ArabishWay

Movie: No Other Land: SIFF
2025-05-09 16:30 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.

Director:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Country:Palestine, Norway
Running Time:95 min.
Producer:Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
Cinematographers:Rachel Szor
Editors:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Music:Julius Pollux Rothlaender
Language:Arabic, Hebrew, English
US Distributor:Cintetic Handling
International Sales:Autlook

TICKETS
Other showtimes:

FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

7:30 PM

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

1:30 PM4:30 PM7:30 PM

SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

Ya Hala Cafe and Retail Space: T'faddlu Game Night
2025-05-09 17:00 - 21:00 | Suzanne Zahr, Art & Architecture, 2441 76th Ave SE, Ste 160, Mercer Island, WA, 98040, United States
Game Night
Music
Cafe
Remember, Ya Hala’s café and retail space is open to all
📣 IMPORTANT: Some events will require registration/RSVP so you can save a spot!
Take a look ahead at the calendar and then keep an eye out for links to sign up for specific events. You won’t want to miss out.
More details about each weekend’s events will drop on the Monday before. 👀

Movie: No Other Land: SIFF
2025-05-09 19:30 - 21:30 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.

Director:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Country:Palestine, Norway
Running Time:95 min.
Producer:Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
Cinematographers:Rachel Szor
Editors:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Music:Julius Pollux Rothlaender
Language:Arabic, Hebrew, English
US Distributor:Cintetic Handling
International Sales:Autlook

TICKETS
Other showtimes:

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

1:30 PM4:30 PM7:30 PM

SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

Ya Hala Cafe and Retail Space: Ya Hala Mornings
2025-05-10 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-11 10:00 - 13:00 | Suzanne Zahr, Art & Architecture, 2441 76th Ave SE, Ste 160, Mercer Island, WA, 98040, United States
Cafe
Remember, Ya Hala’s café and retail space is open to all
📣 IMPORTANT: Some events will require registration/RSVP so you can save a spot!
Take a look ahead at the calendar and then keep an eye out for links to sign up for specific events. You won’t want to miss out.
More details about each weekend’s events will drop on the Monday before. 👀

The Lebanese Canadian Society of BC: Annual Ladies’ Lunch
2025-05-10 11:30 - 15:30 | Executive Inn – Burnaby, 4201 Lougheed Hwy, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5C 3Y6, Canada
Let’s take a break ,dance ,enjoy great company and share a delightful meal together!

The Lebanese Canadian Society of BC warmly invites you to Our Annual Ladies’ Lunch, where good food, music, entertainment, wonderful conversation & unforgettable atmosphere await.
Location: Executive Suites Hotel Burnaby.
4201 Lougheed HWY, Burnaby, V5C 3Y6
Date: May 10th, 2025
Time: 11:30am to 3:30pm
Early Bird: $55 (Until April 20th)
After April 20th: $65
Please reserve your spot & get your ticket through the link below.
https://www.lebanesecanadiansocietyofbc.com/ladieslunch2025
Looking forward to seeing you!

Ya Hala Cafe and Retail Space: Critical Conversations (Kanafani)
2025-05-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Suzanne Zahr, Art & Architecture, 2441 76th Ave SE, Ste 160, Mercer Island, WA, 98040, United States

Movie: No Other Land: SIFF
2025-05-10 13:30 - 15:30, 2025-05-10 16:30 - 18:30 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.

Director:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Country:Palestine, Norway
Running Time:95 min.
Producer:Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
Cinematographers:Rachel Szor
Editors:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Music:Julius Pollux Rothlaender
Language:Arabic, Hebrew, English
US Distributor:Cintetic Handling
International Sales:Autlook

TICKETS
Other showtimes:

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

Palestinian Youth Movement Meeting
2025-05-10 15:00 - 17:00 | Register for Location
🇵🇸 SEATTLE 🇵🇸 Seattle Arab Youth: Gaza is calling, it is time to organize! Are you between the ages of 18 and 35 looking to do more for Palestine and to advance the cause of our people? As Arabs in diaspora, we cannot stand idly by while we watch our people in Gaza is being deliberately starved and ethnically cleansed from their lands. In this heightened moment of repression, every single one of us has a critical role in the fight for Palestinian liberation! Join us in Redmond this Saturday at 3PM to plug into the PYM and learn more about our critical work.
For this Arab youth meeting, we’re asking you to connect back with your roots! Bring an item (or just a picture of the item) from your hometown or village back home, and be ready to share the significance of the item to you during our icebreakers!
LET’S SHOW UP FOR OUR PEOPLE 🇵🇸🇵🇸 RSVP at https://bit.ly/PYMSEAvolunteer
📆 Saturday May 10
🕒 3:00PM
📍Redmond, RSVP for the exact location
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJS7sPSC8ph/

Movie: No Other Land: SIFF
2025-05-10 19:30 - 21:30 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.

