ArabishWay

Marc Ribot and Gordon Grdina's Haram at Town Hall
2020-03-01 19:30 - 21:30 UTC | Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Guitar legend Marc Ribot has released 25 albums over a 40-year career. As part of Town Hall’s Global Rhythms series, Ribot takes the stage alongside Vancouver’s culture-blending band Haram, whose work draws inspiration from legendary Egyptian singer Umm Kulthoum. Together they create a new sonically breathtaking view of time-tested repertoire.
Ribot is joined onstage by Haram, a Vancouver-based group led by Juno Award-winning oud virtuoso and guitarist Gordon Grdina. Haram filters Arabic music through the creative lens of improvisation, paying homage to the masters while still freely developing an original voice. Classics from Farid El Atrache, Oum Khalsoum, Iraqi folk songs, and 50’s Sudanese radio music all resonate and inspire the ensemble to dig deeper and give more freely. Listen in for a double-billed performance showcase as Ribot teams up with Haram to navigate Arabic musical traditions.

Wakhtiyo Sheeko Oo Soomali Ah (Somali Story Time)
2020-02-29 17:00 - 17:30, 2020-02-22 17:00 - 17:30, 2020-02-15 17:00 - 17:30 | Seattle Public Library – Rainier Beach, 9125 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Fadlan Keen Caruurtaada Si Ay U Qaataan Waqti Xiiso leh, Iyo Sheeko Xariiro Ku Bixi Doonta Afka Soomaaliaga

Traditional Palestinian Dabkeh Lessons - For Kids Ages 8-13
2020-02-29 11:00 - 12:30, 2020-02-22 11:00 - 12:30 | South Bellevue Community Center, 14509 SE Newport Way, Bellevue, WA, 98006, United States
Does your Arab kid stomp on the stairs? Jump on the sofa and bed?
GOOD NEWS: This is not bad behavior. This is your child expressing her/ his art – THEY NEED DEBKE IN THEIR LIFE!
Starting Saturday Nov. 9th Jafra Dabke Team will help your kid channel their energy into mastering Dabke. Check our the flyer to learn more!

For boys and girls age 8-13

Every other Saturday
$25/lesson
Pre-registration required (email Amani@PACCWA.com)

Poetry Reading: Tahat, Chavez, & Friend
2020-02-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Spin Cycle, 321 Broadway E Ste C, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Come out to Spin Cycle Records, Movies, and Games for a reading featuring poets Dujie Tahat, Sarah A. Chavez, and Malcolm Friend.
DUJIE TAHAT is a Filipino-Jordanian immigrant living in Washington state. He is the author of Here I Am O My God, selected by Fady Joudah for a Poetry Society of America Chapbook Fellowship. Their poems have been published or are forthcoming in POETRY, Sugar House Review, The Journal, The Southeast Review, ZYZZVA, Southern Indiana Review, Asian American Literary Review, and elsewhere. Dujie has earned fellowships from Hugo House, Jack Straw Writing Program, and the Poetry Foundation, as well as a work-study scholarship from Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. They serve as a poetry editor for Moss and Homology Lit and cohost The Poet Salon podcast.

Tel Aviv on Fire as part of the Saint Mark's Mideast Focus Ministry Middle East Film Series
2020-02-28 18:15 - 21:00 | St. Marks Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Please join our brothers and sisters at Saint Mark’s Mideast Focus Ministry for a film series to educate and promote understanding about the struggle for peace and justice in the Holy Land. Each screening includes presentations by guest speakers with personal experience on the subject. The opening film “Tel Aviv on Fire” will feature guest speaker playwright Ed Mast.

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Our film series begins with humor because it is the most bearable coping device. Through satire we get perspective on our common humanity. Then we look at how Gazans try to make their desperate situation known to the world, how families endure when their children are forcibly removed from their homes and placed in military prisons, and how they cope when their homes are demolished before their eyes. Finally, we explore some of the factors explaining why the U.S. leads the way in supporting this occupation.
Film Series Dates Include:

February 28, 2020: Tel Aviv on Fire (catered reception at 6:15 p.m, movie at 7pm)
March 27, 2020: Gaza Fights for Freedom
April 24, 2020: Imprisoning a Generation
May 15, 2020: The Lobby—U.S.A

