Arabic Storytime @ Lake City Branch / وقت القصص بالعربية في فرع ليك سيتي
2026-06-13 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-06-20 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-06-27 10:30 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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.

Farm Field Trip 4 Shami Teens
2026-06-14 10:30 - 16:30 | Register for Location
We’re going on a field trip! Shami teens and their caregivers are invited!
A guided visit to a local farm (Olympia, WA). This is a culture-tending day to connect with land and food in the context of food justice and sovereignty
​This event is shaped for youth of Shami/Levantine descent and their caregivers. The activities, conversations, and pace are for their safety, pace, curiosities, healing, and needs.
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​For culture healing through relational learning and orienting ourselves as part of the natural world 🌍. A politicized container to weave power and address systemic injustice.
​As always, this is a container to honor land, heal culture, connect, and expand towards justice and wellness for all.
​WHAT TO EXPECT
​The guidance will be tuned to food sovereignty and culture through conversation and contemplation.
The flow will be organic based on the invitations of the land, our hosts, and the mood of the group. Some of the activities on the menu:

​A land tour

​Guided contemplation about food systems, ecology, and Shami agriculture, in the context of food traditions

​Hands-on land tending for embodied experience and building relationships

​Storytelling

​Hanging out with farm animals!

​Plant recognition practice

​Future visioning practice

​Quiet rest time

​We’ll be sharing a meal together. Details on that forthcoming!
​PARTICIPATION CONTRIBUTION

​$125 per participant

​$0 access spots are available per request. Contact hello@trillium.eco
​**Limited to 15 participants**

Fady Rizk’s Inevitable Comedy Tour
2026-06-14 20:00 - 22:00 | Laughs Comedy Club, 5220 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Fady Rizk’s Inevitable Comedy Tour: ‘Fady is now touring his new comedy hour, “Inevitable” — a high-energy, interactive show packed with crowd work, relatable stories, sharp observations, and real moments that hit way too close to home no matter where you come from.
Seattle — with Egypt playing its first game in the 2026 World Cup and facing Belgium on June 15, come join Fady the night before for an evening full of laughs, great energy, and a chance to clear your mind before the big game. Whether you’re a football fan or just looking for a fun night out, this is a high-energy interactive show built to bring people together
Fady Rizk is a New York–based Egyptian comedian, actor, and musical artist known for his honest, relatable humor and story-driven comedy. Often referred to as “the Egyptian king of clean comedy,” Fady encourages people to see one another as individuals rather than categories, using humor to bridge cultures and highlight shared human experiences.
Fady has been performing stand-up comedy for over 10 years across top comedy clubs and international stages around the world. He was featured on Comedy Central Arabia and recently appeared in the feature film Lucky Lu, which premiered at Cannes, TIFF, and several other international film festivals.

The Beauty of Tatreez: Exploring Palestinian Embroidery and Dress
2026-06-15 10:30 - 12:30 | Virtual
Embroidery as language: trace how Palestinian women stitched village identity, lineage, and land into the thobe…

CLASS DESCRIPTION
Until the mid-twentieth century, the dress of the Palestinian people was descriptive of identity; by societal segment (city dweller, villager or bedouin), and 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.
This lecture will discuss the regional distinctions in dress in historical Palestine during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries by city, village and tribe for at least six regions, to include Ramallah, Galilee, Gaza, Bir Saba, Al Khalil, and Bethlehem.
ABOUT OUR LECTURER
Wafa Ghnaim is an art and dress historian, fashion researcher, embroiderer, educator, and the founder of the Tatreez Institute, specializing in Palestinian embroidery and adornment. She is the author of Tatreez & Tea (2016) and THOBNA (2023), with research published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the National Gallery of Singapore. A former instructor at the Smithsonian and Research Scholar at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she now continues her preservation work as a Mellon Foundation Research Fellow at the Museum of the Palestinian People, and a commissioned designer for Victoria & Albert Museum’s Thread Memory: Embroidery from Palestine.

