ArabishWay

Author: Mona Awad
2025-09-29 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Third Place Books – Lake Forest Park, 17171 Bothell Way NE #A101, Lake Forest Park, WA, 98155, United States
The highly anticipated follow up to the viral sensation Bunny, a brilliantly written, laugh-out-loud funny, dark, and delirious novel set in the Bunny-verse
Third Place Books is proud to welcome back Mona Awad for the release of We Love You, Bunny, a prequel (and sequel) to Awad’s novel Bunny, a finalist for a New England Book Award and currently in development for film with Bad Robot Productions. Mona is joined in conversation by Katie Campbell, reporter and creator of the KUOW Book Club. Tickets are required in advance.

Mona Awad in Conversation With Jeff VanderMeer
2025-09-30 19:00 - 20:00 | Powell’s Books, 1005 W Burnside St., Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Mona Awad’s We Love You, Bunny (S&S/Marysue Rucci Books) is the highly anticipated follow-up to the viral sensation Bunny, a brilliantly written, laugh-out-loud funny, dark, and delirious novel set in the Bunny-verse — a world that Margaret Atwood declared “soooo genius.” In the cult classic novel Bunny, Samantha Heather Mackey, a lonely outsider student at a highly selective MFA program in New England, was first ostracized and then seduced by a clique of creepy-sweet rich girls who call themselves “Bunny.” An invitation to the Bunnies’ Smut Salon leads Samantha down a dark rabbit hole (pun intended) into the violently surreal world of their off-campus workshops where monstrous creations are conjured with deadly and wondrous consequences. When We Love You, Bunny opens, Sam has just published her first novel to critical acclaim. But at a New England stop on her book tour, her one-time frenemies, furious at the way they’ve been portrayed, kidnap her. Now a captive audience, it’s her (and our) turn to hear the Bunnies’ side of the story. One by one, they take turns holding the axe, and recount the birth throes of their unholy alliance, their discovery of their unusual creative powers — and the phantasmagoric adventure of conjuring their first creation. With a bound and gagged Sam, we embark on a wickedly intoxicating journey into the heart of dark academia: a fairy tale slasher that explores the wonder and horror of creation itself. Not to mention the transformative powers of love and friendship, Bunny. Frankenstein by way of Heathers, We Love You, Bunny is both a prequel and a sequel, and an unabashedly wild and totally complete stand-alone novel. Open your hearts, Bunny, to another dazzlingly original and darkly hilarious romp in the Bunny-verse from the queen of the fever-dream, Mona Awad. Awad will be joined in conversation by Jeff VanderMeer, author of the Southern Reach series.

Rainbow Story Time (online) w/ Lindz Amer
2025-10-01 11:30 - 12:00, 2025-10-08 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

Media, Race, and the Sudanese Civil War | Global Africa Transcontinental Seminar Series
2025-10-02 08:00 - 09:30 | Virtual
In April 2023, fighting broke out in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. In the ongoing conflict, thousands have been killed, millions displaced, and millions more require urgent humanitarian assistance. In the midst of it all, another element has become a focal part of this trauma: the media. In this talk, Dr. Christopher Tounsel (University of Washington) will discuss the war’s historical background, address why Western media has been comparatively silent in its coverage, and show how one community’s response to the conflict sheds light on the intersections of race, media, and the African Diaspora.
Christopher Tounsel is Director of African Studies and associate professor of history at the University of Washington. An historian of the Sudan, Tounsel is the author of Chosen Peoples: Christianity and Political Imagination in South Sudan and Bounds of Blackness: African Americans, Sudan, and the Politics of Solidarity.
The Global Africa Transcontinental Seminar brings together UW African Studies, the Department of History at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal, and the African Program at Sciences Po Paris, France, and aims to engage scholars and students around contemporary research on “African Worlds” or ”Global Africa.” The virtual monthly lectures and discussions will connect communities of scholars across the humanities and social sciences in North America, Africa, and Europe to discuss themes such as Black radical politics, decolonial feminisms, African technologies, environmental history, postcolonial migration, religion and modernity, and language. Through consideration of the ways in which the three continents have influenced each other and their respective institutional contexts, the seminar will bring original and situated perspectives on a range of topics and further a rich conversation across institutions, teaching traditions, and research.

وقت القصة باللغة العربية / Arabic Story Time - KCLS (online)
2025-10-02 17:00 - 17:30, 2025-10-09 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 with adult.

Safa Suleiman with Hilwa's Gifts
2025-10-02 18:30 - 20:00 | Eagle Harbor Books, 157 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island, WA, 98110
Join us for an imaginative and enlightening evening with Children’s Author Safa Suleiman presenting her timely picture book Hilwa’s Gift.

