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Kaveh Akbar: In‑Person & Online
2021-10-15 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
How does one recover from addiction without destroying the self-as-addict? Pilgrim Bell, Kaveh Akbar’s newest collection of poems, meditates on this question, taking readers on a spiritual journey through disavowal, divinity, and belonging.
With formal virtuosity and ruthless precision, Akbar’s brilliant poems unfold in the empty space where song lives, teasing the sacred out of silence and stillness.
Q&A with Lena Khalaf Tuffaha.

Riz La Vie at Barboza, Seattle
2021-10-14 20:00 - 22:00 | the Barboza, 925 E Pike St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The soul-baring RIZ LA VIE, a Lebanese-American artist originally from New Jersey and based in New York, has a vocal approach that ranges from a consoling croon to a fervent howl. His artful, grainy, and occasionally bluesy hybrid of R&B, hip-hop, and pop was showcased throughout 2020 in songs like “Tesla” and “She Said”, culminating and world-expanding in the EP “Feed.” & its’ deluxe. Over the last several years, Riz has built an increasingly growing following through a heatmaking string of singles and EPs, drawing from musical influences ranging from the underground to Billboard’s Hot 100. From his unique genre-blending sonic approach to his thoughtful lyricism, fans of Riz can expect exciting new music and visuals throughout 2021, including collaborations on 6 Dogs’ posthumous album (March) and a debut album.
Check out his music here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZC9Fw6bb6E
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Virtual Arabic: Meetup
2021-10-14 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-10-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-09-30 19:00 - 20:00
Whether you’re a native speaker or learner, this is a great chance to practice listening and speaking in Arabic!

Laila Lalami: Kepler's Literary Foundation
2021-10-14 18:00 - 19:00
THIS IS AN ONLINE EVENT. Please consider joining with a book to support programs like this one.
Pulitzer Prize Finalist Laila Lalami—author of the acclaimed novels The Moor’s Account and The Other Americans—opens up with a deeply personal and powerfully researched book about the experience of “conditional citizens” living in the United States.
What does it mean to be American? In this starkly illuminating and passionate detail, Laila Lalami recounts her unlikely journey from Moroccan immigrant to U.S. citizen, using it as a starting point for her exploration of the rights, liberties, and protections that are traditionally associated with American citizenship. Through a tour of history, politics, culture and literature, in a book that Viet Thanh Nguyen calls “a gift to all Americans,” Lalami clarifies a vision of the United States where accidents of birth are codified in a hierarchy that disenfranchises and limits some based on skin color and origin. Conditional citizens, Lalami argues, are all the people whom America embraces with one arm, and pushes away with the other.
Online with Kepler’s on October 14 for the paperback release of Conditional Citizens, one of our most compelling literary voices takes a hard look at a broken social fabric which limits the welcoming promise of our famously multicultural nation. In a period of continued international turmoil around borders, a very real refugee crisis and embattled citizenship, be prepared to join the conversation: don’t miss Laila Lalami.
“Consistently thoughtful and incisive, the book confronts the perils of our modern age with truths to inspire the coalition-building necessary to American cultural and democratic survival. A bracingly provocative collection perfect for our times.”—Kirkus Reviews

Solidarity Town Hall: Imagining Decolonized Futures
2021-10-14 15:00 - 16:30
Online Livestream
FREE with RSVP
Join us for our annual Solidarity Town Hall program, an anchor discussion as part of AANM’s theme for Fall 2021 – Spring 2022: Istiqbal al Mustaqbal (Welcoming the Future). This year, the Town Hall is themed Imagining Decolonized Futures, highlighting futurist and sci-fi narratives as we imagine a world without colonial concepts. The Town Hall will feature keynote speaker: Anishinaabe academic and author Grace Dillon; and panelists: multidisciplinary Afrofuturist artist Bryce Detroit, Canadian and Anishinaabe filmmaker Lisa Jackson, and British Palestinian fiction writer Selma Dabbagh; with moderator Hina Baloch, leader of the Research & Analytics team at GM. This is a virtual event taking place via Zoom.

