ArabishWay

Ben Hodgson & Laura Moulton in Conversation With Omar El Akkad
2021-10-05 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Tuesday, October 5 @ 5pm (PT)
In 2011, Laura Moulton founded Street Books, a mobile library serving people living outside in Portland, Oregon. That summer, Ben Hodgson became one of her most dedicated regulars, setting the still-unbroken single season record for borrowing. Then Ben’s routines changed, and he didn’t cross paths again with Laura for almost two years. Loaners: The Making of a Street Library (Perfect Day) is the story they began to tell when they reconnected, offering a street-level perspective of a community whose stories are seldom told, alternating between their two unforgettable points of view in this addictively readable, occasionally sublime memoir. Hodgson and Moulton will be joined in conversation by Omar El Akkad, author of What Strange Paradise and American War.
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HWAYITAH WA KHAMIYSA WA GHREEN: INTRODUCTION TO LIBYAN DRESS & ADORNMENT
2021-10-05 09:00 - 11:00
Event Description: Dr. Reem El Mutwalli in conversation with Najlaa El-Ageli, Founder of Noon Arts Projects, a small private arts foundation, with a mission to bring the best of contemporary Libyan art, from both emerging and established artists, and expose it to the world stage, discussing her recent jewelery exhibition and providing our audience with an introduction to Libyan dress and adornment.
New Date: 5th October 2021
Time:12pm (NYC), 5pm (London), 8pm (Dubai)
Tickets: Donation
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Josh Nasar in Excuse me, what’s that? at Laughs Comedy Club
2021-10-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Laughs Comedy Club, 5220 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Josh Nasar is a TV host, standup comedian, and social media personality. He has hosted TV shows for ESPN, MTV, the the highly watched, “What’s My Car Worth” for Discovery Networks. He also acted on the final two seasons of Sons of Anarchy. In 2021, Josh’s TikTok and Instagram blew up with more than 1.5 million followers and more than 400,000 Million views. He is of Syrian-Jewish descent.
Todd Royce was a professional wrestler for 18 years before getting into stand up comedy. Known as “The American Wet Dream” and “Top Choice” Todd Royce, he toured around North America. After becoming a comedian, Royce was given a Golden Ticket on the popular Kill Tony podcast by host Tony Hinchcliffe and, as a result, has performed at Cobb’s Comedy Club in San Francisco and the World Famous Comedy Store in Los Angeles. In 2021, Royce amassed a huge following on Tiktok, currently 700,000 with comedy sketches featuring his catchphrase “What’s That…?”

ARCE Georgia: A New Look at the Treasures of Tutankhamun’s Tomb
2021-10-02 13:00 - 14:30
When Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered in 1922, the objects in it created a sensation. For decades the objects have dazzled the world and been the centerpiece of the Cairo Museum. Even so, the circumstances of Tutankhamun’s death and burial have always raised questions. The construction of new museums in Egypt, and the relocation of these objects, has created a new opportunity for study of many of these objects.
In a lecture titled A New Look at the Treasures of Tutankhamun’s Tomb, Dr. Robert Bianchi, chief curator at the Ancient Egyptian Museum Shibuya [Tokyo] will focus on the reevaluation of objects from this most famous of tombs.
This lecture is co-sponsored by the Atlanta Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt and the Carlos Museum.

Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Jerusalem: A Rock and a Hard Place "
2021-10-02 09:00 - 11:30
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Jerusalem: A Rock And A Hard Place, a remarkable two-part documentary special from Al Jazeera English, goes behind the scenes with residents from each of the three monolithic faiths who share one of the world’s most extraordinary cities: Jerusalem.
Here, Israeli Jews and Palestinian Muslims and Christians exist in close geographical proximity and are bound in many ways by a common history.
But as these films reveal, they are also worlds apart.
The stark, every-day challenges of life in a city shaped by 70 years of Israeli occupation – with its oppressive discrimination, security walls and endless petty restrictions – aren’t always fully understood by outsiders. To followers of different faiths, Jerusalem is a sacred and spiritual place, to many tourists it’s most famous for its culturally significant monuments, but to those who live here its status is much more complex.

