The Olive Oil Harvest with Nadia Tommalieh at the Pantry
2022-11-30 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
Join NADIA TOMMALIEH as she shares the beauty, importance, and tradition of the olive harvest and olive oil pressing across the Arab world. Olive oil is a staple in most culinary cultures, and in this class you’ll learn about the different flavor profiles of olive oil, the best temperatures for cooking, and how to repurpose flavor-infused oils. You’’ll cook an array of dishes traditional to celebrate the olive harvest season, before sitting down to feast on shorabet freekeh bil hamid w zeit al-zaytoon (citrusy freekeh and olive oil soup); musakhan (roasted Cornish hens with olive oil, caramelized onions, and sumac); salatet bandora bil a’ashab (tomatoes and herbs tossed in olive oil and sumac), as well as salset laban w na’ana (garlicky yogurt, mint, olive oil sauce). Yansoonnieh, an aromatic anise and olive oil sticky cake drenched in orange blossom syrup, will close out our meal, and our love letter to the majestic olive.

Arabic Chat Hour
2022-12-01 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-08 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-15 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-22 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-29 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-05 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
Whether you’re a native speaker or learner, this is a great chance to practice listening and speaking in Arabic!
Zoom room number provided upon registeration.

Afikra: Chef Joudie Kalla [Matbakh]
2022-12-02 07:00 - 08:00 | Virtual
“Palestine on a Plate”
Joudie Kalla is a Palestinian-British chef. She is the author of two prizewinning cookbooks. Although she identifies the food in her cookbooks as Palestinian, some of the recipes reflect British influences, such as her za’tar scones.

Heygo: The Presidential Palace - Abu Dhabi
2022-12-03 04:00 - 05:00 | Virtual
The Presidential Palace of Abu Dhabi also known as Qasr Al Watan is more than just a palace. It is an unique testament to the spirit of the United Arab Emirates’ people and its leaders. The Palace invites the world to share in our culture, knowledge and inspiring journey. It is an enriching interactive journey in a contemporary setting that reveals and reflects on governance, knowledge and craftsmanship.

Online Ticket—Poetry Reading—Out of the Ordinary Conference
2022-12-04 22:00 - 23:00 | Virtual
This public poetry reading forms part of the programme of Out of the Ordinary: On Poetry and the World, a three day conference on poetry’s relationship to the extraordinary. This carbon-neutral event will be held at the University of Canberra over December 5th, 6th and 7th 2022. For all further info: https://www.ucpoetry2022.info/
READERS:, Paul Collis, Olena Kalytiak Davis and Omar Sakr
Omar Sakr is a poet and writer born in Western Sydney to Lebanese and Turkish Muslim migrants. He is the author of These Wild Houses (Cordite Books, 2017), and The Lost Arabs (University of Queensland Press, 2019), which won the 2020 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Poetry. He is the first Arab-Australian Muslim to win this prestigious award. The Lost Arabs was also shortlisted for the Judith Wright Calanthe Award, the John Bray Poetry Award, the NSW Premier’s Multicultural Literary Award, and the Colin Roderick Award; it has been released in the US and worldwide through Andrews McMeel Universal. In 2019, Omar was the recipient of the Edward Stanley Award for Poetry, and in 2020, the Woollahra Digital Literary Award for Poetry. His poems have been published in English, Arabic, and Spanish. Omar’s debut novel, Son of Sin (Affirm Press), was published in 2022.
http://omarsakr.com/

Cooking Class: Arabic Holiday Cookies
2022-12-05 18:30 - 21:00 | Book Larder, 4252 Fremont Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
Join Nadia Tommalieh as she shares with you her family holiday traditions and guides you through making festive Arabic-style cookies. Perfect as an everyday treat with coffee or tea, these cookies might also become a staple of your holiday table for years to come.

