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Seattle Arab Festival 2022
2022-08-13 - 2022-08-14 | WA
The Arab Festival in Seattle will happen in August. Please follow us on our social media and our website for new updates.
https://seattlearabfestival.org/
https://seattlearabfestival.org/

Seattle Arab Festival for Summer of 2022

Place: Seattle Center
Date & Time:
August 13th and 14th, 11am-7pm
Activities: Eating, Dancing, Shopping, Music, and Entertainment for ALL ages.
***The Seattle Arab Festival is a free event open to the public***
Food trucks, food booths, vendors, ad performers/entertainers are welcome to join our event. To be part of this, contact us by filling the relevant form and submit by July 22th
Vendor Booth
Food Booth
Food Truck Form
Cultural Booth
Performer/Entertainer
Volunteer Registration

Three Story Times at the Arab Festival
2022-08-13 12:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Seattle Center – Armory, 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Join me at the Arab Festival
I’ll have three story times each day:
Saturday

Animals Story Time: 12:00pm – 12:30pm + activity to follow

Colors Story Time: 1:00pm -1:30pm + activity to follow

Parts of the Body Story Time 2:00pm – 2:30pm + activity to follow

Sunday

Animals Story Time: 12:00pm – 12:30pm + activity to follow

Colors Story Time: 1:00pm -1:30pm + activity to follow

Parts of the Body Story Time 2:00pm – 2:30pm + activity to follow

Plus check out the Art Board “MEET 8 GREAT PALESTINIAN WOMEN” featuring amazing women like Maysoon Zayid and Rashida Tlaib
and a coloring table where you and your child can learn some Arabic letters and Arabic words (transliteration available)

Three Story Times at the Seattle Arab Festival
2022-08-14 12:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Seattle Center – Armory, 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States

(Live and In person) SHOP EVENTS STAFF PICKS ABOUT US MY ACCOUNT CONTACT Claire Schwartz, Gabrielle Bates, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha
2022-08-17 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Open Books, 108 Cherry Street, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States
A Seattle visit and a remarkable new debut by New York-based poet Claire Schwartz helps occasion what would be an excellent evening of work here as she is joined by esteemed Seattle poets Gabrielle Bates and Lena Khalaf Tuffaha. Claire Schwartz, who is poetry editor of Jewish Currents, has a compelling first book out from Graywolf, Civil Service.
“The power of this book is in its uncontrollable private will to imagine against the public failure of imagination. The poet dismembers our political reality into the double-edged lines, into the bare and ashamed symbols and silences. Brutal and coy, Claire Schwartz creates a scream out of irony and a rhythm out of the four corners of the page.”—Valzhyna Mort.
“We’ve all heard the cliché ‘poems are bombs.’ But Claire Schwartz’s incendiaries whisper hard truths and harder questions, beckoning us closer, seeping gently into our consciousness before exploding the passive and placid thinking that allow us to go about our ‘normal’ lives. Civil Service shines a bright light onto a dark world ruled by property, prisons, patriarchy, and profit.”—Robin D. G. Kelley.
Gabrielle Bates has her debut poetry collection, Judas Goat coming from Tin House Books in 2023, works at Open Books: A Poem Emporium and co-hosts the podcast The Poet Salon.
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha is most recently the Washington State Book Award winner of Water & Salt (Red Hen Press) and Arab in Newsland, winner of the Two Sylvias Chapbook Prize.
This reading has now been moved to our friends and colleagues at Open Books: A Poem Emporium.

ECA Presents Bedouin Burger
2022-08-18 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Avenue North, Edmonds, WA, 98020, United States
An Outdoor Curbside Event | ECA’s Summer Series

Lebanese indie stalwart Zeid Hamdan and celestially voiced Syrian singer Lynn Adib are Bedouin Burger, a rising duo from the Middle East. Their music marries traditional Arab sounds of magam, religious songs of ancient Syria, jazz, and slick pop hooks – all delivered with a sultry, insouciant flare. Performing as a trio, Bedouin Burger is accompanied by bassist Miles Jay.

This performance is a curbside event presented as part of ECA’s Summer Series. All Curbside events will take place outside in ECA’s parking lot, open at limited capacity. In the event of inclement weather, performances will be held indoors in ECA’s theatre.

