Tribute to Gus Newport: Former Mayor of Berkeley, racial justice champion, former MECA Board Chair
2022-03-28 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
TRIBUTE TO GUS NEWPORT
Former Mayor of Berkeley, racial justice champion, former MECA Board Chair –
–Including MC and Special Guest: DANNY GLOVER–
Monday, MARCH 28 — In-Person & Virtual — 6pm PT / 9pm ET
Buy TICKETS! $25-100 sliding scale for in-person and virtual tickets!
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Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley CA
5pm PT: hors d’oeuvres
6-8pm PT/ 9-11pm ET:
PROGRAM: Danny Glover, Angela Davis, Bernie Sanders, Holly Near & Natalia Zukerman, Palestinian Ensemble ASWAT, Barbara Lubin, Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch — and Gus Newport!
Proceeds benefit MECA’s programs for Palestinian children and refugees.

Cooking Class: Palestinian Spring Dinner
2022-03-28 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Book Larder, 4252 Fremont Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
Description

Inspiration in the kitchen is always welcome with the turn of the seasons. In this hands-on class, greet spring with Nadia Tommalieh as she teaches an array of traditional home-cooked Palestinian dishes. You will learn how to make Arayes (crispy baked pita pockets stuffed with minced meat and vegetable paste); Hummus (chickpeas and tahini dip); Mutabal Betinjan (charred eggplant in creamy tahini sauce), and Salatet Bandora W Zaytoon (tomato and olive salad finished with citrus dressing).
Class is limited to 12 people and is hands-on. Includes dinner. Please note that event registration is non-refundable.

Movie: Ali, Fear Eats the Soul (in person)
2022-03-28 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Beacon, 4405 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s homage to All that Heaven Allows has since become one of his most powerful love stories. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul unravels a love affair between two unlikely characters: a lonely German widow in her sixties and a Moroccan immigrant worker in his thirties. When the couple spontaneously marries, they face constant bigotry and criticism, but their own insecurities about their future may be insurmountable.

L. AlHathloul, U. Mishra-Newbery & R. Green | LOUJAIN DREAMS OF SUNFLOWERS
2022-03-29 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Click here to register for this virtual event.
“I know I will fly. Not immediately, but definitely.”
Every night Loujain dreams of flying to the carpet of a million sunflowers. She dreams of the deep blue of the sky, the green of the stems and leaves, and the yellow of flower petals. But Loujain lives in a place where girls aren’t allowed to fly, so she will never get to see the magnificent colors of the field of sunflowers in person. With the support of her family and her own courage, Loujain must turn her impossible dream into a reality. Based on the true story of Loujain AlHathloul and her successful campaign to lift Saudi Arabia’s ban on women driving, Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers: A Story Inspired by Loujain AlHathloul reminds us to strive for the changes we want to see—and to never take for granted women’s and girls’ freedoms.
Registrants will receive a link to a downloadable teacher’s guide.
Lina Alhathloul is a women’s rights activist and the sister of Loujain AlHathloul. On behalf of Loujain, Lina appears in the media and international events. This is her debut book.
Uma Mishra-Newbery is a global social justice and women’s rights leader. She is the former executive director of Women’s March Global. This is her debut book.
Rebecca Green is the bestselling illustrator of the picture book Becoming a Good Creature and the author/illustrator of How to Make Friends with a Ghost.
A Women’s History Month event for children ages 5-10, their families, and interested adults

a conversation with Palestinian activists: Land Day
2022-03-30 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
On the fourth anniversary of the Great March of Return and on Palestinian Land Day, join us for a conversation with Palestinian activists Soheir Asaad, Mariam Barghouti, and Ahmed Abu Artema as we share reflections and analyses of the current situation on the ground across Palestine, and what recent moments of popular resistance mean in the broader context of the Palestinian struggle for liberation.The Right of Return, the Right to Resist, and the Right to our Land: that’s our demand and that’s what we’ll be discussing next week on Wednesday, March 30 at 12 noon ET.See you there!

