ArabishWay

2024-10-28 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | UW Tacoma YMCA Student Center, 1710 Market St, Tacoma, Washington, 98402
Dress your best and join The Water Warriors Monday, October 28, 4-7pm, for a Gala to raise funds for building a canoe! There will be a live auction with a variety of handmade items by Indigenous artists, cultural performances by our Indigenous relatives, and a delicious salmon dinner and mocktails catered by Chef Jason Vickers, of Natoncks Metsu.

Reserve a six person VIP Table for $400 or a salmon plate in general seating for $20. Make your reservation donation here!

UW Tacoma YMCA Student Center
1710 Market St, Tacoma

The Water Warriors have been working on coming out as a canoe family, which will help provide youth with access to cultural practices for decades to come! They are asking the community to help by donating to the canoe build and events associated with it. If you can’t come to the Gala, but want to help support, you can make a one-time or monthly recurring donation of any amount here. Donations are tax deductible through the Water Warriors fiscal sponsor 350 Tacoma.

Water Warriors are also asking for donated items for fundraisers & auctions (artwork, paddles, necklaces etc). To volunteer to help at the Gala or to donate items, fill out this form!

The Arab Pantry: Tahini
2024-10-29 18:00 - 21:00, 2024-10-30 18:00 - 21:00 | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
Join Nadia Tommalieh as she dives into the versatile world of tahini, a staple ingredient in Arabic cuisine. In this class, you’ll discover the rich history and diverse uses of tahini, learning how to incorporate its unique flavor and creamy texture into a variety of traditional and fusion dishes. This class will guide you through making fresh tahini from scratch, and then showcasing it in an array of savory and sweet dishes. We will make kofta w batata bi tahinia (minced seasoned lamb and beef baked with potatoes and tahini sauce); roz bi sha’rieh (toasted vermicelli noodles and rice in olive oil); mutabal betenjan w khodar (smoky roasted eggplant with tomatoes, peppers, and tahini); and salatet khass w afocado bi tahinia(lettuce and avocado salad with crispy pita and creamy lemon tahini dressing). We will end the class on a sweet note by making traditional halaweh bil foustoq w chokolata (halva with pistachio and chocolate), a must-have dessert that perfectly balances the sweetness of sugar with the nutty richness of tahini.
Please note: some classes can be adjusted for students with dietary restrictions, but many cannot. If you’re vegetarian, pescatarian, or gluten-free, you can use the drop-down menu on our events page to view the best classes to fit your needs. If a class you’re interested in doesn’t appear in that filtered view, please email us before registering and we’ll see if the class’s menu can be modified.

76 Years and a Genocide Later
2024-10-30 09:00 - 10:30 | Virtual
Join Eyewitness Palestine on October 30th, 2024 at 12 PM EST for a special edition webinar featuring a video with messages and interviews directly from Gazaincluding Palestinian children, journalists and healthcare workers. They will discuss the extreme conditions they have witnessed over the past year during the genocide.
We will be joined directly by a few speakers live from Gaza via Zoom, alongside Husam Zomlot the Palestinian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, who was born and raised in Gaza.
In light of misleading information and propaganda spread on mainstream media outlets, it is important to amplify and hear directly from Palestinians on the ground.
We hope to see you join us at this important event.

SUPER UW: New Member Orientation
2024-10-30 19:00 - 21:00
SUPER UW will provide an overview of the Palestinian res!st4nce, and the historical context of israel’s g3n0cid3 against Palestinians. We will also delve into SUPER’s unities, goals, and member structure for the upcoming school year.
This orientation is open to any undergrad/graduate students in the greater Seattle area.
Please register at tinyurl.com/supernmoaut24 for the location and virtual link.

Peace Vigils [Olympia]
2024-11-01 16:30 - 18:00 | Percival Landing, 217 Thurston Ave NW, Olympia, WA, 98501
OUR WEEKLY PEACE VIGILS CONTINUE
Each Friday, 4:30-6:00 pm
Percival Landing in Downtown Olympia
4th &Water Street

We continue to gather to vigil and network for Palestine. As we reach week 55, the violence that began against Palestinians in Gaza has spread to the West Bank, Lebanon, and beyond. We’ll continue waving signs demanding an end to the violence, and for equality for Palestinians.

