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Raise Your Flag for Palestine: Bellevue
2024-04-28 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bellevue (Protest Spot), 11400 Main St, Bellevue, WA, 98004
Every Sunday, raise your flag for Palestine!

Arabian Bakeshop: PCC Cooking Class
2024-04-29 18:00 - 20:00 | PCC-Redmond, 11435 Avondale Rd NE, Redmond, WA, 98052, United States
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Makrouta – Swirled Date Cookies
Besbousa – Sweet Soaked Semolina Cake
Halawa Truffles – Chocolate Dipped Tahini Truffles

DESCRIPTION
Celebrate the culture of the Middle East during this festive time of year learning to make Middle Eastern desserts. Bake buttery, date cookies and learn how to swirl dough and make the filling. Make simple syrup and discover the role it plays in Besbousa – a sweet-soaked semolina cake. And Chef Hend will demonstrate how to craft tahini into halva, a staple confection, that we’ll transform into a truffle dipped in chocolate.
Vegetarian; contains dairy and nuts,
About the instructor: After cooking in Michelin Star restaurants and high volume catering events, I made a “temporary” switch to teaching cooking classes. However, the satisfaction and unique experience I received from teaching convinced me that this was my new culinary path. I am a graduate of the Le Cordon Bleu, where I mainly focused on French and Western technique, but I have deep roots in Middle-Eastern cuisine and an enthusiastic, developed passion for Japanese cuisine. In my travels I seek out to learn something new, and for me, the more specific and obscure, the better. My interests and abilities continue to range out further, as long as I can do it, I will teach it.
CLASS NOTES

This is a hands-on format class for adults.
Class information will be emailed 48 hours before class. Our emails can get caught in spam filters or blocked entirely, please contact us if you don’t receive the class information.
Cancellation Policy: Classes are nonrefundable. If you cannot attend, you can request a class credit or transfer to a different class up to 7 days prior to class or have someone attend in your place.

Musician Ibrahim Maalouf
2024-04-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Neumos, 925 E Pike, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The buzz surrounding Ibrahim Maalouf’s set at last year’s London Jazz Festival marked the emergence of ‘a startling new voice in contemporary jazz’ (The Guardian). A year later, the trumpeter/composer returns to the inspiration of the super-cool jazz of the 50s first explored in his 2012 album Wind, with the tonalities of Middle Eastern music adding a sublime and trance-like atmosphere.

Palestinian Seed Stories: To Eat Alone is to Die Alone — Herban Cura
2024-05-01 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
Palestinian Seed Stories: To Eat Alone is to Die Alone — Herban Cura
with Vivien Sansour Oftentimes when Palestinian farmers put seeds in the ground, they mutter a quiet prayer, “may we eat and may we feed others.” This and many other linguistically profound sayings provide a lens into a cultural design based on the idea that our survival as individuals is connect
www.herbancura.com
FYI this online event 3-5pm tomorrow sounds great. @Tareq
https://www.herbancura.com/knowledge-shares/to-eat-alone-is-to-die-alone

AFMI Annual Showcase: Arab Women in the Arts
2024-05-02 - 2024-05-12 | Virtual
Arab Women in the Arts is AFMI’s annual showcase to honor generations of Arab women who have excelled in and revolutionized all forms of artistic expression.
This year’s edition will run May 2-5 in New York and May 9-12 in the San Francisco Bay Area, with online programming May 2-12.
Arab Women in the Arts 2024 will include the art exhibit Banat El Hara.
We are seeking visual art from SWANA (Southwest Asian and North African) women and non-binary artists to submit to this year’s Banat el Hara .