Winter in Palestine - Cooking Class with Nadia Tommalieh
2020-02-27 10:00 - 13:30, 2020-02-26 10:00 - 13:30, 2020-02-25 10:00 - 13:30 | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
WINTER IN PALESTINE

Palestinian cuisine is focused on family-style meals that honor the abundance and flavors of seasonal ingredients. Join Nadia Tommalieh to learn about Palestinian home cooking traditions and how to make a bountiful winter meal! On the menu: kofta bil tahinia (lamb and beef meatballs with potatoes baked in tahini, yogurt, and lemon sauce); roz bil sha’rieh (vermicelli rice); mshaat (cauliflower fritters) with yogurt and tatbeleh (jalapeno lemon sauce); hosset silik bil zait (sautéed chard and garbanzo beans with pomegranate molasses); and homemade pita bread.

TALK | Thomas Cook’s Empire on the Nile & After: Colonialism, Antiquities Tourism, and Resistance
2020-02-26 19:00 - 20:30 | University of Washington – Thomson Hall, 1911 Skagit Lane, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
TALK | Thomas Cook’s Empire on the Nile & After: Colonialism, Antiquities Tourism, and Resistance
SPONSORS: Presented by the American Research Center in Egypt, NW Chapter; co-sponsored by the the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization and the Middle East Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Contact: mecuw@uw.edu

DESCRIPTION: Presenter: Donald M. Reid, Professor Emeritus of History, Georgia State University, and Affiliate Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, UW. He is the author of Whose Pharaohs? Archaeology, Museums, and Egyptian National Identity from Napoleon to World War I and Contesting Antiquity in Egypt: Archaeologies, Museums and the Struggle for Identities from World War I to Nasser.
Thompson Hall – Room 135

Arabs in Seattle Meetup
2020-02-26 17:30 - 20:00 | Kakoa Cafe, 415 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Rotating Monthly Coffee

Hosted by Maryam

5:30 PM to 8 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/pnbrwpyzlblc/

Community Reads: Freedom is a Constant Struggle, by Angela Davis
2020-02-26 12:00 - 13:30, 2020-02-18 13:30 - 15:00 | University of Washington (Bothell) – Library, 18225 Campus Way NE, Bothell, WA, 98011, United States
Community Reads: Freedom is a Constant Struggle, by Angela Davis
Please join us to engage in conversation around Angela Davis’ book, Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement.” This winter we will be focusing on chapter 2, and exploring the themes of mass incarceration and racial inequalities. We will also be showing clips from the documentary film 13th, by Ava DuVernay.

UW Bothell LB1 – Library, LB1-205
Event Sponsors: UWB/CC Campus Library

Wakhtiyo Sheeko Oo Soomali Ah (Somali Story Time)
2020-02-25 17:00 - 17:30, 2020-02-18 17:00 - 17:30 | Seattle Public Library – New Holly Branch, 7058 32nd Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
It is Somali Story Time at the Seattle Public Library – New Holly Branch! Bring your children to enjoy stories, rhymes and fun in Somali.

This event repeats weekly!

Arabic Story Time at Lake City Public Library
2020-02-24 17:00 - 18:00, 2020-02-17 17:00 - 18:00 | Lake City – Seattle Public Library, 12501 28th Ave. N.E., Seattle, Washington, 98125, United States
Moms with an interested in Arabic are getting together and spending an hour with Arabic stories, music, cultural events and fun!
(this group moved from Wednesdays to Mondays for the month of February)

Arabic Lessons - UW Tacoma
2020-02-24 12:30 - 13:15, 2020-02-17 12:30 - 13:15 | UW-Tacoma (Birmingham Block), 1746-48 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA, 98402, United States
Learn Arabic in an informal setting and for free with student Maryam Al Darraji. Lessons on Monday and Tuesday of each week will cover the same material.
Learn more about what to expect from these lessons in this brief video.
This program is generously supported by UW Tacoma’s Strategic Initiative Fund.
CAMPUS LOCATION: UW Tacoma Birmingham Block (BB) Room 107
EVENT SPONSORS: Office of Global Affairs

Sudan Archives at Barboza
2020-02-24 08:00 - 17:00 | the Barboza, 925 E Pike St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
PRESENTED BY KEXP
SUDAN ARCHIVES
VELVET NEGRONI