In this hands-on class, you will learn how to make traditional Ka’ak Asawer (Palestinian-stuffed date cookies that are kneaded in olive oil and seasoned with cardamom and anise seeds); Ghraybeh (shortbread cookies with orange blossom water); and Barazek (roasted sesame and pistachio thins infused with mastic).
Class is limited to 11 people and is hands-on. Includes generous samples of cookies prepared in class (with enough to bring home!), plus a light snack, coffee or tea.

Students will be required to wear masks during the non-eating portions of class. Please note that event registration is non-refundable.

UNRWA: My Big Fat Palestinian Christmas
2022-12-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
Since we can’t all be in Palestine for Christmas, we’re bringing Palestine to you, accept a *free* virtual seat at My BIG Fat Palestinian Christmas (RSVP for the link)!
Your favorite foodies are gathering next week, from Jerusalem to DC, to inject some joy and spice into our lives, and bring a month of food to 100 refugee families in Gaza! This fun and heartwarming cooking demo will be livestreamed Wednesday, December 7 at 5 pm EST.
From sahlab to mahshi, chefs Maha Kailani, Izzeldin Bukhari, Mai Kakish, Marcelle Afram, Suzanne Husseini, and Johnny Dubbaneh will walk us through how to make their favorite Palestinian dishes.
Palestinian pianist Nahed Elrayes will also dazzle us with jazzy Arab versions of your favorite Christmas tunes.

Arab Holiday Feast at the Pantry
2022-12-07 18:00 - 21:30, 2022-12-12 18:00 - 21:30, 2022-12-14 18:00 - 21:30 | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
Holiday tables around the globe are packed with friends, family, traditions, and hearty soulful dishes. Join NADIA TOMMALIEH as she shares the warmth of the Arab holiday feast around our table. On the menu: lahmet kharouf bi dips el romman (slow-cooked lamb shanks with pomegranate molasses and herbs) served on top of ouzi rice (seasoned basmati rice, roasted vegetables, and fried nuts); fattoush betinjan (roasted eggplant fattoush salad); labneh bil joz ((labneh, walnuts, and onion dip); and warbat bil qashta (creamy filo parcels with orange blossom syrup and pistachio).

Comedian Dina Hashem in Seattle
2022-12-09 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-12-09 21:30 - 23:00, 2022-12-10 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-12-10 21:30 - 23:00 | Laughs Comedy Club, 5220 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Dina Hashem exploded onto the New York comedy scene after winning her first appearance on Comedy Central’s Roast Battle. With her deadpan delivery and dark observations, Dina’s stand-up addresses her difficult Islamic upbringing. She was named one of Team Coco/TBS’s “Comics to Watch” at the New York Comedy Festival and made her late-night TV debut on CONAN. She has also appeared on Night Train with Wyatt Cenac (Starz), This Week at the Cellar (Comedy Central), 2 Dope Queens (WNYC), Danny’s House (Viceland), and CC: STAND UP (Comedy Central), where her set currently has almost 3 million views. Dina has performed all over the world, including at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, Glasgow Comedy Festival, Bridgetown, Boston Comedy Festival, Limestone, and Comedy Central’s Clusterfest in San Francisco. Dina has participated in the prestigious Sundance Episodic Lab and was a writer on BJ Novak’s anthology series The Premise, for FX. She also writes for SEX LIVES.

A Muslim Christmas Carol
2022-12-10 | WA
by Dunya Theater

Considering Palestine in Clinical and Institutional Spaces: Four Voices
2022-12-10 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
Within the realm of psychoanalysis, the topic of Palestine, and Palestinians, continues to be taboo. Fantastical projections of what makes a Palestinian “Other” and the psychological drives to contain this Other often leave Palestinians in psychoanalytic spaces feeling dissatisfied, silenced, and, in some cases, aggressed against and violated. Within this context, we present a twist on the traditional panel discussion format by creating a different space in which we as Palestinian and Arab-identifying clinicians can bring forward the reality of our experiences tackling Palestine in clinical and therapeutic spaces – with patients, therapists, supervisors, and peers. Being mindful of the normative gaze that dictates discussions on Palestine to make them more palatable to a general audience, we will provide a recording of a conversation between the four of us (Selma, Nawal, Tareq, and Bassem) merging theoretical and experiential knowledge to explore impasses at play in discussions about Palestine. After the recording there will be a short moderated discussion between panelists and moderator followed by a longer period of moderated interaction between panelists and audience where questions and issues can be further clarified and developed.

