Stars: Wisam Ibrahim and Ali Aldiyyeni
2022-12-24 21:30 - 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Harissa, 2255 NE 65th St, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
w/ Amir Mousa on keyboard.
Call for reservations!
206-588-0650

Seattle Arab Christmas Party
2022-12-29 12:00 - 16:00 | Seattle Center – Armory, 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
About the event

We are gonna have Santa Claus, kids activities, and gifts.
A lot of fun for every one, no exclusions!
Fill out this form: Seattle Arab Christmas Party by midnight on December 1st to request a specific toy for your child! There will be additional toys available even without registration.

An Unforgettable Family Party!

Arabic Chat Hour
2022-12-29 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-12 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.

2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour [In-Person Only]
2023-01-04 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-01-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a 95-minute theatrical program of 7 short films curated from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival short film program, including three titles that won Festival awards.
Including:
Warsha

France & Lebanon (Director and Screenwriter: Dania Bdeir, Producer: Coralie Dias)
A Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, where he is able to find his freedom. Fiction. Cast: Khansa. Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction.
Dania Bdeir is a Canadian-Lebanese writer and director. She’s a member of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective and has an MFA in directing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2019 she was selected as a Berlinale Talent and participated in its Short Film Station with Warsha. She is currently based in Dubai and is developing her first feature film.

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2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour [In-Person Only]
2023-01-05 19:30 - 21:00 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a 95-minute theatrical program of 7 short films curated from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival short film program, including three titles that won Festival awards.
Including:
Warsha

France & Lebanon (Director and Screenwriter: Dania Bdeir, Producer: Coralie Dias)
A Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, where he is able to find his freedom. Fiction. Cast: Khansa. Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction.
Dania Bdeir is a Canadian-Lebanese writer and director. She’s a member of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective and has an MFA in directing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2019 she was selected as a Berlinale Talent and participated in its Short Film Station with Warsha. She is currently based in Dubai and is developing her first feature film.

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Thu Jan 05: 7.30pm PDT

Fri Jan 06: 7.30pm PDT

Sat Jan 07: 4.30pm PDT, 7.30pm PDT

Sun Jan 08: 4.30pm PDT, 7.30pm PDT

Wed Jan 11: 7.30pm PDT

Thu Jan 12: 7.30pm PDT

Cooking class: Mediterranean Inspired Vegetables
2023-01-06 18:00 - 20:00 | PCC-Columbia City, 3610 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Mediterranean cuisine is as diverse and colorful as the regions that surround the Sea, from Europe to North Africa and the Middle East. Join Ben in discovering how all the lovely flavors meet in a menu that represents the best in vegetarian dishes from this shining region. Craft flatbreads, roast and grill vegetables and make fresh sauces that elevate every dish.
Vegetarian with dairy, gluten, and nuts.
MENU

Skillet Flatbreads with Roasted Carrots, Parsnips and Red Chermoula
Roasted Cauliflower with Green Goddess, Feta and Pistachios
Winter Squash and Grilled Onion Salad with Romesco

2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour [In-Person Only]
2023-01-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a 95-minute theatrical program of 7 short films curated from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival short film program, including three titles that won Festival awards.
Including:
Warsha

France & Lebanon (Director and Screenwriter: Dania Bdeir, Producer: Coralie Dias)
A Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, where he is able to find his freedom. Fiction. Cast: Khansa. Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction.
Dania Bdeir is a Canadian-Lebanese writer and director. She’s a member of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective and has an MFA in directing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2019 she was selected as a Berlinale Talent and participated in its Short Film Station with Warsha. She is currently based in Dubai and is developing her first feature film.