SIX SHORT FICTIONAL FILMS FROM GHANA, EGYPT, IRAN, UK AND THE US: Tacoma Film Festival
2021-10-13 13:00 - 14:30, 2021-10-08 12:15 - 14:00 | Grand Cinema, Tacoma, 606 Fawcett Avenue, Tacoma, WA, 98402, United States
Da Yie | Ghana | 20 | Anthony Nti | A foreigner in Ghana gets an assignment from his gang to find kids for a risky job that will take place later that evening. While spending the day with two energetic children, Prince and Matilda, he starts to question his decision and how it will affect their lives.

i am afraid to forget your face | Egypt | 15 | Sameh Alaa | After being separated for 82 days, Adam travels down a rough road to be reunited with the one he loves, whatever it takes.

Good Thanks, You? | United Kingdom | 13 | Molly Manning Walker | In the aftermath of an attack, Amy is left voiceless, trapped in a whirlwind of incompetence. She must find a way to confront what has happened, in order to save what matters to her most.

Witness | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 15 | Ali Asgari | A mother helps an elderly woman in a shopping mall in Tehran. A tragedy occurs, brutally confronting her with the impact of her actions.

Dọlápọ̀ Is Fine | United Kingdom | 15 | Ethosheia Hylton | Ready to leave her UK boarding school and enter the working world, a young Black woman faces pressure to change her name and natural hairstyle.

Leylak | US | 17 | Scott Aharoni, Dennis Latos | In present day Queens, New York, a Turkish gravedigger is unable to face a shattering truth, and risks losing the dearest connection left in his life.

Movie: Alia's Birth: Tacoma Film Festival
2021-10-11 16:30 - 18:00, 2021-10-10 16:00 - 17:30 | Grand Cinema, Tacoma, 606 Fawcett Avenue, Tacoma, WA, 98402, United States
Alia’s Birth Sam Abbas US/UK/Bolivia | 2020 | 66 min A rocky relationship between a female couple forces them to spend the night apart. Through their respective journeys we experience a live recorded set by queer superstar DJ/Producer Nicole Moudaber and witness a live home birth with a resuscitation. With Poorna Jagannathan, Nikohl Boosheri, Maya Kazan, Samuel H. Levine, and Edward Akrout. Sam Abbas is an Egyptian-American filmmaker currently living in Paris. In 2018, he founded the production company ArabQ Films, and released his debut feature The Wedding across the U.S. and Middle East. The film screened in Turkey, Tunisia, Lebanon, and Egypt; countries in which it is difficult & in parts illegal to identify as gay or nonbinary. In 2020 Abbas acted as curator, director, editor, and producer and teamed with leading cinematographers from around the world to create the documentary Eremita (Anthologies).
SUNDAY OCTOBER 10 4:00 PM the grand cinema #1
MONDAY OCTOBER 11 4:30 PM the grand cinema #1

The Palestinian Table: Sayadieh
2021-10-10 18:00 - 21:00
Laden with spices and brimming with flavor, many Palestinian dishes are centered around tradition and community. Join NADIA TOMMALIEH as she shows you how to bring these concepts to your table as you create a beautiful, bountiful Middle Eastern feast. You’ll make classic smooth hummus; shamandar bil tahini (beet dip with walnuts and tahini); pita chips; sayadieh (shrimp and fish rice pilaf) with fried pine nuts and caramelized onions; and salatah fallahia (Palestinian farmer’s salad with tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, and sumac).