Thanks to the Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation for organizing the vigils and welcoming us. Please respect the peaceful and welcoming nature that FOR has maintained at these weekly vigils for so many years.

Arabic Storytime @ Lake City Branch / وقت القصص بالعربية في فرع ليك سيتي
2024-11-02 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-11-09 10:30 - 11:30 | Lake City – Seattle Public Library, 12501 28th Ave. N.E., Seattle, Washington, 98125, United States
At storytime, children from birth through elementary school and their families can enjoy stories, songs, and fun learning activities.
Event in English and Arabic.
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في وقت القصص، يمكن للأطفال الذين تتراوح أعمارهم من حديثي الولادة وحتى سن الخامسة وعائلاتهم الاستمتاع بالقصص والأغاني وأنشطة التعلُّم المرحة.
نرحب بالعائلات من جميع الأعمار.
يُعقد الحدث باللغة الإنجليزية والعربية.
Registration is not required.

Lebanon Strong: United for Healing and Hope
2024-11-02 18:30 - 21:00 | Edmonds Yacht Club, 326 Admiral Way, Edmonds, Washington, 98020
November 2, 2024!
We are just 2 weeks away from our event!
Please join us on November 2nd for an evening of solidarity with the people in Lebanon and giving to help those affected. The event will be at the Edmonds Yacht Club and will include dinner, speakers, an auction, and more. 100% of the proceeds of the event will go to help the people in Lebanon.
Keynote speaker Samhar Daoud is a Palestinian therapist specializing in trauma, with a focus on working with refugees and immigrants. He will discuss war trauma and its profound impact on both children and adults, focusing on the current situation in Lebanon and Gaza.
Food provided by Goodies Mediterranean Market & Restaurant.
Date: November 2, 2024
Time: 6:30PM – 9:00PM
Address: 326 Admiral Way, Edmonds, WA 98020
Tickets: $75 per person: https://scm-lebanon-aid.brownpapertickets.com
If you can’t make it but would like to donate to our Lebanon Relief Fund, go to our donation page: https://www.scmmedicalmissions.org/donations/lebanon-relief-fund/

Palestine Cinema Days: 2024
2024-11-02 19:30 - 21:30 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
A poignant, sometimes sad, sometimes painful, sometimes humorous, often absurd story of a multiple journey: the journey of loss as the directors mother Aida struggled with losing herself to Alzheimers disease, but finding solace in her repeated returning to the Yafa and Palestine of her youth; the journey of the loss of a parent; and the ultimate return journey back to Yafa where Aida would finally find rest and be herself once more.
Presented as a part of Palestine Cinema Days 2024
On the somber anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, observed on November 2nd, and in an effort to amplify Palestinian voices, we are screening Aida Returns directed by Carol Mansour at 7:30 p.m. at Northwest Film Forum. The screening is free of charge.
(Carol Mansour, Canada, Lebanon, United States, 2024, 1hour 12min, in Arabic, English, and French with English subtitles)

وقت القصة باللغة العربية / Arabic Story Time - KCLS
2024-11-03 16:00 - 17:00 | King County Library System – Kent, 212 2nd Ave N, Kent, WA, 98032, United States
Description

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

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

The Olive Oil Harvest with Nadia Tommalieh at the Pantry
2024-11-04 18:00 - 21:00, 2024-11-06 18:00 - 21:00 | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
Join Nadia Tommalieh as she shares the beauty, importance, and tradition of the olive harvest and olive oil pressing across the Arab world. Olive oil is a staple in most culinary cultures, and in this class you’ll learn about the different flavor profiles of olive oil, the best temperatures for cooking, and how to repurpose flavor-infused oils. You’’ll cook an array of dishes traditional to celebrate the olive harvest season, before sitting down to feast on shorabet freekeh bil hamid w zeit al-zaytoon (citrusy freekeh and olive oil soup); musakhan (roasted Cornish hens with olive oil, caramelized onions, and sumac); salatet bandora bil a’ashab(tomatoes and herbs tossed in olive oil and sumac), as well as salset laban w na’ana (garlicky yogurt, mint, olive oil sauce). Yansoonnieh, an aromatic anise and olive oil sticky cake drenched in orange blossom syrup, will close out our meal, and our love letter to the majestic olive.

