Movie: Voice of Hind Rajab
2026-02-01 16:45 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Seattle, this Sunday at 4:45 PM at SIFF Cinema Uptown.
From the Academy Award–nominated director of Four Daughters comes the Academy Award–nominated The Voice of Hind Rajab, a cinematic testament to the courage of five-year-old Hind Rajab and the emergency responders who tried to reach her.
An astounding cinematic achievement from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania, THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB, now an Academy Award nominee for Best International Feature Film, is a powerful portrait of courage and humanity based on real call recordings of five-year-old Hind Rajab to the Palestine Red Crescent during the bombing in Gaza.
This is a free community screening.
Please reserve your ticket using the link in our bio.
All attendees are invited to join us for a post-screening discussion at a local cafe nearby, a space to reflect, share thoughts, and connect with community after the film.
Sunday, February 1
4:45 PM screening
SIFF Cinema Uptown
FREE EVENT

Movie: All That's Left of You
2026-02-04 12:30 - 15:00 | Firehouse Theater, 11171 NE State Highway 104, Suite 111, Kingston, WA, 98346
A deeply moving, multigenerational drama, ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU follows a Palestinian teenager who gets swept into a protest in the Occupied West Bank and experiences a moment of violence that rocks his family. The film unfolds as his mother recounts the political and emotional threads that led to that fateful moment. Spanning seven decades, the film traces the hopes and heartaches of one uprooted family, bearing witness to the scars of dispossession and the enduring legacy of survival. Jordan’s Official Selection for the 98th Academy Awards.
Coming to the @firehousetheater in Kingston starting this Friday! Please join us for another powerful movie, @allthatsleftofyoufilm .

Palestinian-Led State Advocacy Day at the Capitol
2026-02-05 09:00 - 15:00 | Washington State Capitol Building, 416 Sid Snyder Ave SW, Olympia, WA, 98504
Join Washington for Peace and Justice and Jewish Voice for Peace-Seattle
for the third annual Palestinian-led advocacy day
on Thursday, February 5th at the Capitol in Olympia, WA
A so-called “ceasefire” alone isn’t enough. We’re demanding justice for Aysenur, challenging the impunity Israel continues to enjoy, and pushing for ethical investment that has material impact. In a time of rising authoritarianism, defending free speech matters more than ever.
We’re heading to Olympia to raise our voices as constituents and urge our elected representatives to take decisive steps towards advancing peace, justice, and equity for Palestine. This is an opportunity to stand united and demonstrate the strength of our community and allyship.
On February 5th, we will convene at the Olympia Capitol to urge our state legislators to take action to:

Champion justice for Aysenur Ezgi Eygi,
Oppose legislation that employs anti-Palestinian racism to undermine our first amendment rights, and
Adopt ethical investment standards so our pensions, college savings accounts, and long-term care funds help build an equitable, sustainable, and just future for all rather than supporting the abuses we abhor.

وقت القصة باللغة العربية / Arabic Story Time - KCLS
2026-02-05 17:00 - 17:30, 2026-02-12 17:00 - 17:30 | Virtual
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.

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…

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Rainbow Story Time (online) w/ Lindz Amer
2026-02-06 11:00 - 11:30, 2026-02-13 11:00 - 11:30 | 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

Static Forms: Writing the Present in the Modern Middle East,
2026-02-06 13:00 - 15:00 | Denny Hall, Klickitat Lane, Seattle, WA, 98105
The UW’s Middle East Center invites you to a book talk and discussion by Shir Alon, visiting from the University of Minnesota. In Static Forms: Writing the Present in the Modern Middle East, Shir Alon develops an alternative model for reading Arabic and Hebrew literatures, as two literary systems sharing a remarkably similar narrative of modernization and developing parallel literary forms to address it. In this talk, Alon will discuss the potentials of a paradigm grounded in formal and affective analysis for new understandings of transnational modernism, Middle Eastern literatures, and comparative literary studies at large. She will also explore the limits of this approach, when parallel readings of Hebrew and Arabic literatures obfuscate rather than clarify the conditions of the present.
Shir Alon | On not sharing a present tense: Reading Arabic and Hebrew Literatures together
Friday, February 6
1-3pm
Denny 211
More info: https://jsis.washington.edu/middleeast/events/?trumbaEmbed=eventid%3D192847224%26seotitle%3DOn-not-sharing-a-present-tense-Reading-Arabic-and-Hebrew-Literatures-together%26view%3Devent%26-childview%3D