Arabs In Seattle: Monthly Coffee Gathering
2021-10-10 14:00 - 15:00
On the first (or second) Sunday of every month we will have a coffee meeting to discover different coffee shops and bakeries around us. This time, let’s meet at Woodland coffee shop.
https://www.yelp.com/biz/woodland-coffee-seattle
They seem to have good coffee and pastries, and it is not hard to find parking around there. So let’s get some coffee and catch up 🙂
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When: Sunday, October 10th @ 2:00 pm
Where: Woodland coffee shop
Located in:
StudioWorks Ballard
1417 NW 54th St
Seattle, WA 98107
N 15th Ave & N 14th Ave
Ballard
Looking forward to see you there!

Virtual Book Event - Conversation with Rania Matar about her book "SHE | RANIA MATAR"
2021-10-10 09:00 - 10:30
Virtual Book Event – Conversation with Rania Matar about her book “SHE | RANIA MATAR”

Sunday, October 10, 2021
12:00 PM 1:30 PM
Palestine Museum US (map)

Please click here to register for this event.
All times are based on US EDT – 12 Noon, 7:00 PM in Palestine.
Join us for a coversation with Rania Mata about her new photography book. Rania is a Lebanese/Palestinian/American documentary, portrait and fine art photographer. She photographs the daily lives of girls and women in the Middle East and in the United States.

SIX SHORT FICTIONAL FILMS FROM SUDAN, EGYPT, IRAN, AND THE US: Tacoma Film Festival
2021-10-09 14:15 - 16:00 | Grand Cinema, Tacoma, 606 Fawcett Avenue, Tacoma, WA, 98402, United States
Al-Sit | Sudan, Qatar | 20 | Suzannah Mirghani | An arranged marriage in a cotton-farming village in Sudan. Does 15-year-old Nafisa have a choice?

Our Pain | Iran | 9 | Mahtab Pishghadam | Two women seeking a refuge from inevitable limitations of reality which denies their very existence.

Undercut | US | 14 | Kelly Pike | High school female athletes become unlikely teammates in the wake of unspoken trauma.

Nafs Said | US | 13 | Huma Hussain | Nafs Said is a story about an Indian-Muslim housewife, Maryam, whose mundane life is abruptly interrupted by an opportunity to explore her desires.

Light on a Path, Follow | US | 15 | Elliot Montague | Joaquín, a transman living in rural 1990s New England, is eight months pregnant. After encountering a mysterious spirit in the forest, Joaquín goes into labor early. Is this spirit haunting or guiding Joaquín as he awaits his midwife?

Henet Ward | Egypt | 23 | Morad Mostafa | Halima, a Sudanese henna painter goes to Basma’s, a young Egyptian bride to prepare her for her wedding: under the eyes of her daughter Ward, the encounter between the two women grows from complicity to suddenly unveiled tensions.

WEBINAR WITH FIDA QISHTA - FILMMAKER FROM GAZA
2021-10-09 11:00 - 12:30
Saturday, Oct. 9, 11 am
WEBINAR WITH FIDA QISHTA – FILMMAKER FROM GAZA
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Fida Qishta has just returned from several months in Gaza. She will speak about current conditions there and share clips from footage filmed after her arrival and following the May 2021 Israeli military attacks on the Strip.

Fida was born and raised in Rafah in Gaza. In her previous award-winning documentary, Where Should the Birds Fly, she told the story of 10-year-old Mona Samouni in the aftermath of Israeli Operation Cast Lead (2008-2009). Join the webinar Saturday to hear how Fida has found Gaza twelve years later, as the Israeli imposed land, air, and sea blockade continues into its fifteenth year. This event is hosted by US Boats to Gaza, one of ten national campaigns in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla coalition that sail to break the illegal Israeli naval blockade of Gaza. The Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice, with support from the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, is proud to have lent support for Fida Qishta’s return to Gaza and to the launch of her newest film project.
LEARN MORE ABOUT FILMMAKER FIDA QISHTA HERE.
REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT HERE!

