ArabishWay

P&P Live! Koa Beck — White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind - with Ruby Hamad
2021-01-11 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
A timely and impassioned exploration of how our society has commodified feminism and continues to systemically shut out women of color–perfect for fans of White Fragility and Good and Mad .

Join the important conversation about race, empowerment, and inclusion in the United States with this powerful new feminist classic and rousing call for change. Koa Beck, writer and former editor-in-chief of Jezebel, boldly examines the history of feminism, from the true mission of the suffragettes to the rise of corporate feminism with clear-eyed scrutiny and meticulous detail. She also examines overlooked communities–including Native American, Muslim, transgender, and more–and their difficult and ongoing struggles for social change.
Koa Beck is the former editor-in-chief of Jezebel. Previously, she was the executive editor at Vogue and cohost of “The #MeToo Memos” on WNYC’s The Takeaway. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Observer, The Guardian, and Esquire, among others. For her reporting prowess, she has been interviewed by the BBC and has appeared on many panels about gender and identity at the Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Historical Society, and Columbia Journalism School to name a few.
Ruby Hamad is a journalist, author, and academic completing a Ph.D. in media studies at UNSW (Australia). Her Guardian article, ‘How White Women Use Strategic Tears to Silence Women of Color, ‘ became a global flashpoint for discussions of white feminism and racism and inspired her debut book, White Tears/Brown Scars, which has received critical acclaim in her home country of Australia. Her writing has also featured in Prospect Magazine, The New Arab, and more.
CLICK HERE to join the Live! event
Monday, January 11, 2021 – 6 p.m (EST?)

Movie: Where Should the Birds Fly
2021-01-09 09:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
To register for this event please click here.
To view the film trailer please click here.
The screening of the film will be followed by Q&As and discussions with film director Fida Qishta.
About the Film
Where Should the Birds Fly is the first film about Gaza made by Palestinians living the reality of Israel’s siege and blockade of this tiny enclave. It is the story of two young women, survivors of Israel’s Operation Cast Lead. Mona Samouni, now nineteen years old and the filmmaker, Fida Qishta, now thirty-five. They represent the spirit and future of Palestinians. It reveals the strength and hope, the humanity and humor that flourishes among the people of Gaza. Few films document so powerfully and personally the impact of modern warfare and sanctions on a civilian population.

Sur La Table: Online Taste of Morocco
2021-01-06 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Menu
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Braised Chicken with Dried Fruit and Couscous
Carrot Salad with Harissa, Feta and Mint

Instructor: BB

On Demand NWFF Movie: Mayor
2020-12-27 - 2021-01-12
Mayor is a real-life political saga following Musa Hadid, the Christian mayor of Ramallah, during his second term in office. His immediate goals: repave the sidewalks, attract more tourism, and plan the city’s Christmas celebrations. His ultimate mission: to end the occupation of Palestine. Rich with detailed observation and a surprising amount of humor, Mayor offers a portrait of dignity amidst the madness and absurdity of endless occupation while posing a question: how do you run a city when you don’t have a country?

YEAR
2020

RUNTIME
89 mins

LANGUAGE
English, Arabic

COUNTRY
United States, United Kingdom

RATING
NR

Palestine Museum US Virtual Gala & Art Auction
2020-12-13 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Telling the Palestinian Story Through the Arts
Please join us to support the mission of the Palestine Museum US. A full program will be published shortly.
Please click here to register and purchase tickets for the Event.

Middle Eastern Sweets with Nadia Tommalieh
2020-12-12 13:00 - 15:00, 2020-12-05 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Whenever NADIA TOMMALIEH graces the kitchen at the Pantry, she brings with her the stories of her beautiful home and family in the form of delicious and heart-warming food. The holidays are the perfect time to dig into some of her favorite sweet treats yourself, and to share them with those you love. You’ll make ka’ak asawer (Palestinian date cookies) along with toasty barazek (sesame and pistachio cookies) and delicate, ghraybeh (shortbread cookies with orange blossom water).
This is a live, hands-on cooking class held in your kitchen via Zoom. Class is meant to be as interactive as it would be at our table, with the instructor teaching you how to prepare each recipe. Each class ticket is for one kitchen, and we welcome group cooking on the same screen. All recipes are designed for four servings.

