ArabishWay

Wakhtiyo Sheeko Oo Soomali Ah (Somali Story Time)
2019-11-09 15:00 - 16:00, 2019-11-16 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | Seattle Public Library – Rainier Beach, 9125 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
It is Somali Story Time at the Seattle Public Library – Rainier Branch! Bring your children to enjoy stories, rhymes and fun in Somali.

This event repeats weekly!

Wakhtiyo Sheeko Oo Soomali Ah (Somali Story Time)
2019-11-09 16:00 - 16:30 | Lake City – Seattle Public Library, 12501 28th Ave. N.E., Seattle, Washington, 98125, United States
It is Somali Story Time at the Seattle Public Library – Lake City Branch! Bring your children to enjoy stories, rhymes and fun in Somali.

This event repeats weekly!

PACC - Comedy Show
2019-11-09 18:00 - 20:30 | Kane Hall – University of Washington, 4069 Spokane Ln 98105, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Join us for a lively evening of original comedy with two stellar Palestinian American comedians, Maysoon Zayid and Aron Kader!

Maysoon Zayid, comedian, writer, and actor, is co-founder of the New York-based Arab American Comedy Festival. Her brilliant TEDx Talk, “I Got 99 Problems, Palsy Is Just One” (2014) is one of the most-watched TED Talks ever. Known for her biting wit as a stand-up comic and commentator. Maysoon is also an advocate for the disabled and spends several months a year in Palestine, working with disabled children.
Aron Kader, of self-described “Palestinian/Mormon” heritage, is one of the founding members of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, which toured internationally and introduced stand-up comedy to the Middle East via sold-out shows. Currently based in Hollywood, where he performs at The World Famous Comedy Club, Aron tours universities across the US and continues to perform internationally as well. Aron has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and TIME, and is a frequent guest on NPR.

For Sama - movie - Northwest Film Forum
2019-11-09 18:15 - 20:15 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
For Sama is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her.
Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice – whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much.
For Sama is the first feature documentary by Emmy award-winning filmmakers, Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts. The film was awarded the Prix L’Œil d’Or for Best Documentary at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. It also won the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary at the SXSW Film Festival, and the Special Jury Prize for International Feature Documentary at the Hot Docs Festival.
All images courtesy of PBS. For full-resolution images and accompanying credits, click here.

Sat Nov 09: 6.15pm

Sun Nov 10: 7.30pm

$13 General Admission
$10 Student/Child/Senior
$7 Member

Holiday Bazaar at SCM
2019-11-10 11:00 - 17:00 | Salaam Cultural Museum, 3806 Whitman Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
SCM is hosting a Holiday Bazaar in our office November 9 and 10, from 11am to 5pm each day.
We will have many gifts from the Middle East, including jewelry made by Syrian refugees. Find unique gifts, or a souvenir you weren’t able to get on your own travels to the region. Stocking stuffers, fun gifts, art, and more.
We will have live music and Arabic sweets to enjoy while you shop. Please come and support our refugee programs—proceeds of all sales go to support our projects.
#Help4Refugees

Malaka Gharib: I Was Their American Dream
2019-11-10 15:00 - 16:30 | Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 10th Avenue, Seattle, 98122, United States
I Was Their American Dream is at once a coming-of-age story and a reminder of the thousands of immigrants who come to America in search for a better life for themselves and their children. The daughter of parents with unfulfilled dreams themselves, Malaka navigated her childhood chasing her parents’ ideals, learning to code-switch between her family’s Filipino and Egyptian customs, adapting to white culture to fit in, crushing on skater boys, and trying to understand the tension between holding onto cultural values and trying to be an all-American kid.
Malaka Gharib’s triumphant graphic memoir brings to life her teenage antics and illuminates earnest questions about identity and culture, while providing thoughtful insight into the lives of modern immigrants and the generation of millennial children they raised. Malaka’s story is a heartfelt tribute to the American immigrants who have invested their future in the promise of the American dream.
MALAKA GHARIB is an artist, journalist, and writer based in Washington, D.C. She is the founder of The Runcible Spoon, a food zine, and the co-founder of the D.C. Art Book Fair. She lives in a row house with her husband Darren and her 9-year-old rice cooker.