Sponsored by Laura Ellis and Corbitt Loch & Tammy Coffing

Admission
$25-$35

Arabic Chat Hour
2022-08-18 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-01 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-08 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 provided upon registeration.

New Third World Presents: Launch Party for Unceded Land by Issam Zineh
2022-08-20 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Featuring George Abraham, Ruth Awad, Carolina Ebeid, Adele Elise Williams, and Issam Zineh.

About this event

Join us for a poetry reading and virtual celebration of highly anticipated debut collection from poet and scientist Issam Zineh – Unceded Land (Trio House Press, 2022) 🖤 Saturday, August 20 at 1pn Eastern 🖤
Featuring readings by George Abraham, Ruth Awad, Carolina Ebeid, Adele Elise Williams, and Issam Zineh.
Hosted by the New Third World Reading Series 🖤
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This is a virtual event and will be hosted on Zoom. RSVP below to receive the Zoom link and reminder emails ahead of the event 🌹
This event is funded in part by Poets & Writers through public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

Online Arab (Muslim) Singles Event 21-40 USA
2022-08-21 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
This event is for you if you find yourself wanting to connect with others or gain the confidence to meet your spouse ! It can be frustrating or even stressful trying to connect with others. It can be difficult making connections through matchmakers or matrimonial platforms . Well…if you’re serious about finding someone and want some guidance around finding that person for yourself, then come along to our event.

Open to Arab muslims living in US and Canada from following ages : Males and Females 21-40.
Come along for the opportunity to meet your future spouse in a relaxed, halal environment.
Book now for the chance to meet your potential spouse.You will be meeting singles from the comfort of your home via your computer with Webcam or Smart Phone/Tablet (strong wifi connection will be required).
Just like with traditional matchmaking events at the end of the event you will be able to let us know who you were interested in. We will send you both mutual matches (if you picked them and they picked you too )
We will start the event off in a group environment and then move on to One on One interactions . After we complete the group round, we will break participants into pairs of two. You will get to speak to your potential dates privately and continue to get to know each other.
Complete event details will be sent out only to registered participants .
Ticket purchase must be in made ONLY in the name of the candidate (s) who is attending the event.Candidates must attend the event .Chaperones Optional.All tickets sales are final and the tickets are non refundable and non transferable .
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Movie (streaming) : Je Veux Voir + Barmeh
2022-08-25 - 2022-08-28 | WA
The screenings presented in August highlight films by Hadjithomas and Joreige which have to do with vision and perception in post-war Lebanon. In Je Veux Voir (I Want to See), the filmmakers travel to Beirut with iconic French actress Catherine Deneuve. In the film, she meets with artist and actor Rabih Mroué, and together, the two drive through the regions of Lebanon devastated by the 2006 war, areas that remain inaccessible to most citizens. Through the presence and meeting of these two stars, the filmmakers hope to find the beauty in Lebanon which the eye can no longer perceive.

Barmeh (Rounds) is a video featuring Rabih Mroué, filmed driving through the streets of the city. Beirut is evoked through the driver’s stories and through sound, but the city is never seen; it is rendered invisible in an overexposed whiteness. Like his driving, Mroué’s stories spin in a circle. He is like a ghost, haunting the streets of a city where a reconstruction project is in a post-Civil War period.

Available virtually US ONLY August 25–28, 2022. TICKETS ARE EXTREMELY LIMITED. TICKETS

Virtual screening of the documentary film "Golden Harvest," directed by Alia Yunis.
2022-08-27 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
The Golden Harvest (shorter version) is a 6,000-year old love story in which the filmmaker tries to understand the profound, often troubled, relationship between olive trees and the people of Mediterranean, including her own Palestinian father. It is a complicated romance, sometimes funny,sometimes tragic, set in a region that includes some of the poorest and most conflicted areas of Europe and the Middle East and .

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Alia Yunis

About the Filmmaker
Alia Yunis, writer/director, has worked on film and writing projects in several countries. Alia spent many years in Los Angeles as a screenwriter and script analyst for companies such as Village Roadshow Pictures and Miramax. Alia is a PEN Emerging Voices Fellow, has been a top ten finalist Zoetrope Screenwriting Awards and the recipient of a comedy-writing award from Warner Bros. Her novel, The Night Counter (Random House 2010), was critically-acclaimed by the Washington Post, Boston Globe, Entertainment Weekly, and several other publications. Her fiction and nonfiction writings have appeared in numerous books, magazines and anthologies and have been translated into eight languages. She has produced several short films, as well as the feature documentary, Man Hunt (2004), which played on the Oxygen Channel as a Valentine’s Day special.

