ArabishWay

Cancelled: The Falafel Stand
2020-03-18 18:00 - 21:30 UTC | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
This event has been cancelled!

In this class Nadia Tommalieh will teach you how to make pita sandwiches that will have you convinced you’ve traveled to the Middle East to eat them. You’ll learn about the history of the region as she shows you how to get the perfect puff on your homemade pita, and how to achieve flavorful, crispy, falafel every time. Also on the menu is maqali, a lesser known, but incredibly delicious pita sandwich stuffed with fried eggplant, potatoes, cauliflower, and tatbeleh (jalapeno lemon sauce). You’ll top your sandwiches with a variety of condiments like hummus, tarator sauce, mkhalal lift (pickled turnips), and tomato cucumber salad.
You can find Nadia’s work on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/nadiatommalieh

Cancelled: Wakhtiyo Sheeko Oo Soomali Ah (Somali Story Time)
2020-03-17 17:00 - 17:30 | Seattle Public Library – New Holly Branch, 7058 32nd Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
This event has been cancelled due to library closure!

It is Somali Story Time at the Seattle Public Library – New Holly Branch! Bring your children to enjoy stories, rhymes and fun in Somali.

This event repeats weekly!

Cancelled: Arabic Story Time at Lake City Public Library
2020-03-16 16:00 - 18:00, 2020-03-09 16:00 - 18:00 | Lake City – Seattle Public Library, 12501 28th Ave. N.E., Seattle, Washington, 98125, United States
This event has been cancelled due to library closure!
Moms with an interested in Arabic are getting together and spending an hour with Arabic stories, music, cultural events and fun!
(this group moved from Wednesdays to Mondays at 5pm for the month of February and to 4pm in March)

Tamino with Matt Holubowski at Barboza
2020-03-15 20:00 - 22:00 | the Barboza, 925 E Pike St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Tamino with Matt Holubowski

Tamino Biography:
Of Belgian, Egyptian and Lebanese heritage the 21-year-old musician has written and shaped an album of startling, visceral, sit-up-and-listen power. “Amir” features a handful of tracks from his debut EP, “Habibi” including Indigo Night which features Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on bass guitar. Although the majority of the playing heard on “Amir” is Tamino himself, he is joined by a collective of Arabic musicians based in Brussels called “Nagham Zikrayat”. The Firka (orchestra) is predominantly made up of professional musicians from the Middle East, most of which have refugee status having predominantly fled from Iraq and Syria.
Over the course of “Amir”, Tamino captures a range of emotions from romance to desolation, and almost everything in between. It’s mood music, painted in a number of different shades.
Tamino: “Some of the songs on “Amir” are more on the romantic side, whilst others are more on the apathetic side. In my own life, I can look at the world and at life in both ways depending on my state of being. The conflict creates an imbalance. “Amir” is about balance”

Age Restrictions: 21 and over only
Important Notice: All tickets are nonrefundable and nontransferable with the exception of event cancellation. Support acts are subject to change.