Lecture: Weaponization of Antisemitism
2022-03-30 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
with Dr. Michael Spath
interviews Mark Weber

Arabic Chat Hour
2022-03-31 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-04-07 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | WA
Whether you’re a native speaker or learner, this is a great chance to practice listening and speaking in Arabic!
Zoom room number: 8116-385-7344

Seattle Arab Mixer - Art Marble 21 (SLU)
2022-03-31 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Art Marble 21, 731 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA
Is the Arabic culture deeply ingrained in you? Did you, or someone close, grow up in the Arab world, and you miss it? With so many Arabic newcomers to our beautiful growing city, this group is for us to connect with like-minded people.
Let’s kick off Seattle Arab Mixer at Art Marble 21. If you haven’t been, this is a beautiful venue in the heart of South Lake Union with high ceilings and a casual setting.
We reserved the lounge area for our group and will provide heavy appetizers. Come by, slap a name tag on, and get ready to mingle.
There should be plenty of street parking, and we would love it if you could bring $10 (or $20) to cover hosting the event and the food.
Space is limited, so RSVP to make sure you are on the guest list. We will add more details closer to the event.

Comedian: Ismael Loutfi (two shows)
2022-04-01 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-04-02 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-04-02 21:30 - 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Laughs Comedy Club, 5220 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Ismael Loutfi is a comedian, writer, and actor who developed his deeply acerbic sense of humor growing up a Muslim in rural North Florida. Ismael wrote for the critically acclaimed Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj on Netflix for the entirety of its run.
Ismael’s Comedy Central Half Hour special debuts in March of 2022. His stand up has been featured on This Week at the Cellar, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and he was selected by Bill Burr for his personally curated stand up series Bill Burr Presents: The Ringers. He has performed on the FOX Night of Comedy showcase and has been named a New Face of Comedy by the prestigious Just for Laughs comedy festival.Ismael can be seen in HBO’s High Maintenance, the Sarah Silverman-produced Please Understand Me, and multiple episodes of Comedy Central’s Ahamed’s Ramadan Diary.

Fri, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM PDT and
Fri, 9:30 PM – 11:00 PM PDT

Laughs Comedy Club, Seattle, WA

Tickets
Starting at$15.00

Arabic Language and Story Time for Young Children w/ Laila Taji from ArabishWay at MPP
2022-04-02 08:00 - 08:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Young children ages 2-5 will learn the basics of the Arabic language with a fun theme each month.

About this event

Laila Taji, author of These Chicks and My Grandfather Has a Donkey, uses songs, familiar stories, and fun activities to form a bridge from English to the Arabic language. Each month, and using colloquial dialect, your child will be exposed to songs, stories, and activities based on the theme, 2-4 Arabic letters, and a highlight of one Palestinian city, town, or village. A worksheet will be sent in advance with links to the transliterations and translations of all the stories and songs, as well as the printable activities.
These sessions are free. MPP has a suggested donation of $10. The Museum of the Palestinian People Resilience Monthly Club members who register for these sessions will receive a free copy of These Chicks. Please click here to make a donation or to become a Resilience Monthly Club member. Thank you for your support!
September: alphabet
October: numbers
November: days of the week
December: colors
January: animals
February: family
March: parts of the body
April: seasons/temperature
May: movement
June: surprise topic!

When the Writing Stalls: Jumpstarting Scenes & Building Robust Characters w/ Sahar Mustafah
2022-04-02 08:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
In this workshop, we will explore ways of re-entering our stories, as well as strategies to expand characters and scenes in meaningful ways. We will also examine the roles trauma and joy play in shaping our narratives and bridging the distance between writer and characters. With the aid of mentor texts and hands-on application, participants will generate new writing to support current projects or discover leads to new ones. Register here.