Jerusalem Story: Virtual Event
2024-05-02 09:30 - 10:30 | Virtual
Jerusalem Story tells the story of a unique city through a new lens—that of the city’s large and diverse indigenous Palestinian community.
This community has deep historic roots in Jerusalem and holds the strongest attachment to and love for their city. Yet, they have been subjected to unrelenting efforts to erase their presence in, and potential claim to, the city—past, present, and future—in the service of cementing Israel’s imperative of claiming sole sovereignty in perpetuity over a “united Jewish Jerusalem.” Against this ongoing effort to erase the Palestinian cultural and community history as well as severing connection to place, Jerusalem Story is reasserting the Palestinian presence.
SPEAKERS:
Kate Rouhana
Founding Director, Jerusalem Story
Kate Rouhana is a writer, editor, and researcher.She has lived and worked as a journalist and researcher in Jerusalem and elsewhere in Palestine several times throughout her life. She holds an MA in Middle Eastern Studies and a BA in International Relations, both from Harvard University.
Amina Abdulhaq
Researcher/Writer, Jerusalem Story
Amina Abdulhaq is a human rights lawyer and a researcher. Her family has deep historic roots in Jerusalem. Her work focuses on Jerusalem, women, and gender. Amina is fully devoted to raising all oppressed people’s voices, inclusively embracing diversities and uniqueness.
Arda Aghazarian
Writer, Jerusalem Story
Arda Aghazarian is a communications consultant with ample experience in creative and professional writing and has also worked in audiovisual production—including film and radio. Arda has delivered training, public speaking, and mentoring at key global events, mostly on issues related to women and conflict, identity, language, and narrative.
Nadim Bawalsa
Researcher/Writer, Jerusalem Story
Nadim Bawalsa is a historian of modern Palestine and author of Transnational Palestine: Migration and the Right of Return before 1948 (Stanford University Press, 2022).. Bawalsa’s work has also appeared in the Jerusalem Quarterly, NACLA Report on the Americas, Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network, the Journal of Palestine Studies, and in two edited volumes. Bawalsa earned a PhD in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies from NYU in 2017, and an MA in Arab Studies from Georgetown University in 2010. In addition to his work with Jerusalem Story, Bawalsa is associate editor at the Journal of Palestine Studies.

وقت القصة باللغة العربية / Arabic Story Time (online) - KCLS
2024-05-02 17:00 - 17:30 | Virtual
Description

وقت القصة عبر الإنترنت. كل خميس من 5:00 مساءً إلى 5:30 مساءً.
استمتعوا بالقصص والحركة والأناشيد باللغة العربية التي تنمي مهارات القراءة والكتابة لدى أطفالكم في وقت مبكر.
نرحب بجميع الأعمار مع الكبار.
الرجاء التسجيل *عبر الإنترنت هنا*. بعد التسجيل، ستصلكم رسالة تأكيد بالبريد الإلكتروني تحتوي على رابط Zoom الخاص بالبرنامج. سيتم استخدام نفس الرابط كل أسبوع لوقت القصة باللغة العربية. إذا كنتم لا ترون رسالة بريد إلكتروني، فتحققوا من ملف البريد العشوائي.
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.
Online Story Time. Thursdays, 5-5:30 pm.
Enjoy stories, music, movement, and rhymes in Arabic that develop your child’s early literacy skills.
All ages welcome with adult.
Please register online. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the program’s Zoom link. The same link will be used each week for Arabic Story Time. If you do not see an email, check your Junk or Spam folder.
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.

Mercer Island Art Walk: SZ Gallery
2024-05-03 17:00 - 20:00 | SZ Art Gallery, 2441 76th Avenue SE, Suite 160, Mercer Island, WA
During this (Frist) Friday MI Art Walk, stop by the SZ Gallery with a spirit of empathy & sense of curiosity, as you explore and learn from Palestinian and Arab Artists.
“Posters for Gaza” sheds light on the humanitarian crisis taking place in Gaza and demands recognition for Palestinian rights. This exhibit follows two previous shows, “We Are Palestine,” which touched on universal themes of the Holy Land and focused on humanizing the Palestinian people. “PALESTINE: Tracing Boundaries” focused more on architecture and featured Jerusalem (Al-Quds) through architectural interpretations, in addition to the impacts of imposed walls and boundary edges on the lives of the indigenous people.
Suzanne Zahr, Art & Architecture | SZ Gallery
2441 76th Ave SE, Suite 160 Mercer Island, WA
(First) Friday, May 3, 5-8PM
**FREE** ALL are welcome!
In this unique exhibition, twenty-six artists come together to raise their voices, through a series of posters produced specifically for this exhibition. The posters shed light on the ethnic cleansing and horrific massacres taking place in the Gaza Strip – possibly the worst in modern history – demanding the recognition of Palestinian rights to live freely on their land with dignity.
Representing a long tradition in Palestinian history, political posters were produced extensively in the seventies and the eighties by the Palestinian Liberation Organization with the contribution of Palestinian, Arab, and international artists. Posters played a crucial role in supporting the justice of the Palestinian cause and promoting it globally guided by the freedom, dignity, resilience, and the ongoing aspiration for independence, sought by Palestinians.
Uniformly sized and designed in a simplified manner, the posters of each artist reflect their uniqueness in terms of style, materials, and the underlying narratives. Steering away from the digital norm, participating artists poured their effort into producing those posters utilizing a variety of materials including acrylics, inks, charcoal, collage, and mixed media on paper, while some artists employed various digital design techniques.

