ArabishWay

Holiday Bazaar
2024-12-07 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Olympia, 6331 Elizan Drive NW, Olympia, WA, 98502
Are you looking for a unique gift that also supports Gaza humanitarian relief
and the Rachel Corrie Foundation? This a great chance to buy olive oil from the West Bank, Palestinian spices and crafts, and Middle East clothing and art.

Join us on Steamboat Island for this annual Palestinian Holiday Bazaar, hosted by a long-time volunteer. The Bazaar will be at 6331 Elizan Dr. NW, Olympia,
9:00 am-4:00 pm both days.

If you can’t make it to the Bazaar, please consider donating on Giving Tuesday, December 3rd, and during this holiday season. Your support helps sustain our work.

Virtual Movie Screenings: Every Saturday with Palestine Museum US
2024-12-07 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
Check website: https://www.palestinemuseum.us/events for current showings and for registration links!
Often the screening ends with a Q&A with the director!

National Book Award Winner: Lena Khalaf Tuffaha
2024-12-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 10th Avenue, Seattle, 98122, United States
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha reads from Something About Living, her National Book Award-winning third poetry collection.

This event is free and open to the public. Please help us plan for audience size by RSVPing here.
It’s nearly impossible to write poetry that holds the human desire for joy and the insistent agitations of protest at the same time, but Lena Khalaf Tuffaha’s gorgeous and wide-ranging new collection Something About Living does just that. Her poems interweave Palestine’s historic suffering, the challenges of living in this world full of violence and ill will, and the gentle delights we embrace to survive that violence. Khalaf Tuffaha’s elegant poems sing the fractured songs of Diaspora while remaining clear-eyed to the cause of the fracturing: the multinational hubris of colonialism and greed.
This collection is her witness to our collective unraveling, vowel by vowel, syllable by syllable. “Let the plural be a return of us” the speaker of “On the Thirtieth Friday We Consider Plurals” says and this plurality is our tenuous humanity and the deep need to hang on to kindness in our communities. In these poems Khalaf Tuffaha reminds us that love isn’t an idea; it is a radical act. Especially for those who, like this poet, travel through the world vigilantly, but steadfastly remain heart first. —Adrian Matejka, author of Somebody Else Sold the World
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha is a poet, essayist and translator. She is the author of Water & Salt (Red Hen), winner of the 2018 Washington State Book Award, Kaan & Her Sisters (Trio House Press), finalist for the Firecracker Award, and Something About Living (UAkron, 2024), a finalist for the 2024 National Book Award and winner of the 2022 Akron Prize for Poetry. Her writing has been published in journals including Los Angeles Review of Books, Michigan Quarterly Revie, the Nation, Poets.org, and Prairie Schooner and in anthologies including The Long Devotion and We Call to the Eye and the Night. She was the translator and curator of the 2022 series “Poems from Palestine” at the Baffler magazine. She is currently curating a year-long subscription of Palestinian poetry books with Open Books, Seattle’s poetry-only bookstore. For more about her work, visit www.lenakhalaftuffaha.com

