ArabishWay

Wakhtiyo Sheeko Oo Soomali Ah (Somali Story Time)
2019-11-16 15:00 - 16:00, 2019-11-09 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | Seattle Public Library – Rainier Beach, 9125 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
It is Somali Story Time at the Seattle Public Library – Rainier Branch! Bring your children to enjoy stories, rhymes and fun in Somali.

This event repeats weekly!

ArabishWay Circle Time Series (2019-2020)
2019-11-14 10:00 - 11:00 | King County Library System – Bellevue, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004, USA, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Bring your little one down and join Laila for a circle time that will have songs, stories and activities all in Arabic followed by snack and craft time.
We will meet once each month and each month will have a theme: (September: alphabet, October: numbers, etc.) and the books, songs and activities will correlate with this theme.
Circle time is great for non-native speakers who want to expose their child to another language as well as native speakers who want to expose their children to Arabic outside of the home. It’s also been a great place for people to meet and get to know other families.
We will have the meeting room from 10am – 11:30am. The circle time will run from 10:15am-10:45am followed by informal snack/craft which can be done in class or completed at home.
Repeats monthly on the 2nd Thursday of the month.
This circle time is geared towards toddlers and early preschool but all ages are welcome and will enjoy the activities!

The Battle of Algiers (film) at the Beacon
2019-11-13 18:30 - 21:00, 2019-11-11 18:30 - 21:00, 2019-11-10 18:30 - 21:00, 2019-11-08 18:30 - 21:00 | The Beacon, 4405 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Synopsis:
A history of the three-year Battle of Algiers, chronicling the escalating terrorism and violence between French military forces and the Algerian guerrilla movement.
Best Foreign Language Film nomination (Academy Awards, 1967)
Best Director nomination – Gillo Pontecorvo (Academy Awards, 1969)
Best Writing, Story & Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen nomination – Franco Solinas, Gillo Pontecorvo (Academy Awards, 1969)
UN Award (BAFTA, 1972)
Run time: 2h 3min

Arabic Storytime at Lake City Public Library
2019-11-13 18:30 - 19:30, 2019-11-06 18:30 - 19:30 | Lake City – Seattle Public Library, 12501 28th Ave. N.E., Seattle, Washington, 98125, United States
Arabic stories, music, cultural events and fun!

Community Reads: Freedom is a Constant Struggle, by Angela Davis
2019-11-13 12:30 - 14:00, 2019-11-05 15:30 - 17:00 | University of Washington (Bothell) – Library, 18225 Campus Way NE, Bothell, WA, 98011, United States
Community Reads: Freedom is a Constant Struggle, by Angela Davis
Community Reads: Freedom is a Constant Struggle, by Angela Davis.
“In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world.
Reflecting on the importance of black feminism, intersectionality, and prison abolitionism for today’s struggles, Davis discusses the legacies of previous liberation struggles, from the Black Freedom Movement to the South African anti-Apartheid movement. She highlights connections and analyzes today’s struggles against state terror, from Ferguson to Palestine.
Facing a world of outrageous injustice, Davis challenges us to imagine and build the movement for human liberation. And in doing so, she reminds us that ‘Freedom is a constant struggle.’” (-book jacket)
We invite everyone on our shared campus to join in this academic year as we read Angela Davis’ book, Freedom is a Constant Struggle. Each quarter we’ll focus on different chapters and offer related materials to explore from a variety of disciplines and artistic forms of expression (poetry, art, fiction, film, etc.) based on themes.
UW Bothell LB1 – Library, LB1-205
Event Sponsors: UWB/CC Campus Library

Arabic Lessons - UW Tacoma
2019-11-12 10:10, 2019-11-05 10:10 | UW-Tacoma (Birmingham-Hay and Seed), 1740 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98402, United States
Learn Arabic in an informal setting and for free with student Maryam Al Darraji. Lessons on Monday and Tuesday of each week will cover the same material.
This program is generously supported by UW Tacoma’s Strategic Initiative Fund.
CAMPUS LOCATION: UW Tacoma Birmingham Hay and Seed (BHS) RM 107
EVENT SPONSORS: Office of Global Affairs

Arabic Lessons - UW Tacoma
2019-11-11 12:30 - 13:15, 2019-11-04 12:30 - 13:15 | UW-Tacoma (Birmingham Block), 1746-48 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA, 98402, United States
Learn Arabic in an informal setting and for free with student Maryam Al Darraji. Lessons on Monday and Tuesday of each week will cover the same material.
This program is generously supported by UW Tacoma’s Strategic Initiative Fund.
CAMPUS LOCATION: UW Tacoma Birmingham Block (BB) RM 107
EVENT SPONSORS: Office of Global Affairs

Arab Cultural Camp - School Veterans Day Closure
2019-11-11 09:00 - 15:00 | Art Studio in Redmond, WA, United States
Join ACraftyArab as they take a day to explore the Arab world with a wide range of crafts, recipes and stories.
Learn about the 22 countries of the Middle East and North Africa while enjoying this all day camp at a local art studio in Redmond.
Extended hours (7-9am & 3-5pm) are available.
Pack a lunch or bring $5 to pay for a nutritious lunch.
Please email ACraftyArab at gmail for full application or visit ACraftyArab.com

For Sama - movie - Northwest Film Forum
2019-11-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
For Sama is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her.
Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice – whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much.
For Sama is the first feature documentary by Emmy award-winning filmmakers, Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts. The film was awarded the Prix L’Œil d’Or for Best Documentary at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. It also won the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary at the SXSW Film Festival, and the Special Jury Prize for International Feature Documentary at the Hot Docs Festival.
All images courtesy of PBS. For full-resolution images and accompanying credits, click here.