FAMILY SHORT FILMS - KID FLICKS TWO
2021-10-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Grand Cinema, Tacoma, 606 Fawcett Avenue, Tacoma, WA, 98402, United States
Challenging expectations and reflecting growth and resilience, NYICFF Kid Flicks Two is a fantastic trip on the road to growing up. Surprises in a dumpling bring good luck, and many reflections, in the beautiful stop motion animation The Coin. In The One You Never Forget, a young teen tries to keep his first date under wraps, but his parents have other ideas. In Home Away 3000, a space traveller’s funky space van konks out on an unknown planet with plenty of surprises.

Wash Day | Canada | 2 | Jaida Salmon | Join Zoey as she goes through her weekly grueling routine of washing and styling her hair.

Shy & Ketchup | Chile | 4 | Teresa Romo | Hunger or craving, a shy girl has to push beyond her comfort zone to fulfill her need in this hilarious film.

The Butterfly Affect | US | 5 | Stephanie Blakey | Before “the change,” Jesse didn’t think she was any different from her friends. Now she’s a young worm trying to find her place in a butterfly’s world.

The Coin | China | 7 | Siqi Song | On Chinese New Year, finding the coin hidden in a dumpling brings good luck. One girl discovers new identities and long-standing connections tucked inside as well.

Paper Kite طيارة ورق | Qatar | 7 | Nada Bedair | From her sixth grade classroom, Noor sketches a kite she sees outside the school walls. When new student Zayn walks in, a dream starts to take flight.

Home Away 3000 | France | 11 | Héloïse Pétel & Philippe Baranzini | After crashing on an unknown planet, a space traveller begins to repair his spaceship. Little does he know the surprises that await him.

The One You Never Forget | US | 8 | Morgan Jon Fox | A 14-year-old excitedly prepares for his first dance, but will his date live up to his parents’ expectations?

3feet | Colombia | 14 | Giselle Geney | Get your (soccer) kicks on the way to school with Gonzalo as he hilariously tries his very best to keep things clean and stay in the game.

Eaten | Iran | 7 | Mohsen Rezapour | On a mysterious, unknown planet, a rabbit-like creature is eaten, but that’s just the beginning of the story.

Webinar: Arab American Theater
2021-10-07 15:30 - 17:00
Join us for a rich and engaging conversation with Arab American playwrights, theater actors, and producers: Kathryn Haddadm Jamil Khoury, Lameece Issaq, and Malek Najjar. This panel discussion and conversation will be moderated by Catherine Coray, a Professor of Theater at NYU.

Register here.

The People's Inquiry on Gaza
2021-10-07 09:00 - 12:00
Join us for the kick-off of Gaza is Palestine with a virtual People’s Inquiry on Israel’s May Assault and ongoing blockade of Gaza Thursday, October 7 at 12 noon ET. Our guests include Mohammed El-Kurd, Malak Mattar, Rep. Rashida Tlaib and many others. Reserve your spot today.

Movie: Terror and Hope: The Science of Resilience
2021-10-07
Terror and Hope: The Science of Resilience Content Warning: Descriptions & news footage of violence. Syrian refugee children heal from trauma with the support of scientists, humanitarians, and innovative research. Science fueled by compassion and hope. Director: Ron Bourke, Producer: Ron Bourke, 38 min, Jordan, United States

Streaming online between October 7th and 17th.
You can find the program festival here: https://www.socialjusticefilmfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/SJFF2021_Program.pdf

Ben Hodgson & Laura Moulton in Conversation With Omar El Akkad
2021-10-05 17:00 - 19:00
Tuesday, October 5 @ 5pm (PT)
In 2011, Laura Moulton founded Street Books, a mobile library serving people living outside in Portland, Oregon. That summer, Ben Hodgson became one of her most dedicated regulars, setting the still-unbroken single season record for borrowing. Then Ben’s routines changed, and he didn’t cross paths again with Laura for almost two years. Loaners: The Making of a Street Library (Perfect Day) is the story they began to tell when they reconnected, offering a street-level perspective of a community whose stories are seldom told, alternating between their two unforgettable points of view in this addictively readable, occasionally sublime memoir. Hodgson and Moulton will be joined in conversation by Omar El Akkad, author of What Strange Paradise and American War.
Register for the Zoom event / Buy the Book