Diana Al-Hadid: Archive of Longings: Exhibition at the Henry Art Gallery
2021-10-02 - 2022-02-06 | Henry Art Gallery, 15th Avenue NE + NE 41st Street, Seattle, WA, 98195, United States
Diana Al-Hadid’s work explores the interplay between the female body and the European art canon; Syrian, Muslim, and immigrant histories and mythologies; and architectural icons and the natural world. Born in 1981 in Aleppo, Syria, and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Al-Hadid creates artworks that speak to her interest in the melding of cultures and the translation of disparate narratives. This monographic exhibition will consist of a selection of 13 sculptural works made between 2010 and 2021 brought into interpretive grouping for the first time. Together the sculptures identify the artist’s investigation of historical, mythological, and biblical narratives of women as a fundamental through-line of her practice.
While Al-Hadid’s work is often interpreted primarily in relation to her interest in the art historical canon, this show situates the artist’s deployment of these influences as advancing a network of feminist concerns: the female protagonist and its conflicted history, as well as women’s agency, power, and identity. The title refers to the artist’s ongoing interest in the incomplete nature of collective history and the palimpsest of narrative and information that constructs our sense of history; it also resists the monumentalizing (and ultimately, patriarchal and colonialist) idea of fixity and singularity. Instead, Al-Hadid foregrounds disruption and rupture in the endlessly woven fabric of our stories of self/the body, the migration of information and interpretation through space and time, and the fundamentally unfixed nature of human desire.
The exhibition is held in conjunction with the Feminist Art Coalition (FAC), a nationwide initiative of art projects that seek to generate cultural awareness of feminist thought, experience, and action.
A brochure with a curatorial essay, alongside installation images, will accompany the exhibition.

Anera's 2021 Global Gala
2021-10-01 16:30 - 18:30
You’re invited to join us for
Anera’s 2021 Global Gala
Friday, October 1
7:30 pm, ET
4:30 pm, PT
Join us for a virtual concert to raise funds for Anera’s work that strengthens the ties connecting people and builds hope through community action.
Coming Together With Hope
Our theme captures the spirit of Anera’s past, present and future work. Join us for an exciting evening to renew our bonds, remember, and to move forward with strength and commitment.

BuildPalestine Online Summit
2021-10-01 - 2021-10-02
Date: October 1st &2nd
Location: Online
Cost: $30 donation requested – register now!

“Palestine is full of challenges, which means it is also full of opportunities. Let’s harness our collective power to build a better future for Palestine.”
– Lama Amr, Executive Director, BuildPalestine

Join us in the biggest gathering of the global Palestinian community to harness our collective power and build the future of Palestine together.
This year has been marked by a renewed sense of unity as Palestinians everywhere have risen up, with younger generations bringing new energy and creativity to this intergenerational struggle. In the face of a global pandemic, a failed political system, and the ongoing Occupation, our people continue to be resilient and find ways to make an impact.

Participants will join 60 speakers and panelists, in more than 20 virtual panels and workshops, with the goal of harnessing our collective power and momentum to take concrete steps towards social and political change that can ultimately fulfill our rights to freedom, justice, and equality. How can Palestinians in the Diaspora and allies support local changemakers at this critical time?

Join the 2021 BuildPalestine Summit, and register now!

Virtual Arabic: Meetup
2021-09-30 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-09-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-09-16 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-09-09 19:00 - 20:00
Whether you’re a native speaker or learner, this is a great chance to practice listening and speaking in Arabic!

Artist Talk with Diana Al-Hadid
2021-09-30 17:30 - 18:30 | Henry Art Gallery, 15th Avenue NE + NE 41st Street, Seattle, WA, 98195, United States
“Please join us in welcoming Diana Al-Hadid for an in-person, evening talk in anticipation of her exhibition Archive of Longings, opening at the Henry on October 2. Al-Hadid will delve into the personal archives of her creative practice, sharing insights into her process, the multiple sources that feed her work, and the sculptural projects featured within her exhibition, which span over a decade of creation.
This talk will also be streamed live on the Henry Art Gallery YouTube channel.
Admission: Free and open to the public. Registration is required for in-person attendance. The auditorium will be capped at 50% capacity.
Image: Diana Al-Hadid. Smoke Screen. 2015. Polymer gypsum, fiberglass, steel, gold leaf, plaster, pigment. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Joshua White.” (Promo Copy)

the Twin Cities Arab Film Festival (TCAFF) w/ virtual option
2021-09-29 - 2021-10-03
Mizna proudly presents the fifteenth Twin Cities Arab Film Festival (TCAFF) from September 29 to October 3, 2021. TCAFF 2021 is a hybrid film festival, screening independent Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) cinema virtually for audiences across the United States and in-person at the Trylon Cinema in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. TCAFF celebrates cinema from Arabic-speaking countries and their diasporas, striving to represent a diverse range of stories from the SWANA region and beyond.

The films look amazing! Too many too list! Look now, pre order and mark your calendars!!
For the list of films click here: https://tcaff21.eventive.org/films

P&P Live! Elizabeth F. Thompson — How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs: The Arab Congress of 1920, the Destruction of the Syrian State, and the Rise of Anti-Liberal Islamism
2021-09-27 15:00 - 17:00
Monday, September 27, 2021 – 6 p.m (I believe this is Eastern Standard Time, please double check when you register for this event!)

