ArabishWay

Taste of Palestine
2025-01-23 18:00 - 21:30, 2025-01-30 18:00 - 21:30, 2025-01-31 18:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
Join Nadia Tommalieh as she introduces you to the techniques and flavors that make Palestinian cuisine unique. In this class, we’ll explore the rich culinary heritage of Palestine through a variety of traditional dishes and the memories, stories, and traditions behind them. On the menu: quidreh (oven-baked one-pot dish made with spiced rice, tender lamb shanks, chickpeas, and garlic); dagga ghazawieh (Gazan salad with tomatoes, dill, jalapeño, and an olive oil and citrus dressing); laban bi a’shab, (herbed yogurt sauce); mutabal saliq (sautéed Swiss chard with caramelized onions and tahini); and halawit smeed (semolina pudding with orange blossom water and topped with coconut flakes and crushed pistachios).
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.

Meeting Ibn Arabi: His Life and Teachings
2025-01-25 09:00 - 12:30 | Virtual
MIAS Education Team is offering this course as a guided group exploration into Ibn Arabi´ s life and teachings, based on the book by Claude Addas, The Voyage of No Return. The course is open to all and is designed especially for those less familiar with Ibn Arabi. You might be considering joining one of our Voyage courses and would like to ‘meet’ Ibn Arabi as a preparation. We also welcome those already acquainted with Ibn Arabi’s work and wish to know more about his life and the context within which he lived, traveled, and wrote.
Saturday 25th January 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm GMT with a half-hour break
Sunday 26th January 5:00 pm- 8:30 GMT with a half-hour break
Introductory Video
https://youtu.be/c8FnWl0O5Eg
Image ‘”Ibn Arabi on his mule addressing students in the 21st century” by Yasmin Hayat

Content and Method
The book consists of twelve fairly short chapters. Participants will be required to read the material before the session and to note any questions they have. During the sessions, we will discuss any questions and clarify concepts and terminology. Additional excerpts from other works may enrich our understanding during the sessions. We invite you to share any inspiration or thoughts about the text. This course is not composed of lectures and it is not an academic study. Rather, it is an interactive group discussion and a personal engagement with Ibn Arabi. We hope that it thereby serves as a small taster for the Voyage courses.
The course will consist of two sessions Saturday and Sunday. Each session will last 1.5 hours, with a half-hour break, giving a total of six hours.
The book can be bought here: https://its.org.uk/catalogue/ibn-arabi-the-voyage-of-no-return-paperback/
or from Amazon:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ibn-Arabi-Voyage-No-Return/dp/1911141406/ref=sr_1_1?crid=21GG8H6JBU4Z2&keywords=Voyage+of+no+return&qid=1691926854&sprefix=voyage+of+no+return%2Caps%2C82&sr=8-1

Shami Kids: Food from Palestine
2025-01-25 10:00 - 13:00 | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
Let’s meet at the Pantry, where our kids will learn how to make food from the Levantine with
This is for children of Levantine/Arab heritage ages 6 to 12 years old.

Please purchase one ticket for each person (child or adult) that will be attending.

Seats are limited: get your tickets here:
$100/seat
https://arabishway.square.site/product/shami-kids-club-cooking-with-kids-the-falafel-stand/14

Arabic-English Language Exchange: Meet Up
2025-01-25 11:30 - 13:00 | Cafe Umbria – Pioneer Square, 320 Occidental Ave S, Seattle, WA, United States
كل سنة وأنتم بخير/Happy New Year!
Let’s meet late Saturday morning for some coffee and a chat in Arabic! Then we’ll head over to SOUK, a pop-up market for Arab artists and makers.
Yalla see you soon!
This group was born out of a seeming lack of in-person Arabic language exchanges and/or cultural events in Seattle. Whether you’re a beginner or fluent in Arabic and/or English, come join our Arabic-English Language Exchange Meetup group! Connect with like-minded individuals who share a passion for Arabic language and culture.
The core of this group will be focused on language exchange, but we can keep our eye out for any cultural events in Seattle (like film screenings, food, etc.) relevant to Arabic, too.

