ArabishWay

Chef Hend Yahya at Whisk: Macarons
2025-05-02 11:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Whisk, 10385 Main St, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
This class features one shell and two seasonal fillings:
– Classic Almond Shells
– Strawberry Shortcake Filling
– Cream Cheese Buttercream

The world of macaron varieties is seemingly never ending. Both the classic almond meringue shell and filling can be flavored and tinted to create an array of tastes, textures and colors. In this hands-on class, Chef Hend Yahyawill teach you how to make the classic French-meringue macaron shell, which is naturally gluten free, and two different fillings.
You will sample your macarons in class and have plenty to take home to wow your family and friends!

Movie: The Encampments
2025-05-02 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-05-04 11:00 - 13:00 | The Beacon, 4405 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
THE ENCAMPMENTS follows student organizers at some of the world’s most prestigious universities as they take a historic stand against their institutions’ investments in the ongoing genocide in Gaza, igniting one of the largest student movements in history which continues to have far-reaching effects on US and world policies today.
Filmed on the ground and in real-time as these events were unfolding, THE ENCAMPMENTS features detained student activist Mahmoud Khalil and takes viewers inside America’s student uprising with incredible intimacy and urgency. Professors, whistleblowers from inside Ivy League administrations, and student activists shed light on a moment that captivated the nation’s attention and continues to make headlines today.
“What makes THE ENCAMPMENTS artistically triumphant is its sense of contemporary and historical detail, owed to both footage shot by the filmmakers, as well as by the protesters themselves. In the process, co-directors Kei Pritsker and Michael T. Workman craft a work of cinema that’s as rigorously journalistic in its arguments as it is nakedly sentimental.” – IndieWire
“This is more than a student protest—it’s a generational struggle for justice. Students have always led the charge for justice, from the sit-ins of the Civil Rights Movement to the campus protests against South African apartheid. The encampments that started at Columbia are part of that legacy, inspiring millions of people around the world. The film ensures the students in US and Gaza are heard, their actions are remembered, and the fight for Palestinian liberation continues.” – Macklemore
“Khalil remains detained at an ICE facility in Louisiana amid a legal battle to prevent his deportation from the U.S. after the Trump administration ordered his removal… The legal challenge to Khalil might ultimately come down to the Supreme Court, which would decide how far the secretary of state can determine whether a permanent resident can be removed for speech.” – Axios

Movie: No Other Land: SIFF
2025-05-02 16:30 - 18:30 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.

Director:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Country:Palestine, Norway
Running Time:95 min.
Producer:Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
Cinematographers:Rachel Szor
Editors:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Music:Julius Pollux Rothlaender
Language:Arabic, Hebrew, English
US Distributor:Cintetic Handling
International Sales:Autlook

TICKETS
Other showtimes:

FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

7:30 PM

SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

1:30 PM4:30 PM7:30 PM

SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

2:00 PM7:30 PM

MONDAY, MAY 5, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM

FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

1:30 PM4:30 PM7:30 PM

SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

Movie: The Teacher
2025-05-02 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-05-02 19:10 - 21:00, 2025-05-03 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-05-03 19:10 - 21:00 | Cententa Films, 3800 Finnerty Road University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, V8P 5C2, Canada
The title character is Basem El-Saleh (Saleh Bakri), a divorced man who teaches in a school on the West Bank where most of his male students have already spent time in Israeli detention centers. Two of those students, Yacoub and Adam, are brothers, with Yacoub a brawny type who doesn’t do well in school and Adam his studious younger brother. They come home one day after school to find that their house is being demolished by the Israelis, who then present them with a bill and threaten to throw them in jail if they can’t pay… “The Teacher” is charged, angry and incredulous about the injustices and indignities visited upon Palestinians there; it’s an effective polemic that views the situation through a variety of characters from a single perspective. Nabulsi struggles to hold it all together at times, but she hasn’t lost her ability to tell a big story through smaller individual journeys. And while her movie flirts with happier resolutions, it’s not interested in hanging on to false hopes for long. – The Wrap