The Battle of Algiers (film) at the Beacon
2019-11-10 18:30 - 21:00, 2019-11-11 18:30 - 21:00, 2019-11-13 18:30 - 21:00 | The Beacon, 4405 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Synopsis:
A history of the three-year Battle of Algiers, chronicling the escalating terrorism and violence between French military forces and the Algerian guerrilla movement.
Best Foreign Language Film nomination (Academy Awards, 1967)
Best Director nomination – Gillo Pontecorvo (Academy Awards, 1969)
Best Writing, Story & Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen nomination – Franco Solinas, Gillo Pontecorvo (Academy Awards, 1969)
UN Award (BAFTA, 1972)
Run time: 2h 3min

For Sama - movie - Northwest Film Forum
2019-11-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
For Sama is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her.
Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice – whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much.
For Sama is the first feature documentary by Emmy award-winning filmmakers, Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts. The film was awarded the Prix L’Œil d’Or for Best Documentary at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. It also won the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary at the SXSW Film Festival, and the Special Jury Prize for International Feature Documentary at the Hot Docs Festival.
All images courtesy of PBS. For full-resolution images and accompanying credits, click here.

Sun Nov 10: 7.30pm

$13 General Admission
$10 Student/Child/Senior
$7 Member

Arab Cultural Camp - School Veterans Day Closure
2019-11-11 09:00 - 15:00 | Art Studio in Redmond, WA, United States
Join ACraftyArab as they take a day to explore the Arab world with a wide range of crafts, recipes and stories.
Learn about the 22 countries of the Middle East and North Africa while enjoying this all day camp at a local art studio in Redmond.
Extended hours (7-9am & 3-5pm) are available.
Pack a lunch or bring $5 to pay for a nutritious lunch.
Please email ACraftyArab at gmail for full application or visit ACraftyArab.com

Arabic Lessons - UW Tacoma
2019-11-11 12:30 - 13:15, 2019-11-18 12:30 - 13:15 | UW-Tacoma (Birmingham Block), 1746-48 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA, 98402, United States
Learn Arabic in an informal setting and for free with student Maryam Al Darraji. Lessons on Monday and Tuesday of each week will cover the same material.
This program is generously supported by UW Tacoma’s Strategic Initiative Fund.
CAMPUS LOCATION: UW Tacoma Birmingham Block (BB) RM 107
EVENT SPONSORS: Office of Global Affairs

Arabic Lessons - UW Tacoma
2019-11-12 10:10, 2019-11-19 10:10 | UW-Tacoma (Birmingham-Hay and Seed), 1740 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98402, United States
Learn Arabic in an informal setting and for free with student Maryam Al Darraji. Lessons on Monday and Tuesday of each week will cover the same material.
This program is generously supported by UW Tacoma’s Strategic Initiative Fund.
CAMPUS LOCATION: UW Tacoma Birmingham Hay and Seed (BHS) RM 107
EVENT SPONSORS: Office of Global Affairs

Community Reads: Freedom is a Constant Struggle, by Angela Davis
2019-11-13 12:30 - 14:00 | University of Washington (Bothell) – Library, 18225 Campus Way NE, Bothell, WA, 98011, United States
Community Reads: Freedom is a Constant Struggle, by Angela Davis
Community Reads: Freedom is a Constant Struggle, by Angela Davis.
“In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world.
Reflecting on the importance of black feminism, intersectionality, and prison abolitionism for today’s struggles, Davis discusses the legacies of previous liberation struggles, from the Black Freedom Movement to the South African anti-Apartheid movement. She highlights connections and analyzes today’s struggles against state terror, from Ferguson to Palestine.
Facing a world of outrageous injustice, Davis challenges us to imagine and build the movement for human liberation. And in doing so, she reminds us that ‘Freedom is a constant struggle.’” (-book jacket)
We invite everyone on our shared campus to join in this academic year as we read Angela Davis’ book, Freedom is a Constant Struggle. Each quarter we’ll focus on different chapters and offer related materials to explore from a variety of disciplines and artistic forms of expression (poetry, art, fiction, film, etc.) based on themes.
UW Bothell LB1 – Library, LB1-205
Event Sponsors: UWB/CC Campus Library

Arabic Storytime at Lake City Public Library
2019-11-13 18:30 - 19:30, 2019-11-20 18:30 - 19:30 | Lake City – Seattle Public Library, 12501 28th Ave. N.E., Seattle, Washington, 98125, United States
Arabic stories, music, cultural events and fun!