InFocus: Middle Eastern, Arab & Dutch Cinema program
2020-12-12 12:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
We are proud to join NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as presenting partners for this year’s virtual edition of the annual NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) Film Festival InFocus: Middle Eastern, Arab & Dutch Cinema program, powered by Seed&Spark. The weekend will feature an international lineup of films by talented emerging filmmakers across three short film programs. The event will include virtual screenings, filmmaker Q&A’s and industry panels.
The second program of the evening is InFocus: Arab Cinema, a compelling program of short films we curated in partnership with NFMLA to showcase Arab storytellers from across the world, featuring stories that cinematically capture resilience and community amidst the hardships of immigration, political instability and personal loss.
The night concludes with InFocus: Middle Eastern Cinema, a selection of striking short films from Middle Eastern filmmakers who have made their work all over the world – Lebanon, Israel, Iran and the US. They tell thrilling and thoughtful stories of taking risks, finding and embracing authenticity, the struggle of persecution and the strength of those who fight it.
SCHEDULE DETAILS
Program #1: InFocus: Dutch Cinema
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM – Suggested Screening Time
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM – Audience Q&A
Program #2: InFocus: Arab Cinema
2:45 PM – 4:45 PM – Suggested Screening Time
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Audience Q&A
Program #3: InFocus: Middle Eastern Cinema
6:15 PM – 7:45 PM – Suggested Screening Time
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Audience Q&A
Grab your virtual seat!

Story Time the ArabishWay: Animals
2020-12-05 09:30 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
During this fun and engaging story time, you will learn the names of some animals in Arabic while enjoying stories in a colloquial Levantine dialect, hearing songs in Arabic and doing a fun craft.
Geared for ages 3 to 6 but great for all aged learners.
This is part of the Palestine Writes Conference!
Check out the full program here.
And be sure to register and support here.

Story Time the ArabishWay: Numbers/Days of the Week
2020-12-05 08:00 - 08:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
During this fun and engaging story time, you will hear the numbers and the days of the week in Arabic while enjoying stories in a colloquial Levantine dialect, hearing songs in Arabic and doing a fun craft.
Geared for ages 3 to 6 but great for all aged learners.
This is part of the Palestine Writes Conference!
Check out the full program here.
And be sure to register and support here.

Story Time the ArabishWay: Colors
2020-12-04 13:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
During this fun and engaging story time, you will hear the colors in Arabic while enjoying stories in a colloquial Levantine dialect, hearing songs in Arabic and doing a fun craft.
Geared for ages 3 to 6 but great for all aged learners.
This is part of the Palestine Writes Conference!
Check out the full program here.
And be sure to register and support here.

Arab Film Fest Collab Opening Night
2020-12-03 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The Arab Film Fest Collab will open with Najwa Najjar’s much anticipated Between Heaven and Earth. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker.
There will also be a special welcome from Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib!
Inspired by true events, Najjar’s film focuses on Salma and Tamer who live in Occupied Palestine and have decided to divorce after five years of marriage. For the first time, Tamer is given a three-day permit to cross the Israeli checkpoint to file for divorce in the courts of Nazareth. However, things do not go as planned when the court’s clerk refuses to process the divorce after he confronts them with a secret about Tamer’s father’s past––an affair with an Iraqi Jewish woman in the 1950s. With only 72 hours to find this woman and finalize the divorce documents before Tamer’s permit expires, the couple sets out on a journey that takes them between the present and the past.
Please note: After this content becomes available December 3rd at 4:00 pm PST, you’ll have 7 days to start watching. Once you begin, you’ll have 48 hours to finish watching.
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Arab Film Fest Film Collab!
2020-12-03 - 2020-12-13
Four Arab film + cultural orgs from across the country are partnering this year to bring you a virtual Arab Film Fest, beginning on December 3, 2020.
The Arab American National Museum (AANM), Arab Film and Media Institute (AFMI), ArteEast and Mizna collectively present the Arab Film Fest Collab December 3–13, 2020. With programs highlighting Afro-Arab and Black SWANA voices and narratives, AFFC aims to capture the diverse narratives and complexity of the Arab world. Genres include drama, science-fiction, comedy and documentary, in both short-form and feature lengths. While films are in Arabic, French, Somali or English, every festival offering is subtitled in English.
All-Access passes are $90 and individual tickets for select films will also be available. All details here.
#AFFC2020