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How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs: The Arab Congress of 1920, the Destruction of the Syrian State, and the Rise of Anti-Liberal Islamism is the story of a pivotal moment in modern world history, when Arabs established a representative democracy–and how the West crushed it.
Elizabeth F. Thompson is a leading historian of the modern Middle East and Mohamed S. Farsi Chair of Islamic Peace at American University’s School of International Service. She is the author of two previous books, Colonial Citizens: Republican Rights, Paternal Privilege and Gender in French Syria and Lebanon, winner of two national book prizes, and Justice Interrupted: The Struggle for Constitutional Government in the Middle East.

P&P Live! Washington DC 20008

P&P Live! Rabih Alameddie —The Wrong End of the Telescope - in conversation with Aminatta Forna
2021-09-26 14:00 - 16:00
Sunday, September 26, 2021 – 5 p.m.

This event will stream online as a part of P&P Live! Series
Mina Simpson, a Lebanese doctor, arrives at the infamous Moria refugee camp on Lesbos, Greece, after being urgently summoned for help by her friend who runs an NGO there. Alienated from her family except for her beloved brother, Mina has avoided being so close to her homeland for decades. But with a week off work and apart from her wife of thirty years, Mina hopes to accomplish something meaningful, among the abundance of Western volunteers who pose for selfies with beached dinghies and the camp’s children. Soon, a boat crosses bringing Sumaiya, a fiercely resolute Syrian matriarch with terminal liver cancer. Determined to protect her children and husband at all costs, Sumaiya refuses to alert her family to her diagnosis. Bonded together by Sumaiya’s secret, a deep connection sparks between the two women, and as Mina prepares a course of treatment with the limited resources on hand, she confronts the circumstances of the migrants’ displacement, as well as her own constraints in helping them.
Not since the inimitable Aaliya of An Unnecessary Woman has Rabih Alameddine conjured such a winsome heroine to lead us to one of the most wrenching conflicts of our time. Cunningly weaving in stories of other refugees into Mina’s singular own,The Wrong End of the Telescope is a bedazzling tapestry of both tragic and amusing portraits of indomitable spirits facing a humanitarian crisis.
Rabih Alameddine is the author of the novels The Angel of History; An Unnecessary Woman; The Hakawati; I, the Divine; Koolaids; and the story collection, The Perv. In 2019, he won the Dos Passos Prize.
Alameddine will be in conversation with Aminatta Forna, the author of the novels Ancestor Stones, The Memory of Love, The Hired Man, and Happiness, as well as the essay collection The Window Seat and memoir The Devil That Danced on the Water. Forna’s books have been translated into twenty two languages. Her essays have appeared in Brick, Freeman’s, Granta, The Guardian, Kenyon Review, Literary Hub, The New York Review of Books Daily, The Observer, and Vogue. She is currently Director and Lannan Foundation Chair of Poetics at Lannan Center for Poetics and Social Practice at Georgetown University.
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Sunday, September 26, 2021 – 5 p.m ( I believe this is Eastern Standard Time, please double check when you register)

Virtual: Building for Hope with Marwa al-Sabouni
2021-09-25 10:00 - 12:00
We can’t begin to say how delighted, how grateful, how honored we are to finally be able to present a program with author, thinker, architect, Marwa al-Sabouni. If all goes well (In sh’Allah), she will be joining us at this special hour, virtually and ‘live’ from her home in Homs, Syria to discuss her extraordinary new book, Building for Hope: Towards an Architecture of Belonging (Thames & Hudson). Building for Hope comes five years after Marwa al-Sabouni’s first book, The Battle for Home: The Vision of a Young Architect in Syria, introduced the larger world to a writer uniquely adept at using words to convey ideas from books, book-study, life being fully lived (and wars survived) and from the physical spaces of buildings, streets, land-use patterns that do so much to shape how we live as individuals and as communities and countries.