ArabishWay Circle Time Series (2019-2020)
2019-11-14 10:00 - 11:00 | King County Library System – Bellevue, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004, USA, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Bring your little one down and join Laila for a circle time that will have songs, stories and activities all in Arabic followed by snack and craft time.
We will meet once each month and each month will have a theme: (September: alphabet, October: numbers, etc.) and the books, songs and activities will correlate with this theme.
Circle time is great for non-native speakers who want to expose their child to another language as well as native speakers who want to expose their children to Arabic outside of the home. It’s also been a great place for people to meet and get to know other families.
We will have the meeting room from 10am – 11:30am. The circle time will run from 10:15am-10:45am followed by informal snack/craft which can be done in class or completed at home.
Repeats monthly on the 2nd Thursday of the month.
This circle time is geared towards toddlers and early preschool but all ages are welcome and will enjoy the activities!

Arabic Language Meetup - Seattle
2019-11-17 11:00 - 12:30 | Assembly Hall, 2121 6th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98121, United States
This group is created as a way for those who are studying and have a foundation in Arabic to come and practice their speaking and listening skills in lively conversation.
That being said, we are flexible to different levels (advanced beginner/low intermediate up to advanced) and different eastern dialects (Levantine and Egyptian primarily). If you are a beginner and only have sufficient ability to understand a conversation (or a decent portion of it) and would like to attend for listening practice, you’re more than welcome.

TALK | Colonialism and Mobility in Libya during the Balbo Era, 1934-1940
2019-11-18 12:30 - 14:00 | University of Washington – Thomson Hall, 1911 Skagit Lane, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
TALK | Colonialism and Mobility in Libya during the Balbo Era, 1934-1940
Speaker: BRIAN L. McLAREN, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Chair in the University of Washington, Department of Architecture where he teaches history and theory and design. His current research focuses on the issues of racial politics and mobility in Italy and its North and East African empire during the interwar period.
UW – Thompson Hall – Room 317
Event Sponsors: Sponsored by the Middle East Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Part of the 2019-20 fall quarter “Voices in Middle East Studies” series. Contact: mecuw@uw.edu

Triggerwords + others at The Sunset
2019-11-18 20:00 - 23:30 | Sunset Tavern, 5433 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98107, United States
Pareidolia (Simon Henneman) + Triggerwords + Tariq Khan + Eric Padget
at the Sunset
Doors open at 8pm/$8.00

Afternoon Book Group At The Lake City Branch - Salt Houses by Hala Alyan
2019-11-20 13:00 - 14:30 | Lake City – Seattle Public Library, 12501 28th Ave. N.E., Seattle, Washington, 98125, United States
Afternoon Book Group At The Lake City Branch – Salt Houses by Hala Alyan
Join us for a book group at the Lake City Branch. Everyone is welcome. This month’s title is “Salt Houses” by Hala Alyan.
Where: Lake City Branch of the Seattle Public Library
Audience: Adults
Language: English

Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Pick up your copy of this month’s book at this library location.
Space is limited at library events. Please come early to make sure you get a seat. Due to the fire code, we can’t exceed the maximum capacity for our rooms.
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, 1 – 2:30 p.m.
https://www.spl.org/event-calendar?trumbaEmbed=search%3Dpalestine%26-index#/?i=1

Hugo Fellows 2018–19 Final Reading
2019-11-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The 2018–2019 Hugo Fellows will read from the projects they’ve worked on throughout the fellowship year with help from Hugo House staff, instructors, and guest speakers. Hear new work from Courtney Bird, Emily Dhatt, Anis Gisele, Kim Kent, Katrina Otuonye, and Dujie Tahat.
You can read more about the Hugo Fellows and their projects here.
This event is free and open to the public. The bar will be open.