Story Time the ArabishWay: Me and My Family
2020-12-02 09:45 - 10:15 (America/Los_Angeles)
During this fun and engaging story time, you will learn parts of your body and some names of family members in Arabic while enjoying stories in a colloquial Levantine dialect, hear songs in Arabic and do a fun craft.
Geared for ages 3 to 6 but great for all aged learners.
This is part of the Palestine Writes Conference!
Check out the full program here.
And be sure to register and support here.

Palestine Writes Conference
2020-12-02 - 2020-12-06
This conference is 4 days packed full of poets, authors, artists, cooking, comedy and more!
Susan Abulhawa, Amer Zahr and his mother, Susan Muaddi Darraj, Lena Tuffaha, Randa Jarrar, Angela Davis, Isabella Hammad, Remi Kanazi, Acrafty Arab, Wafa Ghnaim and that’s not even the half of it.
You must check out the full program so that you don’t miss a thing!
www.palestinewrites.org/program
and be sure to register and support in advance:
www.palestinewrites.vfairs.com

Virtually Tour the Museum for Palestinian People
2020-12-01 - 2020-12-31
The Museum of the Palestinian People is here to tell our stories; stories that encompass the rich history, vibrant arts and culture, of a people who thrive even in the face of adversity. Our stories are many, our hearts are one.
Take a virtual tour today!

Commemorating the Detroit Arab Workers Strike for Palestine
2020-11-28 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
NOV 28: “Commemorating the Detroit Arab Workers Strike for Palestine” virtual panel hosted by our Detroit chapter!

On November 28th in 1973, 2,500 Arab auto workers SHUT DOWN production at Chrysler’s Dodge Main assembly plant near Detroit, in a historic wildcat strike called for by the Arab Workers Caucus. The strike resulted in the first ever “BDS” victory in U.S. history — successfully demanding UAW divest from their State of Israel bonds (over $300k purchased with union dues money).

You don’t want to miss this event featuring a panel of 3 distinguished speakers who will discuss what took place during the strike, the political context and organizing that made it possible, as well as important lessons for our movements today.

Speakers List
GEORGE KHOURY – Nakba survivor, long-time Detroit based Palestinian leftist, labor and community organizer, and leading member of US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN)
JEROME SCOTT – Founding member of League of Revolutionary Black Workers member, member of LRNA, board member of General Baker Institute
MIKE SIVIWE ELLIOT – former Detroit auto worker, retired leader of UAW Local 551, member of Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR)
Moderated by Julia Kassem and Danya Zituni of USPCN-Detroit

Poster by Danya / @qamarprints on Instagram

https://www.facebook.com/events/2671486793165505

Free Screening: Love During Wartime
2020-11-28 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The recently married couple Jasmin and Assi are forced to live separated. She lives in Berlin, he in Ramallah. They want desperately to make a life together but it proves to be an impossible task. When an Israeli marries Palestinian they are beyond security offered to other members of society at every turn they are faced with a Catch 22 situation. Israeli bureaucracy filled with suspicion and a menacing Palestinian society makes their life a nightmare.
https://www.palestinemuseum.us/events/2020/loveduringwartime

Upping the Stakes: Persecution and Resistance Across Contexts
2020-11-21 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
1 p.m. EST Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020
Upping the Stakes: Persecution and Resistance Across Contexts
FREE with RSVP or suggested $10 donation*
*Donate $25 or more and receive a free e-subscription of Michigan Quarterly Review!
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Writers published in Sukoon Magazine and the Michigan Quarterly Review’s special issue on Persecution will share their work and participate in a panel discussion around the theme of persecution, injustice, displacement and disenfranchisement. Arab writers and artists will share their poetry, essays, music and film and engage in dialogue about what it means to up the stakes on human rights campaigns and artistic endeavors that transcend borders. In the shifting political and literary landscape of Arab culture, what does the future hold?
Featuring writers/artists Rahim AlHaj, Zeina Hashem Beck, Esmat Elhalaby, Mona Kareem, Ahmed Naji and Hind Shoufani, with host/emcee Rewa Zeinati and panel moderator Khaled Mattawa.

