ArabishWay

Cooking Class: Arab Seafood Feast
2023-05-03 18:00 - 21:00, 2023-05-04 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
Along the coastlines of Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon, you’ll find beautiful and delicious seafood, brought to life by the perfect mix of spices and herbs — and for Northwest seafood lovers looking to expand their range of flavors, the spice is the essential ingredient. Join Nadia Tommalieh to learn how to make a delicious seafood spice blend and put it to use in samak mahshi (a whole roasted sea bass, stuffed with an Arabian-style herb mixture); bakdonseeyeh(tangy tahini and parsley sauce); Gazan-style zibdiyit gambari (spicy baked shrimp casserole); burghel bil she’airiyeh (vermicelli bulgur wheat pilaf with olive oil and homemade seafood stock); and salatet jarjeer (citrus, arugula, onion, and pine nut salad), perfect for a light and refreshing finish.
Please note: some classes can be adjusted for students with dietary restrictions, but many cannot. If you’re vegetarian, pescatarian, or gluten-free, you can use the drop-down menu on our events page to view the best classes to fit your needs. If a class you’re interested in doesn’t appear in that filtered view, please email us before registering and we’ll see if the class’s menu can be modified.

Arabic Chat Hour
2023-05-04 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-05-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
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.

The Journeyed Compass: Dinuk Wijeratne, Layale Chaker, Kinan Azmeh
2023-05-05 20:00 - 21:15 | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts University of British Columbia, 6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z1, Canada
Multi-award-winning musicians Layale Chaker, Kinan Azmeh, and Dinuk Wijeratne come together to create highly distinctive music that draw from a confluence of cultural influences. Chaker, a Lebanese violinist and composer, Azmeh, a Syrian clarinetist and composer, and Wijeratne, a Sri Lankan composer, conductor, and pianist, are each known for their inventive and genre-defying work. For this transporting concert, Middle Eastern and South Asian music mix for a soulful program inspired by the idea of what ‘home’ means to us all.
Drummer Nicholas Halley and bassist Tom Easley join to create a unique five-piece band.
This concert is preceded by a talk with Eshantha Joseph Peiris at 7:15PM in the RBC Cinema. Free for all ticketholders.

Reconstructing the Ancient Nile and Human Interactions with the River: Zoom
2023-05-06 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
While many efforts to reconstruct the ancient Nile drainage system have been conducted in previous years, they have been confined primarily to small study areas, producing maps of fragmented sections of the ancient river. The position and dynamic nature of the entire river channel system remains undiscovered.
Such a poor understanding of the Nile history not only inhibits our ability to map archaeological sites accurately, but also to understand their significance within the wider landscape.
Using remote sensing, geophysical methodologies for ground truthing, and Egyptological research, our team has begun the process of mapping the ancient Nile south of Cairo.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Suzanne Onstine is an associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Memphis. She received her B.A in anthropology at the University of Arizona and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Near and Middle Eastern civilizations at the University of Toronto.

Arab Senior Men's Coffee Club
2023-05-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Queen Bee Cafe – Kirkland, 1002 Lake Street S., Kirkland, WA, 98033, United States
** The APRIL gathering has been postponed until MAY! **
Are you bored at home?
Do you like to share your rich life experiences with others?
Are you interested in discussing politics and how to solve world problems?
Then join the Arab senior men’s club for coffee.

We will meet on the first Saturday of every month.
We had a great first meeting and will meet again on Saturday, May 6th at 10:30am at the Queen Bee Cafe in Kirkland.
1002 Lake Street S., Kirkland, WA 98033

If you are interested but cannot attend, please email Nadera at:
nadera0425 [at] yahoo [dot] com

We look forward to seeing you there.

Sign-making Party for Nakba Rally
2023-05-06 12:00 - 14:00 | UW – HUB, 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98195, United States
Prop-making party on May 6 at UW Hub, 12 PM! We’ll make some signs and banners, hang out, and eat!

in preparation for the 75th anniversary of Al Nakba which will be taking place on May 13th at 12pm. We will be gathering at the North Lawn in Cal Anderson Park for a community gathering, rally and march. Join us to honor 75 years of resistance against the Zionist occupation of Palestine! (See flyer below)
If you have any interest in joining Samidoun Seattle and would like to learn more about that process-please fill out this form!
Stay Connected! Follow up on Instagram @SamidounSeattle!