Ya Hala Cafe and Retail Space: T'faddlu Game Night
2025-05-02 17:00 - 21:00 | Suzanne Zahr, Art & Architecture, 2441 76th Ave SE, Ste 160, Mercer Island, WA, 98040, United States
Game Night
Music
Cafe
Remember, Ya Hala’s café and retail space is open to all
📣 IMPORTANT: Some events will require registration/RSVP so you can save a spot!
Take a look ahead at the calendar and then keep an eye out for links to sign up for specific events. You won’t want to miss out.
More details about each weekend’s events will drop on the Monday before. 👀

Movie: Leila and the Wolves at the Beacon
2025-05-02 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-05-04 17:00 - 19:00 | The Beacon, 4405 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Forty years ago, this landmark film by Lebanese director Heiny Srour (THE HOUR OF LIBERATION HAS ARRIVED) centred the less visible stories and histories of women’s resistance in Lebanon and Palestine through an audacious feminist rewriting. Now re-emerging in a new restoration, LEILA AND THE WOLVES revolves around the eponymous Leila (Nabila Zeitouni), a London-based Lebanese woman who, in pondering her future within the limits of the patriarchal imagination, begins to question the long-hidden roles that women have had in Arab history, including how they entwine with the Palestinian resistance movement.
A photography exhibition, organised by a male friend and chronicling the Palestinian struggle, intrigues Leila further. When she questions why there are only photographs of men, he responds casually that women simply weren’t present. Leila’s visceral rejection of this response sets her on a time-travelling journey from the early 1900s to the 1980s, as well as into her own future – or what it will be like if she merely accepts women’s lack of historical agency.
LEILA AND THE WOLVES weaves together fictional drama, memory, myth and archival footage (from sources ranging from the films of Palestinian director Mai Masri to the archives of UNRWA and the Imperial War Museum) to conjure images of active, activist and defiant women – a restitution of sorts, which reverberates around the world. In an interview from 2020, the filmmaker says: “Nowadays, LEILA is travelling the world again, more relevant than ever; my unconscious and the collective unconscious of the women of the Middle East spoke together throughout the extreme conditions of making this film.”
“Heiny Srour’s LEILA AND THE WOLVES is a film of monumental resolve and ambition, determined to address the contradictions within the anti-colonial struggle. With a single actress playing multiple characters in different historical moments, the film dispenses with teleological linearity to emphasize the recurrence of oppression and the consequent need for constant and multifarious opposition. Its restored relevance is not only thematic but methodological: here’s a film that defiantly disregards any moralist binary of good versus evil, us versus them, to champion the immense and composite task that is liberation from all shackles, wherever and whomever we are.” – Celluloid Liberation Front

Movie: No Other Land: SIFF
2025-05-02 19:30 - 21:30 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.

Director:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Country:Palestine, Norway
Running Time:95 min.
Producer:Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
Cinematographers:Rachel Szor
Editors:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Music:Julius Pollux Rothlaender
Language:Arabic, Hebrew, English
US Distributor:Cintetic Handling
International Sales:Autlook

TICKETS
Other showtimes:

SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

1:30 PM4:30 PM7:30 PM

SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

2:00 PM7:30 PM

MONDAY, MAY 5, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM

FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

1:30 PM4:30 PM7:30 PM

SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

Ya Hala Cafe and Retail Space: Ya Hala Mornings
2025-05-03 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-04 10:00 - 13:00 | Suzanne Zahr, Art & Architecture, 2441 76th Ave SE, Ste 160, Mercer Island, WA, 98040, United States
Cafe
Remember, Ya Hala’s café and retail space is open to all
📣 IMPORTANT: Some events will require registration/RSVP so you can save a spot!
Take a look ahead at the calendar and then keep an eye out for links to sign up for specific events. You won’t want to miss out.
More details about each weekend’s events will drop on the Monday before. 👀

Ya Hala Cafe and Retail Space: Critical Conversations (Black & Palestinian Liberation)
2025-05-03 13:00 - 15:00 | Suzanne Zahr, Art & Architecture, 2441 76th Ave SE, Ste 160, Mercer Island, WA, 98040, United States

Movie: No Other Land: SIFF
2025-05-03 13:30 - 15:30 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.