Museum of the Palestinian People Global Reception
2020-11-19 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
MPP Global Reception
Thu, Nov 19th 2020 at 8:00 PM EDT · By Museum of the Palestinian People
Every year we get together at the Tabard Inn to celebrate Palestinian culture, our community and the museum’s achievements. We count on this event to bring together our community whose gifts support the museum, but this year we are understandably unable to host our reception at the Tabard Inn. Even though we can’t meet in person this year, we’re still excited to “see” you virtually and we need your help to make this reception bigger and better than ever.

We invite you to join us on November 19th for a night of Palestinian music, comedy, and an auction offering Palestinian arts, handicrafts, and even a vacation home in Palestine!

Tickets are 100% tax deductible.

Online: Lake Hills Library Book Discussion Group
2020-11-18 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
Online: Lake Hills Library Book Discussion Group
Description

Salt Houses by Hala Alyan

For adults.
This group is meeting on the 3rd Wednesday of the month in November due to the Veteran’s Day Holiday.
Please register by 7pm on November 17 with your email. A Zoom link will be emailed to you before the program.

Details TBA: Kinan Azmeh
2020-11-18
New York, November 18 @SUNY Downstate Medical Center in duo with Guitarist Ayman Fanous , details TBA.

Yalla Eat! Chef Series: Sheila Mansour presents Iraqi Spiced Beef Bourek
2020-11-17 14:30 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Our Yalla Eat! Instagram Takeover Chef Series features Arab American chefs demonstrating delectable recipes, Tuesday evenings on our Instagram Stories. Tune in on Instagram to join in, and check out previous recipes on our Instagram highlights or here.

5:30 p.m. EST Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020
Sheila Mansour (Sheila’s Pitas and More) presents Iraqi Spiced Beef Bourek

Ingredients (makes 24 egg rolls):

3 pounds 10-15% fat ground beef
3 bunches chopped parsley
2 medium onions
2 bunches green onions
2 tablespoons curry spice
2 tablespoons cumin
1 tablespoon allspice
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoons pepper
3 cloves chopped garlic
1 cup small golden raisins *optional
1-2 packages of egg roll wrappers
2 eggs for an egg wash
Grapeseed oil, for frying

Alternative Archives: Discourses and Disruptions: Session 2: Global Uprising: Indigeneity, Land, Heritage // Hawaiʻi & Palestine
2020-11-15 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Alternative Archives: Discourses and Disruptions
AANM, ArteEast and NYU’s Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies are excited to come together to present Alternative Archives: Discourses and Disruptions, a series of events that will explore themes of storytelling, archiving and evolving technologies in the digital world as they relate to the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region. These programs are part of two broader thematic series from the Kevorkian Center titled Digital Forays and Global Uprising. For more information or to RSVP for all sessions, visit www.alternativearchives.org
3 – 4:30 p.m. EST Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020
Session 2: Global Uprising: Indigeneity, Land, Heritage // Hawaiʻi & Palestine
Online via Zoom
Registration required
How do cultivation, contractors, culture and cosmopolitics relate to land rights struggles in Palestine and Hawaiʻi? This panel will reflect on growing ecological crises, displacement from land and alienation from heritage through potential strategies or antidotes presented by education and cultural projects that bridge art, science and agriculture. Through the practice of two working artists and two academics we will think through linkages of land, lineage and laws.
Featuring panelists Nida Sinnokrot (artst), Sean Connelly (artist), and moderators Nasser Abourahme (NYU) and ‘Ilima Long (University of Hawaiʻi).

