ArabishWay

Hugo Literary Series 2022-23 Season
2022-09-30 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Reincarnation: September 30, 2022, 7 pm
Featuring Omar El Akkad, Lilliam Rivera, Joshua Mohr, and Brenna Bruce

“Every year, Hugo House commissions new prose, poetry, and songs based on a writing prompt. During the Hugo Literary Series, artists share the results. This year, our artists will explore the theme re/birth to celebrate, if not the end of the pandemic, then at least some way of us living in the world with it, and the revival/resurgence of creativity that has been dormant for two long years.”

Virtual screening of the film "Hanna K"
2022-10-01 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Hanna K. is a 1983 American drama film (1H40M) directed by Costa-Gavras, starring Jill Clayburgh and Gabriel Byrne. The film was an attempt to depict the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in human terms.
Hanna K. is the story of Hanna Kaufman, a child of Holocaust survivors and an American-Jewish immigrant to Israel, who is a court-appointed lawyer assigned to defend a Palestinian, Salim Bakri, accused of terrorism and infiltration. Salim claims that he was trying to regain possession of his family house. Hanna saves him from a jail sentence, but he is deported to Jordan. Salim eventually returns, is jailed for illegal immigration, and he again asks for her services. Hanna investigates the story and discovered that Salim’s family home is now a tourist attraction in Kafr Rimon, a settlement built and lived in by Russian Jews. Bakri’s former village of Kufr Rumaneh has disappeared except for a few stones and trees.

The Magical Writer: QTIPOC Authors Dissect Magic Realism
2022-10-01 12:30 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
As a genre, magic realism feels like a blessing and a curse. It offers space to marginalized folks to tell their stories without feeling triggered by it, and open space for a richer approach to imagination. Yet, it also feels like a stamp of approval for us to reach a wider audience, an evaluation of the magical Indian, the capable Black, the exotic Arab, or the mysterious Asian troupes.
In this panel, we will be discussing the origin of the term, asking ourselves if we identify with it, and looking at the relationship between QTIPOC authors and the way the term is understood by the mainstream White, heteronormative society.
Curator Danny Ramadan brings together some of the most exciting voices in Canada: Joshua Whitehead (Johnny Appleseed, Making Love with the Land), Larissa Lai (The Tiger Flu, Iron Goddess of Mercy), and Rasiqra Revulva (Cephalopography 2.0).
Curated and moderated by Danny Ramadan

Sudan Archives at Neumos
2022-10-01 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Neumos, 925 E Pike, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
“As Sudan Archives, Brittney Parks has combined left-field strains of R&B, hip-hop, and experimental electronic music with hypnotic string loops and the fiddling style of West Africa, as heard on a pair of EPs and her debut full-length, Athena (2019). She masterfully bridged the gap between her early glitchy, avant-garde compositions and timeless songwriting on the “stunning, reflective” (Pitchfork) Athena, and returned in 2022 with two new songs (Home Maker, Selfish Soul).The self-taught violinist, singer, songwriter, and producer started playing violin in her native Cincinnati, Ohio. After Parks moved to Los Angeles to study music technology, she started producing beats on a tablet computer with the addition of her vocals and strings, the latter increasingly inspired by immersion in Sudanese music. For her first LP (Athena), she took a collaborative approach and worked with a group of fellow producers who included Paul White, Rodaidh McDonald, and Wilma Archer after self-producing her first two EP’s. “A swaggering statement of intent with all the idiosyncratic charm that makes her music so memorable” – Pitchfork (Best New Track, 2022) “The US singer and violinist’s debut album contains some of the most viscerally gorgeous music put to record this year” – The Guardian “Athena is … a record of true beauty and resilience.” – CRACK” (Promo Copy)