Listening for Land – Al Juthoor of the Arab Diaspora
2024-12-06 17:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
Listening for Land – Al Juthoor of the Arab Diaspora / Huda Asfour & Farah Barqawi Register for in-person attendance OR Register for livestream Museum Members: $10 Student/Senior: $12 General Public: $15 Livestream: $5 Our final event in the series, we welcome Al-Juthoor (“Roots”) of the Arab Diaspora from the Bay Area. Al Juthoor is a celebrated Dabke troupe that raises awareness about Arab and Palestinian struggle, culture, and art. Their powerful dances are fueled with pride as they cue our collective resistance. Al Juthoor Choreographer Wael Buhaissy will work with local dancers from Thowra Dabke for a group performance and the evening will be layered with performances by Huda Asfour (oud) and Farah Barqawi (poetry), sharing excerpts from “Journey from Gaza to Brooklyn”. Al-Juthoor (“Roots” in Arabic) of the Arab Diaspora is a Dabkeh troupe that raises awareness about Arab and Palestinian struggle, culture, and art. Directed by Wael Buhaissy, Al-Juthoor empowers our community and youth to take pride in our heritage, our past, and our future by honoring our history and celebrating our resistance. Across the borders of our diaspora, we assert our community’s connection to our deep roots in the land and the people throughout the Arab world, from Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, and Palestine. Farah Barqawi is a Palestinian author, performer, educator and a feminist organizer. Her poetry and essays have appeared in multiple languages on online platforms and anthologies. In 2019, she produced and hosted a season of the Arabic podcast Eib (Shame). She wrote and performed her solo piece, “Baba, Come to Me.” She is the co-founder of two feminist projects: Wiki Gender and The Uprising of Women in the Arab World. She is a MFA candidate in Creative Writing at NYU, where she also teaches creative writing to undergraduates. @farah_barqawi_ Huda Asfour is a Palestinian musician whose music, through the tenderness of her oud and the lyricism of her compositions, challenges taboos and stereotypes. A polymath with works in the fields of music, biomedical engineering, signal and image processing, and social work, she has toured the world and has released two studio albums: Mars, Back and Forth”(2011) and Kouni(2018). @hudasmusic This event is part of The Sounds We Keep, curated by Leyya Mona Tawil. The Sounds We Keep is a performance series by AANM guest curator Leyya Mona Tawil, Director of Arab.AMP. Experimenting with themes inherent to our diaspora, the artists in this series use sound, voice, composition and movement in an attempt to create a record of our journey and invoke our future. Each program brings together Arab American artists from separate regions of the U.S. This tuning of diasporic forms through music and performance reveals the complexity of our cultural references through the instruments, the approaches and conversations that ensue. For questions, e-mail Fatima Al-Rasool at fal-rasool@accesscommunity.org In partnership with Made possible in part by

Peace Vigils [Olympia]
2024-12-06 16:30 - 18:00, 2024-11-29 16:30 - 18:00 | Percival Landing, 217 Thurston Ave NW, Olympia, WA, 98501
4:30-6:00 PM
Percival Landing in Downtown Olympia
4th &Water Street

Join us every Friday in downtown Olympia as we continue to gather to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, an end to occupation, saving Gaza’s children, and for peace.

Thanks to the Olympia Fellowship Of Reconciliation for supporting and joining our efforts to demand a permanent peace in Gaza. Thank you to everyone for continuing to respect the peaceful and welcoming atmosphere that the Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) has maintained at these weekly vigils for so many years.

#2 Harm-Less Holiday Gifting (ONLINE SESSION)
2024-12-05 16:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
An online workshop series to learn how to reduce environmental harm and divest from systems of oppression during the holiday season.
https://trillium.eco/events/harmless112124
Thursday, November 21, 2024 4:00 PM 6:00 PM
A family recipe using homegrown veggies.
A modest spread encircled by family, neighbors, and strangers.
A prayer and giving thanks for the abundance, the ancestors, and the martyrs.
This is the dinner scene at the diasporic Lebanese home.
On the Levantine village homestead by the burned olive field.
Nestled in the rubble of the destroyed home in Gaza.
This is how we resist imperialism and occupation.

Rainbow Story Time (online) w/ Lindz Amer
2024-12-04 11:30 - 12:00, 2024-11-27 11:30 - 12:00 | Virtual
Join Lindz Amer, the award-winning LGBTQ+ activist, author and co-host of the beloved indie web series, Queer Kid Stuff, for songs and stories that celebrate the LGBTQ+ community all-year-round.
All ages welcome with adult.
Please register:
https://kcls.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvdOuqpzssGtC5XlvnFdvIAD2bwlBzP-RA

Author: Zaynab Mohammed
2024-12-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Third Place Books – Ravenna, 6504 20th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Third Place Books is thrilled to welcome Zaynab Mohammed to our Ravenna store for a reading of her new book, Are You Listening?: Weaving a Tapestry From Pain into Beauty. Blending poetry and memoir, the book explores intergenerational displacement, and speaks the truths of a woman who loses her innocence at a young age due to cultural inequity. Mohammed is a writer and an award-winning performance poet whose work pays homage to the cultures of her Iraqi, Lebanese, and Palestinian ancestors.

