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Arab Festival - Seattle Center Festál
2019-08-10 11:00 - 22:00 UTC | Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
The Seattle Arab Festival (SAF), located in Washington State, is a new non-profit organization established in 2018. SAF succeeds the Arab Center of Washington, which was the founder and official sponsor of The Arab Festival, a biennial event held at Seattle Center since 1999.
Seattle Center Festál in partnership with the organization Seattle Arab Festival (SAF) presents the Seattle Arab Festival, August 10th and 11th at the Seattle Center.
Head to the Seattle Center and be transported to the Arab world. Come and savor traditional Arab foods, drinks, and desserts inside and outside the Fisher Pavilion. We will have a wide array of local and national vendors with fabulous products from or about the Arab world. And all throughout you will be delighted by Arabic music, singing, dancing and other stage performances. We promise there will be something for all ages to enjoy!
This event is free and open to the public.

Kaleidoscope Play and Learn - Somali
2019-08-09 10:00 - 12:00 | King County Library System – Tukwila, 14380 Tukwila International Boulevard, Tukwila, WA, 98168, United States
Ages 0-5 with parent or caregiver.
Have fun singing songs, telling stories, reading books, creating art and playing. Kaleidoscope Play & Learn is in Somali and English. The facilitator is bilingual in English and Somali.
Ilmaha hada dhashay ilaa 5jir iyowaalidkood
Heeso, sheekoyin, buug akhrin, iyo farshaxan suubis ilmaha Macallimadu waxey ku hadasha laba luqadood oo Ingiriis ah iyo Soomaali.

This event is also offered on:

Kaleidoscope Play and Learn – Somali
Friday, August 16, 2019 (10:00AM – 12:00PM)

Majd Mashharawi with Rania Qawasma at Elliott Bay
2019-08-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 10th Avenue, Seattle, 98122, United States
Majd Mashharawi with Rania Qawasma

Rescheduled after a planned visit earlier this year was scuttled by visa issues, community entrepreneur Majd Mashhawari is here from her home in Gaza, Palestine where she is an engineer, the CEO of GreenCake, a startup that manufactures bricks from recycled materials, and has also helped develop a off-the-grid solar power kit called SunBox. She will discuss developments and the situation in Gaza, and will be joined in conversation here by Rania Qawasma, Seattle architect, founder of Architecture for Refugees USA and a board member of Architects Without Borders. Fast Company cited Majd Mashhawari as one of the Most Creative People in Business for 2018.
Co-presented with ARCHITECTURE FOR REFUGEES USA and ARCHITECTS WITHOUT BORDERS.

Wakhtiyo Sheeko Oo Soomali Ah (Somali Story Time)
2019-08-06 18:30 - 19:00, 2019-07-30 18:30 - 19:00 | Seattle Public Library – New Holly Branch, 7058 32nd Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
It is Somali Story Time at the New Holly Branch! Bring your children to enjoy stories, rhymes and fun in Somali.

Arab Festival of Seattle Picnic
2019-08-04 15:00 - 22:00 | Magnuson Park – Shelter 1, 7400 Sandpoint Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Everyone bring a potluck side dish (salad, fruits, veggies, etc.) and your drinks.
They will have the charcoal, meat, plates, utensils, napkins, cups, garbage bags and ice.
If you have an ice bucket, please bring those with you!
And bring your musical instruments, let’s have a party and enjoy!

The Palestinian Table with Nadia Tommalieh
2019-08-04 10:30 - 13:30 | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
The Palestinian Table

Laden with spices and brimming with flavor, many Palestinian dishes are centered around tradition and community. Join Nadia Tommalieh as she shows you how to bring these concepts to your table as you create a beautiful, bountiful Middle Eastern feast. You’ll make classic smooth hummus; salatet al raheb (roasted eggplant with pomegranate molasses); pita chips; sayadieh (shrimp and fish rice pilaf) with fried pine nuts, caramelized onions, and tahini sauce; salatah fallahia(Palestinian farmer’s salad with tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, and sumac); and layali lubnan(creamy semolina pudding topped with crushed pistachios and orange blossom syrup).

You can follow her work on Instagram: @nadiatommalieh

Comedian Mo Amer at the Neptune
2019-08-03 18:30 - 21:30 | Neptune, 1303 Northeast 45th Street, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
STG Presents Mo Amer at The Neptune on Saturday, August 3, 2019.
Mo Amer is an Arab American stand up comedian and writer of Palestinian descent, known for his iconic work with the comedy troupe “Allah Made Me Funny” – the longest running artistic collective of Muslim comic performers in the world.