Sun Nov 10: 7.30pm

$13 General Admission
$10 Student/Child/Senior
$7 Member

Malaka Gharib: I Was Their American Dream
2019-11-10 15:00 - 16:30 | Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 10th Avenue, Seattle, 98122, United States
I Was Their American Dream is at once a coming-of-age story and a reminder of the thousands of immigrants who come to America in search for a better life for themselves and their children. The daughter of parents with unfulfilled dreams themselves, Malaka navigated her childhood chasing her parents’ ideals, learning to code-switch between her family’s Filipino and Egyptian customs, adapting to white culture to fit in, crushing on skater boys, and trying to understand the tension between holding onto cultural values and trying to be an all-American kid.
Malaka Gharib’s triumphant graphic memoir brings to life her teenage antics and illuminates earnest questions about identity and culture, while providing thoughtful insight into the lives of modern immigrants and the generation of millennial children they raised. Malaka’s story is a heartfelt tribute to the American immigrants who have invested their future in the promise of the American dream.
MALAKA GHARIB is an artist, journalist, and writer based in Washington, D.C. She is the founder of The Runcible Spoon, a food zine, and the co-founder of the D.C. Art Book Fair. She lives in a row house with her husband Darren and her 9-year-old rice cooker.

Holiday Bazaar at SCM
2019-11-10 11:00 - 17:00, 2019-11-09 11:00 - 17:00 | Salaam Cultural Museum, 3806 Whitman Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
SCM is hosting a Holiday Bazaar in our office November 9 and 10, from 11am to 5pm each day.
We will have many gifts from the Middle East, including jewelry made by Syrian refugees. Find unique gifts, or a souvenir you weren’t able to get on your own travels to the region. Stocking stuffers, fun gifts, art, and more.
We will have live music and Arabic sweets to enjoy while you shop. Please come and support our refugee programs—proceeds of all sales go to support our projects.
#Help4Refugees

For Sama - movie - Northwest Film Forum
2019-11-09 18:15 - 20:15 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
For Sama is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her.
Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice – whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much.
For Sama is the first feature documentary by Emmy award-winning filmmakers, Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts. The film was awarded the Prix L’Œil d’Or for Best Documentary at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. It also won the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary at the SXSW Film Festival, and the Special Jury Prize for International Feature Documentary at the Hot Docs Festival.
All images courtesy of PBS. For full-resolution images and accompanying credits, click here.

Sat Nov 09: 6.15pm

Sun Nov 10: 7.30pm

$13 General Admission
$10 Student/Child/Senior
$7 Member

PACC - Comedy Show
2019-11-09 18:00 - 20:30 | Kane Hall – University of Washington, 4069 Spokane Ln 98105, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Join us for a lively evening of original comedy with two stellar Palestinian American comedians, Maysoon Zayid and Aron Kader!

Maysoon Zayid, comedian, writer, and actor, is co-founder of the New York-based Arab American Comedy Festival. Her brilliant TEDx Talk, “I Got 99 Problems, Palsy Is Just One” (2014) is one of the most-watched TED Talks ever. Known for her biting wit as a stand-up comic and commentator. Maysoon is also an advocate for the disabled and spends several months a year in Palestine, working with disabled children.
Aron Kader, of self-described “Palestinian/Mormon” heritage, is one of the founding members of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, which toured internationally and introduced stand-up comedy to the Middle East via sold-out shows. Currently based in Hollywood, where he performs at The World Famous Comedy Club, Aron tours universities across the US and continues to perform internationally as well. Aron has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and TIME, and is a frequent guest on NPR.

Wakhtiyo Sheeko Oo Soomali Ah (Somali Story Time)
2019-11-09 16:00 - 16:30 | Lake City – Seattle Public Library, 12501 28th Ave. N.E., Seattle, Washington, 98125, United States
It is Somali Story Time at the Seattle Public Library – Lake City Branch! Bring your children to enjoy stories, rhymes and fun in Somali.

This event repeats weekly!

Traditional Palestinian Dabkeh Lessons - For Kids Ages 8-13
2019-11-09 11:00 - 13:00 | South Bellevue Community Center, 14509 SE Newport Way, Bellevue, WA, 98006, United States
Does your Arab kid stomp on the stairs? Jump on the sofa and bed?
GOOD NEWS: This is not bad behavior. This is your child expressing her/ his art – THEY NEED DABKE IN THEIR LIFE!
Starting Saturday Nov. 9th Jafra Dabke Team will help your kid channel their energy into mastering Dabke. Check our the flyer to learn more!