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Fri Jan 06: 7.30pm PDT

Sat Jan 07: 4.30pm PDT, 7.30pm PDT

Sun Jan 08: 4.30pm PDT, 7.30pm PDT

Wed Jan 11: 7.30pm PDT

Thu Jan 12: 7.30pm PDT

Mike Eshaq at Club Comedy Seattle
2023-01-06 20:00 - 21:00, 2023-01-06 22:30 - 23:30, 2023-01-07 20:00 - 21:30, 2023-01-07 22:30 - 23:30 | Club Comedy – Seattle, 328 15th Ave E, Seattle, 98112, United States
After a tour in the Marines, Mike Eshaq traded his rifle in for a microphone! Mike has a unique angle in his comedy being Middle Eastern, serving as a United States Marine and being a Muslim who can’t stop eating bacon.
Some of his TV credits include ‘Detroiters’ on Comedy Central, and ‘Grace and Frankie’ on Netflix and Station 19 on ABC. He made his standup television debut on “FUNNY AF” on P Diddy’s REVOLT TV!
Recent clubs he’s performed at have been The Comedy Store, Hollywood Improv, Mark Ridleys Comedy Castle, Rick Bronson’s House of Comedy, Funnybone, Cleveland Improv, and The Dirty at 12:30 in Las Vegas!
He’s also a self taught filmmaker directing many short comedy sketches since 2004, like the award winning video “MTV Cribs – Arab American Style” and the web-series The Ed and Moe Show. He continues to create videos on his Instagram and YouTube pages. Mike also produced hit reality TV shows like Swamp People on History Channel. You can follow him at www.MikeFromDetroit.com

2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour [In-Person Only]
2023-01-07 16:30 - 18:00 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a 95-minute theatrical program of 7 short films curated from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival short film program, including three titles that won Festival awards.
Including:
Warsha

France & Lebanon (Director and Screenwriter: Dania Bdeir, Producer: Coralie Dias)
A Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, where he is able to find his freedom. Fiction. Cast: Khansa. Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction.
Dania Bdeir is a Canadian-Lebanese writer and director. She’s a member of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective and has an MFA in directing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2019 she was selected as a Berlinale Talent and participated in its Short Film Station with Warsha. She is currently based in Dubai and is developing her first feature film.

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Sat Jan 07: 4.30pm PDT, 7.30pm PDT

Sun Jan 08: 4.30pm PDT, 7.30pm PDT

Wed Jan 11: 7.30pm PDT

Thu Jan 12: 7.30pm PDT

2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour [In-Person Only]
2023-01-07 19:30 - 21:00 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a 95-minute theatrical program of 7 short films curated from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival short film program, including three titles that won Festival awards.
Including:
Warsha

France & Lebanon (Director and Screenwriter: Dania Bdeir, Producer: Coralie Dias)
A Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, where he is able to find his freedom. Fiction. Cast: Khansa. Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction.
Dania Bdeir is a Canadian-Lebanese writer and director. She’s a member of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective and has an MFA in directing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2019 she was selected as a Berlinale Talent and participated in its Short Film Station with Warsha. She is currently based in Dubai and is developing her first feature film.

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Sat Jan 07: 7.30pm PDT

Sun Jan 08: 4.30pm PDT, 7.30pm PDT

Wed Jan 11: 7.30pm PDT

Thu Jan 12: 7.30pm PDT

2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour [In-Person Only]
2023-01-07 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-01-08 16:30 - 18:00 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a 95-minute theatrical program of 7 short films curated from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival short film program, including three titles that won Festival awards.
Including:
Warsha

France & Lebanon (Director and Screenwriter: Dania Bdeir, Producer: Coralie Dias)
A Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, where he is able to find his freedom. Fiction. Cast: Khansa. Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction.
Dania Bdeir is a Canadian-Lebanese writer and director. She’s a member of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective and has an MFA in directing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2019 she was selected as a Berlinale Talent and participated in its Short Film Station with Warsha. She is currently based in Dubai and is developing her first feature film.

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Sun Jan 08: 4.30pm PDT, 7.30pm PDT

Wed Jan 11: 7.30pm PDT

Thu Jan 12: 7.30pm PDT

2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour [In-Person Only]
2023-01-08 19:30 - 21:00 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a 95-minute theatrical program of 7 short films curated from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival short film program, including three titles that won Festival awards.
Including:
Warsha

France & Lebanon (Director and Screenwriter: Dania Bdeir, Producer: Coralie Dias)
A Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, where he is able to find his freedom. Fiction. Cast: Khansa. Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction.
Dania Bdeir is a Canadian-Lebanese writer and director. She’s a member of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective and has an MFA in directing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2019 she was selected as a Berlinale Talent and participated in its Short Film Station with Warsha. She is currently based in Dubai and is developing her first feature film.