Jen Marlowe's "This is Gaza-Part I"
2020-03-15 10:00 - 12:00 | St Marks Cathedral, 1245 Tenth Avenue East, Seattle, WA, 98102-4398, United States
The first in a two-part series featuring films created in Gaza by Seattle filmmaker Jen Marlowe
Jen Marlowe Biography:
Jen Marlowe is a Seattle-based award-winning author/documentary filmmaker/playwright and human rights activist.
In 2004, with colleagues Adam Shapiro and Aisha Bain, Jen traveled to Northern Darfur and Eastern Chad to make the award-winning documentary film Darfur Diaries: Message from Home and wrote the accompanying book Darfur Diaries: Stories of Survival (Nation Books, 2006). Darfur Diaries was included in the 2007 edition of the Best American Non-Required Reading, edited by Dave Eggers. Jen’s second feature-length award-winning documentary is called Rebuilding Hope: Sudan’s Lost Boys Return Home. Rebuilding Hope follows three Sudanese-American young men on their first homecoming trip back to Sudan, to discover whether their homes and families survived the civil war and to build a school, drill wells and bring medical supplies to their villages in Sudan. Jen’s second book, called The Hour of Sunlight: One Palestinian’s Journey from Prisoner to Peacemaker (Nation Books, 2011), is co-authored with and tells the story of Sami Al Jundi, a Palestinian man who spent ten years in Israeli prison for being involved in militant anti-occupation activities as a youth and who has spent the last two decades of his life working towards nonviolence and peaceful reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.The Hour of Sunlight was the winner of the London-based Middle East Monitor’s Palestine Book Award in 2012. Jen is also the playwright of There is a Field. The play, which addresses issues faced by Palestinian citizens of Israel, launched globally in October 2010, marking the ten-year anniversary of Black October. Jen’s third award-winning documentary film, One Family in Gaza profiles one family’s experience during and after the 2009 assault on the Gaza Strip. Jen’s most recent book is I Am Troy Davis (Haymarket Books, 2013), written with Martina Davis-Correia, the sister of innocent death row prisoner Troy Davis whose execution in 2011 stirred world-wide protest and condemnation due to his strong case of innocence.
Jen’s articles about Palestine/Israel, Sudan, Bahrain and the death penalty can be found at The Nation, Progressive, Worldfocus.org, Tomdispatch.com, Yes!, Colorlines and Massachusetts Review. Jen has been the recipient of grants, residencies and fellowships from the Pultizer Center on Crisis Reporting, the Nation Institute Investigative Fund, the Dorot Foundation, Seattle’s Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, Hedgebrook, and the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace & Justice.
You can support her work by donating: http://www.donkeysaddle.org/index.php/donate-page

Cancelled: Wakhtiyo Sheeko Oo Soomali Ah (Somali Story Time)
2020-03-14 17:00 - 17:30 | Seattle Public Library – Rainier Beach, 9125 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
This event has been cancelled due to library closure!

Fadlan Keen Caruurtaada Si Ay U Qaataan Waqti Xiiso leh, Iyo Sheeko Xariiro Ku Bixi Doonta Afka Soomaaliaga

Traditional Palestinian Dabkeh Lessons - For Kids Ages 8-13
2020-03-14 11:00 - 12:30, 2020-03-07 11:00 - 12:30, 2020-02-29 11:00 - 12:30 | 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)

Lamiae Naki guest performing with Antonio Rey
2020-03-13 20:00 - 22:00 | The Ballard Homestead, 6541 Jones Ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States
Antonio Rey, Flamenco Guitar Master from Spain
ANTONIO REY, Master Flamenco Guitarist from Spain
Antonio Rey is one of the of the leading flamenco guitarists of Spain today and will be performing in Seattle for one night only.
Presented By Nat Hulskamp
Antonio Rey- Flamenco guitar
Mara Rey- Flamenco dance and vocals
Guest artists:
Nat Hulskamp- flamenco guitar
Lamiae Naki- vocals
Antonio Rey’s career began at the age of ten. He was soon performing on international stages and winning prestigious awards for his incredible virtuosity, such as the Premio Nacional de Guitarra (also won by Paco de Lucia and Vicente Amigo), National Competition of the Art of Flamenco of Córdoba, Niño Ricardo National Competition of Flamenco Guitar, International Flamenco Guitar Competition of Jerez and others. He has performed with many of the most important flamenco artists, such as Paco de Lucia, Diego El Cigala, Antonio Canales, Diego del Morao, Richard Bona, Estrella Morente, Joaquín Cortés, Miguel Poveda, among others. Rey has performed in prestigious concert halls around the world including Tokyo, Moscow and across Latin America and Europe and Iran. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see one of the top living flamenco guitarists perform in Seattle!
Antonio Rey will be accompanied by renowned flamenco dancer and singer Mara Rey from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, flamenco guitarist Nat Hulskamp and guest vocalist Lamiae Naki (born in Morocco).

Doors open at 7:30pm

Art of Arabesque Watercolor Workshop
2020-03-12 16:00 - 17:00 | KCLS – Fed Way 320th, 848 South 320th Street, Federal Way, WA, 98003, United States
Art of Arabesque Watercolor Workshop
Description: Ages 12 to adult.

