Poetry Reading with Rajaa Gharbi
2019-04-25 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Rajaa Gharbi’s Gallery, 4425 41st Ave SW, Seattle, WA, 98116, United States
Rajaa Gharbi

Rajaa Gharbi, a longtime member of the Academy of American Poets, a member of the American Translators Association and PoetsWest, has just released a new poetry book titled Men Aghani Aljousoor (Songs of Bridges) -Selected Poems Translated to Arabic, and Related Paintings. Translated by its author, introduced with an extensive study by Tunisian writer and linguistics scholar Dr. Fatma Lakhdhar, and published in Tunisia by multiple award winner Med Ali Editions, the book was nominated for Tunisia’s 2018 National Book Translation Award.
Please note, this event was originally scheduled to take place at Gallery 110 on March 28th, but has been moved to Rajaa Gharbi’s Gallery on April 25th.
Free admission.

ArabishWay Story Time - Book Tree in Kirkland
2019-04-27 13:30 - 14:30 | Book Tree, 609 Market Street, Kirkland, WA, 98033, United States
Join us at BookTree on Seattle Bookstore Day (aka Independent Book Day), Saturday April 27th between 1:30 and 2:30 pm for story time and activities with local author Laila Taji!
She’ll be reading her book, These Chicks (هالصيصان), which is a beloved nursery rhyme, well-known in the Levant; much like Hey Diddle Diddle in the States. Laila will also play interactive games and sing songs in Arabic, as well as read her book and others in Arabic and English. It will be great for all ages but geared towards 18 month – 6 year olds.
Laila Taji is an American of Palestinian heritage. She has an MPH in public health from the University of Washington and currently lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and two girls. She loved watching her kids blossom into readers but struggled to make that happen in Arabic since most books are complex and written in formal Arabic. She wrote These Chicks to give her kids an early Arabic reading experience and to connect them with their Arabic heritage.

Paint A Lantern - Community Event hosted by Madkour
2019-04-28 14:30 - 17:00 | Crossroads Community Center, Crossroads Community Center 16000 NE 10th Street, Bellevue, WA, 98008, United States
Paint a Lantern!

Join us for the 2nd year of Madkour Real Estate Group’s community event!

FOR ALL AGES

Event will sell out so get your tickets early!

This events is a family event, adults and kids are welcome! They will provide stencils, lamps, colors, and instructions on how to create and decorate your perfect Lamps, Lantern or “Fanous”

Please share and invite anyone that you think might enjoy this!

Each lantern is a separate Ticket. Tickets must be bought before attending event!
Proceeds benefit Helping Hand!

Tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/paint-a-lantern-tickets-57145959102?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR02gtCI2amJbspMXil3gK4wR6IYNDQO5oYXvAUNBucdwiAIYheVULrjmAk

Cancelled - Majd Mashharawi with Rania Qawasma at Elliott Bay
2019-04-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 10th Avenue, Seattle, 98122, United States
This event was cancelled. While, Majd had a visa, the Israeli government denied her a permit to exit. Very discouraging but the organizers are working to reschedule this event!
Majd Mashharawi with Rania Qawasma

This late addition to our April schedule helps set out a lively May in motion as Majd Mashhawari is here from her home in Gaza, Palestine where she is an engineer, the CEO of GreenCake, a startup that manufactures bricks from recycled materials, and has also helped develop a off-the-grid solar power kit called SunBox. She will discuss developments and the situation in Gaza, and will be joined in conversation here by Rania Qawasma, Seattle architect, founder of Architecture for Refugees USA and a board member of Architects Without Borders. Fast Company cited Majd Mashhawari as one of the Most Creative People in Business for 2018. https://www.fastcompany.com/person/majd-mashharawi
Co-presented with ARCHITECTURE FOR REFUGEES USA and ARCHITECTS WITHOUT BORDERS

Dahr Jamail: The End of Ice (livestream)
2019-04-30 19:30 - 21:00 | WA, United States
Dahr Jamail: The End of Ice (livestream) Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning in the Path of Climate Disruption

Town Hall Seattle and Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility present
Dahr Jamail
The End of Ice