Virtual Movie Screenings: Every Saturday with Palestine Museum US
2024-05-04 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
Check website: https://www.palestinemuseum.us/events for current showings and for registration links!
Often the screening ends with a Q&A with the director!
Saturday March 23, 2024 – Program begins: 12:00 PM US EDT; 17:00 Europe; 18:00 Palestine.
Film: “Salma’s Home,” directed by Palestinian filmmaker Hanadi Elyan.
Three women living in Amman must put their differences aside and work together in order to survive after a death in the family unravels their lives. SALMA (Juliet Awad) is a talented baker living alone in a large old house overlooking downtown Amman, her daughter FARAH (Sameera Asir) is a young working mother with marital problems. Their lives are disrupted by the death of Salma’s ex- husband. The funeral takes place at his current wife’s house, LAMIA (Rania Al Kurdi), an aspiring socialite who is obsessed with building her brand online. After the funeral, shocking facts come to light leading to territorial clashes and finally forcing the three women to accept some harsh realities and take control of their lives.
Please click here to register to watch the film

Arab Senior Men's Coffee Club
2024-05-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Contact Host for Location Details
Are you bored at home?
Do you like to share your rich life experiences with others?
Are you interested in discussing politics and how to solve world problems?
Then join the Arab senior men’s club for coffee.

We will meet on the first Saturday of every month.
We had two wonderful meetings so far and our group is growing. We will be meeting at private residence.
If you are interested please email Nadera for details at:
nadera0425@yahoo.com

We look forward to seeing you there.

Arabic School: Saturdays in Kent
2024-05-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Kent Meridian High School, 10020 SE 256th St, Kent, WA, 98030
Our Arabic School provides those who want to learn Arabic the opportunity to fine-tune their knowledge. Our classes are held weekly at Kent Meridian High School for our kids and youth.
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Program Eligibility Requirements:
– Elementary or middle-school age children
– Living in King County

When: Saturdays
Time: 10-12
Where: Kent Meridian High School (10020 SE 256th St, Kent, WA 98030)

Community Gathering: Nakba Day
2024-05-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Register for Location
🇵🇸 SEATTLE 🇵🇸 Calling on the Palestinian and Arab community of Seattle! Join the Palestinian Youth Movement and Baladna on Saturday, May 4 from 1-3pm for a community gathering in Seattle where we will learn about Palestinian geography and history of resistance. This event is free, family friendly, and open to the local Palestinian and Arab community. Location will be shared after registration. Please RSVP at bit.ly/NakbaDaySeattle (link in bio!)
This year, the Palestinian Nakba enters its 76th year and comes at the heels of a violent onslaught against our people in Gaza who have been facing a US-backed Israeli genocide for over 6 months. To commemorate the 76th year since the Nakba began, Palestinians across the world are mobilizing, agitating, and uplifting Palestinian cultural heritage and resistance.

Joy As Resistance
2024-05-04 15:30 - 17:30 | Virtual
Here4TheKids Connecticut, Jewish Voice for Peace New Haven and the Palestine Museum US are delighted to present Joy As Resistance, a panel discussion on how to achieve collective liberation through joy, community, and solidarity.
All money raised from the evening will go towards Palestine Museum US and Palestine Legal, an independent organization dedicated to protecting the civil and constitutional rights of people in the U.S. who speak out for Palestinian freedom.
Please note: to protect our community masks are required for the in-person Joy As Resistance event.

TICKETS
All proceeds from this important event go directly to the Palestine Museum US and Palestine Legal.
IN-PERSON EVENT:
General 1 – $30: for people with privileged identities and/or economic privilege.
General 2 – $15: for people with marginalized identities or economic insecurity.
General 3 – FREE: for people with marginalized identities and/or economic insecurity. Please use the code ‘Guest’ at checkout to apply a 100% discount.
Pay-It-Forward – please consider purchasing full-price tickets for others to attend.
Add-on donations – there are also donation options for those with privileged identities and/or economic privilege. Please pay what you can to support the crucial work of Palestine Legal and Palestine Museum US.
VIRTUAL EVENT:
If you cannot attend in person, we also have a virtual component to the evening which begins at 6:30pm ET. Please ensure you select the ‘Virtual’ option.
You will receive a confirmation email from your ticket purchase that will include a Zoom link to register. Please be sure to register so you will receive the Zoom link closer to the event. This is an extra step that is important for security of the event. Thank you.