Islamic Art Workshop with Amina Quraishi
2024-12-02 15:30 - 17:30 | KCLS – Federal Way, 34200 1st Way S, Federal Way, WA, 98003
Description

Learn about historical Islamic art and create your own art to take home! All supplies provided.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Federal Way Libraries.
For tweens and teens.
Please register.

Seffarine
2024-12-01 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-11-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Kay Meek Art Center, 1700 Mathers Ave, West Vancouver, British Columbia, V7V 2G7
Seffarine will perform 2 nights at the Kay Meek Arts Centre in Vancouver, BC: Nov 30th and Dec 1st

وقت القصة باللغة العربية / Arabic Story Time - KCLS
2024-12-01 16:00 - 17:00 | King County Library System – Kent, 212 2nd Ave N, Kent, WA, 98032, United States
Description

وقت القصة باللغة العربية
انضموا إلينا للاستماع إلى القصص و الأناشيد باللغة العربية لتطوير مهارات القراءة المبكرة لأطفالكم. سنستمتع أيضا باللعب والمرح، وتكوين صداقات جديدة.
.جميع الأعمار مرحب بها برفقة الكبار
تتوفر ترتيبات تيسيرية ملائمة للأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة عند الطلب عبر البريد الإلكتروني access@kcls.org قبل سبعة أيام على الأقل من الحدث. و أيضا تتوفر التسميات التوضيحية التلقائية دائمًا للأحداث عبر الإنترنت

Enjoy stories, music, movement and rhymes in Arabic that develop your child’s early literacy skills, then stay to play, have fun and make new friends.
All ages welcome with adult.
Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event. Automated closed captioning is always available for online events.

Stand in Solidarity on an Overpass Near You
2024-12-01 11:00 - 13:00 | Multiple Locations, WA, United States
A massive shoutout to everyone who fueled our movement with their time and passion during our banner events this weekend! Your commitment is our driving force.
Now, we’re revving up for the upcoming weekend, and we need YOUR continued support!
📢 Calling all volunteers! Join us on Saturday, Sunday, or both, at vital locations including 145th, 92nd, 80th, 50th, 45th, Roanoke, Denny, Olive, Pine, Lakewood, and everywhere in between here and Tacoma!
Let’s make the next weekend even more impactful. Your dedication propels us forward! 🚀💙 Let us know if you would like to volunteer to hold down a location!

Arabic Storytime @ Lake City Branch / وقت القصص بالعربية في فرع ليك سيتي
2024-11-30 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-11-23 10:30 - 11:30 | Lake City – Seattle Public Library, 12501 28th Ave. N.E., Seattle, Washington, 98125, United States
At storytime, children from birth through elementary school and their families can enjoy stories, songs, and fun learning activities.
Event in English and Arabic.
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في وقت القصص، يمكن للأطفال الذين تتراوح أعمارهم من حديثي الولادة وحتى سن الخامسة وعائلاتهم الاستمتاع بالقصص والأغاني وأنشطة التعلُّم المرحة.
نرحب بالعائلات من جميع الأعمار.
يُعقد الحدث باللغة الإنجليزية والعربية.
Registration is not required.

Arabic School: Saturdays in Kent
2024-11-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Kent Meridian High School, 10020 SE 256th St, Kent, WA, 98030
Our Arabic School provides those who want to learn Arabic the opportunity to fine-tune their knowledge. Our classes are held weekly at Kent Meridian High School for our kids and youth.
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Program Eligibility Requirements:
– Elementary or middle-school age children
– Living in King County

When: Saturdays
Time: 10-12
Where: Kent Meridian High School (10020 SE 256th St, Kent, WA 98030)

Intro to Waste Canvas Tatreez Workshop
2024-11-29 12:00 - 16:00 | Register for Location
@seattleresistancetatreez and @baladna.pnw are offering a COMBINED Tatreez 101 and Intro to Waste Canvas workshop on 11/29 in Seattle, and you are invited.