After nearly a decade overseas as a war reporter, the acclaimed journalist Dahr Jamail returned to America to renew his passion for mountaineering, only to find that the slopes he had once climbed have been irrevocably changed by climate disruption. In response, Jamail embarks on a journey to the geographical front lines of this crisis—from Alaska to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, via the Amazon rainforest—in order to discover the consequences to nature and to humans of the loss of ice.
In The End of Ice, we follow Jamail as he scales Alaska’s Denali, the highest peak in North America, dives in the warm crystal waters of the Coral Sea only to find bleached coral reefs, and explores the tundra of St. Paul Island where he meets the last subsistence seal hunters of the Bering Sea and witnesses its collapsing food web.
Accompanied along the way by climate scientists and people whose families for centuries have fished, farmed, and lived in the areas he visits, Jamail begins to accept the fact that Earth, most likely, is in a hospice situation. Ironically, this allows him to renew his passion for the planet’s wild places, cherishing Earth in a way he has never been able to before.
The End of Ice offers an essential firsthand chronicle of the catastrophic reality of our situation and the incalculable necessity of relishing this vulnerable, fragile planet while we still can.
Presented by Town Hall Seattle. https://townhallseattle.org/
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Presented by Town Hall Seattle and Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility.

Urdu, Persian & Arabic Calligraphy Workshop with Ustad Ali Rouhfar
2019-05-03 09:00 - 11:15 | Paccar Hall – UW, 4277 NE Stevens Way, Seattle, 98195, United States
Urdu, Persian & Arabic Calligraphy Workshop with Ustad Ali Rouhfar

WHEN
Friday, May 3, 2019, 9 – 11:15 a.m.

CAMPUS LOCATION
PACCAR Hall (PCAR)

CAMPUS ROOM
492

EVENT TYPES
Special Events

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DESCRIPTION

All are welcome to attend!
Date: Friday, May 3, 2019
Location: Paccar Hall, Room 492
Time: 9:00AM – 11:15AM

Mideast Focus Film Series 2019 - Naila and the Uprising
2019-05-03 19:00 - 21:00 | St Marks Cathedral, 1245 Tenth Avenue East, Seattle, WA, 98102-4398, United States
NAILA and the UPRISING
The remarkable journey of Naila Ayesh is documented here. She must choose between love, family and freedom – and chooses all three. She leads a clandestine movement of Palestinian women who play a pivotal role in the First Intifada. They forge a vibrant, non-violent mobilization of Palestinians that continues to this day.
Ramzy Baroud will be our speaker.
The Mideast Focus Ministry will offer its sixth series of films to promote understanding of the situation in Palestine. Our theme this year is “Finding Home”. We will consider various aspects of being a refugee, in Palestine, as well as many other places in this 21st century world. We hope to understand more about the experiences of refugees who seek to make a safe home for their families.

Culture Fest
2019-05-04 14:00 - 17:00 | UW Tower, 4333 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Everyone is welcome to join us for an afternoon of art, vendors, performances, and country booths that will transport you to the Middle East and beyond.
Palestinian catering from Daniah’s International Market will be provided to everyone for free.
Admission is free, but a RSVP is required at: tinyurl.com/mesc-maps. Parking in the UW Tower Garage is $5 for the day.
|ALL INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CHECK THIS PAGE REGULARLY FOR UPDATES.|
Performers (Starting from 2:30PM):
House of Tarab (Arabic songs with Nay and Tabla)
Jafra Dabke
Mourice and Brothers (Arabic songs with Tabla, Oud, and Keyboard)
Babak Daneshvar (Iranian songs with Oud, Bendir, and Tombak)
Seattle Iranian Choir
Vendors:
Piece of Peace (Palestinian)
Yasbina Boutique (Abayas)
Al Sundus (Islamic Apparel)
Nesma Holee (Islamic Jewelry)
The Gem City (Jewelry)
Emesa Designs (Islamic Art)
The Chowk (Kashmiri Scarves)
Michaela Corning (Islamic Apparel)
Zahira Design (Hand Decorated Tiles and Items)
Huma Naaz (Pakistani and Indian Dresses)
ZanaSoaps (Artisan Handmade Soaps)
Thinkernation (Arabic Learning Puzzles)
Shama Farag (Arabic Author)
Noor’s Henna (Henna)
Artists:
TO BE DETERMINED.
Country Booths:
TO BE DETERMINED.
A prayer room will be included in this event. Please message us for any other accommodations.