Director:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Country:Palestine, Norway
Running Time:95 min.
Producer:Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
Cinematographers:Rachel Szor
Editors:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Music:Julius Pollux Rothlaender
Language:Arabic, Hebrew, English
US Distributor:Cintetic Handling
International Sales:Autlook

TICKETS
Other showtimes:

SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

2:00 PM7:30 PM

MONDAY, MAY 5, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM

FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

1:30 PM4:30 PM7:30 PM

SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

Movie: No Other Land: SIFF
2025-05-03 16:30 - 18:30 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.

Director:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Country:Palestine, Norway
Running Time:95 min.
Producer:Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
Cinematographers:Rachel Szor
Editors:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Music:Julius Pollux Rothlaender
Language:Arabic, Hebrew, English
US Distributor:Cintetic Handling
International Sales:Autlook

TICKETS
Other showtimes:

SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

PM7:30 PM

SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

2:00 PM7:30 PM

MONDAY, MAY 5, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM

FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

1:30 PM4:30 PM7:30 PM

SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

Movie: No Other Land: SIFF
2025-05-03 19:30 - 21:30 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.

Director:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Country:Palestine, Norway
Running Time:95 min.
Producer:Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
Cinematographers:Rachel Szor
Editors:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Music:Julius Pollux Rothlaender
Language:Arabic, Hebrew, English
US Distributor:Cintetic Handling
International Sales:Autlook

TICKETS
Other showtimes:

SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

2:00 PM7:30 PM

MONDAY, MAY 5, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM

FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

1:30 PM4:30 PM7:30 PM

SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

Egyptian Star Simo Samir - Live in Kirkland
2025-05-03 21:30 - 23:30 | 218 Central Way, 218 Central Way, Kirkland, WA, 98033
Come see Egyptian star Simo Samir perform live in Kirkland!

Chef Hend Yahya at Whisk: Crepes
2025-05-04 11:00 - 13:30 | Whisk, 10385 Main St, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Be transported to France and dive into the world of French pancakes – Crêpes!
Crêpes are enjoyed as both a street food, and a plated dish. They can be made sweet with assorted fillings and toppings or as a hearty, savory meal option. In this hands on class, Chef Hend Yahya, who was once a ‘crepier’, will teach you how to make classic crêpe batters and share her secrets to creating a smooth, silky batter every time. You will make the world famous Crêpe Suzette, an ideal make ahead dessert for entertaining, along with another sweet crêpe, and several savory crêpes as well. Prepare to be in awe of the wonderful world of crêpe making!
You will make:

Mushroom Béchamel Crêpes
Turkey Pesto Crêpes
Chocolate Hazelnut Cream Crêpes
Crêpe Suzettes

Movie: The Encampments
2025-05-04 12:30 - 14:00 | Vashon Theater, 17723 Vashon Highway SW, Vashon, WA, 98070

Movie: No Other Land: SIFF
2025-05-04 14:00 - 16:00 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.

Director:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Country:Palestine, Norway
Running Time:95 min.
Producer:Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
Cinematographers:Rachel Szor
Editors:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Music:Julius Pollux Rothlaender
Language:Arabic, Hebrew, English
US Distributor:Cintetic Handling
International Sales:Autlook

TICKETS
Other showtimes:

SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

7:30 PM

MONDAY, MAY 5, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM

FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

1:30 PM4:30 PM7:30 PM

SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

وقت القصة باللغة العربية / Arabic Story Time - KCLS (Kent)
2025-05-04 16:00 - 17:00 | King County Library System – Kent, 212 2nd Ave N, Kent, WA, 98032, United States
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.

Movie: No Other Land: SIFF
2025-05-04 19:30 - 21:30 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.

Director:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Country:Palestine, Norway
Running Time:95 min.
Producer:Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
Cinematographers:Rachel Szor
Editors:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Music:Julius Pollux Rothlaender
Language:Arabic, Hebrew, English
US Distributor:Cintetic Handling
International Sales:Autlook

TICKETS
Other showtimes:

MONDAY, MAY 5, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM

FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

1:30 PM4:30 PM7:30 PM

SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

MECA Event: The Moral Issue of Our Time: Palestine
2025-05-05 16:00 - 18:00 | Livestream
Date: May 5th, 2025
Time: 7 – 9 pm EDT / 4 – 6 pm PDT
Livestream Tickets: $10+ at MECAxNYC.eventbrite.com

Dear Laila,

We are sold out of in-person tickets to MECA’s May 5th event with Gabor Maté and Chris Hedges so be sure to join the livestream when Hedges and Maté discuss The Moral Issue of Our Time: Palestine. We’re also honored to welcome the talented Mona Miari for a special musical performance.