Presented by Amina Quraishi.
Arabesque art is decorative art consisting of rhythmic linear patterns with floral and vegetal foliage. Learn to draw an arabesque pattern with step-by-step instructions and paint with watercolor.
Please register beginning February 27.

Wakhtiyo Sheeko Oo Soomali Ah (Somali Story Time)
2020-03-10 17:00 - 17:30 | Seattle Public Library – New Holly Branch, 7058 32nd Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
It is Somali Story Time at the Seattle Public Library – New Holly Branch! Bring your children to enjoy stories, rhymes and fun in Somali.

This event repeats weekly!

The North African Kitchen – Sumac Roasted Chicken at Whisk
2020-03-10 11:00 - 13:30 | Whisk, 10385 Main St, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Awaken your senses with spice profiles influenced by the regions from Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. In this hands on class with Chef John Thompson you will make 3 different spice blends, and then prepare a palate cleansing course with one of French Morocco’s favorite spice condiments, Harissa. Next you will learn how to slow roasted a chicken highlighted with sumac and roasted citrus, and last but not least you’ll make fried almond pastries often served on the streets of Alger and Tunisia. These dishes will inspire your palate so, forget your passport, and come join us stove side!
The North African menu is;
Watercress-Arugula-Fresh Herb Salad, with a Harissa Vinaigrette
Sumac Roasted Chicken, Couscous with Ras el Hanout Roasted Carrots, and Moroccan Charoula
Fried Almond Pastries, with Cinnamon Ice Cream

TALK | For the Love of Humanity: The World Tribunal on Iraq
2020-03-09 12:30 - 14:00 | University of Washington – Thomson Hall, 1911 Skagit Lane, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
TALK | Age of Coexistence: The Arab World Before Sectarianism
Presenter: Ayça Çubukçu, Associate Professor in Human Rights, Co-Director, LSE Human Rights, London School of Economics and Political Science; Senior Fellow, Fung Global Fellows Program Princeton University
Event Sponsors: Middle East Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Part of the 2020 Winter Quarter “Voices in Middle East Studies” series. Contact: mecuw@uw.edu
Campus Location: Thomson Hall (THO) Room 317

Telling the Palestinian Story: Palestinian Women Global Art Exhibit
2020-03-08 13:00 - 17:00 | WA
Telling the Palestinian Story
Palestinian Women Global Art Exhibit
Please note that a Museum admission fee applies to all free events
The exhibit features over 200 works of art from about 50 Palestinian women artists who have made significant contributions to the art scene in their immediate communities and around the world. Artworks that will be on display include paintings, sculptures, photographs, and embroidery pieces.
The exhibit will be unveiled during a ceremony on the afternoon of Sunday March 8th, 2020.The exhibit will be open on Sundays 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM through May 30th, 2020.

“The exhibit will give dozens of Palestinian women artists an opportunity to exhibit their artwork in the United States for the first time,” said Museum founder, Faisal Saleh. “Our mission is to celebrate and showcase Palestinian artistic excellence – this event goes a long way in fulfilling that promise.”
Partial list of artists participating in the exhibit are:

From the US & Canada: Samia Halaby, Manal Deeb, Samar Hussaini, Rawan Anani
From Europe: Laila Shawa, Jacqueline Bejani, Halima Aziz
From Jordan: Raida Shahin, Dalia Ali, Reem Khader, Nadia Al Khateeb, Aya Abu Ghazaleh
From Palestine: Nameer Qassim, Sana’ Tahboub, Hya Kaabneh, Reen Natsheh
From Africa: Kholoud Subhi (Kenya)
from South America: Ruby L. Yunis (Chile), María Eugenia Akel (Chile)

Seattle Salaam Cultural Museum Advisory Meeting
2020-03-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Islamic School of Seattle, 720 25th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
I have been hired to curate a Middle East/North Africa (MENA) museum in Seattle called the Salaam Cultural Museum.
We had a remarkable first informational meeting at the Ballard Library on January 11th.
Four advisory committees have been formed & there is still time to get involved:
Identity
Finance
Fundraising
Marketing/PR
We are visiting a potential space & a few surrounding ethnic museums soon, let us know if you’d like to join us.
#SeattleSCM