Afikra: Founder of Tatreez and Tea Wafa Ghnaim [Outline]
2022-12-14 07:00 - 08:00 | Virtual
Join us as we interview Wafa Ghnaim, who founded an educational arts initiative focused on the preservation, documentation and research of textiles in the SWANA region, on our afikra Outline series.

Musician Ali Gatie: Who Hurt You? Tour
2022-12-16 19:00 - 22:00 | Neptune, 1303 Northeast 45th Street, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Ali Gatie’s music is intimate in a way that almost feels private. The Toronto-raised artist’s pop-meets-R&B is often vulnerable, wounded, and yearning — listening is less like thumbing through his diary than stumbling upon the pages he’s ripped out and stuffed at the bottom of a drawer. Hits like double-platinum acoustic love letter “It’s You” and 2021 EP, The Idea of Her, demonstrate how affecting such an approach can be — he shares the contours of his emotions in hopes that listeners see themselves reflected. And his fans, The LISNers, have connected to these songs in a way that feels profound. After blossoming his sound via bigger projects like 2020’s You, he’s now accumulated over 3.5 billion streams across platforms. Gatie isn’t the type to care about such numbers, but it’s evidence of the powerfully authentic bonds he’s been able to form. The Idea of Her is full of new leaps, including a colorful collaboration with Marshmello and Ty Dolla $ign called “Do You Believe,” which makes it the perfect next step for both Gatie and The LISNers — the EP underscores his unguarded approach to songwriting while emphasizing that there are new worlds out there to explore. “I want my fans to know I’m still figuring this out,” he says of his next chapter. “I might not know for five or 10 years, but this is where I feel like I sit most comfortably. You can expect the unexpected.”

Friday, December 16, 2022
Doors at 7:00 pm
Show at 8:00 pm
General Admission
All Ages
$17.50 in advance
$22.50 day of show
(not including fees)
STG strongly encourages and recommends when attending a performance that you wear a mask. We reserve the right to require health and safety protocols for all performances. www.stgpresents.org/health

Create Art Inspired by Egypt, Ancient and Modern
2022-12-17 07:00 - 09:30 | Virtual
According to the Arab Republic of Egypt website Tourism page:
Egypt, Um-El-Dunya, literally translated as Mother of the World, is an Arabic expression which Egyptians and others have used over history in reference to the country’s ancient civilization, superlatives and achievements making it a unique tourist destination. The “Mother of the World” houses a plethora of unrivaled tourist and historical attractions and thrives with archaeological treasures and wonders rendering it a classic vintage of history and civilization. Tourists travel far and wide to explore the Pyramids and the Sphinx and trace remnants of the ancient Egyptian civilization kaleidoscope of Islamic, Coptic, Roman, Greek and Pharaonic colors.
Egypt is the cradle of ancient civilization nesting art and temples. The beautiful stretches of picturesque beaches are a magnet for sun-lovers. Every city casts its own spell, some harbor old temples while others boast of immaculate handicrafts. However, they never fail to radiate history, culture and dynamism.
Egypt is the throbbing heart of the Arab world amalgamated in beauty, fused with warmth and sanctified by holiness. It is literally a global historical archive, giving rise to civilizations and bewildering a great many people celebrating it. It is indeed the capital of art, life, culture, science and religion.
Registration is open for this unguided event. Registration closes 11:59 PM EST on Friday ,December 16.
All Skill levels welcome to this free event!
Click the register button above to sign up. The session officially lasts for two hours, but feel free to hang out afterwards and share, if you are able.
Sign up today!