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Sun Jan 08: 7.30pm PDT

Wed Jan 11: 7.30pm PDT

Thu Jan 12: 7.30pm PDT

Arab Comfort Food: Arayes with Nadia Tommalieh
2023-01-11 18:00 - 21:30, 2023-01-12 18:00 - 21:30 | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
In the chilly months of winter, comfort food is where we turn to warm ourselves, whether for a big weekend gathering or a weeknight family meal. Nadia Tommalieh is the curator of a special kind of Palestinian hospitality, and when you’re seated at her table, you can’t help but forget the cold outside. Join us in class to make kobez arabi (fresh made pita bread) that you’ll use for baked arayes (seasoned ground meat and pomegranate molasses in a crispy pita pockets); laban bil na’na (mint yogurt sauce); mshaat with tatbeeleh (fried cauliflower and herb fritters); and shorabet freekeh bil krema (creamy freekeh, corn, and herb soup).

Sur La Table: A Taste Of Morocco
2023-01-11 19:00 - 21:30 | Sur La Table – Kirkland, 90 Central Way, Kirkland, WA, 98033, United States
Menu: Orange and Olive Salad – Roasted Chicken, Caramelized Onion and Preserved Lemon – Couscous with Saffron and Ginger – Almond and Date Tarts
Class Description: Moroccan cuisine is one of the most diversified cuisines in the world. A result of the centuries-long interaction with the outside world, the cuisine of Morocco is a mix of, Spanish, French, Middle Eastern, and African cuisines. Spices are used extensively, and we’ll show you how to bring these rich and exotic flavors to prepare an amazing authentic Moroccan feast from start to finish.

2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour [In-Person Only]
2023-01-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a 95-minute theatrical program of 7 short films curated from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival short film program, including three titles that won Festival awards.
Including:
Warsha

France & Lebanon (Director and Screenwriter: Dania Bdeir, Producer: Coralie Dias)
A Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, where he is able to find his freedom. Fiction. Cast: Khansa. Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction.
Dania Bdeir is a Canadian-Lebanese writer and director. She’s a member of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective and has an MFA in directing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2019 she was selected as a Berlinale Talent and participated in its Short Film Station with Warsha. She is currently based in Dubai and is developing her first feature film.

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Wed Jan 11: 7.30pm PDT

Thu Jan 12: 7.30pm PDT

UK New Artists in conversation with Habib Hajallie
2023-01-12 08:30 - 10:00 | Virtual
Habib Hajallie was named as the winner of the Robert Walters Group UK New Artist of the Year Award at an awards ceremony held at the prestigious Saatchi Gallery on Thursday 10 November 2022, and he is also a recipient of the Samuel Ross Black British Artist Grant 2022.
During this online talk, Habib will talk about his creative practice, his work with UK New Artist and winning the Robert Walters Group UK New Artist of the Year Award. Habib will also be sharing his top tips for new, emerging artists that he has learnt on his journey.
Habib seeks to empower often marginalised minorities through the exploration of identity within his ballpoint pen portraiture. Confronting socio-political issues within his drawings acts as a catalyst for a discourse regarding the perception of various demographics as being of lesser humanistic value. Specifically, with the disenfranchised often being undermined by mainstream media; somewhat paradoxically reflecting an archaic hierarchy of status, similar to colonial ideologies. Habib’s practice is informed by his Sierra Leonean and Lebanese heritage, in the representation of figures that have been left-out of traditional British Portraiture, he works to investigate how identity can be reconstructed by historical oppression.
Find out more about Habib’s work here.