**Any future emails received by Samidoun Seattle will come from Seattle@Samidoun.net (please add this address to your contact list so that it doesn’t go into spam).
In Solidarity,
Samidoun Seattle

Whisk Cooking Class: Street Foods of the World
2023-05-06 17:30 - 20:00 | 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 – Okonomiyaki – Seafood Pancakes

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

Arabs Kayaking at Lake Union: Meetup
2023-05-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Greenlake Boathouse and Coffee Shop, 7351 East Green Lake Dr N #5303, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
The weather is nice again 🥳 it’s time for some water activities. We are going for a walk and then we will kayak at Green lake.
The plan is as follows:
-12p to 1pm walking around the lake.
-1pm to 2pm kayaking at Green lake.
Weather you like walking or kayaking, or appreciate a good conversation, this event is for you.
Come and join us for a day of fun outdoor activities.

Palestine Through Two Lenses: Authors at King's Book's Tacoma
2023-05-07 15:00 - 17:00 | King’s Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98402, United States
Sunday, May 7, 3 PM
King’s Books
218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402
Sponsored by JVP-Tacoma

Nada Elia and Alice Rothchild have published books in the last year that focus on Palestine/Israel in two very different ways. Alice’s is a young-adult novel, while Nada’s is a nonfiction exploration and analysis. What the books have in common, in addition to their Palestine/Israel focus, is awakening to injustice. One is a personal awakening, the other is intersectional — an exploration of the connected and intertwined social fabric. These two writers, one Palestinian and one Jewish, explore ways to move forward.

Nada Elia is a diaspora Palestinian writer, grassroots organizer, and university professor. She is a core member of the Palestinian Feminist Collective and has been the plenary presenter at major conferences such as the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights. Her articles have been published in Mondoweiss, Middle East Eye, and Electronic Intifada amongst many other places. Nada’s new book is Greater than the Sum of Our Parts: Feminism, Inter/Nationalism, and Palestine.

Alice Rothchild has written three books on Israel/Palestine, contributed to newspapers, magazines, webzines, anthologies and poetry journals, and directed a documentary film. After years as a physician, when she is not making good trouble, she loves hiking in the Pacific Northwest, playing with her grandchildren, tending to her boisterous garden, and stretching the boundaries of her cooking. Alice’s new book is Finding Melody Sullivan.

Women's Film Festival: Short Film Showcase IV
2023-05-07 18:15 - 19:30 | WA
SHORT FILM SHOWCASE IV

Sunday, May 7, 6:15 p.m. — Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St., Bellingham)
Introduction
FILMS:

“Bienvenidos a Los Ángeles”–Directed by Lisa Cole / United States
“Made of Flesh”– Directed by Florence Rochat, Serena Robin / France
“A Little Vacation”–Directed by Eva Tavares / Canada
Sponsored by Mary and John O’Connell
“Hello to Me in 100 Years”–Directed by Wu-Ching-Chang / Taiwan
Sponsored by RL Widmann
“–تصال / The Call”—Directed by Shireen AyacheUnited Kingdom
Sponsored by Anne Hildebrand
“Love, Barbara”–Directed by Brydie O’Connor / United States
Director Q&A

Cooking Class: Spring In Palestine
2023-05-08 18:00 - 21:00, 2023-05-09 18:00 - 21:00 | 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).
Please note: some classes can be adjusted for students with dietary restrictions, but many cannot. If you’re vegetarian, pescatarian, or gluten-free, you can use the drop-down menu on our events page to view the best classes to fit your needs. If a class you’re interested in doesn’t appear in that filtered view, please email us before registering and we’ll see if the class’s menu can be modified.

SIFF movies (the Arab ones): various times!
2023-05-12 - 2023-05-29 | Varies (see notes)
Art for Everybody: Director, Miranda Yousef (Egyptian-American)
Thomas Kinkade was one of the most successful artists of his day, with millions of cozy cottage paintings sold across the U.S. On his passing in 2012, a newly discovered vault contained a series of darkly themed paintings that reveal a more complicated and troubled man than his most popular works implied.
Director Miranda Yousef, Producer Tim Rummel, and Subject Chandler Kinkade scheduled to attend.

FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2023, 8PM SIFF Cinema Uptown

SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2023, 11AM SIFF Cinema Uptown

MONDAY, MAY 22 – MONDAY, MAY 29, 2023 SIFF Streaming

The Blue Caftan: Morocco

In this remarkable story of love, longing, and acceptance, middle-aged couple Mina and Halim run a traditional caftan boutique in Morocco. When a handsome young apprentice joins the shop, Halim’s desires are soon ignited.

TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2023, 5:30PM SIFF Cinema Uptown

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2023, 3:45PM AMC Pacific Place

MONDAY, MAY 22 – MONDAY, MAY 29, 2023 SIFF Streaming

Hanging Gardens: Iraq

When a 12-year-old “rubbish picker” in one of Baghdad’s dumps discovers a blonde sex doll amidst the mountains of detritus, he and a new friend use it to their financial advantage in this masterfully crafted look at necessity, survival, and the loss of innocence.

FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2023. 8:30PM SIFF Cinema Uptown

SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2023, 2PM SIFF Cinema Uptown

MONDAY, MAY 22 – MONDAY, MAY 29, 2023 SIFF Streaming

Harka

A gripping sociopolitical thriller about a young Tunisian petrol bootlegger who, dreaming of a better life, is pushed to the brink by misfortune, injustice, and government corruption still in place over a decade after the Arab Spring.

SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2023, 4:30PM SIFF Film Center

MONDAY, MAY 15, 2023, 1:30PM, AMC Pacific Place

MONDAY, MAY 22 – SUNDAY, MAY 28, 2023, SIFF Streaming

A House in Jerusalem: Palestine
A Jewish-British child mourning the death of her mother moves to a house in Jerusalem, only to discover the ghost of an abandoned Palestinian girl in this stirring and supernatural coming-of-age drama. From the filmmakers of SIFF 2018’s The Reports on Sarah and Saleem.
Director Muayad Alayan and Producer Rami Musa Alayan scheduled to attend.

MONDAY, MAY 15, 2023, 6PM, AMC Pacific Place

TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2023, 1PM SIFF Cinema Uptown

WTF – All Turnt On (Mix of shorts: includes one from Lebanon called Sisters of the Rotation)
They’re wet, they’re wild, they’re turning a wheel for mysterious reasons. Don’t miss this year’s batch of laugh-out-loud oddities.
Various filmmakers expected to attend.
THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2023, 9PM, SIFF Cinema Egyptian

Seattle Arab Film Festival
2023-05-13 - 2023-05-14 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The fourth iteration of the Seattle Arab Film Festival features 13 compelling shorts from a remarkable group of emerging and established filmmakers.
The films are divided into four themed screenings – each ticket includes the two themed screenings of the day – Short Documentaries + Loss and Resilience on Saturday, May 13, and Family Matters + Luck of the Draw on Sunday, May 14.
Each program includes films that will surprise, challenge, and delight audience members, while providing insight into the rich diversity of Arab voices, experiences, and talent.

Lebanese Ladies Lunch (in Burnaby)
2023-05-13 11:30 - 15:30 | Executive Inn – Burnaby, 4201 Lougheed Hwy, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5C 3Y6, Canada
Join us for the Annual Ladies Lunch May 13!

Commemoration of Al-Nakba (Gathering , Rally and March)
2023-05-13 12:00 - 14:00 | Cal Anderson Park, 1635 11th Ave., Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Join SUPER-UW, Falasiniyat, Samidoun Seattle, and many other allies for a community gathering, rally, and march to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the ethnic cleansing of Palestine—Al-Nakba— and create a space to channel our grief into action. We will uplift 75 years of Palestinian sumud (steadfastness) and unified resistance to Zionism and call for the liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea! Bring signs, keffiyehs, and your rage to channel into collective action! More info here.”
Via Seattle Samidoun, the Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network:

We want to uplift another upcoming action commemorating the 75th anniversary of Al Nakba which will be taking place on May 13th at 12pm. We will be gathering at the North Lawn in Cal Anderson Park for a community gathering, rally and march. Join us to honor 75 years of resistance against the Zionist occupation of Palestine! (See flyer below)
If you have any interest in joining Samidoun Seattle and would like to learn more about that process-please fill out this form!
P.S: For those who want to support the upcoming Nakba 75 rally, we’d also like to invite you to our prop making party on May 6 at UW Hub, 12 PM! We’ll make some signs and banners, hang out, and eat!
Stay Connected! Follow up on Instagram @SamidounSeattle!