Madafeh: Palestinian-American musician Ronnie Malley
2022-12-18 09:00 - 10:30 | WA
Please join us for a virtual session of open discussion about Palestinian topics.
Please join us for a conversation with and some oud playing by Chicago-based Palestinian American musician Ronnie Malley. Ronnie has just returned from Qatar where he performed and entertained the masses of the World Cup fans. He will share with us his impressions of the unprecedented support and solidarity Palestine received at the World Cup and its significance going forward.

About Ronnie Malley
Ronnie Malley is a Palestinian multi-instrumentalist musician, composer, sound designer, producer, actor, playwright, educator, and executive director of Intercultural Music Production. He is author of the acclaimed solo play, Ziryab, The Songbird of Andalusia, co-author of the Kennedy Center Citizen Artist award-winning play American Griot, and has composed and performed in regional and international productions including Disney’s The Jungle Book, Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s The White Snake, and Chicago Shakespeare Theatre’s Macbeth. With a degree in Global Music Studies from DePaul University, Ronnie is a teaching artist with Chicago Public Schools, Global Voices Initiative, Chicago Arts Partnership in Education, a faculty member at Old Town School of Folk Music, and a guest lecturer at universities. He is currentlypursuing a graduate degree in linguistics and Semitic languages at the University of Chicago.

Show: Mohamed Salem, Hamad Al-Lithy and Essam Jamil
2022-12-23 | WA
The biggest and biggest party in Seattle Washington with the biggest star in Iraq and the Arab country Mohamed Salem #Mohamed Al-Salem and the Egyptian Arab star Hamada Al-Lithy and Seattle star Essam Jamil we wish you satisfaction kingtown entertainment December 23rd
206 539 8137 for tickets

2020 S 314th St Federal Way, WA
Mo Alsadi: 206-539-8137
Ali Shamsaldeen: 206-899-6080

Stars: Wisam Ibrahim and Ali Aldiyyeni
2022-12-24 21:30 - 23:30 | Harissa, 2255 NE 65th St, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
w/ Amir Mousa on keyboard.
Call for reservations!
206-588-0650

Seattle Arab Christmas Party
2022-12-29 12:00 - 16:00 | Seattle Center – Armory, 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
About the event

We are gonna have Santa Claus, kids activities, and gifts.
A lot of fun for every one, no exclusions!
Fill out this form: Seattle Arab Christmas Party by midnight on December 1st to request a specific toy for your child! There will be additional toys available even without registration.

An Unforgettable Family Party!

2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour [In-Person Only]
2023-01-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a 95-minute theatrical program of 7 short films curated from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival short film program, including three titles that won Festival awards.
Including:
Warsha

France & Lebanon (Director and Screenwriter: Dania Bdeir, Producer: Coralie Dias)
A Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, where he is able to find his freedom. Fiction. Cast: Khansa. Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction.
Dania Bdeir is a Canadian-Lebanese writer and director. She’s a member of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective and has an MFA in directing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2019 she was selected as a Berlinale Talent and participated in its Short Film Station with Warsha. She is currently based in Dubai and is developing her first feature film.

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2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour [In-Person Only]
2023-01-05 19:30 - 21:00 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a 95-minute theatrical program of 7 short films curated from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival short film program, including three titles that won Festival awards.
Including:
Warsha

France & Lebanon (Director and Screenwriter: Dania Bdeir, Producer: Coralie Dias)
A Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, where he is able to find his freedom. Fiction. Cast: Khansa. Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction.
Dania Bdeir is a Canadian-Lebanese writer and director. She’s a member of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective and has an MFA in directing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2019 she was selected as a Berlinale Talent and participated in its Short Film Station with Warsha. She is currently based in Dubai and is developing her first feature film.

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Thu Jan 05: 7.30pm PDT

Fri Jan 06: 7.30pm PDT

Sat Jan 07: 4.30pm PDT, 7.30pm PDT

Sun Jan 08: 4.30pm PDT, 7.30pm PDT

Wed Jan 11: 7.30pm PDT

Thu Jan 12: 7.30pm PDT