Souk Seattle
2025-01-25 12:00 - 17:00 | 210 Seattle, 210 S Washington St, Seattle, WA, 98104
Yalla habibis, mark your calendars! 🙌🏽
We are thrilled to announce that our first SOUK Seattle will be on January 25th from 12–5pm at our new home, @210seattlein @pioneersquare.
✨ SOUK has been a dream of ours, born out of our desire to create a warm, community-centered space where we can gather, connect, and embrace our Arab heritage regularly. SOUK will feature local artisans and vendors, offering a beautiful showcase of Arab culture.
SOUK ‘lel kull’ – Whether you’re part of the Arab community or someone who supports or wants to learn more about our heritage, this will be a space for everyone to come together to embrace the spirit of the ancient souk- a place of cultural life, art, and social connection.
🧿 The event is free to attend (RSVP link coming soon)! Our hearts are always with Falastin 🍉 and Libnan 🇱🇧, so we will be hosting a charity raffle to raise funds for relief efforts.
🧿 Interested in becoming a vendor? Apply via link in bio (applications are due by 12/4) 📝 We have limited spots and are seeking talented artisans and vendors in handicrafts, clothing and accessories, art and music, home goods, beauty and skincare, kids’ products, beverages and gourmet foods.
We are so excited for this journey! Please help spread the word, and let’s create something beautiful together ✨
A heartfelt thank you to @alizeecastel for designing our stunning poster 🫶🏽
Nestanakoum ~ نستناكم

Campaign Kick-Off: Girmay for Executive
2025-01-25 15:00 - 17:00 | Rainier Arts Center, 3515 S Alaska St, Seattle, WA, 98118
Help us kick off Girmay Zahilay’s campaign for King County Executive! Join Girmay, a lineup of guest speakers, and fellow community members to rally around building A New Era in King County.

Girmay is running for King County Executive to create safety and opportunity for all, and build a region where every resident, business, and the environment can thrive.
Come celebrate the beginning of this exciting campaign and be part of our journey to make our home a better place for all!
If you are interested in volunteering at the event, please click this link: https://secure.ngpvan.com/h6iW4vWFeU2xCZeXs9TC1g2
*Why is this in ArabishWay? Zhailay is Sudanese!!
RSVP for details!

Movie: From Ground Zero at the Grand Illusion
2025-01-25 16:15 - 18:30 | Grand Illusion Theater, 1403 NE 50th St, Seattle, WA, 98105
Shortlisted for Best International Feature for the 2025 Academy Awards, FROM GROUND ZERO is an anthology project comprised of 22 short films created by filmmakers from Gaza. Launched by renowned Palestinian filmmaker Rashid Masharawi, the initiative was created during the current 2023/2024 conflict and aims to provide a platform for young Palestinian artists to express themselves through their craft.
Each film, ranging in length from three to six minutes, presents a unique perspective on the current reality in Gaza. The project captures the diverse experiences of life in the Palestinian enclave, including the challenges, tragedies, and moments of resilience faced by its people. Using a mix of genres including fiction, documentary, docu-fiction, animation, and experimental cinema, From Ground Zero presents a rich diversity of stories that reflect the sorrow, joy, and hope inherent in Gazan life.
Despite harsh filming conditions, Gaza’s vibrant artistic scene shines through this stunning anthology film, which offers an intimate and powerful portrait of daily life in modern-day Palestine – and the enduring spirit of its people.
In Arabic with English subtitles.
“The fact that this film even exists seems miraculous… [From Ground Zero] aims to humanize, to empathize, to go beyond the headlines and geopolitics. It aims to convey the hopes and dreams of everyday people, which persist even in dire circumstances.” Jennifer Green, Alliance of Women Film Journalists
“A powerful cry to the world that these filmmakers, collaborators, and people walking in the background are still there, still living under worsening conditions, and still need help. From Ground Zero is an unforgettable exhibition of the human spirit.” Monica Castillo, RogerEbert.com

Saturday, Jan 25, 2025, 4:15pm

January Tatreez Circle for Palestinians
2025-01-26 13:00 - 16:00 | RSVP for Location
Seattle Resistance Tatreez presents: January Tatreez Circle for Palestinians
Food: Potluck style – bring something to share!
Location: Provided upon RSVP to seattleresistancetatreez@gmail.com or by DM
Please RSVP ASAP so we have accurate headcount.