Educator Workshop with Arab American National Museum
2024-11-05 06:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
FREE with RSVP
Register for in-person OR virtual attendance
Please join AANM, the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) and the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University for a full-day, hybrid professional development workshop. The workshop invites educators to hear from fellow Arab American educators and authors on how to incorporate Arab American voices & perspectives in the classroom curriculum. The workshop will be held at AANM; virtual attendees are also welcome to register for a Zoom link.
Featured speakers include Reem Kassis, award-wining author of We Are Palestinian: A Celebration of Culture and Tradition and The Palestinian Table. Attendees will receive copies of the books, along with a lesson plan around the books. Teachers will learn of a variety of free educational resources.
This workshop allows educators to gain access to unique educational resources, network with fellow educators and enhance their knowledge about the Arab American community. Traditional Arabic breakfast and lunch will be provided to all in-person attendees. SCECH credits will be available for interested educators.
This workshop is made possible by a Title VI grant from the United States Department of Education, which is funding National Resource Center on the Middle East and North Africa at Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies and with additional funding from the Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown.
For questions, e-mail Dave Serio, Curator of Education, at dserio@accesscommunity.org

AFMI: Film Festival (some virtual)
2024-11-06 - 2024-11-15 | Virtual
Choose the best option for you:

VIP FESTIVAL PASS – $220 (regular $250)
for the most passionate Arab cinema lover
FESTIVAL PASS – $150 (regular $180)
for the fan who wants to watch as many movies as possible
VIRTUAL PASS – $60 (regular $80)
for the cinephile who is not in the Bay Area (or prefers streaming a limited program)

If you want to enjoy all the festival has to offer, this is the best deal.
Check out all the details here.

Rainbow Story Time (online) w/ Lindz Amer
2024-11-06 11:30 - 12:00, 2024-11-13 11:30 - 12:00 | Virtual
Join Lindz Amer, the award-winning LGBTQ+ activist, author and co-host of the beloved indie web series, Queer Kid Stuff, for songs and stories that celebrate the LGBTQ+ community all-year-round.
All ages welcome with adult.
Please register:
https://kcls.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvdOuqpzssGtC5XlvnFdvIAD2bwlBzP-RA

Wujood: A Timescale of Palestinian Culture, Society and Life
2024-11-07 - 2025-01-05 | Gallery Space at Bellevue College, 3000 Landerholm Cir SE, Bellevue, WA, 98007, United States
OPENING RECEPTION
11.09.2024
3:00 PM- 5:00 PM
EXHIBITION DATES: NOVEMBER 7- JANUARY 15TH
FOR GALLERY SCHEDULE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.BELLEVUECOLLEGE.EDU/GALLERYSPACE/ MORE
INFORMTION:
SALAM.AWAD@BELLEVUECOLLEGE.EDU
WWW.WUJOOD.ORG
Gallery Hours:
Monday 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Wednesday 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

Location: Gallery Space is located on the second floor of the D Building, room D 271, above the Library. This new gallery has over 2000 square feet of floor space with three revolving steel walls that can be adjusted for different spatial configurations. Exhibits change approximately monthly throughout the academic year.

Palestinian Children's Day of Action: Story Sunbirds Read Aloud
2024-11-07 | Virtual
You’re invited to our Story Sunbirds Read-Aloud online via Zoom this Thursday, November 7, from 8am to 7pm EST.
And we want to share the line-up of authors and illustrators with you!
Just a few of our participating children’s book creators include:
Aida Salazar, Daniel José Older, Maysa Odeh, Eve Ewing, Hatem Aly, Susan Muaddi Darraj, Isabel Quintero, Hannah Moushabeck, and Jacqueline Woodson!!
We’re adding more kidlit folks before Thursday, but we wanted to share most of the authors and illustrators you can for sure tune in to hear from.