Safa Suleiman with Hilwa's Gifts
2025-10-03 14:00 - 16:00 | Suquamish Museum, 6861 NE South St, Suquamish, WA, 98392

Community at Ya Hala
2025-10-03 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-10 18:00 - 21:00 | Suzanne Zahr, Art & Architecture, 2441 76th Ave SE, Ste 160, Mercer Island, WA, 98040, United States
Games, Music, Cafe
Remember, Ya Hala’s café and retail space is open to all
More details about each weekend’s events will drop on the Monday before. 👀

Fall Arts Walk and Social Justice Block Party
2025-10-03 18:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-04 12:00 - 18:00 | Olympia – Rafah Solidarity Mural, 119 1/2 Capitol Way N, Olympia, WA, United States
Join the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice (RCF), Art Forces, and the Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural Project (ORSMP), during Olympia Arts Walk weekend for our Social Justice Block Party!
On Friday evening, we’ll be in front of the Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural at Capitol Way N. and State Ave. Our program, 6-8 pm, will reflect on how art and creative expression serve as catalysts of cultural resistance and resilience in response to urgent issues facing our community. From US immigrant families to Palestinians trapped in the assault on Gaza, we’ll share words, images, music, and dance that resist cultural erasure and build solidarity across movements. Local organizations will table throughout the evening, sharing resources and opportunities for taking action.
On Saturday, 12:00-6:00 p.m., RCF will host a crafts market with vendors from Olympia. Palestinian olive oil and crafts will also be available for purchase.
Volunteers needed! If you’re in the Olympia area and would like to volunteer, you can sign up for a shift on POINT or reach out directly to info@rachelcorriefoundation.org

Friday, October 3, 6:00-10 PM
Saturday, October 4,12:00-6:00 PM
At the Olympia Rafah Solidarity Mural
119 1/2 Capitol Way N.

In Memory of Ziad Rahbani (Vancouver)
2025-10-03 20:00 - 22:00 | Michael J Fox Theater, 7373 MacPherson Avenue Mailing Address:, 5455 Rumble St, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5J 2B7, Canada
This tribute concert will bring Ziad Rahbani’s unforgettable songs and compositions to the stage, performed by outstanding vocalists and musicians, under the artistic direction of Syrian-Canadian musician Gaby Al Botros.

Virtual Movie Screenings: Every Saturday with Palestine Museum US
2025-10-04 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!

Workshops 4 Gaza: Cryptids and Creatures: Mythology in Poetry
2025-10-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
What role do cryptids and creatures like the Minotaur, the Mapinguari, or the Little Mermaid play in a poem? What do they allow writers to communicate about the myriad costs of being in this world characterized by colonial violence and slavery?
This workshop engages works by poets like Traci Brimhall, Natalie Diaz, and Summer Farah, whose mythical creatures unsettle understandings of loneliness, intimacy, sacrifice, and our relationships between past and present.
This will be an interactive space, where participants will write and share poems as cryptozoologists, architects, and memory workers. This workshop benefits the Sameer Project’s North Gaza campaign.
Maya Salameh is the author of HOW TO MAKE AN ALGORITHM IN THE MICROWAVE (University of Arkansas Press, 2022), winner of the Etel Adnan Poetry Prize, and the chapbook rooh (Paper Nautilus Press, 2020). Her work has appeared in The Offing, Poetry, Gulf Coast, The Rumpus, AGNI, Mizna, and the LA Times, among others. She can be found at @mayaslmh or mayasalameh.com.

Rise Up for Gaza: March
2025-10-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Victor Steinbrueck Park, 1999 Western Ave, Seattle, WA, 98121
SEATTLE: TWO YEARS OF GENOCIDE: RISE UP FOR GAZA!
On October 4th, an international day of action, we will take the streets and shut it down. From wherever we are, we will make clear: the people of the world stand with Gaza, and demand a total arms embargo and sanctions against Israel.
🗓️Saturday, October 4
⏰2PM
📍Victor Steinbrueck Park | 1999 Western Ave.

Potting for Palestine: A Palestinian Ceramics Workshop 🇵🇸
2025-10-04 17:00 - 20:00 | The Mud Room (Cashmere), 207 Mission Ave, Cashmere, WA
Join us on Saturday, October 4th & 11th at our studio on Cashmere, WA for a hands-on workshop co-hosted with @houseofsumoud.
In this immersive session, you’ll learn about the history and significance of traditional Palestinian pottery, explore unique glazing techniques, & create your own Palestinian-inspired plate or tray infused with a touch of Wenatchee Valley flair.
Please note: All final pieces will be displayed & sold at the 2025 Falasteen in the Valley Festival in Leavenworth, WA on October 25th. 100% of proceeds benefit humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza.
Come shape clay, share stories, & make art that carries meaning and impact.