وقت القصة باللغة العربية / Arabic Story Time - KCLS
2025-01-26 16:00 - 17:00 | King County Library System – Kent, 212 2nd Ave N, Kent, WA, 98032, United States
Description

وقت القصة باللغة العربية
انضموا إلينا للاستماع إلى القصص و الأناشيد باللغة العربية لتطوير مهارات القراءة المبكرة لأطفالكم. سنستمتع أيضا باللعب والمرح، وتكوين صداقات جديدة.
.جميع الأعمار مرحب بها برفقة الكبار
تتوفر ترتيبات تيسيرية ملائمة للأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة عند الطلب عبر البريد الإلكتروني access@kcls.org قبل سبعة أيام على الأقل من الحدث. و أيضا تتوفر التسميات التوضيحية التلقائية دائمًا للأحداث عبر الإنترنت

Enjoy stories, music, movement and rhymes in Arabic that develop your child’s early literacy skills, then stay to play, have fun and make new friends.
All ages welcome with adult.
Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event. Automated closed captioning is always available for online events.

Nemahsis at Neumos
2025-01-28 19:00 - 21:30 | Neumos, 925 E Pike, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The Don’t Go Where You’d Hate to Be Found Tour will go on to hit some major US cities on both coasts. The artist born Nemah Hasan will wrap the run with a couple more Canadian shows.
“Hasan and her songwriting colleagues Brendan Grieve and Stevie Solomon were nominated for the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in 2022 for “Paper Thin”.[17] In 2023, the Prism Prize named Nemahsis the winner of the Hi-Fidelity Award for artists using music video in innovative ways.[1
Nemah Hasan grew up in the Toronto suburb of Milton,[2] the daughter of a Palestinian immigrant.[3]”
Tickets go on sale Nov 22nd!

Eyewitness Palestine: Virtual Delegation: Rahat Afro Bedouin Community
2025-01-29 09:00 - 10:30 | Virtual
Explore the resilience and struggles of the Bedouin community in Rahat. Hear powerful stories of resistance and survival in the Negev.

Informational Session (UW): Spotlight on the Horn of Africa
2025-01-30 16:00 - 17:00 | Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center, 3930 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA, United States
Courses Spotlighting and Introducing the Horn of Africa
CAMPUS LOCATIONSamuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center (ECC1) – Room 306

Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, 4 – 5 p.m.

DESCRIPTION

Courses Spotlighting and Introducing the Horn of Africa

EVENT INTERVAL
Single day event

CAMPUS LOCATION
Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center (ECC1)

CAMPUS ROOM
Room 306

ACCESSIBILITY CONTACT
mworku3@uw.edu

EVENT TYPES
Information Sessions

EVENT SPONSORS
Department of Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures and the Academic Center for Humanities

وقت القصة باللغة العربية / Arabic Story Time - KCLS
2025-01-30 17:00 - 17:30 | Virtual

Voices from Gaza
2025-01-30 19:00 - 21:30 | Empire Banquet Hall, 21222 30th Dr SE Suite 110, Bothell, WA, 98021
Join us for a special event featuring our guests from Kuwait, who have just returned from their impactful journey to Gaza.

Book Bazaar: Middle Eastern Fiction and Poetry in Translation
2025-01-31 13:00 - 15:00 | Denny Hall, Klickitat Lane, Seattle, WA, 98105
Join the founder of the Toronto-based Asemana Books, Dr. Mahdi Ganjavi in Seattle for an exclusive showcase of Asemana’s diverse collection of books, from captivating poetry and gripping fiction to insightful cultural commentary and scholarship.

Denny Hall (DEN): Room 211
Contact: ariafani@uw.edu

The Unfathomable Truth: Palestine and Israel in Context
2025-02-01 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
Please click here to register to view the video.

