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Virtual silent art auction in support of InHisSteps Pathways of Peace - Breast Cancer Patient Navigation Program in Palestine
2021-09-17 - 2021-09-19 | WA
The Palestine Museum US is co-sponsoring a virtual silent art auction in support of
InHisSteps Pathways of Peace – Breast Cancer Patient Navigation Program in Palestine.
The virtual auction organized by the Museum is now open and accepting bids and can be accessed here. The auction will close on Sunday September 19th at 7:00 PM US EDT. Proceeds from the auction (amounts above the estimated value of the art plus auction costs) will go to support the breast cancer program in Palestine and benefit the Palestinian artists whose works are being auctioned as well as the Museum.

Virtual Arabic: Meetup
2021-09-16 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-09-09 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Whether you’re a native speaker or learner, this is a great chance to practice listening and speaking in Arabic!

Arabic Language and Story Time for Young Children w/ Laila Taji from ArabishWay at MPP
2021-09-16 10:00 - 11:00
Learn the alphabet, colors, numbers, and more with fun songs and stories with Laila Taji, author of These Chicks. This program is aimed towards children age 2-5 years.
Suggested donation to the museum: $10
The Museum of the Palestinian People Resilience Monthly Club members who register for these sessions will receive a free copy of These Chicks.
Every third Thursday of the month: Sept. 16, Oct. 21, Nov. 18, Dec. 16, Jan. 20, Feb. 17, March 17, April 21, May 19, June 16

Arte East: Reconstructing Histories
2021-09-16 - 2021-09-19
ArteEast is pleased to announce our new Unpacking the ArteArchive program:
RECONSTRUCTING HISTORIES examines the role of the documentary in representing the Lebanese Civil War (1975–90) through the experimental works of three important Lebanese post-war artists/filmmakers: Walid Raad, Jayce Salloum, and Mohamad Soueid.
Online Screening: Sept 16-19
This program is available for audiences worldwide.
FREE WITH RSVP / suggested donation $5: artearchive.org

RECONSTRUCTING HISTORIES is curated by ArteEast’s film curator Ginou Choueiri and presented as part of the legacy program Unpacking the ArteArchive, preserving and presenting over 17 years of film and video programming by ArteEast.

RSVP FOR RECONSTRUCTING HISTORIES

Virtual Book Launch - "A Taste of Gaza," A Cookbook by Lima Shawa
2021-09-12 09:00 - 10:30
Please click here to register for this event.
All times are based on US EDT – 12 Noon = 7:00 PM in Palestine.
The book is Available for Pre-Order here from Palestine Museum US Bookshop

Join us for a conversation with Palestinian Gazan author, Lima Shaw, talking about her newly published book. Lima will do a live cooking demonstration of the famous Gaza dish “Fatteh Ghazawyeh فته غزاوية.”
Food and Traditions from Home
Lima Shawa celebrates Gazan traditions and cuisine in her new book – A Taste of Gaza.

“Before starting to write about food and traditions of Gaza, my home, I had a mixture of feelings: happiness, nostalgia, and laughter; yet also deep sadness. As I began, memories flooded back: events, family, neighbors, friends, and the wonderful smell of home.“
The book opens with the celebrations, feasts and different seasons in Gaza. Lima Shawa shares Palestinian traditions and recipes full of fragrance, flavors and richness from her beloved Gaza.
*Shortlisted for the Palestine Book Awards 2021
Lima Shawa was born in Gaza and now lives in Amman. She has three children.

Musicians For Harmony: 20th Anniversary “Concert for Peace”
2021-09-11 16:00 - 17:00
Musicians For Harmony returns to Merkin Hall to celebrate its 20th Anniversary with an online and in-person concert. This special event aims to elevate musical voices in the service of peace, health and equity to commemorate the victims of 9/11, Covid-19 and social injustice. The concert will feature performances by the Juilliard String Quartet, Syrian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh with his CityBand, ETHEL and Musique Sans Frontières.