AGENDA
All times are EDT
6:30pm – An Address from Museum Director Faisal Saleh – Faisal Saleh will address the event-at-large and ground us in the reality of the Palestinian experience.
6:40pm – Panel Discussion: Joy As Resistance – We will hear from our panelists who will discuss how to find solace in community, by celebrating life, joy and solidarity.
7:20pm – Q&A – Time permitting, we will have a few questions directly from the audience for panelist

Centering Palestine: Narratives Challenging Injustice
2024-05-04 16:00 - 20:00 | Kane Hall – University of Washington, 4069 Spokane Ln 98105, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Join us for an evening of uplifting voices and stories that challenge dominant narratives on injustice. Our esteemed speakers Miko Peled and Karam Dana will share their experiences and analyses that provide nuance and context for the Palestinian struggle.
This thought-provoking event will go beyond surface-level discourse to build greater understanding and solidarity. All ticket proceeds will cover event and venue expenses. Any additional profits will be donated to charity.
This is a rare opportunity to listen, ask questions, and engage with realities in Palestine. Together, we can confront oppression and reimagine paths toward justice. Your attendance and support makes this event possible.

Bellevue Banner Drop
2024-05-05 11:00 - 13:00 | Red Lion Hotel, 11211 Main St, Bellevue, WA, 98004
When: Sun, May 5, 11am – 1pm
Where: Red Lion Hotel Bellevue, 11211 Main St, Bellevue, WA 98004, USA (map)
DescriptionWhat: Every Sunday. Freeway bannering for Palestine. Bring your flags, signs, kuffiyehs and your voices. Parking is easy near the Red Lion.
Accessibility notes: None provided.

For more info contact the organizer: tapia.tabitha@yahoo.com
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Lecture: Humanitarian Genocide? Political Economy of Palestine’s Pacification
2024-05-09 16:00 - 17:30 | UW – Allen Library, 4000 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, 98195
“Humanitarian Genocide? Political Economy of Palestine’s Pacification”
A Lecture by Toufic Haddad

Thursday, May 9, 4:00pm
Peterson Room, 4th Floor (Room 485), Allen Library North, University of Washington Seattle

Toufic Haddad is a Palestinian academic and author of Palestine Ltd the author of Palestine Ltd: Neoliberalism and Nationalism in the Occupied Territory (I.B. Tauris, 2016). He holds a PhD in Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies. Before his doctorate, Haddad worked in various capacities across the Occupied Palestinian Territories as a journalist, editor, publisher and researcher for various UN agencies.

Sponsored by the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, Department of American Ethnic Studies, Department of Comparative History of Ideas, and Department of Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies.

Moon-Ho Jung (he/him)
Professor of History
Harry Bridges Endowed Chair in Labor Studies
University of Washington

SIFF: Hajjan [Saudi Arabia]
2024-05-10 13:00 - 15:00 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
In the Saudi Arabian desert, teenage Matar and his camel Hofira are inseparable. But when his older brother dies, Matar’s only chance of saving Hofira is to become a “hajjan,” or jockey, and join the winner-takes-all world of Bedouin camel racing.

SIFF: Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano [Lebanon]
2024-05-10 16:00 - 18:00 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
While shooting Costa Brava, Lebanon (SIFF 2022), the film crew’s world stopped when Lebanon’s Port of Beirut suddenly exploded, killing over 200 people and injuring thousands more. What does it mean to strive for human dignity and make art amid a country’s continuing turmoil?

Movie: The Old Oak
2024-05-10 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-05-11 19:00 - 21:00 | The Beacon, 4405 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
The Old Oak is a special place. Not only is it the last pub standing in its small northern town, but it’s also the only remaining public space where people can meet in a once thriving mining community that has now fallen on hard times after 30 years of decline. Its owner TJ Ballantyne (Dave Turner) hangs on to The Old Oak by his fingertips, and his predicament is endangered even more when the pub becomes contested territory after the arrival of Syrian refugees who are placed in the village without any notice. In an unlikely friendship, TJ meets a curious young Syrian photographer named Yara (Ebla Mari). Together can they find a way for the two communities to understand each other? So unfolds a deeply moving drama about their fragilities and hopes.

Arabic Storytime @ Lake City Branch / وقت القصص بالعربية في فرع ليك سيتي
2024-05-11 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.