Saturday Arabic School (for kids and youth)
2022-04-02 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Kent Meridian High School, 10020 SE 256th St, Kent, WA, 98030
Our Arabic School provides those who want to learn Arabic the opportunity to fine-tune their knowledge. Our classes are held weekly at Kent Meridian High School for our kids and youth.
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Program Eligibility Requirements:
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– Elementary or middle-school age children
– Living in King County

When: Saturdays
Time: 10-12
Where: Kent Meridian High School (10020 SE 256th St, Kent, WA 98030)

marwa@irccw.org

Challenging Corporate Complicity in the Continued Colonization of Palestine: Means and Methods
2022-04-02 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Description
Moderator: Tara Alami, Palestinian organizer and writer
Panel:
Wesam Ahmad, Palestinian human rights advocate at Al-Haq
James Yap, Canadian lawyer specializing in business and human rights.
Jonathan Kuttab, international human rights lawyer
Kathryn Ravey, Business and Human Rights Legal Researcher, Al-Haq
Land Day 2022 Webinar
This webinar will consider direct approaches to challenge corporate complicity in the continued colonization of Palestine. This will include judicial and non-judicial mechanisms in in the Canadian specific as well as broader international context.
Co-sponsors: Just Peace Advocates, Al-Haq, Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights

Arabs Iftar at Shawarma Time
2022-04-02 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Shawarma Time, 4701 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Let’s celebrate the soft opening of Shawarma time and have our iftar together. The restaurant will offer dates and soup to break fasting, and we might be up to a surprise after iftar 🤗
(Optional) after iftar we will go to have hookah at Seattle hookah lounge.

Restaurant Week: Arab Restaurants
2022-04-03 - 2022-04-16 | WA
Anar

South Lake Union
Health
Lebanese
Plant Based
Lunch ($20)
Give a Meal
On-Site
On-Site Outdoor
Take Out
Eat Local First
Vegetarian

Damoori Kitchen
Magnolia
Lebanese
Dinner ($35)
Take Out

Mama Sambusa Kitchen
Rainier Beach
African
Somali Street Food
Dinner ($50)
Lunch ($20)
Delivery
On-Site Outdoor
Take Out
Eat Local First

Mamnoon
Capitol Hill
Lebanese
Dinner ($65)
Give a Meal
Ready-to-Heat
Take Out
Eat Local First

Mamnoon Street
South Lake Union
Lebanese
Dinner ($35)
Delivery
Give a Meal
On-Site Outdoor
Take Out
Eat Local First

Reflections on Jerusalem: A century of lost opportunities (via Zoom)
2022-04-03 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Dr. Rothchild will provide a personal exploration of the ancient city of Jerusalem, with a special focus on East Jerusalem and the surrounding areas of greater Jerusalem, which have experienced decades of “Judaization” and erasure of the Palestinian presence. What are the costs of these policies, not only to Palestinians, but also to Jewish Israelis? How is this a mirror of the ongoing occupation of Palestine? What can we learn and what can we do?
Alice Rothchild is a physician, author, and filmmaker who has focused her interest on human rights and social justice on the Israel/Palestine conflict since 1997. She practiced Obstetrics & Gynecology for almost 40 years. Until her retirement she served as Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harvard Medical School. She writes and lectures widely, is the author of Broken Promises, Broken Dreams: Stories of Jewish and Palestinian Trauma and Resilience (translated into Hebrew and German); On the Brink: Israel and Palestine on the Eve of the 2014 Gaza Invasion; and Condition Critical: Life and Death in Israel/Palestine.
Dr. Rothchild directed the documentary film, Voices Across the Divide. She is also on the board of the We Are Not Numbers program in Gaza and the Gaza Mental Health Foundation, and on the steering committee of the Jewish Voice for Peace Health Advisory Council.

The Other End of the Sea w/ author Alison Glick
2022-04-03 16:30 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Summer, 1981—Following the death of her father, Becky Klein, an adventurous, naïve young woman from the Midwest, sets out for the Middle East, in search of her Jewish roots. She discovers something more, in a Gaza garden near a refugee camp by the sea. There she befriends the garden’s owner, a Palestinian activist who has served time in Israeli jails. As their relationship grows, Rebecca finds herself drawn into a story of roots unlike the one she had imagined.
The West Bank, Cairo, Yarmouk, Benghazi, Beirut—before long, their romance careens across a region in flames, child in tow, wrestling with conflicting maps of love, family and home. Moving, yet brimming with flashes of humor, Alison Glick’s tangle with the search for purpose and commitment yields a bracing, radiant story for these times.
Join Friends of Sabeel North America in what promises to be a stirring conversation with author Alison Glick.