Imarhan at the Tractor Tavern
2022-10-03 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98107, United States
“In early 2019 the members of Imarhan began literally laying the groundwork for their third album. The Tuareg quintet was building a professional recording studio, the first ever in their home city of Tamanrasset in Southern Algeria, from the ground up. By March of 2020 the studio was filled with high-end audio gear otherwise inaccessible to the vast majority of musicians in much of the Saharan region. The group christened it Aboogi, named for the first semi-permanent structures their nomadic forebears built when establishing settlements and villages, and began tracking the first album they were able to record on their native soil. It seemed only natural to also call the resulting collection of songs Aboogi, a nod to the new collective space they had established, as well as the resilience of their culture and communities.
The diversity, beauty, and struggles of life in Tamanrasset are reflected in the songs on Aboogi. Following the exhilarating, eclectic Temet – which OkayAfrica declared “doesn’t just take the next step in Tuareg music; it sends it into hyperspace” – Imarhan has made an album that is as serene and open as the desert it emerged from. “Aboogi reflects the colors of Tamanrasset, what we experience in everyday life,” says bandleader Iyad Moussa Ben Abderahmane, aka Sadam. “We give space to the wind and the natural energies, to the sun and the sand. We want to express their colors through music.” There is incredible warmth embedded in these steady,
lilting rhythms and patiently strummed acoustic guitars, derived not just from the natural environment but from the community that surrounds them. That warmth may come from the Saharan sun and those living under it, fostered by many generations of musicians that came before them, but it emanates outwards as Imarhan become leading ambassadors for their people and culture around the world.”

Maya Abu-Alhayyat, Zeina Hashem Beck | Live Reading + Book Release
2022-10-06 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Free with RSVP
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AANM presents a live bilingual poetry reading featuring an incredible lineup of poets: Maya Abu-Alhayyat and Zeina Hashem Beck. Join us as the poets read excerpts from their new works, exploring such themes of language and notions of home.
Maya Abu Al-Hayyat is the director of the Palestine Writing Workshop, an institution that seeks to encourage reading in Palestinian communities through creative writing projects and storytelling with children and teachers. She has published four collections of poems, four novels, and numerous children’s stories, including The Blue Pool of Questions. She contributed to and wrote a foreword for A Bird Is Not a Stone: An Anthology of Contemporary Palestinian Poetry, and she is also an editor of The Book of Ramallah. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Cordite Poetry Review, The Guardian, and Literary Hub. Abu Al-Hayyat lives in Jerusalem and works in Ramallah.
Zeina Hashem Beck is a Lebanese poet and the author of two previous full-length collections of poetry: Louder than Hearts (Bauhan Publishing, 2017) and To Live in Autumn (The Backwaters Press, 2014), as well as two chapbooks: 3arabi Song (Rattle, 2016) and There Was and How Much There Was (smith|doorstop, 2016). Educated in Arabic, English, and French, Zeina has a BA and an MA in English Literature from the American University of Beirut. Her poem “Maqam” won Poetry’s 2017 Frederick Bock Prize, and her work appeared in The New York Times, Ploughshares, Poetry, and elsewhere. Zeina is the co-creator and co-host, with poet Farah Chamma, of Maqsouda, a podcast about Arabic poetry produced by Sowt. She recently moved to California with her husband and two daughters.

Rusha Latif with Isma'il Kushkush
2022-10-06 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
This virtual program brings to readers here (everywhere) the work of Rusha Latif, a San Francisco Bay area writer/researcher and a first-generation Egyptian American. Travels and research undertaken in Cairo a decade ago and since have now become her new book, Tahrir’s Youth: Leaders of a Leaderless Revolution (American University in Cairo Press).
“As its excellent subtitle indicates, this book debunks many myths related to the so-called leaderless revolutions through meticulous fieldwork investigation of the young leaders of Egypt’s 2011 uprising in its Cairene epicenter. It is a much-needed contribution to the study of the twenty-first century’s pattern of uprisings, showing how a popular movement that goes beyond an ephemeral explosion of anger is necessarily led by more than a virtual network.”―Gilbert Achcar.
“In a moment characterized by the revival of authoritarian regimes and democratic setbacks, this book is a welcome analysis that puts youth activism in post-2011 Egypt in a revealing historic, sociological, and political perspective. Using primary sources, including in-depth interviews with the youth leaders of the January 25 Revolution, Latif’s work offers indispensable insights into the mobilization strategies and trajectories of the youth groups that resisted three successive regimes between 2011 and 2013. Her book powerfully explains how youth activism has forever changed Egyptian politics.”―Amr Hamzawy.
“Rusha Latif . . . embedded herself with young activists and writes about what the world can learn from a defeated revolt.”―Leila Fadel, NPR.
Isma’il Kushkush will join Rusha in conversation. He is a journalist who has contributed to The New York Times, The Washington Post, New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Nation, CNN, the Associated Press (AP), Guernica Magazine, and others. He has covered political, economic, social and cultural stories from Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Burundi, Sweden, Israel the Palestinian territories and the United States. He is currently based in Khartoum, Sudan.