Borders, Boundaries and Home (Ages 13+ Short Film Program) at NWFF
2020-03-07 19:00 - 20:30, 2020-03-04 19:00 - 20:30 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Borders, Boundaries and Home (Ages 13+ Short Film Program) – Children’s Film Festival Seattle HOSTED BY NORTHWEST FILM FORUM
Ages 13+

In these powerful narrative and documentary films, we meet young people who must navigate the occupation of their countries or immigration, migration and separation from loved ones. These unstoppable kids show us the resilience and belief on dreams that it takes to grow up in an uncertain world.
includes:
Movies include: 199 Little Heroes: Rania from Syria, Cleats, Adnan, Maradona’s Legs + others

Wakhtiyo Sheeko Oo Soomali Ah (Somali Story Time)
2020-03-07 17:00 - 17:30, 2020-02-29 17:00 - 17:30 | Seattle Public Library – Rainier Beach, 9125 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Fadlan Keen Caruurtaada Si Ay U Qaataan Waqti Xiiso leh, Iyo Sheeko Xariiro Ku Bixi Doonta Afka Soomaaliaga

World Language Story Time King County Library - Arabic
2020-03-07 10:30 - 11:00 | 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

(MELAW) Mentorship Kick-Off Event at Foster Garvey
2020-03-06 18:00 - 21:00 | Foster Garvey, 1111 3rd Ave 30th Fl, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Generously sponsored by The Opportunity and Progress Council, Foster Garvey’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative.
Lawyers, have you ever reached a point in your career and thought, “If only I had known….” Young lawyers and law students, have you ever wished you had advice from someone who has actually been there? Mentors meet mentees!
Our Team of Minority Bar Associations (MBAs) aims to pair law students and young lawyers (from historically underrepresented groups) with mentor attorneys (from all walks of life, including allies) to support mentees as they prepare to enter and navigate their legal careers.
Participants will be formally matched, and pairs will create their own agreement regarding discussion topics, meetings, and follow-up. The formal program will last through 2020. But we hope the relationships will continue beyond. Register below to attend the Kick-Off Event on March 3rd from 6-9pm at Foster Garvey LLC, 1111 3rd Ave 30th fl, Seattle, WA 98101.
***NOTE – By registering, you are committing to: (1) attend the initial event, (2) meet with your assigned mentor or mentee at least 3 times during the year, and (3) make your best effort to attend at least 1 of the 3 additional Mentorship social events to be offered throughout the year. (*Alternatively, you can indicate you are unable to participate this year, but wish to remain on the email list.)

Cancelled: ArabishWay Circle Time Series (2019-2020)
2020-03-05 10:30 - 11:00 | King County Library System – Bellevue, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004, USA, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
DUE TO AN OVERABUNDANCE OF PRECAUTION – THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED!
Hopefully, we will resume on May 7th!
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 10:30am-11:00am followed by informal snack/craft which can be done in class or completed at home.
Repeats monthly on the 2nd Thursday of the month until February then March through June will be the 1st Thursday of the month.
This circle time is geared towards toddlers and early preschool but all ages are welcome and will enjoy the activities!

A Gathering of MENA Artists
2020-03-02 17:30 - 19:30 | Seattle Repertory Theater – Spirits Lounge, 155 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
A gathering of MENA artists*

As part of this gathering we will do a brief sharing of the national conversation around MENA Theater and open up a sharing of local artists activities and opportunities.

Monday March 2nd – 5:30 – 7:30p
Seattle Rep’s Spirits Lounge – enter through the box office doors at 155 Mercer St.
Drinks/Snacks/Potluck Style – bring your favorite dish

*I recognize and acknowledge that identifying if you have an affinity to Middle East, North Africa region/culture can often be unclear/difficult/painful – maybe you might not identify with one of those terms. We hope, if you feel inclined to join us – even if you’re unsure – you’d still come!
Please RSVP on this google form so we know how many folks to expect – https://forms.gle/Y1UVBeSXZB1UCRUB9
Please feel free to share this with artists you may know!
Register here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwzQ27ZgVOKdgE93Y1loZlCL-5C_uIB2Wn-xrbetiYCCcwdA/viewform