HWAYITAH WA KHAMIYSA WA GHREEN: INTRODUCTION TO LIBYAN DRESS & ADORNMENT
2021-10-05 09:00 - 11:00
Event Description: Dr. Reem El Mutwalli in conversation with Najlaa El-Ageli, Founder of Noon Arts Projects, a small private arts foundation, with a mission to bring the best of contemporary Libyan art, from both emerging and established artists, and expose it to the world stage, discussing her recent jewelery exhibition and providing our audience with an introduction to Libyan dress and adornment.
New Date: 5th October 2021
Time:12pm (NYC), 5pm (London), 8pm (Dubai)
Tickets: Donation
Students: If you are a student or member of academia please register here to receive your complimentary registration links.
Registering will not only give you access to the live session but also a recorded version to catch up on in your own time.
Eventbrite link which is now live:
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Josh Nasar in Excuse me, what’s that? at Laughs Comedy Club
2021-10-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Laughs Comedy Club, 5220 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Josh Nasar is a TV host, standup comedian, and social media personality. He has hosted TV shows for ESPN, MTV, the the highly watched, “What’s My Car Worth” for Discovery Networks. He also acted on the final two seasons of Sons of Anarchy. In 2021, Josh’s TikTok and Instagram blew up with more than 1.5 million followers and more than 400,000 Million views. He is of Syrian-Jewish descent.
Todd Royce was a professional wrestler for 18 years before getting into stand up comedy. Known as “The American Wet Dream” and “Top Choice” Todd Royce, he toured around North America. After becoming a comedian, Royce was given a Golden Ticket on the popular Kill Tony podcast by host Tony Hinchcliffe and, as a result, has performed at Cobb’s Comedy Club in San Francisco and the World Famous Comedy Store in Los Angeles. In 2021, Royce amassed a huge following on Tiktok, currently 700,000 with comedy sketches featuring his catchphrase “What’s That…?”

ARCE Georgia: A New Look at the Treasures of Tutankhamun’s Tomb
2021-10-02 13:00 - 14:30
When Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered in 1922, the objects in it created a sensation. For decades the objects have dazzled the world and been the centerpiece of the Cairo Museum. Even so, the circumstances of Tutankhamun’s death and burial have always raised questions. The construction of new museums in Egypt, and the relocation of these objects, has created a new opportunity for study of many of these objects.
In a lecture titled A New Look at the Treasures of Tutankhamun’s Tomb, Dr. Robert Bianchi, chief curator at the Ancient Egyptian Museum Shibuya [Tokyo] will focus on the reevaluation of objects from this most famous of tombs.
This lecture is co-sponsored by the Atlanta Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt and the Carlos Museum.

Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Jerusalem: A Rock and a Hard Place "
2021-10-02 09:00 - 11:30
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Jerusalem: A Rock And A Hard Place, a remarkable two-part documentary special from Al Jazeera English, goes behind the scenes with residents from each of the three monolithic faiths who share one of the world’s most extraordinary cities: Jerusalem.
Here, Israeli Jews and Palestinian Muslims and Christians exist in close geographical proximity and are bound in many ways by a common history.
But as these films reveal, they are also worlds apart.
The stark, every-day challenges of life in a city shaped by 70 years of Israeli occupation – with its oppressive discrimination, security walls and endless petty restrictions – aren’t always fully understood by outsiders. To followers of different faiths, Jerusalem is a sacred and spiritual place, to many tourists it’s most famous for its culturally significant monuments, but to those who live here its status is much more complex.