**Any future emails received by Samidoun Seattle will come from Seattle@Samidoun.net (please add this address to your contact list so that it doesn’t go into spam).

Sahara Sounds at Spirit of Africa
2023-05-13 14:00 - 17:00 | Seattle Center – Armory, 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Spirit of Africa will take place in-person on Saturday, May 13, 2:00pm-8:30pm at the Armory Food & Event Hall. A virtual festival will be presented online on Friday, May 12, 6:00pm via Facebook and YouTube. The festival is part of the Seattle Center Festál series. It is free and open to the public.
The festival presents traditional and contemporary music, a fashion show, art, food, marketplace, dance workshops, and more! This year’s in-person event at Seattle Center is hosted by Thione Diop, featuring performances by Zambuko Marimba Ensemble, Sahara Sounds, Hijos de Agüeybaná, Eritrean Youth Dance Group of Seattle, along with a fashion show and Afrobeats dance break with DJ Lace Cadence.
Seattle Center Festál is a year-round series of 24 free cultural festivals, produced in partnership with community organizations. In 2022, Festál celebrated 25 years of stories and traditions, ushering in a new era of hybrid programming. Learn more about Festál and subscribe to the newsletter for updates.

Nad of Nadide, by Wagih Abu-Rish
2023-05-13 18:30 - 20:00 | Nook and Cranny Books, 324 15th Ave E #101, Seattle, WA, 98112, United States
NAD OF NADIDE BY WAGIH ABU-RISH

Join us Saturday, May 13 at 6:30pm to celebrate the launch of Nad of Nadide by local author Wagih Abu-Rish!
From the author of Replenishing the Sea of Galilee, comes a story of love, determination, and political intrigue.
Wagih Abu-Rish is a Palestinian-American author and activist. During a long and varied professional career, he was a foreign journalist in Beirut, Lebanon, and an ad executive on Madison Avenue in New York. He studied journalism at the University of Houston and the University of Oregon.

Seattle Arab Film Festival: short documentaries
2023-05-13 19:00 - 20:15 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Showcasing a diversity of voices and stories, this program offers a nuanced and complex picture of Arab life.
TRT: 53 min

Abeille
(Mouna Ben Hammed, Tunisia, 2022, 7 min)

The powerful story of a Black woman from subsaharan Africa, now living in Tunisia, about her life in Tunis, the struggles she has faced, and her hopes for the future.

O’ud
(Ghassan Fadi Sidawi, Lebanon, 2023, 18 min)

A documentary chronicling the rise of the late refugee artist Mohammad El Agha in the Palestinian folk band Hanin and his personal connection to the filmmaker.

A Very Obnoxious Thing
(Ahmed Khalil Ali, Egypt, 2022, 15 min)

Three women of different ages share their personal fears as they try to remember their past and live in the present.

Conversations with an Actress
(Estephan Khattar, Lebanon, 2022, 13 min)

A Lebanese actress recounts her experiences over two years. She discusses Beirut, love, failure, immigration, and the obstacles she has faced in her life and career.

Seattle Arab Film Festival: Loss and Resilience Shorts
2023-05-13 20:30 - 21:30 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Honoring the strength, determination, and dignity of people throughout the Arabic-speaking World, these films grapple with themes of remembrance, connection, and hope in the face of suffering and loss.

TRT: 43 min

Palestine 87

(Bilal Alkhatib, Palestine, 2023, 13 min)
A man fleeing the Israeli Army during the First Intifada is sheltered by two strangers who prevent his capture.

Clotheslined

(Patrick Chemali, Lebanon, 2021, 9 min)
Lebanon’s recent history as experienced by a family’s clothesline in Beirut.

Transit

(Baqer Alrubaie, Iraq, 2023, 16 min)
A man responsible for documenting deaths at the hospital answers phone calls from families searching for loved ones who have gone missing during the war.

On Cloud 9
(Said Sami Halawi, Lebanon, 2023, 5 min)

Two friends drive through Beirut, remembering a mutual friend they have lost.

Book Launch: Mona Kareem's 'I Will Not Fold These Maps'
2023-05-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
Join us for the launch of Mona Kareem’s poetry collection *I WILL NOT FOLD THESE MAPS*, with Mona Kareem, translator Sara Elkamel, editor Nashwa Nasreldin, and hosted by ArabLit’s M. Lynx Qualey. Co-organized by the Poetry Translation Centre and ArabLit, this will be an hour of brilliant poetry & vibrant discussion.