“Ambitious… Building for Hope is expansive, abstract, and at times extraordinarily idealistic… Al-Sabouni argues that architecture is a necessary agent for any kind of peace, any possibility of belonging in our modern, extremely polarized world… It’s especially enlightening to read about Western cities through the lens of an architect specialized in Islamic traditions… Building for Hope is dense and daring. Readers will finish with a list of people and places to investigate, as well as with a firm belief that a better future lies in valuing community over ostentation, coherence and decency over luxury, truly livable cities over places designed purely for profit.” – World-Architects.com.
“A gifted writer and illustrator, al-Sabouni’s visionary ideas will inspire architects, designers and urban planners across the world.” – Shahina Piyarali , Shelf Awareness.
Yes, the illustrations, that language, too. This is one not to be missed.
Saturday, September 25, 2021 – 10:00am

Mdou Moctar at the Crocodile
2021-09-24 18:00 - 20:00 | The Crocodile, 2505 1st Ave, Seattle, WA, 98033, United States
Mdou Moctar immediately stands out as one of the most innovative artists in contemporary Saharan music. His unconventional interpretations of Tuareg guitar and have pushed him to the forefront of a crowded scene. Back home, he’s celebrated for his original compositions and verbose poetry, an original creator in a genre defined by cover bands. In the exterior, where Saharan rock has become one of the continents biggest musical exports, he’s earned a name for himself with his guitar moves. Mdou shreds with a relentless and frenetic energy that puts his contemporaries to shame.

The Moroccan Kitchen - Whisk Cooking Class
2021-09-23 18:00 - 20:30
In this class you’ll be swept off to another continent to experience the exotic spices and fresh herbs of classic North African cuisine. This authentic Moroccan menu highlights traditional ingredients that are easy to find here. In this hands-on class, you’ll learn about using preserved lemons, couscous, saffron and fenugreek in the savory dishes and ground almonds, honey and orange blossom water in dessert. Make a fork-tender chicken dish baked in traditional earthenware dish called a tagine. Chef Barbara Sowatsky will show you that spiced doesn’t have to mean spicy as she takes you step by step through this flavor-layered menu.
You will make:
Tagine-Baked Chicken with Meyer Lemons and Olives
Couscous with Saffron & Mint and Basil
Cucumber and Tomato Chopped Salad
Sweet Almond-Stuffed Dates

JAM3A: A Virtual Music Festival
2021-09-23 - 2021-09-26
JAM3A: A Virtual Music Festival
Thursday, Sept. 23 – Sunday, Sept. 26
AANM is excited to announce the lineup for JAM3A, a 4-day virtual music festival celebrating Arab art, talent and identity. The lineup includes audience favorites as well as names new to the AANM (virtual) stage.
Performing at JAM3A will be:

47SOUL
Alsarah & The Nubatones
Emel
Hello Psychaleppo
Medusa TN
Oddisee
Ramy Essam
REMOooOTE: Detroit-Palestine (A Poetic Societies production)

Originally planned as an in-person festival, JAM3A (Arabic for “gathering”) has moved to a virtual platform to maintain the safety of audience members during COVID-19, while also increasing accessibility to the amazing Arab artists presented as many of them are internationally based and unable to travel at this time.
Entirely free, the festival will be livestreamed across various platforms on September 23-26, 2021. In addition to musical performances, the festival will include artist talkbacks and workshops, featuring the musical and artistic talent of the Arab and Arab American community.
This event is presented in partnership with Arab.AMP, East Downtown Dearborn Development Authority, UMS and YallaPunk.

Streetfoods of the World: Whisk Cooking Class
2021-09-19 17:00 - 19:30
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!

ARCE PA: Reconstructing Egypt's East Frontier Defense Network in the New Kingdom
2021-09-18 12:30 - 14:00
About Lecture:
Excavations in North Sinai beginning in the 1980s and the work at Tell el-Borg from 1999-2008 has uncovered a series of forts that were on the “Ways of Horus” and served as part of the defensive network of Egypt’s east frontier in the New Kingdom. Geological work has revealed the paleo-environment and ancient landscape that influenced the arrangement of the defensive system. Thanks to the new data, new maps can be drawn to reveal how the east frontier defense network operated throughout the New Kingdom and how it thwarted the Sea Peoples invasion in Ramesses III’s reign.

Virtual screening of the documentary film "Lost Cities of Palestine" directed by Ramez Kazmouz
2021-09-18 09:00 - 11:00
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About the Film
An extraordinary insight into Palestinian life in the city before 1948, revealing the loss of a culture and lifestyle.
The film, directed by Ramez Kazmouz, is 49 minutes.
Rarely seen archival footage accompanies memories and accounts of forgotten Palestinian cities and the catastrophic effect the creation of Israel in 1948 had on them.
Haifa, Nazareth, and Jaffa have all been overshadowed by Tel Aviv, but in their day each of the Palestinian cities had magnificent commercial and cultural ability.
Made for Al Jazeera in 2011, “Lost cities of Palestine” provides a rare opportunity to see Palestine as it was in the 30s and 40s and learn about the everyday life and culture of urban Palestine before 1948.

Virtual silent art auction in support of InHisSteps Pathways of Peace - Breast Cancer Patient Navigation Program in Palestine
2021-09-17 - 2021-09-19
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.

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
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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

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