ARCE Chicago: The Egyptian Game of Senet, from the New Kingdom to Roman Time: Funerary Destiny, Astronomy, and Medicine
2021-09-11 10:00 - 11:00
Lecture Information:
The game of senet is one of the most famous board games of Egyptian Antiquity. Attested from the 4th millennium BC, it is characterized by its thirty squares. It was played by 2 players, each one having 5 to 7 playing pieces, whose progress obviously depends on fate—by the throwing of sticks or a pair of knucklebones—but also on strategy. This talk will re-evaluate the role usually attributed to senet in the funerary sphere in the New Kingdom, and will discuss the evolution of the game during the first millennium, when it seems more related to astronomical practices, calculating time, and perhaps, medicine for the eyes.

(Please double check that I have the time right when you register!)

Virtual screening of the documentary film "The Bitter Peace," directed by Rawan Damen
2021-09-11 09:00 - 11:00
The film screening will be followed by a Q&A discussion with the film director.
About the Film
This is a two part film documenting the events that led to the signing of peace accords between Egypt and Israel, as well as, Jordan and Israel. The film delves into the role played by the US in reaching agreements between the parties.

Saturday, September 11, 2021
12:00 PM 2:00 PM

Click here to register for this event.

Arab Film Series Online: Eleven Reflections on September
2021-09-09 - 2021-09-16
Film available Thursday, Sept. 9 – Thursday, Sept. 16
Online Stream – Register for Free
Join the Arab Film Series Online for a special program Eleven Reflections on September by Andrea Assaf: A poetry, music, movement and digital media exploration of Arab American experience, Wars on/of Terror, and “the constant, quiet rain of death amidst beauty” that each autumn brings in a post-9/11 world. The program will be accompanied by a discussion with the artist Andrea Assaf as well as Lubana Al Qantar, moderated by Leila Buck, available Sept. 13-16.
Based on a series of poems Andrea Assaf has written since 2001, Eleven Reflections spans the fall of the Twin Towers, the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the global rise of anti-Arab racism and Islamophobia, and the revolutions and uprisings that have swept through the Arab world in the last decade. Aesthetically, the poems explore the disintegration of language in the face of violence, prejudice, and unspeakable horror, as they progress from lyrical to abstract and broken.
The annual witnessing of autumn leaves becomes a metaphor for the fallen…as we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11, this ever-evolving tour de force finds new relevance and urgency. As an experimental work that lives at the intersection of live performance and digital media, Eleven Reflections on September is beautiful, haunting, and truly genre-shattering.
104 minutes / 2021 / United States / Experimental / English and Arabic with English subtitles
Presented in partnership with Arab Film and Media Institute and ArteEast
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Arabic Chat Hour
2021-09-02 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-08-26 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-08-19 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-08-12 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-08-05 19:00 - 20:00
Whether you’re a native speaker or learner, this is a great chance practice listening and speaking in Arabic!
Repeats every Thursday!

English-Arabic Storytime
2021-08-30 10:00 - 10:30
English-Arabic Storytime Online: We March
1 p.m. EDT Monday, August 30
Join us for an English-Arabic Storytime from the comfort of your home! Children ages 2-6 and their parents are invited to tune in as resident storyteller Sari Mira reads the book We March in both English and Arabic. MORE INFO

Virtual Book Event - Conversation with Randa Abdel-Fattah about her book "Where the Streets Had a Name"
2021-08-29 09:00 - 10:30
Please click here to register for this event.

All times are based on US EDT – 12 Noon, 7:00 PM in Palestine.
Join us for a conversation with Palestinian-Egyptian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah about her book “Where the Streets Had a Name.” She will also read selected passages from the book.

Discussion/Q&A on Palestinian human rights and resistance, moderated by Free Palestine HFX
2021-08-28 16:00 - 17:00
Join us for a discussion/Q&A on Palestinian human rights and resistance, moderated by Free Palestine HFX this Saturday @ 7PM (AST).

Please register before the event via Zoom with the link provided in our bio.

This phenomenal lineup of speakers pictured up above will be joining us!

1) Miko Peled: author of the General’s Son: The Journey of an Israeli in Palestine and Injustice: The Story of the Holy Land Foundation. He is a long time advocate for justice in Palestine, and has spoken around the world about the detrimental effects that have resulted from Zionism.

2) Dimitri Lascaris: a lawyer, activist and journalist living in Montreal, Quebec. Dimitri is a long time Palestinian rights activist, and in 2020, he ran for the Green Party of Canada.