The Somali Table
2025-10-04 18:00 - 21:00 | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
Due to its location and landmass, Somalia is a true culinary crossroad. Indigenous Somali regional cuisines woven with lasting Italian, South Asian, and Middle Eastern influences have resulted in a cuisine that is dynamic and unique. Join local chef Ifrah F. Ahmed in class, where she will teach you about the food of Somalia and how to make some of her favorite classic dishes. On the menu: xawaash-spiced lamb (braised lamb shanks with xawaash spice and cilantro garlic sauce); muufo (corn flatbread); fuul (mashed fava bean and tomato stew); and bariis(Somali-style rice).

CAIR Banquet featuring speaker: Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib
2025-10-04 18:00 - 21:30 | Muslim Assocation of Puget Sounds (MAPS), 17550 NE 67th Ct, Redmond, WA, 98052, United States
At this pivotal moment in history, it is clear that there is no going back to how things were before. Instead, we are forging a path to justice for Muslims in Washington and beyond.
Featuring Rashida Tlaib, who made history as the first Muslim woman ever elected to the Michigan Legislature, one of the first two Muslim women in the U.S. Congress, and the first Palestinian-American woman to serve in Congress.
On Saturday, October 4 at MAPS Redmond from 6:00 to 9:30pm, join CAIR-WA to recap one of the busiest years in our organization’s history and look ahead to the next chapter.
Interested in attending but can’t afford the ticket price? We have a small number of donated tickets available! Email kwalker@cair.com for a 100% discount code. In your email say, “I need donated tickets for the banquet,” and indicate how many you will need. No need to give any additional details.

Arab Monthly Meet & Greet - Brunch, Networking & Culture
2025-10-05 12:00 - 15:00 | Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co, 17585 Northeast 67th Court, Suite 100, Redmond, WA, 98052
Looking to connect with other Arabs in the area? Curious about the culture, or just want to enjoy a welcoming brunch with friendly faces? Join us for our Arab Monthly Meet & Greet — a relaxed, recurring event designed to bring our community together.
Each month we’ll gather over brunch to:
• Meet new people & network — build friendships, share ideas, and connect with professionals from across industries.
• Celebrate Arab culture — enjoy authentic flavors, music, and traditions in an inclusive, family-friendly atmosphere.
• Socialize & exchange stories — whether you’re new to the area or a longtime local, this is your space to belong.
This event is open to everyone interested in Arab culture — Arab and non-Arab, families, couples, and singles alike. Bring your appetite, your curiosity, and your best conversation starters. Let’s build a vibrant, supportive community together — one brunch at a time.

Kids for Palestine (Olympia)
2025-10-05 13:30 - 15:00 | Woodruff Park, 1500 Harrison Ave NW, Olympia, WA, 98502
Gather with other families at Woodruff Park, in West Olympia (near the tennis and pickleball courts) every Sunday, 1-4 pm, to support Palestine through conversation and art in a kid-friendly event.

Film "Half Moon" at Vancouver Film Festival
2025-10-06 12:00 - 14:00 | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas, 88 W Pender St 3rd floor, Vancouver, BC, V6B 6N9, Canada
The act of artistic creation can feel inadequate when trying to convey the tragedy of war, but for clarinettist and composer Kinan Azmeh, music is a way to bear that grief and break down the boundaries of emotional and cultural expression. A witness to lives lost and displaced in his home country of Syria, Azmeh questions what role he can play as an artist and musician in a face of global conflicts and violence.
Frank Scheffer’s introspective documentary follows Azmeh on his travels to New York, Amsterdam, and Palestine, where the artist’s soulful music and collaborative performances enrapture audiences through outpourings of emotional urgency. Half Moon: Kinan Azmeh is a profound and celebratory meditation on art’s ability to inspire different cultures and reshape solidarity, community, and hope in the world, even in dark times.

March For Gaza
2025-10-07 13:00 - 15:00 | Cascade Playground, 333 Pontius Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98109
This October 7, there is a strong coalition of Palestinian liberation focused organizations building as large of a collective march and action as we can with all who are united in ending the genocide. We will meet at Cascade Playground on Tuesday October 7th at 1PM to hold a march and vigil to let those in power know that we will not allow business to continue as usual while they profit from genocide. We need as many organizations and individuals to meet the moment by mobilizing their community, so share this post widely and make plans for taking time off work!