Saturday, August 3, 2019
Doors at 6:30 pm
Show at 7:30 pm
General Admission Seating
All Ages / Bar with I.D.
$23.49 general admission seating
$43.49 VIP M&G
(not including fees)

To Purchase By Phone:
1-800-982-2787

Wakhtiyo Sheeko Oo Soomali Ah (Somali Story Time)
2019-08-03 17:00 - 17:30 | Seattle Public Library – Rainier Beach, 9125 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
It is Somali Story Time at the Seattle Public Library – Rainier Beach! Bring your children to enjoy stories, rhymes and fun in Somali.

This event repeats weekly!

The Palestinian Table with Nadia Tommalieh
2019-08-03 10:30 - 13:30, 2019-08-01 10:30 - 13:30, 2019-06-29 18:30 - 21:30 | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
The Palestinian Table

Laden with spices and brimming with flavor, many Palestinian dishes are centered around tradition and community. Join Nadia Tommalieh as she shows you how to bring these concepts to your table as you create a beautiful, bountiful Middle Eastern feast. You’ll make classic smooth hummus; salatet al raheb (roasted eggplant with pomegranate molasses); pita chips; sayadieh (shrimp and fish rice pilaf) with fried pine nuts, caramelized onions, and tahini sauce; salatah fallahia(Palestinian farmer’s salad with tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, and sumac); and layali lubnan(creamy semolina pudding topped with crushed pistachios and orange blossom syrup).
You can follow Nadia on Instagram: @nadiatommalieh

Kaleidoscope Play and Learn - Somali
2019-08-02 10:00 - 12:00 | King County Library System – Tukwila, 14380 Tukwila International Boulevard, Tukwila, WA, 98168, United States
Ages 0-5 with parent or caregiver.
Have fun singing songs, telling stories, reading books, creating art and playing. Kaleidoscope Play & Learn is in Somali and English. The facilitator is bilingual in English and Somali.
Ilmaha hada dhashay ilaa 5jir iyowaalidkood
Heeso, sheekoyin, buug akhrin, iyo farshaxan suubis ilmaha Macallimadu waxey ku hadasha laba luqadood oo Ingiriis ah iyo Soomaali.

This event is also offered on:

Kaleidoscope Play and Learn – Somali
Friday, August 9, 2019 (10:00AM – 12:0oPM)
Friday, August 16, 2019 (10:00AM – 12:00PM)

World Language Story Time King County Library - Arabic
2019-07-27 13:00 - 13:45 | King County Library System – Tukwila, 14380 Tukwila International Boulevard, Tukwila, WA, 98168, United States
World Language Story Times
Ages 2 and older with adult.
Learn the Arabic alphabet and words through stories, songs and games.

This event occurs weekly!

Arabs in Seattle Meetup
2019-07-24 17:00 - 18:30 | WA
Rotating Monthly Coffee

Hosted by Maryam

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Every 4th Wednesday of the month

Ahlan! This group is for people in Seattle who are Arab, half-Arab, or their great-great-grandmother was 12.5% from somewhere in the region. It’s also a group for you if you’re dating or married to someone from the Middle East, or you just really really love kunafa and want to hang out. Whether you were born and raised in Washington or you’re a fresh expat looking to meet new people, let’s plan some get-togethers. Welcome!
For more info/location click here: https://www.meetup.com/Arabs-in-Seattle/events/pnbrwpyzjbjc/

ArabishWay Story Time - Elliott Bay Book Company
2019-07-24 11:30 - 12:00 | Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 10th Avenue, Seattle, 98122, United States
Local author, Laila Taji will have 30 minutes of stories, games and songs in Arabic (along with highlighting her book These Chicks/ هالصيصان). It will be very hands on and interactive!
Elliott Bay Book Company has a great coffee shop within so plan to arrive a little early, grab a coffee and meet her there.
Great for all ages but content generally geared towards 18 months – 3 years old.

World Language Story Time King County Library - Arabic
2019-07-22 11:00 - 11:30 | King County Library System – Redmond, 15990 NE 85th Street Redmond WA 98052, Redmond, WA, 98032, United States
World Language Story Times
Family program, all ages welcome.
Come for an interactive Story Time in Arabic that includes Early Literacy fun with books, songs and finger plays. Speakers of all languages welcome.
This event repeats every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Redmond Library.