"Madafeh" - Open Discussion About Palestine
2022-08-28 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Event: “Madafeh” – Open Discussion About Palestine
Sunday August 28, 2022 – 12:00 Noon US EDT; 7:00 PM Palestine Time.
Please click here to register for this event.
Our guest for this episode is Peabody Award-winning journalist Jamal Dajani, co-host of the syndicated radio show Arab Talk. He will share the documentary film “Occupied Minds.” The film is the story of two journalists, Jamal Dajani, a Palestinian-American, and David Michaelis, an Israeli citizen, who journey to Jerusalem, their mutual birthplace, to explore new solutions and offer unique insights into the divisive Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The film takes viewers on an emotional and intensely personal odyssey through the streets of one of the world’s most volatile regions.

Gaza: Beautiful Resistance - Virtual Delegation to Palestine
2022-08-28 10:00 - 11:30, 2022-08-30 09:00 - 10:30, 2022-09-02 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Gaza is often portrayed as a place of desperation and violence, due to decades of occupation, siege and ongoing brutal assaults. What is far less often portrayed is Gaza as a place of life, laughter, joy, and creativity. On this Virtual Delegation of the Gaza Strip, we will introduce you to beautiful resistance in the Gaza Strip. Through music, art, dancing and more, Palestinians in Gaza resist the dehumanization inherent in colonization.
Join us to meet Palestinians in Gaza who insist on expressing their full humanity and on waging life!
This Virtual Delegation is co-sponsored by Donkeysaddle Projects and Just Vision.
Tour Date Options:
August 28: 1:00-2:30pm ET
August 30: 12:00-1:30pm ET
September 2: 12:00-1:30pm ET
(All tour times are listed in Eastern Time – USA)

REGISTER TODAY!

Director of the movie 1982, Oualid Mouaness on ZOOM
2022-08-28 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Lebanese Americans and Lebanese American Society of Seattle will host the Director 1982 Oualid Mouaness on August 28, 2022, at 11 AM Pacific Time on Zoom.
Mr. Mouaness will be happy to answer your questions live.
https://bit.ly/3Rg69Gl

SIFF

43rd Annual Middle Eastern Festival (Portland)
2022-08-28 12:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Experience the food, dance and faith of the #MiddleEast. #Traditional #Lebanese #dance #Church tours, #food, children’s activities, #bookstore and #silent_auction throughout the day.
#Chicken_Kabab #Gyros #Falafel #Italian_Soda and many other #pastries will be available including #Baklava

2101 NE 162nd Ave, Portland, OR 97230-5501, United States

Movie: 1982 at SIFF
2022-08-29 20:00 - 21:30, 2022-08-30 20:00 - 21:30, 2022-08-31 20:00 - 21:30, 2022-09-01 20:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Lebanon | 2019 | 100 min. | Oualid Mouaness

1982 is a life-affirming coming-of-age tale set at an idyllic school in Lebanon’s mountains on the eve of a looming invasion. It unfolds over a single day and follows an 11-year-oldboy’s relentless quest to profess his love to a girl in his class. As the invasion encroaches on Beirut, it upends the day, threatening the entire country and its cohesion. Within the microcosm of the school, the film draws a harrowing portrait of a society torn between its desire for love and peace and the ideological schisms unraveling its seams.
In his debut feature, Oualid Mouaness delivers an ode to innocence in which he revisits one of the most cataclysmic moments in Lebanon’s history through the lens of a child and his vibrant imagination. It demonstrates the complexities of love and war, and the resilience of the human spirit.