For more about the collection, and to pre-order, visit the Poetry Translation Centre website:
https://www.poetrytranslation.org/shop/i-will-not-fold-these-maps
And, for those attending the event, there is a special 10% discount through this link.
Mona Kareem is the author of three poetry collections. Her poetry has been translated into nine languages, and appeared (in English) in: POETRY, Poetry Northwest, Michigan Quarterly, Poetry London, Modern Poetry in Translation, among others. She is a recipient of a 2021 literary grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Kareem holds a PhD in Comparative Literature and works as an assistant professor of Middle East Studies at Washington University St. Louis. Her translations include Ashraf Fayadh’s Instructions Within (nominated for a BTBA award), Ra’ad Abdulqadir’s Except for this Unseen Thread, and Octavia Butler’s Kindred.
Sara Elkamel is a poet, journalist and translator based in Cairo. She holds an MA in arts journalism from Columbia University, and an MFA in poetry from New York University. Elkamel’s poems have appeared in Poetry Magazine, Ploughshares, The Iowa Review, The Yale Review, and Gulf Coast, among others, and in the anthologies Best New Poets ‘20 & ‘22 and Best of the Net ‘20. She was named the winner of Redivider’s 2021 Blurred Genre Contest and the Tinderbox’s 2022 Brett Elizabeth Jenkins Poetry Prize. Elkamel’s debut chapbook “Field of No Justice” was published by the African Poetry Book Fund & Akashic Books in 2021.
Nashwa Nasreldin is a writer, editor, and a translator of Arabic literature. She is the translator of the collaborative novel, Shatila Stories, from Peirene Press, and Talib al-Rifae’s novel Shadow of the Sun, which is forthcoming from Banipal Books. She is a contributing editor of ArabLit.org and ArabLit Quarterly, and holds an MFA in Poetry from the Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Arab Meetup: Hangout at Golden Garden Park
2023-05-14 12:00 - 14:00 | Golden Garden Park, 8498 Seaview Pl NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States
Weather is great again… Let’s make the most out of it.
Come and hang out with us at Golden Garden’s Park this Sunday. Enjoy the company and the scenery.
Feel free to bring your own food and drinks.

Seattle Arab Film Festival: Family Matters (shorts)
2023-05-14 16:00 - 17:00 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
This series of films explores the joys, challenges, and complexities of family life. Speaking to intimacy, alienation, and a spectrum of experiences in between, these films highlight the potential for each of us to hurt and to heal in our relationships with others.
TRT: 54 min

STORY

(Mohamed Bouhari, Morocco, 2023, 19 min)
Every night, a fisherman tells his son about his heroic adventures at the bottom of the sea. One day the child discovers the truth.

Beyond the Sea

(Melinda Delaloye, Lebanon, 2022, 15 min)
A single mother who struggles to connect with her son is forced to face traumatic memories when he asks to watch the sunset by the sea.

Talk to Me

(Ribal Chedid, Lebanon, 2023, 20 min)
Conflict arises during a family visit. Separated by a locked door, the dysfunctional dynamic intensifies, and the past resurfaces.

Seattle Arab Film Festival: Luck of the Draw (shorts)
2023-05-14 17:15 - 18:15 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
This pair of films invites us to consider the role of chance, fortune, and belief in our lives. Ranging from the absurd to the poignant, together, these films promise to surprise and provoke.
TRT: 23 min

16mm

(Abdallah Gad, Egypt, 2023, 14 min)
A mother’s support of her son’s dreams of becoming a filmmaker continue to shape his life as an adult.

The Luck of the Turtles
(Buthaina Al Nasiri, Egypt, 2023, 9 min)

A road trip takes an unexpected turn once the family encounters a tortoise they interpret as a lucky omen.