Keffiyah Walk at Green lake!
2026-06-15 17:30, 2026-06-22 17:30, 2026-06-29 17:30 | Greenlake Boathouse and Coffee Shop, 7351 East Green Lake Dr N #5303, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Monday June 1st (and every Monday!)
5:30pm (They usually start walking counter clockwise at about 5:45pm)
Starting at the Greenlake Boathouse coffee shop

وقت القصة باللغة العربية / Arabic Story Time - KCLS
2026-06-18 17:00 - 17:30, 2026-06-25 17:00 - 17:30 | Virtual
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.

وقت القصة باللغة العربية
!انضموا إلينا في وقت القصة باللغة العربية عبر الإنترنت، كل يوم خميس من الساعة 5:00 مساءً حتى 5:30 مساءً
.تمتعوا بالقصص العربية، والحركات المفعمة بالحيوية، والأناشيد التي تهدف إلى تنمية مهارات القراءة والكتابة…

Registration requiredRegister for event

Rainbow Story Time (online) w/ Lindz Amer
2026-06-19 11:00 - 11:30, 2026-06-26 11:00 - 11:30 | 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

Weekly Peace Vigil
2026-06-19 16:30 - 18:00, 2026-06-26 16:30 - 18:00 | Percival Landing, 217 Thurston Ave NW, Olympia, WA, 98501
ONGOING LOCAL ACTIONS FOR PEACE

WEEKLY PEACE VIGIL
Every Friday 4:30 – 6:00 pm
Percival Landing in Downtown Olympia
4th & Water Street

We continue to vigil, network, and advocate for Palestinians, for peace with justice, and for our civil rights. Despite an agreed ceasefire, Israel continues to attack Gaza. Bring a sign and a friend, and join us at Percival Landing every Friday!
Thanks to the Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation for organizing these peace vigils through the years, and for inviting us to share this space as we advocate for peace.

Family Dinner: Sahtein, A Modern Arabic Feast
2026-06-19 19:00 - 22:00, 2026-06-20 19:00 - 22:00 | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
Join us for a dinner where we do all the cooking! Each month we open the doors between our classrooms and seat 40 guests for a five-course family-style dinner, featuring all the ingredients we’re excited about. This season we’re teaming up with Nadia Tommalieh for Sahtein, A Modern Arabic Feast! Pricing includes a wine or nonalcoholic drink pairing with each savory course, and tea or coffee with dessert.
Mokabelat Mushakaleh
Hummus with sauteed morel mushrooms and green chickpeas
Mghanajeh (charred eggplant) topped with peppers, scallions, and tomatoes
Pistachio muhammara with pomegranate seeds
Labneh tabat (labneh bites coated with za’atar and olive oil)
Ka’ak el asrounieh (Lebanese sesame bread)
Honey and baharat-roasted carrots
Warm dates, crispy halloumi, and tahini-date molasses drizzle
Spring fattoush with shaved asparagus and radishes, snap peas, and fava beans
Crunchy pita and herby green olive dressing
Mashawi
Reyash (pomegranate molasses-glazed lamb lollipops)
Shish taouk (yogurt-marinated chicken thighs)
Grilled asparagus & spring onions
Smoked pepper toum, green garlic tatbeeleh (jalapeno sauce), and caramelized carrot labneh
Markouk bread
Olive oil-toasted bulgur with black lime-infused tomato sauce and caramelized onions
Sumac-roasted strawberries with rose and pink peppercorn meringues
Honey-labneh mousse, crumbled filo, and pistachio honeycomb candy
The vegetarian menu will include grilled vegetables in place of the lamb and chicken.
The pescatarian menu will include grilled halibut in place of the lamb and chicken.
The gluten-free menu will include gluten-free crackers in place of the sesame bread, rice in place of the markouk bread , and no crumbled filo with the dessert.