SIFF: The Ride Ahead
2024-05-11 13:30 - 15:30 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Samuel Habib is an adventurous, cool, 20-year-old disabled guy who says things like, “Taking risks makes me feel proud, powerful, confident, bold.” He doesn’t want much for his adult life, just to “move into my own place, get married, and maybe have kids.” The Ride Ahead documents three years of Samuel’s search for how he can achieve things that feel so daunting for disabled folks; security, independence, and girlfriends. With the help of his father, filmmaker Daniel Habib, Sam outfits his chair with two video cameras, enabling the audience to see Samuel’s actual point-of-view and how people interact with him. Samuel tells his own story, in his own voice, with the assistance of lovely animation by Xilia Faye and Ben Luce. The question of how to live a great life as a disabled badass propels Samuel to interview leading disability activists and advocates Judy Heumann, Bob Williams, Keith Jones, Ali Stroker, Maysoon Zayid, Andrew Peterson, and Lydia X.Y. Brown.

Nakba 76: Day of Palestinian Struggle
2024-05-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Westlake Park, 401 Pine St., Seattle, WA, 98101
Westlake Park, Downtown Seattle | Sat, May 11 | 2pm
Join us in the streets as we honor the Palestinian day of struggle and fight against 7 months and 76 years of genocide, military occupation, and settler colonialism at the hands of the Zionist regime in Palestine.
More than ever, we must show out in force to demonstrate the power of the Palestinian struggle for liberation. Join us and help uplift 76 years of unified and steadfast resistance towards a free Palestine, from the river to the sea!
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6RdUAnxGLa/
https://fb.me/e/2bUOhyMB7

Seeds of Liberation
2024-05-11 15:00 - 17:00 | Denny Hall, Klickitat Lane, Seattle, WA, 98105

SIFF: Stress Positions
2024-05-11 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-05-12 15:00 - 17:00 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Alt comic John Early (“Search Party”), Amy Zimmer (Problemista), writer/director Theda Hammel (“My Trip to Spain”), and newcomer Qaher Harhash star is this frantic, coarse, and bitterly funny ensemble comedy set at a pandemic-era Brooklyn brownstone.

SIFF: Voy! Voy! Voy! [Egypt]
2024-05-11 21:15 - 23:15 | AMC Pacific Place, 600 Pine St suite 400, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
How far would you go to change your life? In Egypt’s official Oscar® submission, Hassan is desperate to leave his home country. With few options left, he pretends to be blind so he can join a disabled soccer team headed to Poland. Inspired by an unbelievable true story.

Studio 4/4 presents: SAMA' ABDULHADI
2024-05-11 22:00 - 2024-05-12 02:00 | Monkey Loft, 2915 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98134
— online presales for this show have sold out! There WILL be more tickets available for purchase at the door at Monkey Loft on Saturday 4/11. You can still make donations via this Eventbrite! —
Join Studio 4/4 on Saturday May 11th at Monkey Loft with techno queen, Sama’ Abdulhadi! An emblematic artist of the Palestinian underground scene, Abuldhadi is one of the first DJs and electronic music producers to emerge from the region. She believes in the power of music to promote justice and peace. Studio 4/4 is thrilled she is bringing the healing message of techno to Seattle.
This event is in support of The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF). Proceeds from ticket sales will be given to the charity along with any additional donations you wish to provide. We’ve added a special donation ticket you can add to your purchase on Eventbrite.

Bi-weekly Gathering for Permanent Ceasefire: Greenlake
2024-05-12 10:00 - 11:30 | East Greenlake Beach, 7201 East Green Lake Dr N,, Seattle, WA, 98115
Join North-End Seattle Families for Ceasefire at Green Lake for a bi-weekly gathering to call for a permanent ceasefire in Palestine, raise awareness about the ongoing genocide, and to connect with other families. We will meet at the East Green Lake Beach and those who wish to will move around the lake.
Our first gathering is this Sunday April 14th at 10am! 🇵🇸

Fly A Kite for Gaza [Bellingham]
2024-05-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Zuanich Point Park, 2600 N Harbor Loop Dr, Bellingham, WA, 98225
Join us as we gather on the afternoon of 5/12 at Zuanich Park to honor Palestinian mothers and the role of motherhood in the movement for justice for and liberation of Palestine.
We will be flying and adorning kites, sharing poetry, and holding an all-ages space for amplifying stories of motherhood in Palestine.
Bring your own kite! We will be sharing more details and resources here as we prepare for the event ❤️‍🔥🇵🇸