The Arab Spice Pantry at the Pantry with Nadia Tommalieh
2022-10-06 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Much of what’s distinctive about Arab cuisine comes down to the spices, and in this class NADIA TOMMALIEH will show you how to integrate these inimitable flavors into your kitchen. You’ll learn about sumac, baharat mshakaleh – the most famous spice blend, and the Tommalieh family’s za’atar recipe, before working them into shushbarak (Baharat-spiced lamb and beef dumplings with yogurt and fried garlic, mint, and pine nuts); jebneh makliyeh bi khobez (fried cheese in crispy Arabic bread with tomato and and za’atar spice); and salatet bandora with toum bi sumac (tomato, garlic and herb salad in sumac and pomegranate dressing).

Arabic Chat Hour
2022-10-06 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.

BuildPalestine Summit 2022
2022-10-07 - 2022-10-08 | Virtual
Our partners at BuildPalestine are planning their third annual summit under the theme of “Designing for Unity”. You are invited to join an exciting 2-day virtual gathering of the global Palestinian community to design the future of Palestine.
What does it mean to be Palestinian today? Furthermore, in the midst of struggle, how do we not lose sight of the society that we aspire to build? How do we ensure that unity is a reflection of the rich diversity that is the Palestinian experience? Can we actively ‘design for unity’ in a way that crosses geographic, economic, and political divides within Palestine and beyond?
Join 65+ speakers in discussion panels, workshops, and special talks with influential speakers, and get to know Palestine’s most dynamic social entrepreneurs to inspire you to make a change.

Movie: No Simple Way Home
2022-10-07 16:30 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Born and raised in exile, a daughter returns home to South Sudan to document her mother’s path to becoming vice president and leading the country towards a peaceful future.
VIRTUAL TICKETS AVAILABLE October 6th – 13th: Buy Tickets: Virtual
IN PERSON: Friday, October 7, 2022 at the SIFF Cinema Uptown at 4:30 PM

Artist Talk: Yousr Shaltout
2022-10-09 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Yousr Shaltout is an Egyptian /Lebanese medical student and Tatreez artist based in New Jersey. Yousr is self taught, and first fell in love with the art as well as its political and cultural significance four years ago. In 2021, Yousr was awarded the NJ Council of the Arts Folk Arts Apprenticeship Grant. Under the apprenticeship, Yousr created her first thobe under the mastery of Wafa Ghnaim of The Tatreez Institute (Tatreez & Tea). Yousr’s next project is to design, sew, and embroider a thobe for her medical school graduation in 2024 as the culmination of her skills in the craft. It will combine the various styles of embroidery from Palestine and those from her roots in Lebanon, Egypt, and Syria to showcase that Tatreez is an art form shared across the Arab world with distinct regional and cultural styles and motifs.
Yousr is the proud owner of a small business selling tatreez patterns and tatreez inspired items. You can support her work at tatreezing.etsy.com or by following her journey at her Instagram @tatreezing.
Learn more about Yousr’s thobe project and concept, by registering to this artist talk.

Author Sahar Mustafah in conversation with afikra
2022-10-10 07:00 - 08:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Join Sahar in a virtual conversation with afikra, a grassroots movement that evolved into a global media and educational platform focused on the history and culture of the Arab world. RSVP

P&P Live! Muhammad Najem, Nora Neus, & Julie Robine
2022-10-11 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Muhammad Najem had mostly known a life of war during his childhood in Syria; he was only thirteen when a bombing killed his father. Realizing that people did not know what families like his were living through, he began reporting on the war using the camera on his phone and social media. Through interviews with kids like himself, he revealed a painful truth: that ordinary Syrians were being bombed by their own government and were spending their days hiding in underground shelters. Despite strong personal losses and tremendous risk for his family, he continued reporting, and his stories began to gain notice around the world. Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria is the graphic memoir written by Muhammad Najem and Nora Neus, the CNN producer who helped bring international recognition to his reporting.
Muhammad Najem is an internationally recognized journalist from Eastern Ghouta, Syria. He began his reporting career as a child, under near-constant bombardment by the Assad regime, by taking videos on his cell phone and posting them on social media. His story went viral in 2018, putting a target on his and his family’s backs. In 2019, he and his family fled Syria and moved to Turkey.

