories, games and songs in Arabic (along with highlighting her book These Chicks/ هالصيصان). It will be very hands on and interactive!
Elliott Bay Book Company has a great coffee shop within so plan to arrive a little early, grab a coffee and meet her there.
Great for all ages but content generally geared towards 18 months – 3 years old.

Thread By Thread
2019-03-09 09:00 - 17:00 | Wesleyan Community Center, SW Wesleyan Way, Vashon Island, WA, 98070, United States
Thread by Thread: Weaving Hope in a Torn World
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Vashon Resettlement Committee invites women from the Middle East, women on Vashon Island, and friends for an experience of shared culture, empowerment and joy. This is a day-long retreat with opportunities for cooking and conversation, cultural exchange and artistic expressions. Explore and enjoy the resilience found in community with women, and our unique capacities as feminine activists in the world.
This event is for women ages 14 and older. Program includes:
* Cooking class with Jamila Aldahir
* Art of Feminine Beauty with Safa Jneidi
* “Poetry without Borders” with Merna Hecht
* Healing through Art-Making with Nancy Slater, Suzanna Leigh and Mary Rose
* “Weaving Ourselves Together” with Suzanne Hubbard and Erin Durrett
* Arabic conversation and writing
* Discussion of Hijab and symbols of feminine empowerment
* Syrian lunch and tea