ONLINE CLASS: Voices of Arab American Authors: Discovery and Beyond
2022-04-04 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Four Mondays and one Tuesday Bi-Weekly: April 4 and 18; May 2 and 16; and Tuesday, May 31 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST Online

Price:

$170.00 per person (10% off for members)

Here is another series of classes under the main heading of attempting to understand the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) through literature and prose written by its authors, advocates, observers, and supporters. This series of classes will be the second time that we examine literature by Arab American authors who delve into the lives and challenges of new immigrants learning to assimilate and live as Americans while keeping an homage to their roots from Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen, etc. However, this series will venture out beyond their “comfort zone” and tackle journeys of discovery – the fascination of travel to explore and better understand home, not relocate; Shakespearean theatre to cope with chronic pain; rediscovering the Syrian and Iraqi homeland; and discovering the future in Qatar.
Four Mondays and one Tuesday Bi-Weekly: April 4 and 18; May 2 and 16; and Tuesday, May 31 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST Online

List of readings & dates:
1) Hisham Matar (Libyan) – Month in Siena (April 4) (9780593129135)
2) Mona Awad (Egyptian) – All’s Well (April 18) (9781982169664)
and/or Egyptian-American Journeys: An Anthology (9781623718985)
3) Sinan Antoon (Iraqi) – The Book of Collateral Damage (May 2nd) (9780300251753)
4) Zeyn Joukhadar (Syrian) – Map of Salt and Stars (May 16th) 9781501169052
and/or Zaina Arafat (Palestinian) You Exist Too Much 9781948226509
5) Sophia Al-Maria (Qatar) – The Girl Who Fell to Earth (Tuesday, 31st May) 9780061999758

Heba F. El-Shazli is an Egyptian-American and an avid lover and reader of literature from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. She is an assistant professor of political science at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Master’s Degree Program at the Center for Democracy and Civil Society. Heba teaches courses on governments and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, Islam and politics, international relations, and the role of civil society and social movements in democratization. She has a Ph.D. in Planning, Governance, and Globalization (PGG) with a specialization in Governance and International Affairs from Virginia Tech’s School of Public and International Affairs and a Master’s degree from Georgetown University. She was the Director of MENA programs at the Solidarity Center (2004-2011) and the Deputy MENA Regional Director at the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) from 2001 until 2004. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (www.cfr.org)
Karen Leggett Abouraya is a journalist and children’s author, winning the 2013 Arab American Book Award and other honors for Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt’s Treasured Books. She is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Egypt, and with her Egyptian-born husband, chairs the Baltimore Luxor Alexandria Sister City Committee and the Friends of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) Maryland, Virginia, DC. Together they also produce the podcast American Egyptian Women of Influence. Karen facilitates online conversations between Egyptian and American children and co-hosted a conference on informal education at the BA in 2015. She reviewed children’s books for the New York Times, is a past president of the Children’s Book Guild of Washington, D.C. and has served as a judge for children’s writing contests in Egypt and Montgomery County. She earned her B.A. in international relations from Brown University.