3) Mohamad El Attar: an accountant, activist, and Youtuber by the name of That Muslim Guy. He is a Palestinian Canadian, and spends most of his time after work making comedy and educational videos about Islam, politics, and Palestine.

4) Judy Haiven: a member of Independent Jewish Voices and a writer and activist living in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Judy is the founder of Equity Watch, a human rights organization dedicated to fighting bullying and discrimination in the workplace.

Academic Freedom in Palestine: A Conversation with Imad Barghouthi
2021-08-28 09:00 - 11:00
Please join Scientists for Palestine, in conversation with Imad Barghouthi, renowned Palestinian astrophysicist, father of five and Professor of Plasma Physics at Al Quds university (West Bank).
After already spending many weeks in administrative detention, he was eventually charged on the basis of his Facebook posts. Prof. Barghouthi then spent the next several months in administrative detention, away from his students and family, awaiting trial.Prof. Imad Barghouthi was recently released after nearly a year of administrative detention. After his arrest on July 22nd 2020, he was held in jail for several weeks without charges.
Prof. Barghouthi’s arrest came at great cost to him personally, and academically. Happening mere weeks before the semester started, many students were left without a teacher and/or mentor.
Scientists for Palestine’s international campaign demanding Prof. Barghouthi’s release was joined by thousands of scholars worldwide, including Nobel laureates and Fields medalists.
We now have the privilege of hosting Prof. Barghouthi’s first interview after his finally being freed. Join us to hear first hand about what it is like to be a professor in Palestine, the infringements of the Israeli occupation on academic freedom and the enduring determination of Palestinian academics to overcome them.
More information here →

Arab Film Series Online: The Lebanese Rocket Society
2021-08-28 - 2021-08-29
Arab Film Series Online: The Lebanese Rocket Society
Film available 12 a.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 28 to 11:59 p.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 29
Free with RSVP
In partnership with ArteEast and AFMI, AANM’s Arab Film Series Online this month presents the feature-length documentary Lebanese Rocket Society directed by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, which unravels the strange tale of the Lebanese space adventure forgotten from personal and collective memory. The film will be accompanied by a discussion with the artists. MORE INFO

Streetfoods of the World: Whisk Cooking Class
2021-08-27 18:00 - 20:30
Streetfoods of the World

Want to expand your culinary passport? Are you looking for a new dish to spice up your repertoire? Do you dream of tasty treats on foreign streets, but haven’t been able to get away? If the answer is yes, this class is for you! Join Chef Drew Flanders in this hands-on class where you will prepare simple but flavor-packed dishes inspired by foods sold in the markets, festivals, and by street vendors from around the world. From Morocco to Japan, Mexico to Senegal, in this class you will prepare and enjoy a variety of flavors and textures from the simple perfection of the taco, the warm comfort of “Japanese pizza”, to the glory of two different types of grilled-meat-on-a-stick!
Make, eat amd enjoy from
**Morocco – Chermoula Chicken**
Mexico – Alambres- Steak and Bacon Tacos with Salsa Verde
West Africa – Spicey Peanut-Dusted Beef Skewers
Japan – Okanomiyaki – Seafood Pancakes

Participants will have the option of enjoying a wine or beer as street food is always best with a beverage!