"It Won't Always Be Like This" Author Talk with Malaka Gharib & Hannah Bae
2022-10-11 16:00 - 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
This is an online program. Join the 53rd Street Library for a conversation with Malaka Gharib, the award-winning author of I Was Their American Dream, to discuss her latest work It Won’t Always Be Like This. A chronicle of growing up with her Egyptian father’s new family, forging unexpected bonds and navigating adolescence in an unfamiliar country It Won’t Always Be Like This is a touching time capsule of Gharib’s childhood memories—each summer a fleeting moment in time—and a powerful reflection on relationships, values, family, and what happens when it all collides. Malaka will be joined by freelance journalist and fellow author Hannah Bae for what will be an unforgettable discussion on the power of identity and belonging.

"Unruly Jewels - Neither Muslim Nor Jewish" by the Zay Initiative (online)
2022-10-11 20:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai) | WA
Ariella Aïsha Azoulay, joins Dr Reem El Mutwalli & Salma Ahmad Caller for a Dialogue “Unruly Jewels – Neither Muslim Nor Jewish”

About this event

Ariella Aïsha Azoulay joins Dr Reem El Mutwalli & the founder of the Imaginarium postcard project, artist and art historian Salma Ahmad Caller for a dialogue on “Unruly Jewels – Neither Muslim Nor Jewish”
Looking at some photographs, postcards and jewels, Azoulay will question the investment of the French colonial project in the de-algerisation and de-arabisation of the Jews in Muslim countries. One of the signs of their “success” in turning the indigenous into “modern type” was the withdrawal of the Jews from wearing heavy jewels and clothing with gold thread embroidery, through the production of these gold threads and jewels was a craft Jews used to practice for centuries. The disappearance of the jewels from their bodies was not a simple change in mode, but rather a disruption of a world in which craft and craft making was essential for world building and for world maintenance, and was embedded in guilds that were part of social fabrics of mutual care.
OUR GUEST SPEAKERS:
Ariella Aïsha Azoulay, professor of Modern Culture and Media and Comparative Literature (Brown University), film essayist and curator of archives and exhibitions. Her books include: Potential History – Unlearning Imperialism (Verso, 2019), Civil Imagination: The Political Ontology of Photography (Verso, 2012), The Civil Contract of Photography (Zone Books, 2008). Among her films: Un-documented: Unlearning Imperial Plunder (2019), Civil Alliances, Palestine, 47-48 (2012). Among her exhibitions Errata (Fundació Tàpies, 2019, HKW, Berlin, 2020), and Enough! The Natural Violence of New World Order, (F/Stop photography festival, Leipzig, 2016).
Salma Ahmad Caller was born in Iraq to an Egyptian father and a British mother and grew up in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. She now lives in the UK. An artist, art historian and writer, Salma considers herself a disruptive body, a hybrid of cultures and faiths. Her work explores her mixed- race identity, cross-cultural experiences, text/image relationships and forms of embodiment, materiality and memory, drawing on personal intimate family histories and vulnerability as a way to destabilise larger narratives. Uncanny juxtapositions and hybrid forms are used to investigate how the private and political collide and intertwine, using techniques of collage, assemblage, drawing, watercolour, photography, projection, installation/sound and more recently film. Salma also writes art theory, poetry and creative non-fiction. Her theoretical background in research on the meanings of ornament in non-Western cultures through frameworks of anthropology of art and cognitive science/physiology, are used to decolonise and break down boundaries, categories, typologies and terminology that characterise hegemonic colonial and patriarchal formations. With a Masters in art history and art theory, and a background in medicine and pharmacology, and several years teaching cross-cultural ways of seeing via non-Western artefacts at Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, she now works as an independent artist and teacher.

Arab American and Muslim Representation
2022-10-12 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
We invite you to ParentChild+’s virtual series Windows, Mirrors & Doors, where children’s book authors, educators, and advocates will lead us in a compelling discussion on Arab American and Muslim representation in children’s literature. The discussion will shine a light on the impact representation has on the well-being and social-emotional development of Arab American and Muslim children. It will highlight the importance of all children and families learning about Arab Americans and the many continents, countries, cultures, and religions they represent; Muslim families and the many countries and cultures they represent; the importance of Arab and Muslim children seeing themselves in the books they encounter; the ways in which we can equip parents and caregivers to access these books and stories and share them with the children in their lives, and how we can all advocate for improvements in Arab American and Muslim representation.