(You can attend one or both sections of the workshop – for example, if you are already familiar with Tatreez basics and only want to learn about how to use waste canvas, you can show up at 1:15 for the waste canvas portion.)
We intentionally chose to have this workshop on the Friday after Thanksgiving as a statement and a step towards breaking the cycle of our addiction to consumerism, and re-directing our attention to the things that create true fulfillment in life: community, mutual aid, connection to ancestors, heritage and land, and taking care of one another.
12 – 1:15: Tatreez history/background and Tatreez 101
1:30 – 4 pm: Intro to Waste Canvas
All are required to register at https://tinyurl.com/TatreezWasteCanvas (link in bio).
More details are in the registration form, and location will be provided upon registration and donation (form includes donation instructions).
All funds will be sent to @saha_satx and @shababgaza who are tirelessly providing meals for people in Gaza.
Email seattleresistancetatreez@gmail.com with any questions.

Visit Al Am'ari Refugee Camp virtually with Eyewitness Palestine
2024-11-27 09:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Located east of Ramallah, Al Am’ari Camp is one of the smallest refugee camps in the West Bank, with a registered population of 15,315, including 5,048 children. Despite its small size, the camp encapsulates the severe challenges faced by Palestinian refugees living under Israeli military occupation.
The residents of Al Am’ari frequently endure invasions by the Israeli Occupation Forces, further exacerbating their already precarious living conditions. These incursions disrupt daily life and instill fear and uncertainty, particularly among children, who bear the brunt of the trauma.

Watermelon Pictures: Life Is Beautiful (streaming)
2024-11-26 - 2024-12-01 | Virtual
New Release from Watermelon Pictures:
Exiled above the arctic circle in Norway and refusing to accept the boundaries imposed by international politics & rigid bureaucracy, Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly insists on telling heartfelt stories from his hometown Gaza. Despite his statelessness and having only limited connection to his family abroad, he manages to channel support from friends and his own creativity, adhering to his motto LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL. And throughout it all, he fights for his rights with integrity, community, and a smile for the world.
Check out the trailer here: https://youtu.be/nqTlHyjR1xA
Screening on major digital platforms on 11/26!
https://www.watermelonpictures.com/films/life-is-beautiful-a-letter-to-gaza

Vocals Only Tour - Vancouver
2024-11-24 17:30 - 21:30 | Aria Banquet & Convention Centre, 12350 Pattullo Place, Surrey, British Columbia, V3V 8C3, Canada
Vocals Only Tour Vancouver (Surrey)
Come join us at the Aria Banquet & Convention Centre for a night of pure vocal talent! The Vocals Only Tour is making a stop in Calgary, and you won’t want to miss it. Get ready to be amazed by an amazing line up of singers, rappers and poets showcasing their skills in an intimate setting.
Presented by Muslimi and Makkah Records, with our amazing charity partner Humaniti, this groundbreaking event is set to redefine live, vocals-only nasheed performances across the globe!
🎤 Featuring Legendary Performances By:

Ilyas Mao
Siedd
Essam
Faisal Latif
Amin Davis

Hosted by the one and only: Boonaa Mohammed
Doors Open at 5:00pm
This isn’t just a concert—it’s a MUSLIM ARTS MOVEMENT that will have you on the edge of your seat, celebrating faith, culture, and the power of pure vocal artistry!
This November, for the FIRST TIME EVER, the Vocals Only Tour hits Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver.
🎟️ Tickets are LIMITED—grab yours NOW before they’re gone!

Create Your Own Lasercut Bookmark with Amina Quraishi
2024-11-24 11:00 - 14:00 | KCLS – Federal Way, 34200 1st Way S, Federal Way, WA, 98003
Artist Amina Quraishi will teach you how to create your own laser-cut bookmark. Be inspired by the geometric and floral patterns from Islamic art and architecture. Laser-cut your designs and take home your finished bookmark.
Ages 13 to adults only.

Family Gatherings for Palestine
2024-11-24 10:30 - 11:30 | Bergen Place, 5450 22nd Ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98107
Our biweekly gatherings are back! Join us on November 10th, 10:30 am at the Bergen Place in Ballard (just across from the Ballard Farmer’s Market) for a gathering of friends and family calling for a permanent ceasefire and a free Palestine. 🍉 See you there!