Tatreez & Tea - Free Instagram Live Course
2023-01-14 09:00 - 10:00
Date/Time: Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 12pm EST
Pattern Link: https://www.tatreezandtea.com/shop/friendsof
Motif: First Intifada Flag
Supplies: A minimum of 4”x4” Aida Cloth Cross Stitch Cloth, 11-14 Count, Any Color (though black is notably challenging for a beginner), 1 Tapestry Needle, Size 22-24, embroidery scissors/any small scissors, Red, Green, Black and White DMC pearl cotton size 8 (if your fabric is white, you can skip the white thread).
A Note on Colors: I am not going to specify which color of embroidery thread to use, because I do not want to encourage purchasing new supplies. If you have red pearl cotton on hand, please just use that red. It is best to use what you have, and there is no need to purchase more. Don’t worry about “traditional colors”. The most traditional color is the one you have and will not waste. 🙂
Need supplies? I am happy to send you a small pack of starter supplies. In order to receive a pack of starter supplies, please follow the below link and donate $20.
The Palestinian embroidery starter set includes;

A postcard with custom illustrated stitching guidance, and a tree of life pattern with the meaning and significance

A woven garment label that says “Made According to Palestinian Traditions”

1-2 pieces of white or beige 11 count Aida cloth, each a minimum of 4×4 inches

A size 22 or 24 DMC tapestry needle

3 arms lengths each of 3 thread colors in red, green and black (DMC pearl cotton thread, size 8)

Domestic shipping to anywhere in the United States. If you are international, I may have to ask you to cover the excess of shipping. Please make sure the address you enter when you make the donation is your shipping address.

Movie: Sons of Eilaboun
2023-01-14 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
Please click here to register for this event.

Screening will start at 12:00 Noon US EST; 7:00 PM Palestine Time.
24 minutes, English subtitles. The film screening will be followed by a discussion with filmmaker Hisham Zreiq.
SYNOPSIS
He choked and his eyes were full of tears, and with a trembling voice he said “I remember it as if it has just happened”, this is the way he ended the story, the story of a nine years old boy from a small village called Eilaboun (Eilabun), in Palestine 1948, the story of my father, when he was a refugee.

Cooking class: Mediterranean Inspired Vegetables
2023-01-14 16:00 - 18:00 | PCC – Bothell, 22621 Bothell Everett Hwy, Bothell, WA, 98021, United States

Author Amal Ghandour [afikra Conversations]
2023-01-16 07:00 - 08:00
Amal Ghandour is a Lebanese-Jordanian author and blogger (Thinking Fits), with a career that spans more than three decades in the fields of research, communication, and community development. Her book, About This Man Called Ali (2009), was named the first biography of a modern Arab artist by the renowned Historian Philip Mansel. Ghandour describes her new book, This Arab Life, A Generation’s Journey Into Silence (October 11, 2022), “as a memoir that is not of an individual but of the generation that came of political age in the 1980s in the Levant.” This Arab Life, she adds, “is an intimate rendition of the times that shaped us; the way we internalized our parents’ myriad dejections and disappointments; the pragmatism and silence that defined us; and the dispiriting inheritance we inexorably bequeathed our own children.” Ghandour holds an MS in International Policy from Stanford University and a BSFS from Georgetown University. Among her works: Aeon, The Daily Beast, Washington Independent Review of Books, Midanmasr, Canvas.

Cooking Class: Palestinian Winter Favorites
2023-01-17 18:30 - 21:00 | Book Larder, 4252 Fremont Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
Nothing beats the cold winter season than gathering around the table for comfort food served family-style. Join Nadia Tommalieh in this hands-on class as she teaches you how to create an array of traditional Palestinian winter favorites. You will learn how to make: Kofta bil T’heeniyeh (meat patties, tahini, and potato bake); Ruz Bil She’iryeh (toasted vermicelli rice in olive oil); Salata Arabiyya (classic Arabic salad); and Gers Ogaily (sesame, cardamom and saffron winter cake).
Class is limited to 11 people and is hands-on. Includes dinner.
Masking is optional. Please note that event registration is non-refundable.

Cooking class: Mediterranean Inspired Vegetables
2023-01-18 18:00 - 20:00 | PCC-Edmonds, 9803 Edmonds Way, Edmonds, WA, 98020, United States