Tacoma Arts Live Regional Theater presents: The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, By Stephen Adly Guirgis
2022-10-13 - 2022-10-23 | Tacoma Armory, 1001 S Yakima Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98405, United States
“An immersive theater experience mixing both comedy and drama amidst a time-bending world between heaven and hell. The Last Days of Judas Iscariot reexamines the fate of the New Testament’s greatest villain, a traitor, who betrayed his Lord for 30 pieces of silver. Set in a Purgatory courtroom, Judas is brought to judgement to determine if he is guilty of greatest betrayal of all time. Whether Judas enters through the gates of heaven or burns in hell rests upon the testimony of saints and sinners including Pontius Pilate, Mother Teresa, Sigmund Freud, Satan and others. Through outrageous comedy and deep pathos, this play challenges audiences to reflect upon their own beliefs, their own sin and to reconsider what they know about forgiveness, faith, and the human inside one of the history’s most infamous figures.”

Preview Night: Thursday, October 13, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 14, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
Friday, October 21, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 23, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.*

The Evolution of Symbolism in Palestinian Embroidery (8 Week Series)
2022-10-13 | WA
“The Evolution of Palestinian Symbolism” is an 8-part art historical lecture series detailing the various stages of motif symbolism and ritual in Palestinian society, spanning hundreds of years into history. The motifs are divided into categories of ancient, traditional, curvilinear, contemporary and political. The primary objectives of this course are to; 1) understand the iconographical approach to studying art history and it’s limitations in Palestinian embroidery, 2) the evolution of motifs throughout time, 3) learning the evolutionary context of motifs throughout time, 4) the use of each symbol and the significance of its meaning in Palestinian culture, and 5) the contemporary context of Palestinian embroidery, and an appropriate way to use symbolism in your study.

Arabiyya: Mua'jinaat with Reem Assil at the Pantry
2022-10-13 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
For this introduction to the world of Arab baking and pastry we are thrilled to welcome chef REEM ASSIL, owner of the Bay Area’s beloved Reem’s bakeries and author of the cookbook Arabiyya: Recipes from the Life of an Arab in Diaspora. You’ll learn the science, art, and history behind the recipes, and you’ll make mu’ajinaat (savory pastries) from start to finish: fatayer sabaanikh (spinach and onion turnovers), sfeeha Ba’albekiyyeh (Baalbek-Style lamb, pomegranate, and pine nut turnovers), and laffat safarjal (quince and cheese rolls), all accompanied by a fattoush salad. Each ticket includes one copy of Reem’s cookbook.

Arabic Chat Hour
2022-10-13 19:00 - 20:00 UTC, 2022-10-20 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual

The Road to Representation: Arab Americans in Office
2022-10-14 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
In-person at AANM
Free with RSVP
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Arab American representation in public office positions has increased in recent years, reflective of the growing community. This panel features Arab Americans in a variety of governmental and public office positions, both in the spotlight and behind the scenes, as they work towards a present and future that includes the full participation of all Arab Americans. Join us to hear their personal stories and journeys along the road to representation.

Where Do We Come From? Maud Newton, author of Ancestor Trouble, in conversation with Laila Lalami
2022-10-18 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
WHERE DO WE COME FROM?
Maud Newton, author of Ancestor Trouble, in conversation with Laila Lalami
5pm PT / 8pm ET, Tuesday, October 18, 2022, online event
Ever since her mother explained that she’d married her father so they would have smart children, Maud Newton has felt vexed by her kin. As an adult, she spent years researching her genealogy, uncovering, among other things, ten of her grandfather’s marriages, an accused witch, and her ancestors’ roles in slavery and genocide. Her journey took her into the realms of genetics, epigenetics, and the debates over intergenerational trauma. She mulled over modernity’s dismissal of ancestors along with psychoanalytic and spiritual traditions that center them. Searching, moving, and inspiring, Ancestor Trouble is one writer’s attempt to use genealogy—a once-niche hobby that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar industry—to expose the secrets and contradictions of her own ancestors, and to argue for the transformational possibilities that reckoning with our ancestors offers all of us. Read more about Ancestor Trouble.