Sam Kigar and Rokiatou Soumaré, “Translation as Territorialization: Language and Belonging in Modern Africa” | A Translation Studies Hub Colloquium
2023-05-16 11:30 - 13:00 | University of Washington – Communications Building, UW Campus, Seattle, WA, 98195, United States
“Against Translation as Metaphor: Sultanic Languages of Sovereignty in Late 19th Century Morocco”
Sam Kigar (Islamic Studies, Department of Religion, University of Puget Sound) challenges a scholarly tradition of describing religions as languages that can be translated into one another. He examines the translation of two letters by Sultan Hassan I (r. 1873-1894) about his journeys to the Sūs region of southern Morocco. The Sultan was not translating forms of Islamic sovereignty into “foreign” territorial terms, instead, he was participating in the territorialization of the Sūs.
“Decentering French to re-center Wolof: Translation as a Nationalist Performance in Boubacar Boris Diop’s Work”
Rokiatou Soumaré (French and Francophone Studies, University of Puget Sound) proposes that Senegalese novelist Boubacar Boris Diop positions himself in his work as a nationalist linguistic activist by writing in Wolof instead of French, Senegal’s lingua franca. For Diop, translating these essential pieces initiated an ambitious political project that aligns with his nationalistic views, and his rejection of French hegemony.

EVENT INTERVAL
Single day event

CAMPUS LOCATION
Communications Building (CMU)

CAMPUS ROOM
202

EVENT TYPES
Lectures/Seminars

EVENT SPONSORS
Simpson Center for the Humanities, humanities@uw.edu, 206.543.3920
Department of French and Italian Studies

AANM’s Arab Film Festival 2023
2023-05-17 - 2023-05-21 | WA
Wednesday, May 17 – Sunday, May 21, 2023
AANM’s Arab Film Festival
AANM proudly hosts the annual Arab Film Festival (AFF) featuring the best of critically acclaimed and award-winning Arab American and Arab world films, many of which are unlikely to reach traditional American commercial theaters and often make their regional or national debut at AFF. This year, the festival will take place virtually and in-person, May 17-21, 2023!
AFF showcases Arab and Arab American films for fans of Arabic-language movies and adventurous art-film lovers seeking new perspectives and outside-the-box thinking. We pride ourselves on creating a safe space, a platform for Arab and Arab American films and filmmakers and to give a voice to Arab and Arab American artists and their stories.

Virtual Movies Showing

Under the Fig Trees

Among the trees, young women and men working the summer harvest develop new feelings, flirt, try to understand each other, find – and flee – deeper connections.

You Resemble Me

When two sisters are abruptly separated, the eldest, Hasna, struggles to find her identity and place in the world.

Shorts Program: An Ode to Our Collective Memory

This shorts program highlights films that recall and pay homage to our past while also carving out our current identities.

Hanging Gardens

When a young Iraqi rubbish picker rescues an American sex doll from the Baghdad dumps, he crosses into a perilous red zone, where friends become enemies and nothing is certain in an explosive mix of love, war and madness.

The Taste Of Apples Is Red

Syrian director Ehab Tarabieh’s The Taste Of Apples Is Red which is set against the background of the director’s native Golan Heights and revolves around two brothers who are reunited after 47 years apart.

Doc Block: Palestine
Shorts Programs

This block of documentaries highlights the life, struggles, joy and stories from Palestine.

Kahlil Gibran ~ In Search of a Prophet
2023-05-17 18:30 - 19:30 | Virtual
This event commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the publication of Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet.
Join Paul-Gordon Chandler in conversation with Q&A about his new book, In Search of a Prophet: A Spiritual Journey with Kahlil Gibran, exploring the all-embracing spirituality of Kahlil Gibran, the Lebanese born Arab-American poet-artist, mystic and best-selling author of The Prophet.
In Search of a Prophet is a fascinating journey through the spiritual life of Kahlil Gibran. Paul-Gordon Chandler explores this beloved writer and artist, a mystic who sought to build bridges and tear down walls.
In Search of a Prophet is not a traditional biography, but a compelling spiritual journey through Gibran’s writings, art, and the places he lived. From his birthplace village high in the snowy mountains of Lebanon, Chandler leads us through his emigration to Boston, art training in Paris, career in New York, and to the far reaching places of influence his writings and art have traveled, from Cairo to Mexico City.

SUPER-UW Conversation: how to discuss Palestine with different audiences and age groups
2023-05-18 18:00 - 19:30 | UW-Seattle
Join SUPER-UW for a conversation with Laila Taji, Dr. Alice Rothchild, and Prof. Nada Elia on the ways in which we discuss Palestine with different audiences and age groups.

UW Electrical & Computer Engineering, Room 037
from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