Book Launch: Ellie Peterson, Anait Semirdzhyan, & Polina Gortman
2020-02-22 14:00 - 15:00 | Brick and Mortar Bookstore, 7430 164th Ave NE - Suite B105, Redmond, WA, 98052, United States
Join us to welcome members of the Broad Stokes, a local critique group of illustrators, and celebrate the release of three picture books.
Ellie Peterson is a returning author guest with us, having previously launched her picture books Bea’s Bees (written by Katherine Pryor) and It’s a Round, Round World (the first Joulia Copernicus book) at Brick & Mortar Books. Her newest book, The Reason for the Seasons, is the second book in the Joulia Copernicus series and teaches all about why the seasons happen. This book releases on Feb. 11, 2020.
Anait Semirdzhyan is the illustrator of The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story (written by Aya Khalil), the story of a young girl whose poem about her grandmother’s quilt inspires her class to create its own Arabic paper quilt. This book releases on Feb. 18, 2020.
Polina Gortman is the illustrator of Randall and Randall (written by Nadine Poper), the story of a pistol shrimp and a goby fish who are friends even though they don’t see eye to eye. This book is available now.

The El-Salomons: Laugh Comedy Club
2020-02-20 20:30 - 23:30 | Laughs Comedy Club, 5220 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
The El-Salomons take the motto ‘make love not war’ very personally. Comedy with Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini!
The El-Salomons take the motto ‘make love not war’ very personally. Jess Salomon (hilarious comic) and Eman El-Husseini (also hilarious comic) met and fell in love at a comedy club in Montreal nearly a decade ago when a friend of theirs suggested, “you two broads should kiss”.
Jess is Jewish and Eman is Palestinian (basically enemies), one is a Taurus and one is a Leo (ENEMIES!!), but they somehow make it work. It’s probably the hummus.
Jess and Eman got married and left Canada for America right before the last election. They are famous for their love, their stand up and their ability to make really REALLY fantastic life choices.
This website is a project of love. Illustrated by Jesse Brown, these cartoons offer a view into the hilarious interactions Jess and Eman have with each other and with the world around them.
Have a peek through all the cartoons! Don’t be a hater, be a lover.
xo
The El-Salomons
For more about Jess Salomon: www.JessSalomon.com
For more about Eman El-Husseini: www.Emantertainment.com
For more about Jesse Brown: www.BevanHoward.co.uk

(I posted this after the event and am so so sad I didn’t see it earlier – I will be adding the comedy club to my list of places to check each month!)

A.S. Hamrah at Elliott Bay Book Company
2020-02-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 10th Avenue, Seattle, 98122, United States
Writer and film critic A.S. Hamrah has many admirers, including our booksellers at Elliott Bay, and we’re very excited to have the opportunity to host a conversation with him tonight about his work, some of which was collected in his book, The Earth Dies Streaming: Film Writing 2002-2018 (n+1).
“Hamrah is committed to his ambivalence, conveying it with a mixture of precision and conviction that will remind you how much more there is to be gleaned from a review than whether a movie is ‘good ’ or ‘bad ’ (even if it’s a movie you happen to deem very good or very bad indeed) . . . A political awareness imbues Hamrah’s criticism without weighing it down. He doesn’t succumb to a leaden moralizing because he pays close attention to the medium he’s writing about, alert to what he sees and hears.” —Jennifer Szalai, New York Times.
A. S. Hamrah has been n+1’s film critic since 2008 and was the editor of the magazine’s film review supplement. He also writes for a number of other publications including Harper’s, The Baffler, and Bookforum. He has worked as a movie theater projectionist, a semiotic brand analyst, a political pollster, a football cinematographer, a zine writer, and for the film director Raúl Ruiz.
Co-presented with Seattle International Film Festival.

I couldn’t find Hamrah’s ethinicity on line BUT I am assuming with the last name Hamrah that he must be! (Please let me know if you know otherwise!)

Meeting in Bellevue for Coffee - MeetUp Arabs
2020-02-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Capiton One Cafe, 400 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Lets meet for coffee in Bellevue area this time.
Please check the link for details.