There will be story-sharing, draw-alongs, book giveaways, and solidarity with the children in Gaza who pled with the world one year ago outside Al Shifa Hospital on November 7, 2023. We will read or draw for them, to honor them, for you, and to raise funds for Middle East Children’s Alliance via The People Stand With Gaza. As a community of children’s book creators, we must show our solidarity with children.

Thank you to all those participating and to the coalition members who began this Palestinian Children’s Day of Action for including the Story Sunbirds kidlit collective for all.
We’re encouraging schools, libraries, and all interested educational groups to join us during whatever time slot works for you! Plus, there will be book giveaways!

وقت القصة باللغة العربية / Arabic Story Time (online) - KCLS
2024-11-07 17:00 - 17:30, 2024-11-14 17:00 - 17:30 | Virtual
Description

وقت القصة باللغة العربية
!انضموا إلينا في وقت القصة باللغة العربية عبر الإنترنت، كل يوم خميس من الساعة 5:00 مساءً حتى 5:30 مساءً
تمتعوا بالقصص العربية، والحركات المفعمة بالحيوية، والأناشيد التي تهدف إلى تنمية مهارات القراءة والكتابة لصغاركم منذ سن مبكر
.نرحب بجميع الأعمار مع الكبار
الرجاء التسجيل عبر الإنترنت. بعد التسجيل، ستصلكم رسالة تأكيد بالبريد الإلكتروني تحتوي على رابط الزووم الخاص بالبرنامج. سيتم استخدام نفس الرابط كل أسبوع لوقت القصة باللغة العربية. إذا لم تجدوا 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

Arabic Story Time
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.

Peace Vigils [Olympia]
2024-11-08 16:30 - 18:00 | Percival Landing, 217 Thurston Ave NW, Olympia, WA, 98501
4:30-6:00 PM
Percival Landing in Downtown Olympia
4th &Water Street

Join us every Friday in downtown Olympia as we continue to gather to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, an end to occupation, saving Gaza’s children, and for peace.

Thanks to the Olympia Fellowship Of Reconciliation for supporting and joining our efforts to demand a permanent peace in Gaza. Thank you to everyone for continuing to respect the peaceful and welcoming atmosphere that the Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) has maintained at these weekly vigils for so many years.

Bellevue in Solidarity with Palestine
2024-11-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Crossroads Park, 16140 NE 8th St, Bellevue, WA, 98008, United States
BELLEVUE IN SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE this Sunday in Bellevue, Crossroads Park at 2pm. Join us for a rally and vigil, bring signs, flags, and things to honor the martyrs of Palestine at the vigil. SHARE WIDELY, we are proud to have organized this with members of the Bellevue/Eastside community. Now is the time for EVERYONE to mobilize for Palestine. ❤️🇵🇸🖤

2024 Arab American Book Awards Ceremony
2024-11-09 15:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
2024 Arab American Book Awards Ceremony
FREE with RSVP
Register for in-person attendance OR Register for virtual attendance
Join the 2024 Arab American Book Award winners and honorable mentions for an awards ceremony featuring readings from their awarded works. At a time when many in the Arab American community are being silenced, we come together for this ceremony to showcase our own voices and tell our stories.
The event will also be livestreamed.
Schedule:

5:30 p.m. – Doors open/Reception
6:30 p.m. – Ceremony
8:00 p.m. – Book Signing
8:30 p.m. – Open Mic for Palestine

Ana Falastini: Screening and Q & A
2024-11-09 17:00 - 21:00 | UW – Architecture Hall, 3943 Stevens Way, Seattle, WA, 98195
Join us at the University of Washington for an unforgettable evening celebrating Palestinian resistance, resilience, and beauty. Experience powerful stories, captivating performances, and inspiring discussions that honor the spirit and culture of Palestine.
✨ Seattle Dabke Performance: Get ready to be mesmerized by an incredible performance from @seattledabke , showcasing the vibrant rhythms of Dabkeh!
🎬 Meet the Creators: We can’t wait to connect with you! Join us for a Q&A about our DocSeries and the stories that inspire us.