Anera's 2021 Global Gala
2021-10-01 16:30 - 18:30
You’re invited to join us for
Anera’s 2021 Global Gala
Friday, October 1
7:30 pm, ET
4:30 pm, PT
Join us for a virtual concert to raise funds for Anera’s work that strengthens the ties connecting people and builds hope through community action.
Coming Together With Hope
Our theme captures the spirit of Anera’s past, present and future work. Join us for an exciting evening to renew our bonds, remember, and to move forward with strength and commitment.

BuildPalestine Online Summit
2021-10-01 - 2021-10-02
Date: October 1st &2nd
Location: Online
Cost: $30 donation requested – register now!

“Palestine is full of challenges, which means it is also full of opportunities. Let’s harness our collective power to build a better future for Palestine.”
– Lama Amr, Executive Director, BuildPalestine

Join us in the biggest gathering of the global Palestinian community to harness our collective power and build the future of Palestine together.
This year has been marked by a renewed sense of unity as Palestinians everywhere have risen up, with younger generations bringing new energy and creativity to this intergenerational struggle. In the face of a global pandemic, a failed political system, and the ongoing Occupation, our people continue to be resilient and find ways to make an impact.

Participants will join 60 speakers and panelists, in more than 20 virtual panels and workshops, with the goal of harnessing our collective power and momentum to take concrete steps towards social and political change that can ultimately fulfill our rights to freedom, justice, and equality. How can Palestinians in the Diaspora and allies support local changemakers at this critical time?

Join the 2021 BuildPalestine Summit, and register now!

Artist Talk with Diana Al-Hadid
2021-09-30 17:30 - 18:30 | Henry Art Gallery, 15th Avenue NE + NE 41st Street, Seattle, WA, 98195, United States
“Please join us in welcoming Diana Al-Hadid for an in-person, evening talk in anticipation of her exhibition Archive of Longings, opening at the Henry on October 2. Al-Hadid will delve into the personal archives of her creative practice, sharing insights into her process, the multiple sources that feed her work, and the sculptural projects featured within her exhibition, which span over a decade of creation.
This talk will also be streamed live on the Henry Art Gallery YouTube channel.
Admission: Free and open to the public. Registration is required for in-person attendance. The auditorium will be capped at 50% capacity.
Image: Diana Al-Hadid. Smoke Screen. 2015. Polymer gypsum, fiberglass, steel, gold leaf, plaster, pigment. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Joshua White.” (Promo Copy)

the Twin Cities Arab Film Festival (TCAFF) w/ virtual option
2021-09-29 - 2021-10-03
Mizna proudly presents the fifteenth Twin Cities Arab Film Festival (TCAFF) from September 29 to October 3, 2021. TCAFF 2021 is a hybrid film festival, screening independent Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) cinema virtually for audiences across the United States and in-person at the Trylon Cinema in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. TCAFF celebrates cinema from Arabic-speaking countries and their diasporas, striving to represent a diverse range of stories from the SWANA region and beyond.

The films look amazing! Too many too list! Look now, pre order and mark your calendars!!
For the list of films click here: https://tcaff21.eventive.org/films

P&P Live! Elizabeth F. Thompson — How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs: The Arab Congress of 1920, the Destruction of the Syrian State, and the Rise of Anti-Liberal Islamism
2021-09-27 15:00 - 17:00
Monday, September 27, 2021 – 6 p.m (I believe this is Eastern Standard Time, please double check when you register for this event!)

CLICK HERE to register for this virtual event!
How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs: The Arab Congress of 1920, the Destruction of the Syrian State, and the Rise of Anti-Liberal Islamism is the story of a pivotal moment in modern world history, when Arabs established a representative democracy–and how the West crushed it.
Elizabeth F. Thompson is a leading historian of the modern Middle East and Mohamed S. Farsi Chair of Islamic Peace at American University’s School of International Service. She is the author of two previous books, Colonial Citizens: Republican Rights, Paternal Privilege and Gender in French Syria and Lebanon, winner of two national book prizes, and Justice Interrupted: The Struggle for Constitutional Government in the Middle East.

P&P Live! Washington DC 20008