Director:Oualid Mouaness
Principal Cast:Nadine Labaki, Mohamad Dalli, Rodrigue Sleiman, Aliya Khalidi
Country:Lebanon, France, Norway, Qatar, USA
Year:2019
Running Time:100 min.
Awards:TIFF19 Netpac Award, Grand Prix Cannes Écrans Juniors 2021, Oscars 2020 Official Selection (International Feature Film)
Language:Arabic, English
Has Subtitles:Yes
US Distributor:Tricycle Logic (theatrical)
International Sales:House Of Film

Webinar: Empowering The Palestinian Community Through Culture
2022-08-31 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | WA
Join us Wednesday, August 31st at 11 A.M. CDT to hear from internationally renowned Palestinian abstract painter Samia Halaby, Palestinian artist, Dar al-Kalima University Professor Faten Nastas Mitwasi, and Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb. Our live event, “Empowering The Palestinian Community Through Culture” will also feature three DAK University graduate recipients of the Samia Halaby Foundation. We will hear about their amazing projects that drew the attention of Samia Halaby herself.

Syrian cookery class with Allaa (online)
2022-09-01 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | WA
Learn the secrets of Syrian cooking in Allaa’s online cookery class!

About this event

Join Chef Allaa in preparing a wonderful Syrian meal for her online cookery class! She is a wonderful teacher, chef and story-teller. She will share the secrets to traditional Syrian dishes. This is your chance to learn a brand new cuisine, support an amazing cause, and eat great food.
The class will be conducted as an interactive virtual cook-along. The classes usually range from 1-2 hours long. The chef will lead the group step by step through the recipes; stopping frequently to answer questions, share anecdotes, and provide feedback on your dishes!
Before the class we will send you a list of ingredients, quantities and equipment so you can join ready to learn! Please read this carefully as there may be some recipes you need to prepare before the class. We will also send you a reminder email 3 days before the class takes place that will include the Zoom link, titled “Your upcoming online Migrateful Class”. You can also find the Zoom link on the Online Event Page, accessible through the link included in the Eventbrite reminder email.
Chef Allaa’s cook-along dishes will be Syrian Samosas, Mohamarah (Red Pepper and Walnut Dip) and a Pickle Salad
This menu contains meat (chicken). Allergens include: Celery, gluten, nuts, mustard, eggs, milk, sulphites.
Equipment needed

2 Mixing bowls
Food processor / Blender
Cutting board
Knife
Frying pan
Saucepan
Wooden spoon
Slotted spoon
Kitchen paper

Ingredients

300g chicken, boneless and skinless, is the best thigh,
but breast is also possible. Or use chickpeas or soya
chicken for vegetarians.
150g grated cheddar cheese
1 red bell pepper
1 medium size onion
3 medium pickled cucumbers
1 large spring onion
2 medium tomatoes
2 lemons
3 cloves garlic
1 tin of mushrooms or 200g of fresh mushrooms
2 tbsp of pepper paste (any kind you like it hot or sweet)
3 tbsp of pomegranate molasses
3-4 tbsp breadcrumbs (or a gluten-free option)
250g plain flour (or a gluten-free flour like almond or oat)
1 egg
100g of walnuts
3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp Aleppo seven spices (see note below)
1 tbsp curry powder (hot or normal one)
1 tbsp nigella seeds
1⁄2 tbsp ground cumin
1 Maggi chicken stock cube
1.5 litres cooking oil
100ml of olive oil
Salt and pepper

Message from Allaa: “My name is Allaa and I am a spice master and cook from Syria. I had to leave my home city of Aleppo in 2013 and spent some time in Egypt before coming to the UK. When I was in Egypt I set up a spice business selling spices to the growing community of Syrians based there, I was selling around 100kg per week of fresh spice mixes.
In 2019 we settled in Leatherhead, Surrey and feel more comfortable and have a strong community and network. I am in the process of working with TERN to set up a spice business called Bereoa here selling my homemade Z’atar, Aleppo 7 Spice and Turkish Delight. I hope to launch Bereoa in Summer 2021 and to continue teaching my Syrian cookery classes. Sharing my food and sharing my recipes brings me happiness and joy.”
Payments made through Paypal can take up to 48 hours to have the order confirmed. To guarantee your spot on a cookery class we recommend using a debit or credit card.
Please note, we only process refunds and ticket transfers if we are notified 7 days before the class takes place.

Whisk: Street Foods of the World
2022-09-02 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!