Arabic Story Time/أوقات قراءة القصة العربية

Monday, July 22, 2019 (11:00AM – 11:30AM)

Monday, August 12, 2019 (11:00AM – 11:30AM)
Monday, August 26, 2019 (11:00AM – 11:30AM)

PACC Community Picnic
2019-07-21 14:00 - 20:00 | Bellevue Downtown Park, 10201 NE 4th St, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Come join the Palestinian Community Center of Washington State Picnic
• Activities:
o Come meet community members and enjoy plenty of activities including
o Sports and cultural games and activities soccer, volleyball, tarneeb tournament (card games) and tawlet zaher (backgammon)
o Kids dedicated activities and awards; face painting, arts and crafts and mini soccer games.
o Come meet members of Team Palestine soccer team.
• Food and Supplies:
o Arabic food and dessert will be available to purchase from a vendor from the community and part of the proceedings will go towards supporting community events and activities.
o Bring your chair, picnic blanket and any items you like.
• Please RSVP so we can let the food vendor know how many people will attend. Invite and share with friends and family.
Don’t forget to join the Palestinian Community Center of Washington State for other upcoming events and activities throughout the summer.

Bollywood-Arabian Night w/ DJ Prashant in Seattle
2019-07-20 21:00 - 2019-07-21 02:00 | Chop Suey, 1325 E Madison St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Bollywood-Arabian Night w/ DJ Prashant in Seattle
Bollywood Dreams Entertainment presents:
Jai Ho! Dance Party An ARABIAN NIGHT
Experience the blend of two beautiful cultures this July
LIVE Arabic Music with Seattle’s popular NASEEM BAND Bollywood withPrashant – Singer, Dancer, DJ Belly Dance Performances by Bella Jovan.
Admission : $5 before 10 pm, $10 after* subject to increase, Ladies in free before 10pm!
More Can Be Found Here: https://www.laindian.com/desi/eventdisplay.asp?id=53547

World Language Story Time King County Library - Arabic
2019-07-20 13:00 - 13:45 | King County Library System – Tukwila, 14380 Tukwila International Boulevard, Tukwila, WA, 98168, United States
World Language Story Times
Ages 2 and older with adult.
Learn the Arabic alphabet and words through stories, songs and games.

This event occurs weekly!

This event is also offered on:

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, July 27, 2019 (1:00PM – 1:45PM)

ACraftyArab's Arab Cultural Summer Camp - Redmond
2019-07-15 - 2019-07-19 | Art Studio in Redmond, WA, United States
ACraftyArab’s ARAB CULTURAL CAMP
GRADES 1-6 SUMMER CAMP
JULY 15-19
A Crafty Arab presents the second annual Arab CULTURAL CAMP FOR GRADES 1-6 with a focus on the culture, language, and history of the Arab world.
Arab CULTURAL CAMP IS A COMPREHENSIVE ARAB ARTS PROGRAM FUELED BY THE IMAGINATIONS OF OUR CAMPERS! Campers learn about the culture, arts, language, science, creativity, and beauty of the Arab world and its people – all based on crafts, foods, games, and more. This is a CULTURAL JOURNEY WHICH SURROUNDS CAMPERS WITH LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN A WIDE-ranging, encompassing program, enabling them to use their imaginations in developing projects of their own design, working with each other as they practice skills of collaboration and sharing ideas.
Arab CULTURAL CAMP’S GOAL IS TO PROMOTE ARTISTIC RISK-taking, inspire creativity, exercise imaginations, and explore unique ways to share our heritage. Professional teaching artists and musicians will nurture each artistic talent and individual strength in an environment of creative collaboration.
Mon –Fri, 8:30am-3:30pm
Before and After care available onsite
$200 per session, $180 for siblings
Lunch is not included but can be added for $5 per day
More details and an application can be found here: http://acraftyarab.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Arab-Cultural-Camp-Application.pdf

World Language Story Time King County Library - Arabic
2019-07-13 13:00 - 13:45 | King County Library System – Tukwila, 14380 Tukwila International Boulevard, Tukwila, WA, 98168, United States
World Language Story Times
Ages 2 and older with adult.
Learn the Arabic alphabet and words through stories, songs and games.

This event occurs weekly!

This event is also offered on:

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, July 20, 2019 (1:00PM – 1:45PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, July 27, 2019 (1:00PM – 1:45PM)

Clarion West Presents: A Reading by Amal El-Mohtar at Hugo House
2019-07-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Join Hugo House and Clarion West Writers Workshop
for a reading by poet and fiction writer, Amal El-Mohtar.
About the Author:
Amal El-Mohtar is an award-winning writer of fiction, poetry, and criticism. Her stories and poems have appeared in magazines including Tor.com, Fireside Fiction, Lightspeed, Uncanny, Strange Horizons, Apex, Stone Telling, and Mythic Delirium; anthologies including The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories (2017), The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales (2016), Kaleidoscope: Diverse YA Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories (2014), and The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities (2011); and in her own collection, The Honey Month (2010). Her articles and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, NPR Books, and on Tor.com. – Hugo House

World Language Story Time King County Library - Arabic
2019-07-08 11:00 - 11:30 | King County Library System – Redmond, 15990 NE 85th Street Redmond WA 98052, Redmond, WA, 98032, United States
World Language Story Times
Family program, all ages welcome.
Come for an interactive Story Time in Arabic that includes Early Literacy fun with books, songs and finger plays. Speakers of all languages welcome.
This event repeats every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Redmond Library.