STORYTELLING THROUGH SPORTS
2021-08-21 10:00 - 11:00
Saturday, August 21st from 1 pm to 2 pm
The panel will feature three different Palestinian sportswomen and men who will share their stories around the importance of sports in their life. They will speak to how they are navigating everyday life under occupation to excel and create sport opportunities for themselves and their local community.
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Yassin Adnan and Alex Elinson with Laila Lalami
2021-08-18 16:00 - 18:00
Moroccan author Yassin Adnan, translator Alexander Elinson, and longtime Elliott Bay friend and noted, award-winning author Laila Lalami are all set to virtually be on hand for this program centered around the U.S. publication of Yassin Adnan’s spirited novel, Hot Maroc (Syracuse University Press).
“Finally, the vibrant work of Yassin Adnan is available in English. Alexander Elinson’s playful translation of Hot Maroc brings us into the heart of today’s Marrakech, an ancient city weathering the rapid changes brought by modernization, globalization, and, most importantly in this book, the Internet. At once a commemoration of the past and an insightful look at our influence on the present, Hot Maroc expands our ideas of a country that has been woefully underrepresented in English-language literature, while taking us on a wild ride through an anonymous online world that holds the power to reveal our true selves.”—Emma Ramadan.
“A witness to his age like any true writer, Yassin Adnan paints a complex and forceful portrait of a Morocco where so often, reality exceeds fiction. Fluidly and beautifully written, this novel is a superb addition to a youthful new wave of Moroccan creative work.”—Tahar Ben Jelloun.
If we have people properly ‘situated’ for this evening which the zoom era makes possible, author Yassin Adnan will be joining us from Marrakech (where he has long been an esteemed prose writer, poet, and journalist), Alexander Elinson from New York (where he is head of the Arabic program at Hunter College, CUNY, and has written his own books and translated works by Youssef Fadel), and Laila Lalami, serving as interlocutor and guide here, joining us from southern California, teaching there at the University of California, Riverside, and writing several acclaimed novels, with her most recent book being a timely book of essays, Conditional Citizens.
This should be a delight on several counts.

Virtual Event: Shugri Said Salh with Mathangi Subramanian — The Last Nomad
2021-08-17 18:30 - 20:00
Third Place Books welcomes author Shugri Said Salh for a presentation of her debut memoir, The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert. She will be joined in conversation award-winning writer and educator Dr. Mathangi Subramanian.

About The Last Nomad. . .
“I am the last nomad. My ancestors traveled the East African desert in search of grazing land for their livestock, and the most precious resource of all—water. When they exhausted the land and the clouds disappeared from the horizon, their accumulated ancestral knowledge told them where to move next to find greener pastures. They loaded their huts and belongings onto their most obedient camels and herded their livestock to a new home.”
When Shugri Said Salh was six years old, she was sent to live with her nomadic grandmother in the desert, away from the city of Galkayo. Leaving behind her house, her parents, her father’s multiple wives, and her many siblings, she would become the last of her family to learn a once-common way of life. The desert held many risks, from drought and hunger to the threat of predators, but it also held beauty, innovation, and centuries of tradition. Shugri grew to love the freedom of roaming with her goats and the feeling of community in learning the courtship rituals, cooking songs, and poems of her people. She was even proud to face the rite of passage that all “respectable” girls undergo in Somalia, a brutal female circumcision.
In time, Shugri would return to live with her siblings in the city. Ultimately, the family was forced to flee as refugees in the face of a civil war—first to Kenya, then to Canada, and finally to the United States. There, Shugri would again find herself a nomad in a strange land, learning to navigate everything from escalators to homeless shelters to, ultimately, marriage, parenthood, and nursing school. And she would approach each step of her journey with resilience and a liveliness that is all her own.
At once dramatic and witty, The Last Nomad tells a story of tradition, change, and hope.

From Bethlehem to Gaza: Palestinian Culinary Resilience & Liberation!
2021-08-16 15:00 - 17:00
Join Middle East Children’s Alliance & Just World Educational virtually for a summer meal prepared by Vivien Sansour and Laila El-Haddad, together in Laila’s garden. In this exclusive seasonal cooking demonstration, they will discuss resilience against both the physical and culinary partitions of the occupation – as well as its attempts to destroy diversity of food. In this moment of new imagining for Palestine, how can we create a plate that threads us together?
Sign up for this special webinar by making a donation below! Suggested donation of $10 per person.
Your tax-deductible gift will support MECA’s programs in Gaza.

Landback U: Palestine and Indigenous solidarity
2021-08-14 13:00 - 14:30
Join us to ground yourself in Palestinian history and resistance through stories and first hand accounts. Led by our own Sandra Tamari and Lenna Zahran Nasr of the Palestinian Youth Movement.
The Right of Return and the Right to Remain, that’s our demand and that’s what we’ll be discussing Saturday, August 14th for LANDBACK U’s session on Palestine & indigenous solidarity. LANDBACK U is a free, comprehensive, online learning platform to engage in political education and discussions on topics critical to the Indigenous movement to reclaim land and relationship to land.
We are grateful to our relatives at NDN Collective for hosting this session and for their unwavering solidarity.