Arab-American Comedy Festival: World's Funniest Arabs
2020-11-14 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
WORLD’S FUNNIEST ARABS – 10 PM EST
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Your favorite Arab American comedians in one BIG show. These comics have been featured on CNN, Mr. Comedy Central, SiriusXM radio, TED Talks, HBO, and more!
Aron Kader- Comedy Central’s Axis of Evil Special
Maysoon Zayid – #1 Ted Talk
Nataly Aucar
Nina Kharoufeh
Salma Hindy
Aron Kader
Ali Al Sayed
Go Remy
Nemr Abou Nassar

Arab-American Comedy Festival: The Legends of Arab Comedy
2020-11-14 16:30 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
THE LEGENDS OF ARAB COMEDY – 7:30 PM
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The majority of the comedians on tonight’s lineup have been performing with the New York Arab American Comedy Festival since the very first show 16 years ago. These comics have been featured on CNN, ABC’s The View, Sirius XM, TED Talks, HBO, and more!
Maysoon Zayid – #1 Ted Talk
Dean Obeidallah- Host of SiriusXM radio’s The Dean Obeidallah Show
Jameeleh Shelo
Atheer Yacoub
Majdy Fares
Mike Easmeil
Mo Kheirs
Go Remy

Grateful Every Day: Writing Poems Together — Youth Workshop with Naomi Shihab Nye
2020-11-14 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Online via Zoom
Registration required
How can poems help our lives? Naomi Shihab Nye, Young People’s Poet Laureate, leads this friendly writing workshop for students in grades 6, 7 and 8 — no experience in poetry necessary. This online workshop, taking place via Zoom, will involve simple strategies for writing around the general topics of attention and gratitude, with some on-the-spot note-taking and sharing of ideas and work. After two hours, participants will have rough drafts of at least 3-4 poems of their own. Bring paper and pen. Bring an open mind about your own writing powers and potential. We are all richer in resources than we think we are. How do we welcome some of our thoughts and insights onto the page? No stress. You don’t have to dress up! Register for the workshop
Naomi Shihab Nye was born in St. Louis, lived in Jerusalem and now lives in San Antonio, Texas. Palestinian American, she started writing poems at the age of 6 and believes “we are all living in poems.” She has published more than 30 books of poetry and prose and conducted writing workshops all over the world since college days. Nye was named by The Poetry Foundation as the Young People’s Poet Laureate for 2019-2021, making her the first Arab American to earn this honor.

The 17th Annual New York Arab-American Comedy Festival - Opening Night
2020-11-13 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
OPENING NIGHT ARAB COMEDY ALL STARS – 8:00 PM
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The opening night of the festival will feature a taste of all of the funny folks in the 16th Annual New York Arab American Comedy Festival. This show features 20 comedian in under 2 hours. These comics have been featured on CNN, Mr. Robot, Sirius XM, TED Talks, HBO, and more!
Maysoon Zayid – #1 Ted Talk
Aron Kader- Comedy Central’s Axis of Evil Special
Dean Obeidallah- Host of SiriusXM radio’s The Dean Obeidallah Show
Maher Matta
Sammy Obeid
Eman El Husseini
Reem Edan
Aron Kader
Go Remy
Nemr Abou Nassar

2020 Arab American Book Awards: A Ceremony of Live Readings
2020-11-11 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
6 p.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020
Arab American Book Awards: A Ceremony of Live Readings
FREE with RSVP or suggested $10 donation
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Join the 2020 Arab American Book Award winners and honorable mentions for a celebratory live reading, featuring guests Stacy D. Fahrenthold, Malaka Gharib, Massoud Hayoun, Laila Lalami and Jasmine Warga from among this year’s winners, and hosted by 2016 Book Award winner Susan Muaddi Darraj!

Amal Murkus Accompanied by Fadi Deeb, in Virtual Concert: Restreamed
2020-11-08 09:00 - 11:00 UTC
Re-Streaming of Amal Murkus Accompanied by Fadi Deeb, in Virtual Concert

Sunday, November 8, 2020
12:00 PM 1:00 PM EST

Please click here to register for the concert.