MIDWINTER BREAK CAMP: PCC BAKING ACADEMY
2020-02-18 - 2020-02-21 | Multiple Locations, WA, United States
MIDWINTER BREAK CAMP: PCC BAKING ACADEMY
DESCRIPTION
Ages 8 to 12, kids only.
Kids will bake their way around the world exploring global flavors and techniques in our new Midwinter Break baking camp! Students will explore the essentials of pastry-making and develop the building blocks for a lifetime of scratch-made sweets. Each budding baker will have plenty of opportunity to craft their own creative bakes and hone their skills.
DIETARY NOTES: Vegetarian with dairy, eggs and optional meat.
CLASS NOTES: Drop-off class; kids only.
MENU

Day 1: France and Italy: Gougeres (Cheese Puffs); Torta di Limone; Mini Chocolate Souffles
Day 2: Scandinavia: Homemade Crisp Bread; Swedish Saffron Buns; Miniature Kladdkaka (Swedish Molten-Chocolate Cakes)
Day 3: Middle East: Miniature Mit Lechig (Israeli Honey Cakes); Ma’amoul (Middle-Eastern shortbread cookies); Kahk (Savory Syrian Sesame “Bracelets”)
Day 4: Central and South America: Alfajores (dulce de leche sandwich cookies); Tres Leches Cake; Baked Churros with Mexican Hot Chocolate

BOTHELL PCC

Day 1: Tuesday, February 18, 10:00 – 12:00 pm
Day 2: Wednesday, February 19, 10:00 – 12:00 pm
Day 3: Thursday, February 20, 10:00 – 12:00 pm
Day 4: Friday, February 21, 10:00 – 12:00 pm
REGISTER FOR CLASS

COLUMBIA CITY PCC

Day 1: Tuesday, February 18, 10:00 – 12:00 pm
Day 2: Wednesday, February 19, 10:00 – 12:00 pm
Day 3: Thursday, February 20, 10:00 – 12:00 pm
Day 4: Friday, February 21, 10:00 – 12:00 pm
REGISTER FOR CLASS

GREEN LAKE VILLAGE PCC

Day 1: Tuesday, February 18, 10:00 – 12:00 pm
Day 2: Wednesday, February 19, 10:00 – 12:00 pm
Day 3: Thursday, February 20, 10:00 – 12:00 pm
Day 4: Friday, February 21, 10:00 – 12:00 pm
REGISTER FOR CLASS

ISSAQUAH PCC

Day 1: Tuesday, February 18, 10:00 – 12:00 pm
Day 2: Wednesday, February 19, 10:00 – 12:00 pm
Day 3: Thursday, February 20, 10:00 – 12:00 pm
Day 4: Friday, February 21, 10:00 – 12:00 pm
REGISTER FOR CLASS

ArabishWay at Around the World: Winter by Folklife Festival
2020-02-16 11:00 - 14:30
ArabishWay will be at “Around the World Winter” doing Arabic clocks and hosting a coloring station!
Experience the cultures of our PNW neighbors at Movin’ Around the World: Winter! Presented by Northwest Folklife and Seattle Center, this weeklong celebration focuses on a different culture or tradition each day, and will get you on your feet and moving! Held during Seattle Public Schools’ mid-winter break, this weeklong celebration geared for kids 10 and under, encourages learning through song, dance, and art.

#OurBigNeighborhood #FolklifeKids #SeattleCenter
Stay tuned for the full schedule launch!
February 15 – 21 | 11 AM – 2:30 PM | Seattle Center Armory
Suggested Daily Donation: $5
https://www.nwfolklife.org/maw-winter/
Movin’ Around the World: Winter is presented by Northwest Folklife and Seattle Center as a part of the year-round program, Our Big Neighborhood.

Arabic Language Meetup - Seattle
2020-02-16 10:30 - 11:30 | Kaladi Brothers Cafe, 517 E Pike St, Ste C, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Hi everyone.. last-minute coffee meetup. Join if you missed us, or if you’re just not sure what to do with this long weekend 😛

Where I Grew Up: Growing Up Palestinian in Edmonds, WA
2020-02-16 10:10 - 11:30 | St Marks Cathedral, 1245 Tenth Avenue East, Seattle, WA, 98102-4398, United States
Where I Grew Up: a live performance about growing up Palestinian in Edmonds, WA.
Sunday morning Forums, 10:10 a.m., Bloedel Hall at St. Marks Catherdral in Seattle