Free virtual screening of the documentary film 'Sacrificing Liberty'
2024-11-24 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
Screening will start at 12:00 Noon US EST; 18:00 Europe; 19:00 Palestine; 17:00 UK; running time, 60 minutes each part, English language.
Please click here to watch the film trailer.
Please click here to register to view the film.
SYNOPSIS
“Sacrificing Liberty” is a powerful documentary directed by Matthew Skow that examines the tragic attack on the USS Liberty by Israeli forces on June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War. The film provides a detailed account of the incident, which resulted in the deaths of 34 American crew members and injuries to 174 others. Through interviews with survivors and experts, the documentary uncovers the subsequent cover-up by the U.S. government and highlights the enduring quest for justice and recognition by the survivors. It is a poignant exploration of a dark chapter in American naval history and the resilience of those who lived through it.

Kimchi for Gaza: Fundraiser
2024-11-24 - 2024-12-07 | WA
Community! We (several Koreans living on Coast Salish lands), are doing a kimchi fundraiser to raise money for Crips for eSims and Operation Olive Branch’s Direct Aid Initiative, two organizations working to help Gazans stay online and receive direct aid.
Kimchi is available for pre-order at https://tinyurl.com/kimchiforgaza (in bio) and is $15 – $30+ sliding scale per quart, with pick-up in Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia between Nov. 26 and Dec. 7. Two options are available: traditional (which contains fish sauce and fermented shrimp) and vegan. Both options are gluten free. Those who donate at the $30 level will receive a randomly selected perk, which may include ceramics, prints, or stickers.
The kimchi sold for this fundraiser will be hand made by us as we gather for a gimjang, the Korean autumnal tradition of making kimchi together in community. Gimjangs represent collective care and nourishment, and it is how families have shared the burden of preserving that year’s harvest into kimchi, to sustain each other through the wintertime. It is one of the ways we have learned to love each other.
We gather and work together holding the Palestinian people in our hearts. We gather and work knowing that our community spans the globe, and that the small intimate acts of care we can offer here can reach across seas. As we jar this kimchi together, we hold the memory of all those who have been martyred, and continue to fight for a free Palestine and a world free of colonial violence.
Further details for the fundraiser can be found at https://tinyurl.com/kimchiforgaza. Fundraiser will likely close on November 24.

Falastin! In the Valley: Palestinian Cultural Night and Gaza Benefit Event
2024-11-23 16:00 - 20:00 | Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort – Chapel Theater, 7375 Icicle Road, Leavenworth, WA, 98826
Falastin! In the Valley: Palestinian Cultural Night and Gaza Benefit Event
Come join us for a night of celebration, support, and solidarity at Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort’s iconic Chapel Theater! Experience the rich culture of Palestine through traditional cuisine, music, dance, cinema and more, while soaking in the winter wonderland of the icicle valley.
This event, hosted by local Leavenworth residents Abde & Anour, aims to increase awareness about Palestine, celebrate the vibrant and rich Palestinian culture, and most importantly — to raise funds for those affected by the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Event lineup:

Delicious traditional Palestinian cuisine
Live performances of traditional Palestinian music, in addition to music from the Arab world.
Traditional Palestinian dance (dabke) — bring your dancing shoes!
Remarks from local residents and organizers

Join us for a night celebrating Palestinian culture and supporting humanitarian relief for Gaza at: Falastin! In the Valley on Nov. 23rd.

Fundraiser for Lebanese Canadian Society of BC
2024-11-23 12:00 - 15:00 | Floral Hall [Vancouver], 5251 Oak St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6M 4H1, Canada
The Lebanese Canadian Society of BC warmly invites you to share this announcement and join us in launching our fundraising campaign with friends and the community. Together, we stand in solidarity with Lebanon.
All proceeds go to the Lebanese Red Cross.
This event will happen on November 23rd, 2024 at Floral Hall – VanDusen Garden, 5251 Oak St, Vancouver, BC V6M 4H1, Canada
Get your ticket here:
https://www.lebanesecanadiansocietyofbc.com/fundraising-2024-heritage-month

Stitching Resilience: A Discussion on Palestinian Culture, Communities, & Futures with Rawan Hassan
2024-11-23 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual
Join us for MAR Talks: Stitching Resilience – how Palestinian steadfastness is maintained through cultural and community perseverance.