Get your livestream tickets at MECAxNYC.eventbrite.com

Proceeds will support MECA‘s emergency relief efforts in Gaza.

For more info email meca@mecaforpeace.org, or call (510) 548-0542

Movie: No Other Land: SIFF
2025-05-05 16:30 - 18:30 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.

Director:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Country:Palestine, Norway
Running Time:95 min.
Producer:Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
Cinematographers:Rachel Szor
Editors:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Music:Julius Pollux Rothlaender
Language:Arabic, Hebrew, English
US Distributor:Cintetic Handling
International Sales:Autlook

TICKETS
Other showtimes:

MONDAY, MAY 5, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

7:30 PM

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM

FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

1:30 PM4:30 PM7:30 PM

SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

Flavors of the Arabian Seas at the Pantry with Nadia
2025-05-05 18:00 - 21:00 | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
Fresh seafood dominates the vibrant culinary traditions of the Arabian Seas and in this class, Nadia Tommalieh will teach you how to prepare a menu inspired by the rich maritime heritage of the region — blending spices, herbs, and sauces. You’ll learn how to prepare samak makli (marinated and fried whole fish) served with batata harra (spicy potatoes in Aleppo pepper and cilantro sauce); fattet gambari (layers of toasted pita bread, tahini, caramelized onion, and sauteed shrimp in spicy citrus sauce); and salatet jarjeer w shamandar (roasted beets, arugula and parsley salad in pomegranate molasses dressing).
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.

Movie: No Other Land: SIFF
2025-05-05 19:30 - 21:30 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.

Director:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Country:Palestine, Norway
Running Time:95 min.
Producer:Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
Cinematographers:Rachel Szor
Editors:Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Music:Julius Pollux Rothlaender
Language:Arabic, Hebrew, English
US Distributor:Cintetic Handling
International Sales:Autlook

TICKETS
Other showtimes:

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM

FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

1:30 PM4:30 PM7:30 PM

SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2025, SIFF Cinema Uptown

4:30 PM7:30 PM

A Delicate Symphony: Courtship, Guardianship, and (self-)Censorship in Translating from Arabic with Sawad Hussain
2025-05-06 16:30 - 18:30 | UW – HUB, 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98195, United States
Free and open to the public. No RSVP required. Seats are available on a first come basis.
Sponsored by Lee Scheingold, Simpson Center for the Humanities, UW Translation Studies Hub, Jackson School of International Studies, Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, Middle East Center, Northwest Translators and Interpreters Society (NOTIS)
Third Place Books will have a comprehensive selection of Sawad Hussain’s translations available for purchase online and at the event, including Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung, Counterweight by Djuna, and Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park. Hur will sign books after the lecture and Q&A.
Click here for details about Sawad Hussain’s lecture on University of Washington campus.

Sawad Hussain is a translator from Arabic whose work has been recognized by, among others, The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation and the National Book Award for Translated Literature. She is a judge for the Palestine Book Awards, and has run translation workshops for Shadow Heroes, Africa Writes, the Yiddish Book Center, the British Library, and the National Centre for Writing. Her latest co-translation is The Book Censor’s Library. A former Co-Chair of the Translator’s Association (UK), she is committed to mentoring literary translators and developing the industry in general.

Arab Film Festival (some virtual)
2025-05-07 - 2025-05-11 | Virtual
Wednesday, May 7 – Sunday, May 11, 2025
AANM’s Arab Film Festival
AANM proudly hosts the annual Arab Film Festival (AFF) featuring the best of critically acclaimed and award-winning Arab American and Arab world films, many of which are unlikely to reach traditional American commercial theaters and often make their regional or national debut at AFF. This year, the festival will take place virtually and in-person.
AFF showcases Arab and Arab American films for fans of Arabic-language movies and adventurous art-film lovers seeking new perspectives and outside-the-box thinking. We pride ourselves on creating a safe space, a platform for Arab and Arab American films and filmmakers and to give a voice to Arab and Arab American artists and their stories.
Become a sponsor of AFF
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