Arabic School: Saturdays in Kent
2022-09-03 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:
– 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)

Matthew Teller, author of Nine Quarters of Jerusalem with Palestine Museum US
2022-09-04 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
The program begins at 12 Noon US EDT; 7:00 PM Palestine Time
Please join us for a session of open discussion about Palestinian topics.
Our guest for this episode is Matthew Teller, author of Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, A New Biography of the Old City
This is a Virtual Book Launch

About the Book
This unique, absorbing biography of Jerusalem brings to light its overlooked histories and diverse contemporary voices.
In Jerusalem, what you see and what is true are two different things. The Old City has never had “four quarters” as its maps proclaim. And beyond the crush and frenzy of its major religious sites, many of its quarters are little known to visitors, its people ignored and their stories untold. Nine Quarters of Jerusalem lets the communities of the Old City speak for themselves. Ranging from ancient past to political present, it evokes the city’s depth and cultural diversity.
Matthew Teller’s highly original “biography” features the Old City’s Palestinian and Jewish communities, but also spotlights its Indian and African populations, its Greek and Armenian and Syriac cultures, its downtrodden Dom Gypsy families, and its Sufi mystics. It discusses the sources of Jerusalem’s holiness and the ideas—often startlingly secular—that have shaped lives within its walls. It is an evocation of place through story, led by the voices of Jerusalemites.

11th Annual Arab "Mahrajan" Festival
2022-09-04 11:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
We are excited to hold our annual Arab “Mahrajan” Festival in person this year, 2022, after a two-year hiatus!
Please join us for a day of culture, cuisine, music, dancing, poetry, crafts, and more.
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Date: Sunday, September 4, 2022
Time: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM PT
Location: Oaks Park
Address: 7805 SE Oaks Park Way, Portland, OR 97202
FREE ADMISSION | Open to the Public
Family-Friendly | No Registration
Masks not required but recommended!
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Our annual Arab “Mahrajan” Festival is such a unique opportunity to learn about the cultures of Arab countries and to better understand how those cultures have integrated into cities, towns, and communities right here in Oregon.
It is a great way to spend a summer day, and we hope you will join us!
Interested in being a vendor? Please send us an email at events@aacco.org or visit our website (link in discussion and on our page).

Follow us on Instagram @aaccopdx for more updates!
FREE ADMISSION | OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
open 11am to 7pm

Rajiv Mohabir and Mortada Gzar - Live at Elliott Bay
2022-09-07 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Noted poet and translator Rajiv Mohabir, along with Seattle-based Iraqi writer Mortada Gzar (more on him below) make this welcome September visit for the paperback of Roajiv Mohabir’s much-acclaimed prose debut, Antiman: A Hybrid Memoir. Recipient of the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing (which has helped launch several excellent books), this was also a Lambda and PEN Book Book Award finalist, and received a 2021 Indies FOREWORD Award for LGBTQ+ non-fiction.

Hidayah Virtual Book Club for LGBTQ+ Muslims and allies
2022-09-08 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Hidayah presents our Virtual Book Club, a place for LGBTQ+ Muslims and allies to read, discuss books and socialise.

About this event

In this book club, we will discuss the latest chosen title, We Wrote in Symbols: Love and Lust by Arab Women Writers, edited by Selma Dabbagh.
It is a little-known secret that Arabic literature has a long tradition of erotic writing. Behind that secret lies another – that many of the writers are women. We Wrote in Symbols celebrates the works of 75 of these female writers of Arab heritage who articulate love and lust with artistry and skill.
Here, a wedding night takes an unexpected turn beneath a canopy of stars; a woman on the run meets her match in a flirtatious encounter at Dubai Airport; and a carnal awakening occurs in a Palestinian refugee camp. From a masked rendezvous in a circus, to meetings in underground bars and unmade beds, there is no such thing as a typical sexual encounter, as this electrifying anthology shows. Powerfully conveying the complexities and intrigues of desire, We Wrote in Symbols invites you to share these characters’ wildest fantasies and most intimate moments.
To get the most out of the session, please ensure you have read the book ahead of time. We will be getting in to the key themes and how they represent what it is to be an LGBTQ+ Muslim/person of colour.
We have partnered with an LGBTQI+ founded and run bookstore – The Bookish Type, who have kindly provided a 20% discount for any Hidayah Book Club members who wish to purchase each of our titles, via their online and retail stores. Details will be provided with the order confirmation to each Hidayah Book Club event.
If you have any questions in the meantime, please email Deenah on programs@hidayahlgbt.co.uk.