Director:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Country:Palestine, Norway
Running Time:95 min.
Producer:Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
Cinematographers:Rachel Szor
Editors:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Music:Julius Pollux Rothlaender
Language:Arabic, Hebrew, English
US Distributor:Cintetic Handling
International Sales:Autlook

TICKETS
Other showtimes:

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

7:30 PM

SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

Mother's Day Rally for Gaza (Bainbridge Island)
2025-05-11 12:45 - 14:15 | 305 & Winslow Way, WA-305 & Winslow Way E, Bainbridge Island, WA, 98110
There is absolutely nothing I can think of that deserves my time more than the children and mother’s of G*z@ on Mother’s Day. Please bring your banners, signs and families. We will have snacks, music and community. We will also have zines, flyers and buttons for you to take and distribute if you’d like. We need to do more and we will not sit by idly.

Ya Hala Cafe and Retail Space: Mother's Day Celebration and Activity
2025-05-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Suzanne Zahr, Art & Architecture, 2441 76th Ave SE, Ste 160, Mercer Island, WA, 98040, United States

Chef Hend Yahya at Whisk: Mom + One
2025-05-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Whisk, 10385 Main St, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Celebrate Mother’s Day by teaming up with your child to make 2 different mini desserts to try here if you want or take home and share, perfect for dessert tonight or packed in your lunch box on Monday! In this hands-on class Chef Hend Yahya will teach you how to make pie dough from scratch, how to roll, and how to make a perfect lattice crust to top your mixed berry filling. You will also learn how to make Lemon Delights, cute mini domed lemon cakes, dipped in a tangy, sweet lemon cream coating.
Menu:

2 – 4″ Mixed Berry Pies
6 – Mini Lemon Dome Cakes

Buy 1 ticket for 2 people. Class is for 1 adult plus child 8 years and above.

وقت القصة باللغة العربية / Arabic Story Time - KCLS (Kent)
2025-05-11 16:00 - 17:00 | King County Library System – Kent, 212 2nd Ave N, Kent, WA, 98032, United States
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 with adult.

Movie: No Other Land: SIFF
2025-05-11 16:30 - 18:30 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.

Director:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Country:Palestine, Norway
Running Time:95 min.
Producer:Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
Cinematographers:Rachel Szor
Editors:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Music:Julius Pollux Rothlaender
Language:Arabic, Hebrew, English
US Distributor:Cintetic Handling
International Sales:Autlook

TICKETS
Other showtimes:

SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

7:30 PM

Movie: The Encampments
2025-05-11 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-05-11 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-05-12 16:30 - 18:30, 2025-05-14 16:30 - 18:30 | The Beacon, 4405 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
THE ENCAMPMENTS follows student organizers at some of the world’s most prestigious universities as they take a historic stand against their institutions’ investments in the ongoing genocide in Gaza, igniting one of the largest student movements in history which continues to have far-reaching effects on US and world policies today.
Filmed on the ground and in real-time as these events were unfolding, THE ENCAMPMENTS features detained student activist Mahmoud Khalil and takes viewers inside America’s student uprising with incredible intimacy and urgency. Professors, whistleblowers from inside Ivy League administrations, and student activists shed light on a moment that captivated the nation’s attention and continues to make headlines today.
“What makes THE ENCAMPMENTS artistically triumphant is its sense of contemporary and historical detail, owed to both footage shot by the filmmakers, as well as by the protesters themselves. In the process, co-directors Kei Pritsker and Michael T. Workman craft a work of cinema that’s as rigorously journalistic in its arguments as it is nakedly sentimental.” – IndieWire
“This is more than a student protest—it’s a generational struggle for justice. Students have always led the charge for justice, from the sit-ins of the Civil Rights Movement to the campus protests against South African apartheid. The encampments that started at Columbia are part of that legacy, inspiring millions of people around the world. The film ensures the students in US and Gaza are heard, their actions are remembered, and the fight for Palestinian liberation continues.” – Macklemore
“Khalil remains detained at an ICE facility in Louisiana amid a legal battle to prevent his deportation from the U.S. after the Trump administration ordered his removal… The legal challenge to Khalil might ultimately come down to the Supreme Court, which would decide how far the secretary of state can determine whether a permanent resident can be removed for speech.” – Axios