SPECIAL PRE-RECORDED WEBINAR: HERITAGE TO ENRICH LIVES
2022-04-05 | WA
Event Description: Dr. Reem El Mutwalli and Heike Weber, Embroiderer & Author had a very special conversation earlier in March. To be released on Tuesday, 5th April.
Heike recently exhibited at Dubai Expo 2020, and launched her book documenting the history of embroidery in the Levant region titled “Anat and her hero Baal – The embroidery language of The Levant”.
When Heike Weber arrived in Syria in 1982, seeking refuge from the Lebanese civil war, she fell in love with the country’s capital Damascus.During the years of war, she braved the mortars and shelling that left their marks on the walls of her home located in a narrow alleyway in the heart of Damascus old city.Now 70, the German woman vowed to not leave the country and she said she feels a sense of duty to the country she has called home for decades.Married to a Palestinian, Weber started her life in the Yarmouk camp, near Damascus, where she followed her passion for embroidery. She started to learn about diverse Syrian designs and teach women in the camp.In 2003, Weber moved with her family to a house in the old city where she opened her atelier.Two of Weber’s children left before the war and the third left after a mortar hit the house.Weber now lives on her own, spending most of her time with her embroidery students, and sells her hand-knitted embroidered designs to tourists.She wrote a book documenting the history of embroidery in the region titled “Anat and her hero Baal – The embroidery language of The Levant”.
Please register to receive an email with a link to the recording on Tuesday, 5th April which you can then view in your own time.
Release Date: 5th April 2022
Time: 4 am (NYC), 9 am (London), 12 noon (Dubai)
Tickets: Donation
Students: If you are a student or member of academia please register here to receive your complimentary registration links.
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P&P Live! Jim Al-Khalili | The Joy of Science (virtual)
2022-04-06 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Click Here to register for this virtual event.
Today’s world is unpredictable and full of contradictions, and navigating its complexities while trying to make the best decisions is far from easy. The Joy of Science presents 8 short lessons on how to unlock the clarity, empowerment, and joy of thinking and living a little more scientifically.
Jim Al-Khalili is Distinguished Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Surrey and one of Britain’s best-known science communicators. He has written numerous books, including The World According to Physics; Quantum: A Guide for the Perplexed; and Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology. He is a fellow of the Royal Society and lives in Southsea, England.

Cooking Class: Street Foods of the World
2022-04-06 17:00 - 19:30, 2022-04-10 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Whisk, 10385 Main St, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
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 and enjoy street foods from

Morocco – Chermoula Chicken
Mexico – Alambres- Steak and Bacon Tacos with Salsa Verde
West Africa – Spicy Peanut-Dusted Beef Skewers
Japan – Okanomiyaki – Seafood Pancakes

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

Spring in Palestine
2022-04-06 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
Spring in Palestine is a time when simple, seasonal ingredients are transformed into a delicious family meal. In this class NADIA TOMMALIEH will introduce you to Palestinian home cooking via classic dishes remembered from her childhood, with stories of spring foraging traditions. You’ll make sorar freekeh bil lahmeh (baked freekeh and beef pastries); salatet betinjan bil laban (fried eggplant salad); hindbeh bil zeit (sautéed dandelion greens with pomegranate molasses and lemon); and, for dessert, mhalabiyeh bi ma’ elzaher (milk pudding infused with orange blossom water, topped with crushed pistachios and dried rose petals).

Arab Film Fest Collab (AFFC)
2022-04-07 - 2022-04-17 | WA
The Arab American National Museum (AANM), the Arab Film and Media Institute (AFMI), ArteEast, and Mizna proudly present the Arab Film Fest Collab (AFFC) from April 7-17, 2022. The AFFC is a collectively produced virtual film festival, screening independent Arab cinema for audiences across the United States.
With programs featuring films, panel discussions, and performances from Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA), the 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. Screening the work of filmmakers from countries like Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, Egypt, Sudan, Algeria, and Morocco, the AFFC exhibits all films in their original languages with English subtitles.

Spring in Palestine
2022-04-07 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA

2022 Online Film and Discussion MidEast Series: Sumud
2022-04-08 20:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
THE SPRING 2022 ONLINE FILM AND DISCUSSION SERIES

The theme for this year’s Film Series is Sumud. This is a Palestinian word that means “Steadfastness” or “Steadfast Perseverance.” It is a cultural value in Palestine. There is no possible way Palestinians can defend themselves in the face of one of the most well-equipped military powers in the world. They practice “sumud” which sometimes is an act of making breakfast, sometimes walking the children to the checkpoint on the way to school, sometimes, joining a peaceful protest at a blocked crossroad, just to say “We are here!”

In this series we will meet a young Israeli woman who also practices her own sumud as she resists joining the Israeli military. We will discover what sumud looks like in the devastation we call “Gaza”, and in the tragedy we call “Hebron.”