Families for Ceasefire
2024-11-10 10:30 - 12:00 | Bergen Place, 5450 22nd Ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98107
Our biweekly gatherings are back! Join us on November 10th, 10:30 am at the Bergen Place in Ballard (just across from the Ballard Farmer’s Market) for a gathering of friends and family calling for a permanent ceasefire and a free Palestine. 🍉 See you there!

Streaming: Then and Now (curated by Sudanese Film Group)
2024-11-11 - 2024-11-21 | Virtual
This two-part program includes a selection of the Sudanese Film Group’s experimental films using 35mm and 16mm reels, which were digitally restored by Arsenal Berlin in 2018, in an effort to preserve this part of cinematic history. The program also includes a more recent film by Eltayeb Mahdi that documents the Sudanese revolution in 2019.

Elyanna at the Neptune
2024-11-11 19:00 - 22:00 | Neptune, 1303 Northeast 45th Street, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
ELYANNA, A PALESTINIAN-CHILEAN ARTIST, MERGES ARABIC MUSIC WITH LATIN RHYTHMS, CREATING AN EXPERIMENTAL ARAB-POP SOUND THAT HAS CAPTURED A GLOBAL AUDIENCE. BORN IN NAZARETH, HER MUSICAL TALENTS WERE NURTURED BY HER FAMILY, WITH EARLY INFLUENCES INCLUDING ICONIC FIGURES LIKE JULIO IGLESIAS AND SABAH FAKHRY. ELYANNA’S CAREER TOOK A SIGNIFICANT TURN WHEN SHE WAS DISCOVERED AT AGE 15 BY GRAMMY-WINNER NASRI ATWEH. SHE THEN MOVED TO LOS ANGELES WITH HER FAMILY, WHICH INCLUDES HER STYLIST SISTER TALI AND PRODUCER BROTHER FERAS, TO FURTHER HER CAREER. HER MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE BEING THE FIRST ARTIST TO PERFORM IN ARABIC AT COACHELLA, RELEASING THE HIT EP “ELYANNA” WITH OVER 100 MILLION STREAMS, AND PREPARING FOR THE RELEASE OF HER DEBUT ALBUM “WOLEDTO” UNDER UNIVERSAL ARABIC MUSIC. ELYANNA CONTINUES TO MAKE STRIDES IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, BLENDING CULTURAL DEPTH WITH MODERN INFLUENCES, AND SOLIDIFYING HER POSITION AS A GROUNDBREAKING ARTIST IN THE GLOBAL MUSIC SCENE.

The International Contours of Zionist Repression: Virtual Lecture
2024-11-13 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
The International Contours of Zionist Repression

The Coalition Against Zionist Repression invites you to an international panel organised by Coalition members, Alana Lentin (Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism Founding Collective member) and Anna Younes (Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism Advisory Board member).

Date: 13 November 2024.

Time: 6 PM (London), 7 PM (Paris), 9 PM (Palestine), 7 AM (Aotearoa/New Zealand), 5 AM (Sydney).

Zionist organisations and lobby groups, in conjunction with governments, universities, public and private bodies, and the mainstream media have long engaged in repressive activities targeting Palestinians and their supporters around the word. The conversation about Zionist repression generally takes a US-centric lens. In an attempt to widen the view, this international panel brings together thinkers and activists from France, Germany, the UK and Australasia to discuss the of Zionist repression in the context of the ongoing colonial genocide being perpetrated by the Zionist settler colonial regime in Palestine.

Words for Palestine
2024-11-13 16:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
Join our monthly online series “Words for Palestine” which aims to center and highlight Palestinian voices during this devastating time. Featured readers TBA.
“Words For Palestine” is co-sponsored by Al Nadwa Freethinking Society, Mizna, Palestine Writes and RAWI, and is free with RSVP. We encourage you to make a donation to support the work of Palestine Legal and Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF). Palestine Legal is an organization dedicated to protecting the civil and constitutional rights of people in the U.S. who speak out for Palestinian freedom. PCRF is the primary humanitarian organization in Palestine, providing crucial and life-saving relief and humanitarian aid in Gaza.
For questions, e-mail Rewa Zeinati at rzeinati@accesscommunity.org