Movie: No Other Land: SIFF
2025-05-11 19:30 - 21:30 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.

Director:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Country:Palestine, Norway
Running Time:95 min.
Producer:Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
Cinematographers:Rachel Szor
Editors:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Music:Julius Pollux Rothlaender
Language:Arabic, Hebrew, English
US Distributor:Cintetic Handling
International Sales:Autlook

Online Premier of Echos of Home (Live YouTube Screening)
2025-05-12 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
The Palestinian American Community Center (PACC) is documenting the raw, unfiltered stories of four Palestinian-American families navigating the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Directed by Shahed Khaddash, Echos from Home is a critical, real-time record of resilience, loss, and survival. These stories reflect the painful reality of thousands of Palestinian families separated by borders, politics, and war. The first episode of this docu-series starring Dina Massoud, captures the harrowing reality of leaving behind the only home you’ve ever known, enduring forced separation from family, and witnessing the unimaginable loss of loved ones before your eyes.

Workshops4Sudan: Transnational Solidarity
2025-05-12 15:30 - 17:00
sudansolidaritycollective
Going back to back weeks this month, we bring you the next #Workshops4Sudan, our first collaborative workshop with long-term friends and award-winning poets and writers Safia Elhillo and Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio.
They will be joining us to speak to their friendship with each other, transnational solidarity and relationships between Sudan and Hawaii, furthering their expressions of home and also share some of their lovely poetry!
Sudanese by way of Washington D.C., @safiamafia is the author of Girls That Never Die, The January Children, Home Is Not a Country, and Bright Red Fruit, and co-editor of the anthology Halal If You Hear Me.
Dr. @jamaicaosorio is a Kanaka Maoli wahine artist / activist / scholar / educator / storyteller born and raised in Pālolo Valley, Hawaiʻi. She is an Associate Professor of Indigenous and Native Hawaiian Politics at the University of Hawaiʻi, an internationally recognized poet, subject of an award-winning film, This is the Way we Rise.
We highly encourage you to sign up ASAP! The link is in our bio and in our stories! You can also visit sudansolidarity.com and click “Workshops4Sudan”link on the home page! Comment down what poem you’re looking forward to them reading on the 12th!
Suggested donation: $40 – $100 per workshop. Your contributions reflect our deep appreciation for the time and expertise of our instructors, as well as the urgent, ongoing needs in Sudan.
All proceeds go directly to the Sudan Solidarity Fund, supporting vital mutual aid efforts on the ground. When registering, please select the workshop you’d like to attend—each donation applies to one session.
#KeepEyesOnSudan #Workshops4Sudan #SafiaElhillo #JamaicaOsorio #TransnationalSolidarity #poetry #friendship #hawaii

Chef Hend Yahya at Whisk: Risotto
2025-05-12 18:00 - 20:30 | Whisk, 10385 Main St, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Spring weather is here, and we are ready to enjoy the abundance of fresh vegetables showcased in this hands on class.
Cooking risotto doesn’t have to be intimidating. With Chef Hend Yahya’scareful guidance, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to produce consistent risotto at home, perfect every time. In this hands-on class, Hend will share her tips and techniques for delicious and unique variations of one of her favorite Italian dishes.
In this class you will make:

Spring Vegetable Risotto, asparagus, english peas, lemon and parmesan shavings
Garden Salad, carrot, radish, snow peas, english peas and feta cheese
Lemon Ricotta Cake, a light fluffy moist cake dusted with powdered sugar