To receive links to the film (watch on your own time within 48 hours of the discussion) and the Zoom discussion, send a message to seattlemideastfocus@gmail.com

APRIL 8, 8 P.M. (discussion)
GAZA
Gaza brings us into a unique place beyond the reach of television news reports to reveal a world rich with eloquent and resilient characters, offering us a cinematic and enriching portrait of a people attempting to lead meaningful lives against the rubble of perennial conflict.
Learn more here.
with host:
special guest:

APRIL 22, 8 p.m. (discussion)
MISSION: HEBRON
and SKIES ABOVE HEBRON
In Mission: Hebron six young Israeli men who served in the army from the age of 18 give an account of their mission in Hebron, a Palestinian city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Footage documenting numerous appalling situations corroborates their compelling stories, from soldiers taking pot shots with rubber bullets and conducting humiliating searches of passersby to arresting ten-year-olds and turning entire households upside down. What effect did these military duties have on their moral compass? Looking back and growing older, how do they feel about this mission now?
Learn more here.
Skies above Hebron is a coming of age story depicting three boys coping, each in his own way, with physical and mental obstacles enclosing life in their Palestinian hometown of Hebron.
Learn more here.
with host:
special guest:

MAY 6, 8 P.M. (discussion)
LITTLE PALESTINE: DIARY OF A SEIGE
During the Syrian civil war, the district of Yarmouk, home to thousands of Palestinians, became the scene of dramatic and ferocious fighting. Little Palestine: Diary of a Siege is a film that follows the destiny of civilians during the brutal sieges, imposed by the Syrian regime, that took place in the wake of the battles. With his camera, Abdallah Al-Khatib composes a love song to a place that proudly resists the atrocities of war
Learn more here.
with host:
special guest:

MAY 20, 8 P.M. (discussion)
200 METERS
Mustafa lives on the Palestinian-controlled side of the wall, and Salwa and their children on the Israeli side. One day he gets the call every parent dreads: his son has been in an accident and is in the hospital. He will do anything to reach his son, and after being denied access through the checkpoint on a technicality, Mustafa embarks upon a journey to cross the border illegally.
Learn more here.
with host:
special guest:

Poetry Across Languages with Fady Joudah, Tomás Q. Morín, and Niina Pollari
2022-04-11 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
The New York Public Library’s World Literature Festival celebrates books and writers from around the world and reflects the languages spoken in our communities. Discover free author talks, resources, book recommendations, and more for all ages in world languages.
Join the Library as we welcome Fady Joudah, Tomás Q. Morín, and Niina Pollari in conversation in English in the panel “Poetry Across Languages”.
This event is ONLINE ONLY.
Register Here!

Fady Joudah has published five collections of poems: The Earth in the Attic; Alight; Textu; a book-long sequence of short poems whose meter is based on cellphone character count; Footnotes in the Order of Disappearance; and, most recently, Tethered to Stars. He has translated several collections of poetry from the Arabic and is the co-editor and co-founder of the Etel Adnan Poetry Prize. He was a winner of the Yale Series of Younger Poets competition in 2007 and has received a PEN award, a Banipal/Times Literary Supplement prize from the UK, the Griffin Poetry Prize, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He is an Editor-at-Large for Milkweed Editions. He lives in Houston, with his wife and kids, where he practices internal medicine. Photo credit © Cybele Knowles.
Tomás Q. Morín is the author of the collection of poems Machete and the forthcoming memoir Let Me Count the Ways, as well as the poetry collections Patient Zero and A Larger Country. He is co-editor with Mari L’Esperance of the anthology, Coming Close: Forty Essays on Philip Levine, and translator of The Heights of Macchu Picchu by Pablo Neruda. He teaches at Rice University and Vermont College of Fine Arts. Photo credit © Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon.
Niina Pollari is a poet and Finnish translator. She is the author of the poetry collections Path of Totality (Soft Skull 2022) and Dead Horse (Birds, LLC 2015), and the translator of Tytti Heikkinen’s The Warmth of the Taxidermied Animal (Action Books 2012).
Join the staff of the Yorkville, Belmont and Bronx Library Center libraries for this exciting literary conversation.
Note: Program will be recorded.