Lebanese in tech (Lebnet) in Seattle and beyond
2022-10-20 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
This is a unique opportunity to connect with the American Lebanese Tech community in Washington, Portland, and Idaho. Join the LebNet network of more than 1200 executives, entrepreneurs, students and young professionals working in the Hi-Tech space.

Reviving The Jericho ‘Thobe Ubb’
2022-10-22 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Date/Time: October 22, 2-3:30pm EST
Format: Virtual Event
Fee: Sliding Scale $10 or $20
The SWANA Style Saturday Series is a lecture series focused on exploring the traditional dress of cultural communities living in SWANA (Southwest Asia & North Africa). The aim of this series is to bring awareness to styles that have generally been left out of the historical record, however have great historical origination stories. Our cultural memory must preserve this knowledge for the next generation.
Jericho is the oldest continuously inhabited area in the world. Today, it is the last Palestinian city before crossing the Allenby Bridge to Jordan. Geological and geographic factors have contributed to its long history of survival and an ideal place for settlement, making it a source of envy and coveted possession for invaders who have seen Jericho as the key to controlling Palestine. In the oldest continuously inhabited place on earth, what is the oldest traditional dress worn by the residents? And, is it still being worn today?
Learn the answers to these questions, and more, at the next installment of SWANA Style Series, titled “Reviving The Jericho ‘Thobe Ubb’. Learn about Wafa’s most recent discovery of the Thobe Ubb at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, a treasure that has yet to be identified in the museum’s catalogue.
Please note that you are welcome to register for the lecture and watch the recording at a later time, because it will be recorded and sent to all registrants within 24 hours of the live event. However, the recording will be available for a limited time.

Amanda Ekery & Friends in Concert
2022-10-22 16:00 - 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Purchase Tickets for Livestream ($5)
Join artist-in-residence Amanda Ekery and participants from her songwriting workshop for a performance of their collaborative work, produced during her residency.

MENA Business Mixer
2022-10-26 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | SURF Incubator, 999 3rd Avenue #700, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States
We are welcoming all Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African identifying business owners and entrepreneurs to come mingle and network at our incubator. We also have a guest from Egypt coming to discuss his experience in the business sector in Egypt. Free event and refreshments provided. Please RSVP and email faith@surfincubator.com to receive check in instructions.

Movie: Fangs (virtual)
2022-10-27 - 2022-10-31 | Virtual
Films available 12 a.m. ET Thursday, Oct. 27 to 11:59 p.m. ET Monday, Oct. 31
Arab Film Series Online: Fangs (Anyab)
Free Online Stream | Suggested $5 Donation – Register
A girl and her fiancé are on their way to a party on New Year’s Eve when their car has an accident, and they find nowhere to go except a strange castle. They are met there by many vampires, led by count Dracula, who instantly falls in love with the girl and wants her for himself. The two lovers discover that Dracula is in Egypt in many forms (doctor, taxi driver, plumber, etc.) not to suck people’s blood but to suck their money, as a typical modern profiteer. Combining the genres of horror, fantasy and musical, this film will definitely leave a lasting impression! Directed by Mohammed Shebl.
“A lost gem of Egyptian queer cinema, Anyab is an unfaithful remake of the musical cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Although the story is apparently the same, Shebl’s film is almost too homoerotic to handle. Weaved into its camp aesthetics, horror genre tropes and 80s disco numbers, Anyab provides a running commentary on the social situation in Egypt, from youth unemployment to class struggle, while intersecting sexual politics into the mix.” (Gasworks)
100 Minutes / 1981 / Egypt / Horror, Drama, Camp / PG-13 / Arabic with English subtitles
For questions, e-mail Dave Serio at dserio@accesscommunity.org.

Seattle Restaurant Week: Arab Restaurants!
2022-10-27 - 2022-11-05 | WA
A unique chance to celebrate and support our culinary community, highlighting its craft, diversity, resilience, and great food as well as these Arab-owned restaurants:
Mamnoon, Hanoon, Mamnoon Street, Anar and Manna
In a change from years past, this year’s Seattle Restaurant Week is no longer just about finding a great deal—it’s a “chance to celebrate and support our culinary community” through menus curated especially for the occasion. With a variety of unique prix fixe and combo meals at price points ranging from $20 to $65 per person, it’s a great time to branch out and try something new.