Lena Khalaf Tuffaha with Gabrielle Bates — 'Something About Living: Poems'
2025-05-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Third Place Books – Lake Forest Park, 17171 Bothell Way NE #A101, Lake Forest Park, WA, 98155, United States
Tuffaha’s poems interweave Palestine’s historic suffering, the challenges of living in this world full of violence and ill will, and the gentle delights we embrace to survive that violence
Third Place Books is honored to welcome Lena Khalaf Tuffaha to our Lake Forest Park store for a reading and discussion about Something About Living, winner of the 2024 National Book Award for Poetry.
Tuffaha will be joined in conversation by poet Gabrielle Bates, author of Judas Goat. This event is free and open to the public.
“Something About Living opens with a single bird and ends in a dazzling meteor shower, and in between lies something of a marvel—an electric and sobering song crackling with possibilities for a homeland fractured and besieged by Empire. Lena Khalaf Tuffaha writes, ‘Love is paying attention,’ and this impressive collection serves as a powerful exemplar of devotion—brilliantly rendered in surprising forms—and profoundly teaches us ‘a million ways to love.’”
—Judges’ citation, National Book Award for Poetry
For important updates, RSVP is highly recommended in advance. This event will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A. Sustain our author series by purchasing a copy of the featured book!
This event is in partnership with MENA Heritage Month. Join us in coming together with the Middle Eastern & North Africa community to celebrate and share our various cultures, in April 2025 and beyond
Having trouble accessing Eventbrite? Click here.

Bellevue Bannering for Palestine
2025-05-13 13:00 - 14:00 | Exit 9 Overpass
Super local – bannering group for Palestine!
Join this Wednesday at 1pm at the Exit 9 overpass (Newcastle/Bellevue)

وقت القصة باللغة العربية / Arabic Story Time - KCLS
2025-05-15 17:00 - 17:30 | Virtual
Description

وقت القصة باللغة العربية
انضموا إلينا للاستماع إلى القصص و الأناشيد باللغة العربية لتطوير مهارات القراءة المبكرة لأطفالكم. سنستمتع أيضا باللعب والمرح، وتكوين صداقات جديدة.
.جميع الأعمار مرحب بها برفقة الكبار
تتوفر ترتيبات تيسيرية ملائمة للأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة عند الطلب عبر البريد الإلكتروني access@kcls.org قبل سبعة أيام على الأقل من الحدث. و أيضا تتوفر التسميات التوضيحية التلقائية دائمًا للأحداث عبر الإنترنت

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 with adult.
Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event. Automated closed captioning is always available for online events.

Arabic English Language Exchange Meetup: Chatting and Games at Lune Cafe
2025-05-15 18:30 - 20:30 | Lune Cafe, Lune Cafe 107 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98104
Details:
أهلا يا جماعه
هنلتقي في Lune Cafe ونتكلم بالعربي او انجليزي وممكن نلعب حاجه كمان. هاجيب معايا مواضيع للنقاش وطوله وألعاب كروت وممكن تجيبوا ألعابكو كمان
نرحب بكل اللهجات العربيه والمستويات الإنكليزيه
We’ll meet at Lune Cafe for some chatting in Arabic/English and possibly some games. I’ll bring conversation starters and games but feel free to bring your own!
All dialects and English levels welcome!
Come join us, all dialects welcome!

Nakba Day: Panel Discussion
2025-05-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Register for Location
Mark your Calendars!
Baladna, in collaboration with Ya Hala, will be hosting an informative panel discussion regarding the Nakba. This is a great opportunity to learn from Palestinians about the catastrophe that struck their families and homeland, and has carried on for generations.
Registration link in bio – closes at 4pm on 5/14

Nakba Day Rally: Westlake Center
2025-05-16 17:00 - 19:00 | Westlake Center, 400 Pine Street, Seattle, WA, 98033, United States
SEATTLE! Take to the streets on Friday, May 16th @ 5pm at Westlake for a rally and march to amplify loud and clear the injustices of the ongoing Nakba. For the 77th Annual Day of Palestinian Struggle, come as we respond to the call to fill the streets amongst the escalated genocide and starvation campaign, and as we learn the history of the ongoing Nakba from 1948 until today, the honorable resistance of the Palestinian people against over a century of colonialism, and the ways our communities can join forces in these brutal times of repression. Bring your flags, your keffiyehs, your voices, and your rage! From the river to the sea, PALESTINE WILL BE FREE!