Virtual Movie Screenings: Every Saturday with Palestine Museum US
2026-06-20 09:00 - 11:00, 2026-06-27 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!

Baladna's Annual Palestinian Graduate Recognition Gathering
2026-06-21 | WA
Get ready to celebrate with us! Join Baladna for our Annual Palestinian Graduate Recognition Gathering on June 21, 2026 and let’s honor all our amazing Class of 2026 graduates! 🔥
This is also our chance to give a special shoutout to the incredible Palestinian fathers in our community who’ve been supporting our community every single day! 💪
Mark your calendars because we’re bringing the energy with food 🍖, vendors 🏪, games 🎯, sports 🏈, and so much more! It’s going to be epic!
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🎓🇵🇸 To every Pali grad in our community, this one’s for you.
From Pre-K diplomas to PhDs, every milestone deserves to be recognized and celebrated within our community. If you’re graduating in 2026 or know is someone who is graduating, sign up using the link in our bio so we can honor you at our Annual Palestinian Graduate Gathering!
PALI GRAD SIGN UP 🔗
https://forms.gle/Z3cX9vQkvyrWr85AA

Al-Bustan Summer Camp 2026 [Philadelphia]
2026-06-22 - 2026-07-03 | Al Bustan Seeds of Culture, 310 Master St, Philadelphia, PA, 19122
We’re excited to announce that Al-Bustan’s Summer Camp will take place June 22–July 3! Have your little ones join us for two weeks of art-making, cultural exploration, and connection.
Stay tuned for more info!

Ibrahim Maalouf at the Crocodile
2026-06-23 19:00 - 21:00 | The Crocodile, 2505 1st Ave, Seattle, WA, 98033, United States
Ibrahim Maalouf is a French-Lebanese trumpeter, producer, arranger, and composer. In 2022, he became the first Lebanese instrumentalist nominated at the Grammy Awards for his album Queen of Sheba in collaboration with Angélique Kidjo

Films 4 Falastin Seattle
2026-06-28 08:00 - 17:00 | TBD
Monthly showings!
Join us at our next event to watch a film together, learn, and write letters to Palestinian student prisoners.
All of the money raised is sent to collectives on the ground that are (1) supporting displaced families, and (2) supporting those that have steadfastly remained on their lands and in their homes despite everything.
Check the Instagram account for details.

Family Gathering for Palestine
2026-06-28 10:30 - 12:00 | Greenlake Boathouse and Coffee Shop, 7351 East Green Lake Dr N #5303, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join us this Sunday, June 28th, 10:30 am -12:00 pm on Green Lake, at the picnic tables just south of the playground for our next gathering of friends and families.
Bring bubbles, chalk, crafts, snacks, we would love to meet you! Help us spread the word about our community by sharing this post. #Freepalestine #Seattle

Whisk Cooking Class: Street Foods of the World
2026-06-29 18:00 - 20:30 | Whisk, 10385 Main St, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Want to expand your culinary passport? Are you looking for a new dish to spice up your repertoire? Do you dream of tasty treats on foreign streets, but haven’t been able to get away? If the answer is yes, this class is for you! Join Chef Drew Flanders in this hands-on class where you will prepare simple but flavor-packed dishes inspired by foods sold in the markets, festivals, and by street vendors from around the world. From Morocco to Japan, Mexico to Senegal, in this class you will prepare and enjoy a variety of flavors and textures from the simple perfection of the taco, the warm comfort of “Japanese pizza”, to the glory of two different types of grilled-meat-on-a-stick!
Make, eat and enjoy street foods from

Morocco – Chermoula Chicken
West Africa – Spicy Peanut-Dusted Beef Skewers
Japan – Okonomiyaki – Seafood Pancakes
Mexico – Alambres, Steak and Bacon Tacos with Salsa Verde

Participants will have the option of enjoying wine or beer as street food is always best with a beverage!