Movie: the Voice of Hind Rajab
2026-02-06 16:30 - 17:30, 2026-02-06 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-02-07 13:30 - 15:00, 2026-02-07 16:30 - 17:30, 2026-02-07 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-02-08 13:30 - 15:00, 2026-02-08 16:30 - 17:30, 2026-02-08 18:30 - 20:00 and 4 more dates | Firehouse Theater, 11171 NE State Highway 104, Suite 111, Kingston, WA, 98346
Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania
Starring Saja Kilani, Motaz Malhees, Clara Khoury, Amer Hlehel
January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 5-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her name was Hind Rajab.

Weekly Peace Vigil
2026-02-06 16:30 - 18:00, 2026-02-13 16:30 - 18:00 | Percival Landing, 217 Thurston Ave NW, Olympia, WA, 98501
ONGOING LOCAL ACTIONS FOR PEACE

WEEKLY PEACE VIGIL
Every Friday 4:30 – 6:00 pm
Percival Landing in Downtown Olympia
4th & Water Street

We continue to vigil, network, and advocate for Palestinians, for peace with justice, and for our civil rights. Despite an agreed ceasefire, Israel continues to attack Gaza. Bring a sign and a friend, and join us at Percival Landing every Friday!
Thanks to the Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation for organizing these peace vigils through the years, and for inviting us to share this space as we advocate for peace.

Movie: Under An Olive Tree
2026-02-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Cherry Street Village, 720 25th Avenue, Seattle, WA, United States
Come join the next screening in the Palestine Narrates series at 7 pm at Cherry Street Village on Friday February 6. We’ll be watching two films about deep expressions of solidarity with Palestine: Under An Olive Tree, a documentary about the life and activism of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi and $17.74, a short documentary about Hamzah an incarcerated man who donated his entire paycheck to support relief efforts in Gaza. The Nablus Collection will also be back selling olive oil and Nabulsi soap (new!).

Virtual Movie Screenings: Every Saturday with Palestine Museum US
2026-02-07 09:00 - 11:00, 2026-02-14 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!

Arabic Storytime @ Lake City Branch / وقت القصص بالعربية في فرع ليك سيتي
2026-02-07 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-02-14 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.

Comedy: Sammy Obeid
2026-02-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Tacoma Comedy Club, 933 Market St, Tacoma, Washington, 98402, United States
Shows starting at 9:30pm or later are 21+, and shows starting earlier are 18+ with a valid ID.
Seats only guaranteed until showtime. Ticket price is more expensive at the door (if any remain).
Premium seating is in the front row of the balcony, and front two rows. General Admission is first come, first serve.
There are no refunds on any ticket purchases.
2-item minimum in showroom. This means each person must purchase 2 items off the menu. This can be an alcoholic, or non-alcoholic drink, or any of our food items.

Sammy Obeid: In Love with Seattle!
2026-02-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Washington Hall, 153 14th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122
Due to popular demand Comedian Sammy Obeid (Netflix, Conan) performs LIVE again in Seattle on February 14, 1:00pm at Washington Hall.

💙 Sammy Obeid: In Love with Seattle! 💙
February 14, 2026 | 1:00 PM | Washington Hall
Fresh off sold-out shows around the world, comedian Sammy Obeid returns to Seattle for a special Valentine’s Day afternoon performance.

Sudan Archives
2026-02-14 20:00 - 23:00 | Neptune, 1303 Northeast 45th Street, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
The BPM North America Tour 2026
Sudan Archives has taken inspiration from a variety of African musicians, including Cameroonian electronic musician Francis Bebey and Sudanese violinist Asim Gorashi.[19] She is also inspired by Irish music.[20] When performing, Sudan Archives sometimes uses electronic effects pedals and electronic beats and has also performed in a string quartet.[21]