Arabic Story Time/أوقات قراءة القصة العربية

Monday, July 8, 2019 (11:00AM – 11:30AM)

Monday, July 22, 2019 (11:00AM – 11:30AM)

Monday, August 12, 2019 (11:00AM – 11:30AM)
Monday, August 26, 2019 (11:00AM – 11:30AM)

One World Summer Language Camp: Learn Arabic, Chinese or Korean
2019-07-08 - 2019-07-26 | Summit Sierra School, 1025 S King Street, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States
This language and culture camp focuses on fostering language acquisition, intercultural understanding, and a desire for international travel. During the camp, students will learn basic communicative writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills in classes taught using immersion methodology. The camp will introduce students to practices and perspectives of the Arabic-, Korean- and Chinese-speaking world, as well as the leadership skills that will enable them to become local youth leaders with a global perspective. Students will learn through classroom activities, guest speakers, music, and field trips. The last day of the camp will feature student performances in a culminating showcase for classmates, family, and community members.

More details and an application can be found here: https://oneworldnow.org/programs/apply/

Middle East Peace Camp 2019 - Travel Ancient and Modern
2019-07-08 - 2019-07-13 | University of Washington, UW Campus, Seattle, WA, 98195, United States
2019 Theme: Travel – Ancient and Modern
Location: University of Washington (details upon registration)
From July 8th – 12th, Muslim, Arab, Jewish, Christian, Israeli, Palestinian and US young people, teens, and adults came together to continue an important, long-term approach to peace-building at the University of Washington. This year our week-long children’s day camp will focus on TRAVEL, ancient and modern. Relationships between peoples and cultures develop as people explore their world through travel. We will explore our theme through art, science and educational projects and as always, we offer hands-on experiences with music, food and sports.
The Middle East Peace Camp for Children (MEPC) is a grassroots coalition of Arab and Jewish communities and our friends. Kadima is one of the three co-founders of the MEPC. MEPC is dedicated to embracing our common humanity while empowering youth through education, recreation, and leadership development. The camp takes a multifaceted approach to teaching the values of peacemaking through a focus on conflict resolution and human rights using creative arts, science, music, dance, sports, and language activities. We plant seeds of friendship and fun while emphasizing our commonalities and celebrating our differences! MEPC is a week-long summer day camp.​

Middle East Peace Camp – Facebook

info@middleeastpeacecamp.org
www.middleeastpeacecamp.org

Movie Showing: Make Hummus Not Walls
2019-07-06 19:30 - 21:30 | The Summit on Pike, Capitol Hill) 420 E Pike St, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Movie Screening: Make Hummus Not Walls
Saturday, July 6th at 7:30 p.m. at The Summit (420 E Pike Street, Seattle).
This event features a movie made by one of our missionaries, and the conversation to follow will be led by our January Israel trip guides. The conversation will feature personal stories amid the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. You can read more about the movie by Andrew Larsen by clicking here. – Kent Covenant Church

World Language Story Time King County Library - Arabic
2019-07-06 13:00 - 13:45 | King County Library System – Tukwila, 14380 Tukwila International Boulevard, Tukwila, WA, 98168, United States
World Language Story Times
Ages 2 and older with adult.
Learn the Arabic alphabet and words through stories, songs and games.

This event occurs weekly!

This event is also offered on:

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, July 13, 2019 (1:00PM – 1:45PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, July 20, 2019 (1:00PM – 1:45PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, July 27, 2019 (1:00PM – 1:45PM)

Nada Bakos: The Life of a CIA Terrorist Hunter
2019-06-30 19:30 - 21:00 | Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Former CIA officer Bakos will tell her story, reading from her book The Targeter: My Life in the CIA, Hunting Terrorists and Challenging the White House, which touches on her search for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and her investigation of the White House’s assertion that the Iraqi government was involved in 9/11.

World Language Story Time King County Library - Arabic
2019-06-29 13:00 - 13:45 | King County Library System – Tukwila, 14380 Tukwila International Boulevard, Tukwila, WA, 98168, United States
World Language Story Times
Ages 2 and older with adult.
Learn the Arabic alphabet and words through stories, songs and games.

This event occurs weekly!

This event is also offered on:

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, July 6, 2019 (1:00PM – 1:45PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, July 13, 2019 (1:00PM – 1:45PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, July 20, 2019 (1:00PM – 1:45PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, July 27, 2019 (1:00PM – 1:45PM)