Arabic Story Time at Lake City Public Library
2020-03-02 16:00 - 18:00 | Lake City – Seattle Public Library, 12501 28th Ave. N.E., Seattle, Washington, 98125, United States
Moms with an interested in Arabic are getting together and spending an hour with Arabic stories, music, cultural events and fun!
(this group moved from Wednesdays to Mondays at 5pm for the month of February and to 4pm in March)

Marc Ribot and Gordon Grdina's Haram at Town Hall
2020-03-01 19:30 - 21:30 | Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Guitar legend Marc Ribot has released 25 albums over a 40-year career. As part of Town Hall’s Global Rhythms series, Ribot takes the stage alongside Vancouver’s culture-blending band Haram, whose work draws inspiration from legendary Egyptian singer Umm Kulthoum. Together they create a new sonically breathtaking view of time-tested repertoire.
Ribot is joined onstage by Haram, a Vancouver-based group led by Juno Award-winning oud virtuoso and guitarist Gordon Grdina. Haram filters Arabic music through the creative lens of improvisation, paying homage to the masters while still freely developing an original voice. Classics from Farid El Atrache, Oum Khalsoum, Iraqi folk songs, and 50’s Sudanese radio music all resonate and inspire the ensemble to dig deeper and give more freely. Listen in for a double-billed performance showcase as Ribot teams up with Haram to navigate Arabic musical traditions.

Poetry Reading: Tahat, Chavez, & Friend
2020-02-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Spin Cycle, 321 Broadway E Ste C, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Come out to Spin Cycle Records, Movies, and Games for a reading featuring poets Dujie Tahat, Sarah A. Chavez, and Malcolm Friend.
DUJIE TAHAT is a Filipino-Jordanian immigrant living in Washington state. He is the author of Here I Am O My God, selected by Fady Joudah for a Poetry Society of America Chapbook Fellowship. Their poems have been published or are forthcoming in POETRY, Sugar House Review, The Journal, The Southeast Review, ZYZZVA, Southern Indiana Review, Asian American Literary Review, and elsewhere. Dujie has earned fellowships from Hugo House, Jack Straw Writing Program, and the Poetry Foundation, as well as a work-study scholarship from Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. They serve as a poetry editor for Moss and Homology Lit and cohost The Poet Salon podcast.

Tel Aviv on Fire as part of the Saint Mark's Mideast Focus Ministry Middle East Film Series
2020-02-28 18:15 - 21:00 | St. Marks Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Please join our brothers and sisters at Saint Mark’s Mideast Focus Ministry for a film series to educate and promote understanding about the struggle for peace and justice in the Holy Land. Each screening includes presentations by guest speakers with personal experience on the subject. The opening film “Tel Aviv on Fire” will feature guest speaker playwright Ed Mast.

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Our film series begins with humor because it is the most bearable coping device. Through satire we get perspective on our common humanity. Then we look at how Gazans try to make their desperate situation known to the world, how families endure when their children are forcibly removed from their homes and placed in military prisons, and how they cope when their homes are demolished before their eyes. Finally, we explore some of the factors explaining why the U.S. leads the way in supporting this occupation.
Film Series Dates Include:

February 28, 2020: Tel Aviv on Fire (catered reception at 6:15 p.m, movie at 7pm)
March 27, 2020: Gaza Fights for Freedom
April 24, 2020: Imprisoning a Generation
May 15, 2020: The Lobby—U.S.A

Winter in Palestine - Cooking Class with Nadia Tommalieh
2020-02-27 10:00 - 13:30 | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
WINTER IN PALESTINE

Palestinian cuisine is focused on family-style meals that honor the abundance and flavors of seasonal ingredients. Join Nadia Tommalieh to learn about Palestinian home cooking traditions and how to make a bountiful winter meal! On the menu: kofta bil tahinia (lamb and beef meatballs with potatoes baked in tahini, yogurt, and lemon sauce); roz bil sha’rieh (vermicelli rice); mshaat (cauliflower fritters) with yogurt and tatbeleh (jalapeno lemon sauce); hosset silik bil zait (sautéed chard and garbanzo beans with pomegranate molasses); and homemade pita bread.