In Plain Sight: Various Artists including Hayv Kahraman (Iraq, born 1981)
2019-11-23 - 2019-11-26 | Henry Art Gallery, 15th Avenue NE + NE 41st Street, Seattle, WA, 98195, United States
This gallery is closed due to COVID-19 until further notice.

This group exhibition engages artists whose work addresses narratives, communities, and histories that are typically hidden or invisible in our public space (both conceptually and literally defined). The presenting artists approach the exhibition’s theme from a range of directions, varying across all media as well as aesthetic and conceptual contexts. Works encompass deliberately activist endeavors and direct documentation; the unpacking of individual histories excluded due to race, ethnicity, or class; explorations of coded language for protection, secrecy, or both; the illumination of invisible or covert systems of labor, exploitation, and capitalist control; and translation through surreal, oblique, or fantastical frameworks.

The exhibition expands into the entire museum, including interstitial/transitional spaces, and activates external sites through programs, performances, and community partnerships. Site becomes a material through which what we have heretofore considered the complete, authoritative story is expanded and retold.
Participating artists: Sadie Barnette (U.S., born 1984), Sanford Biggers (U.S., born 1970), Andrea Bowers (U.S., born 1965), Tom Burr (U.S., born 1963), Fiona Connor (New Zealand, born 1981), william cordova (Peru, born 1971), Beatriz Cortez (El Salvador, born 1970), Hayv Kahraman (Iraq, born 1981), Nicole Miller (U.S., born 1982)

Henry Art Gallery
November 23, 2019 – April 26, 2020*

Traditional Palestinian Dabkeh Lessons - For Kids Ages 8-13
2019-11-23 11:00 - 13:00 | South Bellevue Community Center, 14509 SE Newport Way, Bellevue, WA, 98006, United States
Does your Arab kid stomp on the stairs? Jump on the sofa and bed?
GOOD NEWS: This is not bad behavior. This is your child expressing her/ his art – THEY NEED DEBKE IN THEIR LIFE!
Starting Saturday Nov. 9th Jafra Dabke Team will help your kid channel their energy into mastering Dabke. Check our the flyer to learn more!

For boys and girls age 8-13

Every other Saturday
$25/lesson
Pre-registration required (email Amani@PACCWA.com)

At Gobble Up Seattle - Alice's Kitchen: Traditional Lebanese Cooking by Linda Dalal Sawaya
2019-11-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Magnuson Park – Hangar 30, 6310 NE 74th St, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
ALICE’S KITCHEN: TRADITIONAL LEBANESE COOKING, BY LINDA DALAL SAWAYA
BOOK SIGNINGS WITH LOCAL AUTHORS EVERY HOUR

Cookbooks are always a fabulous gift idea for any food lover in your life…including yourself! Pick up a copy for yourself when you come to Gobble Up, and have it signed by the author on-the-spot.

In Alice’s Kitchen, Linda presents [her family’s] recipes: Traditional, home style Lebanese recipes that include quick, familiar vegetarian favorites such as hommous, tabbouli, baba gannouj and many other fantastic and authentic salads, rice, and vegetable entrees. Tantalizing, traditional lamb and rice dishes keep company with rolled grape leaves, soups, and appetizers in this expansive collection.

And she’ll have homemade fig jam sesame balls!

Arabian Nights in Seattle - Ladies!
2019-11-23 16:00 - 22:00 | Laurel Place, 911 N 145th Street, Seattle, WA, 98133, United States
Join Arabian Nights on November 23rd for a evening dedicated to their women!
Tickets are limited so get yours now!! More details coming soon! http://arabiannights2.rsvpify.com

World Language Story Time King County Library - Arabic
2019-11-25 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.
This event repeats every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Redmond Library.

Arabic Story Time/أوقات قراءة القصة العربية

Monday, December 9, 2019 (11:00AM-11:30AM)
Monday, December 23, 2019 (11:00AM-11:30AM)