World Language Story Time King County Library - Arabic
2019-05-04 15:30 - 16:15 | King County Library System – Kent, 212 2nd Ave N, Kent, WA, 98032, United States
World Language Story Times
Ages 2 and older with adult.
Learn the Arabic alphabet and words through stories, songs and games.

This event occurs weekly!

Arabic Story Time

Saturday, May 4, 2019 (3:30PM – 4:15PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, May 11, 2019 (3:30PM – 4:15PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, May 18, 2019 (3:30PM – 4:15PM)

ArabishWay Story Time
2019-05-05 11:00 - 11:30 | Third Place Books – Seward Park, 5041 Wilson Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
I will have 30 minutes of stories, games and songs in Arabic (along with highlighting my book These Chicks/ هالصيصان). It will be very hands on and interactive!
Plus, Third Place Books – Seward Park has a great coffee shop next door so plan to arrive a little early, grab a coffee and meet me there.
Great for all ages but content generally geared towards 18 months – 3 years old.

World Language Story Time King County Library - Arabic
2019-05-11 15:30 - 16:15 | King County Library System – Kent, 212 2nd Ave N, Kent, WA, 98032, United States
World Language Story Times
Ages 2 and older with adult.
Learn the Arabic alphabet and words through stories, songs and games.

This event occurs weekly!

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, May 11, 2019 (3:30PM – 4:15PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, May 18, 2019 (3:30PM – 4:15PM)

World Language Story Time King County Library - Arabic
2019-05-13 11:00 - 11:30 | King County Library System – Redmond, 15990 NE 85th Street Redmond WA 98052, Redmond, WA, 98032, United States
World Language Story Times
Family program, all ages welcome.
Come for an interactive Story Time in Arabic that includes Early Literacy fun with books, songs and finger plays. Speakers of all languages welcome.
This event repeats every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Redmond Library.

Arabic Story Time/أوقات قراءة القصة العربية

Monday, May 13, 2019 (11:00AM – 11:30AM)
No story time on Memorial Day

Monday, June 10, 2019 (11:00AM – 11:30AM)
Monday, June 24, 2019 (11:00AM-11:30AM)

Monday, July 8, 2019 (11:00AM – 11:30AM)

Monday, July 22, 2019 (11:00AM – 11:30AM)

Monday, August 12, 2019 (11:00AM – 11:30AM)
Monday, August 26, 2019 (11:00AM – 11:30AM)

AMANDA COBA: COOKING CLASS: MOROCCAN FAVORITES
2019-05-16 18:30 - 21:00 | Book Larder, 4252 Fremont Ave N, Seattler, WA, 98103, United States
AMANDA COBA:
COOKING CLASS: MOROCCAN FAVORITES
MAY 16 2019: 6:30 – 9:00PM

Hands-on class. Includes dinner.
Morocco’s fertile, diverse land and location at the crossroads of Africa and Europe combine to create one of the world’s most interesting, and delicious, cuisines. Join our Culinary Director Amanda Coba, who spent time working in a small Berber village on Morocco’s Atlantic Coast, for a night filled with Moroccan culture and traditional foods.
Menu includes: Beef kefta tagine with tomatoes and lemon; khobz (Moroccan bread); mint carrot salad; zelouch (twice-cooked eggplant salad); msemen with butter and honey; mint tea.
Class is limited to 12 students. Please note that class reservations are non-refundable.

SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) - What Walaa Wants
2019-05-17 13:30 - 15:30 | AMC Pacific Place, 600 Pine St suite 400, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) – What Walaa Wants (About Palestine)
Growing up in Balata, a refugee camp in the West Bank, Walaa dreams of being a police officer with the Palestinian National Authority, the entity governing the Palestinian territories. This documentary follows her progress over five years, from ages 15 to 21, as she pursues that goal. She’s got her work cut out for her; rebellious and headstrong, she is often at odds with those around her. She doesn’t adapt easily to the discipline of basic training or the tough love of her commanding officer. At home, a complicated relationship with her mother poses its own challenges (she was 7 when her mother was sent to prison, convicted of helping a would-be suicide bomber). And the outside world in which she lives her daily life is one of uncertainty, repression, and violence. But despite these obstacles, Walaa is tenacious; she is charting her own path and struggling to follow it. With remarkable access to her subject at home, at school, and at work, in interactions with family, friends, and colleagues, filmmaker Christy Garland tells the story of a young woman determined to take charge of her life.
— Justine Barda

Showtimes and locations can be found here: https://www.siff.net/festival/what-walaa-wants
Friday, May 17, 2019 – AMC Pacific Place, 1:30pm
Tuesday, June 4, 2019 – AMC Pacific Place, 9:30pm
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 – SIFF Cinema Uptown, 4pm

Convergence in Verse: Da’, Laser, Rivera, Schlegel, and Tahat
2019-05-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Join us for a reading of five poets—Laura Da’, Jessica Laser, Rob Schlegel, Dujie Tahat, and Philadelphia poet laureate Raquel Salas Rivera—who are gathering at the crossroads of language, geography, community, and self.

Dujie Tahat is a Filipino-Jordanian immigrant living in Washington state. His poems have been published or are forthcoming in Sugar House Review, Nashville Review, The Southeast Review, Shenandoah, Hampden-Sydney Poetry Review, The American Journal of Poetry, and elsewhere. Dujie has earned fellowships from the Richard Hugo House and Jack Straw Writing Program. He serves as a poetry editor for Moss and Homology Lit and cohosts The Poet Salon podcast. He got his start as a Seattle Poetry Slam Finalist, a collegiate grand slam champion, and Seattle Youth Speaks Grand Slam Champion, representing Seattle at HBO’s Brave New Voices.

SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) - Yommedine
2019-05-17 20:30 - 22:30 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) – Yommedine (Egyptian director and About Egypt)
Bashay, the protagonist of Yomeddine, is that rare cinematic character you may never have seen onscreen before. A lifelong resident of a leper colony north of Cairo, where he married and made a life as a garbage collector, he decides one day to search for the family who left him there as a child. With his young friend Obama (like “the guy on TV”) and his donkey Harby, Bashay sets out on his journey in a film that is part road movie, part buddy comedy, and part affecting neorealist drama. The bittersweet story is told with clear-eyed candor, but also with sly humor and warm humanity. “Yomeddine” is Arabic for Judgment Day, referenced here by characters who hope one day to be judged by their inner worth rather than their outward appearance. In this remarkable first feature, director A. B. Shawky revisits the leper colony where he earlier made a documentary short, and met Rady Gamal, the charismatic non-professional actor who plays Bashay. Shawky’s documentary roots and Gamal’s performance both contribute to the film’s naturalistic style, enhanced by Federico Cesca’s cinematography (Patti Cake$, SIFF 2017 and Dead Pigs, SIFF 2018).
– Justine Barda
Director Biography
Egyptian/Austrian director A.B. Shawky met the lead actor for Yomeddine at an Egyptian leper colony that had been the subject of an earlier documentary short he made while a student in Cairo. He expanded the idea into a nonfiction film for his thesis for NYC’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Showtimes and locations can be found here: https://www.siff.net/festival/yommedine
Friday, May 17, 2019 – SIFF Cinema Uptown, 8:30pm
Monday, May 20, 2019 – AMC Pacific Place, 4:30pm

World Language Story Time King County Library - Arabic
2019-05-18 15:30 - 16:15 | King County Library System – Kent, 212 2nd Ave N, Kent, WA, 98032, United States
World Language Story Times
Ages 2 and older with adult.
Learn the Arabic alphabet and words through stories, songs and games.

This event occurs weekly!

Arabic Story Time

Saturday, May 18, 2019 (3:30PM – 4:15PM)

Cookbook Club Potluck Supper: Zaitoun
2019-05-19 18:00 - 20:00 | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
Cookbook Club Potluck Supper: Zaitoun

We don’t need an instructor to show us how to sit around the table and eat a meal together! So we’re breaking out of the class format in this installment of our cookbook club potluck suppers, where we’ll all explore a new cookbook together. This time around we’ll be cooking from “Zaitoun: Recipes from the Palestinian Kitchen”, written by Yasmin Khan. You cook a recipe from the book, and we’ll pour the wine (and do the dishes!). We’ll be in touch before the potluck so you can sign up for your favorite dish.

SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) - Yommedine
2019-05-20 16:30 - 18:30 | AMC Pacific Place, 600 Pine St suite 400, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States

Northwest Folklife Festival - Iraqi Heritage, Culture and Arts Union - Dance Performance
2019-05-25 16:45 - 17:15 | Seattle Center – Center Theater, 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Northwest Folklife Festival – Iraqi Heritage, Culture and Arts Union – Dance Performance
Genre Greater Middle East/North Africa – Music/Dance
Saturday, May 25 • 4:45pm – 5:15pm

SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) - EXT. Night
2019-05-25 20:30 - 22:30 | Cinemark Lincoln Square, 700 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA, United States
SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) – EXT. Night (Egyptian director, About Egypt)
The latest film from SIFF favorite Ahmad Abdalla (Microphone, Rags and Tatters, Decor) is an exploration of life in contemporary Cairo as seen through the eyes of three characters who come together for one 24-hour period. Moe is a film director, and the film opens on the set of his current project, which is in turmoil. His personal life is no better; his girlfriend has recently left him, and his novelist friend has been sentenced to prison for using “profound language” in his work. Heading across town to edit, he is picked up by taxi driver Mustafa, but due to Cairo’s notorious traffic, their progress is slow. They take a detour to Mustafa’s nephew’s place where they encounter Hala, a sex worker and one of Mustafa’s earlier fares. Together the three embark on a meandering journey around town which lasts the rest of the night, and takes the middle-class Moe into neighborhoods and circumstances that he might not otherwise experience, given Cairo’s social segregation. Class, gender, and religion all contribute to the shifting dynamics among the three characters, in this portrait of Egyptian society in the aftermath of the failed revolution.
Director Biography
Egyptian filmmaker Ahmad Abdalla studied music in Cairo before shifting his career to film editing in 2003. He directed his first feature film Heliopolis in 2009, one of the first independent Egyptian films to be released theatrically in Egypt, and his award-winning film Microphone (2010) was selected among the best 100 Arabic films in history by the Dubai Film Festival. After writing and directing Rags and Tatters (2013) and Decor (2014), both of which showed at SIFF, EXT. Night (2018) is Abdalla’s fifth feature film.
Sponsored by KING 5
The latest film from SIFF favorite Ahmad Abdalla (Microphone, Rags and Tatters, Decor) is an exploration of life in contemporary Cairo as seen through the eyes of three characters who come together for one 24-hour period. Moe is a film director, and the film opens on the set of his current project, which is in turmoil. His personal life is no better; his girlfriend has recently left him, and his novelist friend has been sentenced to prison for using “profound language” in his work. Heading across town to edit, he is picked up by taxi driver Mustafa, but due to Cairo’s notorious traffic, their progress is slow. They take a detour to Mustafa’s nephew’s place where they encounter Hala, a sex worker and one of Mustafa’s earlier fares. Together the three embark on a meandering journey around town which lasts the rest of the night, and takes the middle-class Moe into neighborhoods and circumstances that he might not otherwise experience, given Cairo’s social segregation. Class, gender, and religion all contribute to the shifting dynamics among the three characters, in this portrait of Egyptian society in the aftermath of the failed revolution.
Showtimes and locations can be found here: https://www.siff.net/festival/ext-night
Saturday, May 25, 2019, Lincoln Square, 8:30pm
Monday, May 27, 2019, SIFF Cinema Uptown, 8:00pm
Tuesday, May 28, 2019, AMC Pacific Place, 4:30pm

SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) - Funke
2019-05-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Cinemark Lincoln Square, 700 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA, United States
SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) – Funke (Arab director)
n 2015, Evan Funke was one of the brightest stars on the American culinary scene. Bucato, his first critically lauded restaurant, served capacity crowds night after night. But when allegations of fraud and financial malfeasance forced its closure, Funke became persona non grata in the Los Angeles restaurant world. Director Gab Taraboulsy’s engrossing documentary portrait of the chef follows Funke as he embarks upon his comeback. Still healing from the emotional pain of his past failure, Funke struggles to balance his artistic aspirations with the rank commercial difficulties of opening his new trattoria, Felix, on the most competitive street for restaurants in America. His journey toward redemption sees him voyaging through the pasta schools of Bologna (to reconnect with his mentor, Alessandra Spisni), the culinary archaeological streets of Bari, and the obsessive laboratories of Tokyo as he reconnects with the best artisan pasta makers in the world. Throughout this journey, Taraboulsy delivers keen insight into the chef’s philosophy and intricate techniques as he handcrafts fresh, heirloom pastas that even the most avid Italian foodies may never have seen or tasted. Passionate and thoughtful, Funke is an ode to the art of pasta and a forthright look at the stark realities of the restaurant business.
— Dan Doody
Director Biography
Deeply passionate about the culinary world, Gab Taraboulsy has been unearthing stories, as a writer, director, and producer, in kitchens and restaurants all over the world. His documentary series “The Grill Iron” (2014) garnered a James Beard Nomination, and “Heritage” (2016) won a Webby Award for Best Documentary Series. Returning to Los Angeles’s competitive food scene, Funke (2018) is Taraboulsy’s documentary feature debut.
Sponsored by KIXI 880 AM, Princi, Punch Drunk
Showtimes and locations can be found here: https://www.siff.net/festival/funke
Monday, May 27, 2019 – Lincoln Square, 6:00pm
Friday, May 31, 2019 – AMC Pacific Place, 6:30pm
Saturday, June 1, 2o19 – SIFF Cinema Uptown, 3:00pm

SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) - EXT. Night
2019-05-27 20:00 - 22:00 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) – EXT. Night (Egyptian director, About Egypt)
The latest film from SIFF favorite Ahmad Abdalla (Microphone, Rags and Tatters, Decor) is an exploration of life in contemporary Cairo as seen through the eyes of three characters who come together for one 24-hour period. Moe is a film director, and the film opens on the set of his current project, which is in turmoil. His personal life is no better; his girlfriend has recently left him, and his novelist friend has been sentenced to prison for using “profound language” in his work. Heading across town to edit, he is picked up by taxi driver Mustafa, but due to Cairo’s notorious traffic, their progress is slow. They take a detour to Mustafa’s nephew’s place where they encounter Hala, a sex worker and one of Mustafa’s earlier fares. Together the three embark on a meandering journey around town which lasts the rest of the night, and takes the middle-class Moe into neighborhoods and circumstances that he might not otherwise experience, given Cairo’s social segregation. Class, gender, and religion all contribute to the shifting dynamics among the three characters, in this portrait of Egyptian society in the aftermath of the failed revolution.
Director Biography
Egyptian filmmaker Ahmad Abdalla studied music in Cairo before shifting his career to film editing in 2003. He directed his first feature film Heliopolis in 2009, one of the first independent Egyptian films to be released theatrically in Egypt, and his award-winning film Microphone (2010) was selected among the best 100 Arabic films in history by the Dubai Film Festival. After writing and directing Rags and Tatters (2013) and Decor (2014), both of which showed at SIFF, EXT. Night (2018) is Abdalla’s fifth feature film.
Sponsored by KING 5

Showtimes and locations can be found here: https://www.siff.net/festival/ext-night
Saturday, May 25, 2019, Lincoln Square, 8:30pm
Monday, May 27, 2019, SIFF Cinema Uptown, 8:00pm
Tuesday, May 28, 2019, AMC Pacific Place, 4:30pm

SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) - EXT. Night
2019-05-28 16:30 - 18:30 | AMC Pacific Place, 600 Pine St suite 400, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States

SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) - Tel Aviv on Fire
2019-05-30 19:00 - 21:00 | AMC Pacific Place, 600 Pine St suite 400, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) – Tel Aviv on Fire (Palestinian Director)
In this clever comedy from writer/director Sameh Zoabi, Salam is a hapless 30-something production assistant on his uncle’s TV show, a popular Palestinian soap opera called “Tel Aviv On Fire.” Set in 1967, just a few months before the start of the Six-Day War, the show is a huge hit with audiences on both sides of the divide. Things start looking up for Salam when an offhand remark impresses the show’s star and results in his promotion to writer. The promotion even impresses Miriam, Salam’s ex-girlfriend, whom he hopes to win back. Living in Jerusalem, he must pass through the Ramallah checkpoint every day to get to the studio. One day he’s interrogated by Israeli military commander Assi, whose wife just happens to be a huge fan of the show. Assi is full of ideas for improving the script (and impressing his wife), which works to Salam’s advantage—until Assi and the show’s producers want to take the story in distinctly different directions. With the season finale looming, it’s up to Salam to figure out a resolution that will keep everyone happy.
— Justine Barda
Director Biography
Sameh Zoabi was born in 1975 in Iskal, a Palestinian village near the city of Nazareth. He graduated from Tel Aviv University with a dual degree in Film Studies and English Literature before earning a Fulbright Fellowship to earn his MFA in Filmmaking from Columbia University in 2005. With films like Tel Aviv On Fire (2018), Zoabi seeks to invoke humor in difficult narratives, stating, “We talk about Palestine being a place that is very hard, but I always remember people laughing all the time.” In addition to filmmaking, Zoabi is an adjunct professor at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Hunter College, and Columbia University’s MFA program, teaching courses in direction, production, and screenwriting.

Sponsored by Diageo Americas, Inc., The Fools
Showtimes and locations can be found here: https://www.siff.net/festival/tel-aviv-on-fire
Thursday, May 30, 2019, AMC Pacific Place, 7pm
Friday, May 31, 2019, SIFF Cinema Uptown, 3:30pm

SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) - Tel Aviv on Fire
2019-05-31 15:30 - 17:30 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States

SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) - Funke
2019-05-31 18:30 - 20:30 | AMC Pacific Place, 600 Pine St suite 400, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States

Kinan Azmeh's City Band at Town Hall
2019-05-31 19:30 - 21:30 | Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Syrian Kinan Azmeh’s virtuosic quartet is known for deftly personalized high-energy performances that strive to balance classical music, jazz and traditional Syrian music.

Kinan Azmeh left his home city of Damascus to pursue a deeper understanding of his own musical voice—and today he has risen to international prominence as a clarinetist and composer. His ensemble, the Kinan Azmeh CityBand, joins us for the culminating performance of our Global Rhythms season. This virtuosic quartet is known for their deftly personalized high-energy performances featuring Azmeh’s expressive clarinet alongside Kyle Sanna’s rustic guitar, soaring over the dynamic and volatile backdrop of John Hadfield’s percussion and Josh Myers’ double bass. Join us for an unforgettable performance by this incredible group and experience Azmeh’s utterly distinctive balance of Western classical music with the Middle Eastern folk traditions of his homeland.
Kinan has appeared as soloist with the New York Philharmonic, the Seattle Symphony, the Bavarian Radio Orchestra, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, the Qatar Philharmonic, and the Syrian Symphony Orchestra among others. Kinan is also a member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble with whom he was awarded a Grammy in 2017, and he has shared the stage with Marcel Khalife, Aynur, Daniel Barenboim, and Jivan Gasparian, among others. The Kinan Azmeh CityBand quartet has toured the US, France, England, Germany, Holland, Egypt, Lebanon, and Turkey.
Presented by Town Hall Seattle as part of the Arts & Culture series.
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World Language Story Time King County Library - Arabic
2019-06-01 13:00 - 13:45 | King County Library System – Tukwila, 14380 Tukwila International Boulevard, Tukwila, WA, 98168, United States
World Language Story Times
Ages 2 and older with adult.
Learn the Arabic alphabet and words through stories, songs and games.

This event occurs weekly!

This event is also offered on:

Arabic Story Time

Saturday, June 8, 2019 (1:00PM – 1:45PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, June 15, 2019 (1:00PM – 1:45PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, June 22, 2019 (1:00PM – 1:45PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, June 29, 2019 (1:00PM – 1:45PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, July 6, 2019 (1:00PM – 1:45PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, July 13, 2019 (1:00PM – 1:45PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, July 20, 2019 (1:00PM – 1:45PM)

Arabic Story Time
Saturday, July 27, 2019 (1:00PM – 1:45PM)