For boys and girls age 8-13

Every other Saturday
$25/lesson
Pre-registration required (email Amani@PACCWA.com)

Write Our Democracy: Writers Respond
2019-11-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Join Write Our Democracy and Hugo House for an event elevating voices in a time when so many are being silenced. On this night, writers and artists will respond to our political infrastructure, constructing, erasing, and writing over documentation that grounds systems of oppression. This event celebrates free speech and provides a base for all artists seeking ways to interact and speak out for a compassionate and just democracy. Featured artists include Dujie Tahat, Catalina Cantú, Raúl Sánchez, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, and Kristiana Kahakauwila.
Initially an international protest to the 2016 Inauguration, Write Our Democracy has since been dedicated to promoting the importance of the spoken word and writing as activism in a time when freedom of speech and the humanities have been under threat of constraint. Each reading in the series focuses on how literature can contribute to a community of liberation through language and truth.
This event is free and open to the public.

For Sama - movie - Northwest Film Forum
2019-11-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
For Sama is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her.
Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice – whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much.
For Sama is the first feature documentary by Emmy award-winning filmmakers, Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts. The film was awarded the Prix L’Œil d’Or for Best Documentary at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. It also won the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary at the SXSW Film Festival, and the Special Jury Prize for International Feature Documentary at the Hot Docs Festival.
All images courtesy of PBS. For full-resolution images and accompanying credits, click here.

Thu Nov 07: 7.30pm

Sat Nov 09: 6.15pm

Sun Nov 10: 7.30pm

$13 General Admission
$10 Student/Child/Senior
$7 Member

StringShot: Roy Rogers, Badi Assad, Carlos Reyes
2019-11-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Triple Door, 216 Union Street, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
StringShot – Blues and Latin is a new collaboration of three artists: Roy Rogers (slide guitar/vocal), Badi Assad (guitar/vocal) and Carlos Reyes (violin/stringed harp).
Joining together to form a musical “tour-de-force”, Rogers, Assad and Reyes blend their artistry and talent to create a new synthesis of cross-cultural music with Latin roots, Jazz blooms and Blues undertones. All virtuosos in their own right – these artists have created a collaborative sound that is all their own. StringShot, the self-titled debut album, is available now!
The vocals of Badi Assad (and vocal percussion) propel the music to another level; joined with the superb stringed harp/violin of Carlos Reyes and the masterful slide guitar of Roy Rogers, StringShot deserves to be listened to – tune in.
Badi Assad (from Brazil and of Lebanese descent) was ranked by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the world’s great guitarists. Classically trained, she has received numerous international awards in her prolific career. As a vocalist and percussionist, she is a true innovator, not only in technique but in performance. She has appeared in a variety of musical settings – from classical concerts with The Assad Brothers to jazz festivals with Pat Metheny and Larry Coryell.

For Sama - movie - Northwest Film Forum
2019-11-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
For Sama is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her.
Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice – whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much.
For Sama is the first feature documentary by Emmy award-winning filmmakers, Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts. The film was awarded the Prix L’Œil d’Or for Best Documentary at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. It also won the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary at the SXSW Film Festival, and the Special Jury Prize for International Feature Documentary at the Hot Docs Festival.
All images courtesy of PBS. For full-resolution images and accompanying credits, click here.

Wed Nov 06: 7.00pm

Thu Nov 07: 7.30pm

Sat Nov 09: 6.15pm

Sun Nov 10: 7.30pm

$13 General Admission
$10 Student/Child/Senior
$7 Member

Forensic Archaeology to find the Killer of Ramses III - UW Lecture
2019-11-06 19:00 - 20:30 | University of Washington – Savery Hall, Chelan Ln, Seattle, WA, 98195
Forensic Archaeology to find the Killer of Ramses III
Sometime during a seemingly solitary moment, likely in the tranquil surroundings of Medinet-Habu, Ramses III was attacked and murdered by assassins. Who was the killer? Was it a solitary assassin or more? What is the forensic evidence?
Where is the body of the person who ordered the assassination? Hear the evidence that may convict a murderer from 3,500 years ago!
UW – Savery Hall (SAV) – Room 137
A Lecture by the American Research Center in Egypt – Northwest Chapter
Co-sponsored by the UW Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization

Yemen Blues Plays Hallel at the Triple Door
2019-11-05 19:30 - 21:00 | Triple Door, 216 Union Street, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Yemen Blues Plays Hallel at the Triple Door
Yemenite Jewish and ancient Arabic sounds swirl with danceable Afro-funk in singer/composer Ravid Kahalani’s utterly distinctive band. An intense, multinational blend of Yemenite, West African, and jazz influences. Joining Kahalani (lead Vocal & gimbri) are Rony Iwryn (percussion), Shanir Blumenkranz (bass & oud), Nikki Glaspie (drums), Salit Lahav (flute & sax), Navid Kandelousi (violin & kamancheh), Yoed Nir (cello), Yonatan Voltzok (trombone), and Asa Kook (trumpet).

Read more about Ravid’s family and life here: https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/music/63533/blues-and-roots