Screening will start at 12:00 Noon US EST; 18:00 Europe; 19:00 Palestine; 17:00 UK; running time: 52 minutes; English language. The screening will be followed with a discussion with the video producer Mercy Quaye, founder & CEO of The Narrative Project, and interviewees Faisal Saleh and Shelly Altman.
On October 24, 2024, The Narrative Project brought together Faisal Saleh, Founder of the Palestine Museum US, and Shelly Altman, Co-Founder of Jewish Voice for Peace New Haven, Connecticut, to discuss the history that predates the October 7, 2023 attack and the ensuing fifteen months of turmoil.
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Arabic Storytime @ Lake City Branch / وقت القصص بالعربية في فرع ليك سيتي
2025-02-01 10:30 - 11:30 | Lake City – Seattle Public Library, 12501 28th Ave. N.E., Seattle, Washington, 98125, United States
At storytime, children from birth through elementary school and their families can enjoy stories, songs, and fun learning activities.
Event in English and Arabic.
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في وقت القصص، يمكن للأطفال الذين تتراوح أعمارهم من حديثي الولادة وحتى سن الخامسة وعائلاتهم الاستمتاع بالقصص والأغاني وأنشطة التعلُّم المرحة.
نرحب بالعائلات من جميع الأعمار.
يُعقد الحدث باللغة الإنجليزية والعربية.
Registration is not required.

Boycott Chevron!
2025-02-01 13:00 - 15:00 | Chevron Eastgate, 3725 150th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA, 98006
New locations! Two locations! Saturday February 1, at Ballard Safeway 15th Ave NW and Market Street from 2-4pm; AND Bellevue Chevron Eastgate 3725 150th Ave SE from 1-3pm.
Choose one and join us! We would love to meet you and build this movement together. Show up to picket Chevron, raise awareness about their complicity in genocide and apartheid, pressure Safeway to stop purchasing fuel from Chevron, and encourage people to #BoycottChevron gas stations! You can also sign and share the letter at http://bit.ly/boycottchevron

Boycott Chevron!
2025-02-01 14:00 - 16:00 | Safeway – Ballard, 1423 NW Market St, Seattle, WA, 98107

Circle Mirror Transformation
2025-02-01 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-02-02 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-02-03 19:30 - 21:30 | 12th Ave Arts, 1620 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98122
Circle Mirror Transformation is a case study of strangers willing to take a chance and open themselves to the revelations, indignities, hilarity, and heartbreak of an amateur acting class in a community center classroom. In doing so, they transform the space into the anti-Zoom room; it becomes a quietly poignant reminder of the power of being present with one another, a reflection of the stories we share through the silliness and the silences, an open invitation to partake in the transformative and sublime power of play.
Circle Mirror Transformation premiered at Playwrights Horizons in October 2009. The play received Obie Awards for Best New American Play, Performance, Ensemble, and Directing; and was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play and Outstanding Director of a Play.

*This play has an Arab character and Arab actors

Madafeh at Palestine Museum with guest Medea Benjamin
2025-02-02 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
Madafeh: Our guest is Medea Benjamin, cofounder of both CODEPINK and the international human rights organization Global Exchange.

Sunday, February 2, 2025
12:00 PM 1:30 PM
Palestine Museum US (map)

Please click here to register to attend this event.
The program begins at 12:00 PM US EST; 18:00 Europe; 19:00 Palestine; 17:00 UK.
Medea Benjamin is a cofounder of both CODEPINK and the international human rights organization Global Exchange. She is the author of 11 books, including Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control, Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection, Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran and War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict, coauthored with Nicolas J.S. Davies. Her most recent book, coauthored with David Swanson, is NATO: What You Need to Know.

Rainbow Story Time (online) w/ Lindz Amer
2025-02-05 11:30 - 12:00 | Virtual
Join Lindz Amer, the award-winning LGBTQ+ activist, author and co-host of the beloved indie web series, Queer Kid Stuff, for songs and stories that celebrate the LGBTQ+ community all-year-round.
All ages welcome with adult.
Please register:
https://kcls.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvdOuqpzssGtC5XlvnFdvIAD2bwlBzP-RA

WAISN Training: Rapid Response / Respuesta Rapida
2025-02-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
Bilingual training in English and Spanish Regardless of the result about presidential elections, the immigrant and refugee community has received direct threats about deportations and immigration raids. Our community must urgently begin to prepare, inform and organize in the face of this situation and know that in their area there are groups that can document any ICE activity in the community. Join this workshop to learn more about existing rapid response networks that support communities, build pressure to stop detention and deportation, and ultimately keep families together.