Leïla Slimani w/ Elliott Bay Book Company
2021-08-13 11:00 - 12:00
We are thrilled to be partnering with nous amis at Alliance Française de Seattle to virtually present one of the most dynamic writers in the world today, France-based Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani. Author of (these are titles in English) Adèle, The Perfect Nanny, and Sex and Lies, books which have garnered critical acclaim in France and all over the world, she is here with her newest, published in the U.S. as In the Country of Others (Penguin). Originally published as Le Pays de Arbes (Gaillmard), which we should have copies on-hand of, along with the English translation, this book is the first of a projected trilogy, loosely tracing Leïla Slimani’s own family story.
“The world of this novel – Morocco after World War II, leading up to the revolt against French colonialism – is beautifully created. Personal life, social life, everyday life spring vividly from the page, and we feel deeply for the family caught in the middle of the conflict of history. An exceptional, powerful novel from this justly celebrated writer.” – Salman Rushdie.
“Leïla Slimani is a wonderful writer, and this gorgeous novel brings vibrantly to life the vanished world of 1950s Morocco, in a narrative at once richly layered and deceptively simple. I loved it and didn’t want it to end.” -Claire Messud.
“A powerful and compelling family saga—about women and subjugation, otherness and belonging, and the often conflicting loyalty to both family and country—written with a deftness that has come to define Leïla Slimani’s writing. It will no doubt resonate in the reader’s mind long after the final sentence is read.” – Christine Mangan.
Presented by ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE SEATTLE and Elliott Bay Book Company.

Seattle Arab Festival 2021 (Virtual)
2021-08-12 - 2021-08-15
The Arab Festival in Seattle will happen on August 12 through August 15, 2021.
The Arab Festival will focus on virtual life and pre-recorded events. We will share local talents, story telling, food demo, fashion show and more.
Please follow us on our social media and our website for new updates.
https://seattlearabfestival.org/

Falafel and Pita - PCC Cooking Class
2021-08-10 17:00 - 18:00
Make any night falafel night! Tiago will share his take on this popular Arabic takeout dish, one of his favorite foods. From dough to fluffy final product, he’ll demonstrate how to make fresh-grilled pita bread before blending, flavoring, forming and frying the falafel. To complete the meal, he’ll whip up a tangy tahini sauce to drizzle on top.
Vegan with gluten.
About the instructor: Tiago graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 2014. After graduation, he honed his skills as a lead sauté cook for a fine dining establishment. He has been teaching cooking classes for the last several years and has found teaching to be one of the most gratifying experiences of his life. Tiago is also a wine enthusiast and certified sommelier.
This event will be live on Zoom!

Mediterranean Journey: 5-Day Kids' Camp (includes one day of Tunesia and one of Lebanon!)
2021-08-09 09:30 - 2021-08-13 11:00
Instructor: Cam Zarcone
Price: $150
AGES 8 TO 15
COOK-ALONG

DESCRIPTION
The foods of the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea are known for their fresh ingredients and bold spices. Junior chefs will cook along with Cam and learn how make some of the most well-known dishes of the region. They’ll chop, simmer, roll and bake as they learn fundamental skills for a lifetime of success in the kitchen.
With gluten, dairy and eggs; optional meat.

MENU

Day 1: Greece: Stuffed Tomatoes with Tzatziki; Pasteli (Honey-sesame Candy)
Day 2: Tunisia: Shakshuka (Fried Eggs with Tomatoes); Melon Salad
Day 3: Turkey: Turkish-Spiced Meatballs; Fig Cookies
Day 4: Lebanon: Mezze Platter and Homemade Flatbreads
Day 5: Israel: Burekas (Savory Cheese Pies); Tahini Cookies

Day 1: Monday, August 9, 9:30 – 11:00 am
Day 2: Tuesday, August 10, 9:30 – 11:00 am
Day 3: Wednesday, August 11, 9:30 – 11:00 am
Day 4: Thursday, August 12, 9:30 – 11:00 am
Day 5: Friday, August 13, 9:30 – 11:00 am