The Jordanian Table: Mansaf
2025-10-08 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-09 18:00 - 21:00 | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
Join Nadia Tommalieh for a journey into the heart of Jordanian hospitality through its most iconic dish. In this class, you’ll explore the cultural roots and rituals surrounding mansaf as you learn to prepare it, from slowly braising lamb shanksin a rich, tangy sauce made from jameed (dried yogurt) to serving the lamb over turmeric- and ghee-scented rice, nestled on top of shrak, a delicate Bedouin flatbread. To complete your Jordanian table you’ll prepare galayet bandoura(sautéed ripe tomatoes with garlic, olive oil, and chili, served with crispy pita chips); zaiytoon (green olives marinated in lemon, jalapeño, turmeric, and olive oil); mkhalel left (bright pink pickled turnips in brine); and, for dessert, awameh(light, crispy dough balls soaked in orange blossom syrup and sprinkled with crushed pistachios).

Arabian Dessert Shop
2025-10-09 11:00 - 13:30 | Whisk, 10385 Main St, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Growing up, Chef Hend enjoyed eating many of the sweet treats of her heritage made by her family. In this hands-on class, Chef Hend Yahya will share with you her favorite Arabian desserts with a Fall twist. Think warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, clove and cardamom. She will teach you her techniques and tricks to making a swirled, buttery cookie filled with date paste seasoned with Fall spices. You will also learn to make a yeasted sweet, fluffy pancake stuffed with fresh apples and walnuts and soaked in a delicious cinnamon syrup, Chef Hend’s personal favorite! Last, but definitely not least, is a light, flavorful coconut cake made with semolina flour and topped with almonds. You will go home with plenty of desserts to share with family and friends.

Makrouta (Swirled, Buttery Cookie)
Atayef (Stuffed Pancake with Cinnamon Syrup)
Besbousa (Coconut Cake with Cardamom Syrup)

From Bellingham to Palestine: Two Day Festival
2025-10-10 - 2025-10-11 | Karate Church, 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA, 98225
Passes are on sale now:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cornerpocket
final show poster and details are included here, including qr codes for the companion local music comp (free with purchased pass). We will be benefiting these four amazing Gaza orgs and efforts:
Camp Breakerz Crew (Fri night)
@campsbreakerz
Gaza Skate Team (Sat night)
@gaza_skate_team
Gaza Circus School (Sat afternoon)
@gazacircus_school
Gaza Birds Singing (Sat morning)
@gazabirdssinging
Big thank you to @karatechurch for hosting, to @whatcomfamiliesforjustice and @wwudivestapartheid for partnering with us and the @loanndbehold and the @itsbellflower crew for helping organize – including @pfsdsgn for these awesome poster designs!!!
We could only tag 20 bands but there are ten more who are playing or who contributed to the compilation. So much love for everyone, including @offkilter0 @sainttreestreet @sheaisely @thestringlightsband@basementtuesdays @bellingham_bloom @iwillfightwithlions@thewyrds @schwupsband @gallowmaker @devin_champlin_@sunnflecks @boxcutterpnw @richcanut3

Symposium | Gender, Translation, and the Short Form in the Eurasian Periodical
2025-10-10 09:00 - 15:00 | University of Washington – Thomson Hall, 1911 Skagit Lane, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Literary modernity did not always appear in book form, but as a periodical! Throughout the 20th century, literary and cultural production across much of Central, Western, and South Asia reached readers through the pages of periodicals. These periodicals–newspapers, magazines, and journals–housed a variety of literary forms ranging from serialized novels, to poetry, to short stories, alongside advertisements, comics, and photography. This symposium features emerging literary scholarship that investigates short form fiction as it appears in the rhizomatic 20th century periodical, and its intersections with translation and gender. How does fiction move across and between languages in 20th century periodical cultures of Eurasia? What does an explicit and intentional consideration of gender in these translingual (and frequently transnational, or transhistorical) literary movements illuminate? In exploring such questions, this symposium foregrounds gender, translation, and the short form in the growing field of Periodical Studies, and brings together scholars working on texts from across Eurasia, in Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, Tamil, Russian, and Turkish
Thomson Hall : Rm 317

Potting for Palestine: A Palestinian Ceramics Workshop 🇵🇸
2025-10-11 17:00 - 20:00 | The Mud Room (Cashmere), 207 Mission Ave, Cashmere, WA
Join us on Saturday, October 11th at our studio on Cashmere, WA for a hands-on workshop co-hosted with @houseofsumoud.
In this immersive session, you’ll learn about the history and significance of traditional Palestinian pottery, explore unique glazing techniques, & create your own Palestinian-inspired plate or tray infused with a touch of Wenatchee Valley flair.
Please note: All final pieces will be displayed & sold at the 2025 Falasteen in the Valley Festival in Leavenworth, WA on October 25th. 100% of proceeds benefit humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza.
Come shape clay, share stories, & make art that carries meaning and impact.
Register here: https://thelocalmudroom.kilnfire.com/classes/potting-for-palestine-a