Movie: From Ground Zero at the Northwest Film Forum
2025-02-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Shortlisted for Best International Feature for the 2025 Academy Awards, FROM GROUND ZERO is an anthology project comprised of 22 short films created by filmmakers from Gaza. Launched by renowned Palestinian filmmaker Rashid Masharawi, the initiative was created during the current 2023/2024 conflict and aims to provide a platform for young Palestinian artists to express themselves through their craft.
Each film, ranging in length from three to six minutes, presents a unique perspective on the current reality in Gaza. The project captures the diverse experiences of life in the Palestinian enclave, including the challenges, tragedies, and moments of resilience faced by its people. Using a mix of genres including fiction, documentary, docu-fiction, animation, and experimental cinema, From Ground Zero presents a rich diversity of stories that reflect the sorrow, joy, and hope inherent in Gazan life.
Despite harsh filming conditions, Gaza’s vibrant artistic scene shines through this stunning anthology film, which offers an intimate and powerful portrait of daily life in modern-day Palestine – and the enduring spirit of its people.
In Arabic with English subtitles.
“The fact that this film even exists seems miraculous… [From Ground Zero] aims to humanize, to empathize, to go beyond the headlines and geopolitics. It aims to convey the hopes and dreams of everyday people, which persist even in dire circumstances.” Jennifer Green, Alliance of Women Film Journalists
“A powerful cry to the world that these filmmakers, collaborators, and people walking in the background are still there, still living under worsening conditions, and still need help. From Ground Zero is an unforgettable exhibition of the human spirit.” Monica Castillo, RogerEbert.com

The Role of Art and Journalism in Society (Hybrid inperson & virtual)
2025-02-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
There exists a pervasive illusion that journalism embodies truth and objectivity, yet it is fundamentally entrenched in a Eurocentric perspective that has long exacerbated social polarization. What ideological forces underpin this medium, enabling it to perpetuate such divisions?
Artists, as individuals deeply connected to society and its multifaceted truths, strive to reveal these truths through various forms. Positioned on the precipice of a changing world, artists maintain a profound grasp on truth. How can artists intervene to redeem journalism from its historical complicity in supporting hegemonic ideologies? Can the creative and critical sensibilities of artists unearth and challenge the concealed biases and contradictions that journalism often obscures under the guise of objectivity? In what ways can artistic endeavors disrupt the entrenched Eurocentric narratives and foster a more inclusive and emancipatory discourse within the media landscape? How can the aesthetic and imaginative dimensions of art confront and transform the existing power structures that shape journalistic practice? What role can artists play in reimagining journalism as a medium of genuine critical reflection and societal truth?
Registration opens on December 12, 2024.

Naomi Shihab Nye: Grace Notes — Poems about Families
2025-02-06 19:30 - 21:30 | Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Rental Partner: Seattle Arts & Lectures presents
Naomi Shihab Nye
Grace Notes — Poems about Families
Thu Feb 6, 2025 | 7:30 pm PST
https://townhallseattle.org/event/naomi-shihab-nye/

Naomi Shihab Nye has spent more than forty years as a self-described “wandering poet,” traveling the country and the world to lead writing workshops and inspiring students of all ages. Beloved by generations of readers and writers, Nye uses her writing with themes of love, family, and resilience to attest to our shared humanity.
National Book Award Finalist and former Young People’s Poet Laureate Naomi Shihab Nye’s Grace Notes: Poems about Families celebrates family and community. This rich collection of one hundred never-before-published poems is also the poet’s most personal work to date. With poems about her own childhood and school years, her parents and grandparents, and the people who have touched and shaped her life in so many ways, this is an emotional and sparkling collection to savor, share, and read again and again.