Jerusalem Street Food at the Pantry with Nadia
2026-06-29 18:00 - 21:00 | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
Join Nadia Tommalieh on a culinary journey to the bustling markets of the ancient city of Jerusalem, where she’ll show you how to make iconic street foods that have been savored for generations. You’ll learn the rich cultural history behind these beloved recipes as you make freshly baked ka’ak al Quds(Jerusalem Sesame Bread). You’ll discover a twist on traditional favorites with falafel mahshi (falafel stuffed with caramelized onions and sumac) paired withtarator sauce; fattet hummus (seasoned chickpea stew with toasted bread and crunchy fried nuts). No Jerusalem street food experience would be complete without a side of traditional salatah Qudsiyeh, a salad of seasonal vegetables and herbs dressed in a jalapeno and tahini dressing.
Please note: some classes can be adjusted for students with dietary restrictions, but many cannot. If you’re vegetarian, pescatarian, or gluten-free, you can use the drop-down menu on our events page to view the best classes to fit your needs. If a class you’re interested in doesn’t appear in that filtered view, please email us before registering and we’ll see if the class’s menu can be modified.

Movie Screening: Battle of Algiers
2026-06-29 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-06-30 16:30 - 18:30 | The Beacon, 4405 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
No bastard ever won a revolutionary anti-colonial struggle by dying for his country, he won it by making the strong armies of colonialism die for theirs.
Pontecorvo’s revolutionary classic remains a benchmark in cinematic realism as well as a case study in representing political insurgency. A history of Algeria’s three-year fight for independence from its French colonizers, THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS chronicles the escalating violence between French military forces and the Algerian guerrilla movement. With its documentary-style immediacy and its vivid depiction of the struggle between oppression and resistance, this is one of the most influential and important of all political films.

Queers Passed By: Filmistin screening event & music
2026-06-30 11:30 - 14:30 | Virtual
Join Filmistin for an evening of film, conversation, and music celebrating queer Palestinian stories, creativity and resistance.

Join Filmistin for an evening of film, conversation, and music celebrating queer Palestinian stories, creativity, and resistance.
Film Screening
A screening of a featured queer Palestinian film exploring identity, memory, belonging, and the many ways queer Palestinians navigate love, community, and survival.
Conversation with Saleh Saadi
A live discussion with filmmaker and writer Saleh Saadi on filmmaking, storytelling, representation, and the importance of queer Palestinian narratives in contemporary cinema.
Live DJ Set from Palestine with Haya Abu Warda
A live DJ set streamed from Palestine by Haya Abu warda, featuring music by queer Palestinian and Arab artists and creating a space for connection, celebration, and collective joy across borders.
Date & Time
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
8:30 PM Europe Time
9:30 PM Palestine Time
2:30 PM Eastern Time (US)
Tickets
Donation-based registration through Eventbrite.
Suggested Donation:
$10 General Admission
Pay-It-Forward Option
All proceeds support the palestinian family of Said Albitar in Gaza through Filmistin’s ongoing fundraising efforts.

Palestine Feminist Collective: Report Launch Screening
2026-06-30 16:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
The Palestinian Feminist Collective is excited to announce our launch event for our forthcoming report with Progressive International, titled “A Predatory State: Israeli Systemic Sexualized and Gendered Violence.”
This historic, groundbreaking 200-page report exposes the relationship between Israel’s sexualized and gendered violence against Palestinians, including the systematic targeting of reproductive health and freedom, the desecration of martyred bodies, the assault on Palestinians’ homes, forced separations of Palestinian families, and the use of AI to facilitate domicide. Speakers include Hadeel Shatara, Aaron Maté, and Tara Al-Alami.
Watch our livestream on June 30, 2026, at 7 pm EST.
Where: https://bit.ly/PfcReportLivestream
When: June 30, 2026, at 7 pm EST
This report comes at a time when it is crucial that we acknowledge and act against Israel’s historical and present use of systemic sexualized and gendered violence. We must all stand up against Israel’s predatory actions against Palestinians as we fight for the total liberation of Palestine.
