ArabishWay

Movie: Ali: Fear Eats The Soul
2025-11-30 16:30 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The wildly prolific German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder paid homage to his cinematic hero Douglas Sirk with this update of that filmmaker’s 1955 All That Heaven Allows. A lonely widow (Brigitte Mira) meets a much younger Arab worker (El Hedi ben Salem) in a bar during a rainstorm. They fall in love, to their own surprise—and to the outright shock of their families, colleagues, and drinking buddies. In Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, Fassbinder expertly wields the emotional power of classic Hollywood melodrama to expose the racial tensions underlying contemporary German culture.

Peace Vigils [Olympia]
2025-11-30 16:30 - 18:00, 2025-11-23 16:30 - 18:00, 2025-11-16 16:30 - 18:00, 2025-11-09 16:30 - 18:00 | Percival Landing, 217 Thurston Ave NW, Olympia, WA, 98501
4:30-6:00 PM
Percival Landing in Downtown Olympia
4th &Water Street

Join us every Friday in downtown Olympia as we continue to gather to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, an end to occupation, saving Gaza’s children, and for peace.

Thanks to the Olympia Fellowship Of Reconciliation for supporting and joining our efforts to demand a permanent peace in Gaza. Thank you to everyone for continuing to respect the peaceful and welcoming atmosphere that the Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) has maintained at these weekly vigils for so many years.

Kids for Palestine (Olympia)
2025-11-30 13:30 - 15:00, 2025-11-23 13:30 - 15:00, 2025-11-16 13:30 - 15:00, 2025-11-09 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.

Movie: Ali: Fear Eats The Soul
2025-11-29 19:30 - 21:00 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The wildly prolific German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder paid homage to his cinematic hero Douglas Sirk with this update of that filmmaker’s 1955 All That Heaven Allows. A lonely widow (Brigitte Mira) meets a much younger Arab worker (El Hedi ben Salem) in a bar during a rainstorm. They fall in love, to their own surprise—and to the outright shock of their families, colleagues, and drinking buddies. In Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, Fassbinder expertly wields the emotional power of classic Hollywood melodrama to expose the racial tensions underlying contemporary German culture.

Sat Nov 29: 7.30pm PDT

Sun Nov 30: 4.30pm PDT, 7.30pm PDT

Movie: Ali: Fear Eats The Soul
2025-11-29 16:30 - 18:30 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The wildly prolific German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder paid homage to his cinematic hero Douglas Sirk with this update of that filmmaker’s 1955 All That Heaven Allows. A lonely widow (Brigitte Mira) meets a much younger Arab worker (El Hedi ben Salem) in a bar during a rainstorm. They fall in love, to their own surprise—and to the outright shock of their families, colleagues, and drinking buddies. In Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, Fassbinder expertly wields the emotional power of classic Hollywood melodrama to expose the racial tensions underlying contemporary German culture.

Sat Nov 29: 4.30pm PDT, 7.30pm PDT

Sun Nov 30: 4.30pm PDT, 7.30pm PDT

Movie: Palestine 36
2025-11-29 16:15 - 18:30 | Magic Lantern Theater [Spokane], 25 W Main, Spokane, WA, 99201
Palestine’s Official Submission to the 98th Academy Awards. Official Selection of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival. Coming to theaters in the US and Canada in 2026. A film by Annemarie Jacir Starring Hiam Abbass, Kamel Al Basha, Yasmine Al Massri, Jalal Altawil, Robert Aramayo, Saleh Bakri, Yafa Bakri, Karim Daoud Anaya, Wardi Eilabouni, Ward Helou, Billy Howle, Dhafer L’Abidine, with Liam Cunningham, and Jeremy Irons. In 1936, as the British Empire tightens its grip on Palestine, Yusuf is caught between his village home and his work in Jerusalem. Amidst an anti-colonial revolt, and Jewish refugees fleeing persecution from Europe, all sides converge in a decisive moment for the entire region. ———- Watermelon Pictures is a film production and distribution company rooted in creative resistance. Our mission is to champion unheard voices, inspire the world to stand up to injustice and imagine our way into a shared, liberated future.

Fundraiser Art Market
2025-11-29 12:00 - 16:00 | A Resting Place, 670 S King Street, Seattle, WA, 98104
Check out art work from multiple Seattle artists.
See you there! 🇸🇩🇵🇸

Pop-Up Shop 4 Mutual Aid
2025-11-29 12:00 - 16:00 | Cherry Street Village, 720 25th Avenue, Seattle, WA, United States
Boycott Friendly Outfits
Mending Corner
Masks Required
Free Soup

UN Movie Society presents PALESTINE 36
2025-11-29 06:00 - 09:00 | Virtual
UN Movie Society presents global event featuring Palestine’s Oscar submission for best international feature film Palestine 36

VIRTUAL GLOBAL LAUNCH (LIVE & ON DEMAND): UNITED NATIONS
Saturday, 29 November 2025
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
9:00am EST (New York Time)
UN Global YouTube: https://youtu.be/-3hhiNZnS6A
UN WebTV: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1qkhezqeo

On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, on Saturday, 29 November 2025, the UN Movie Society of the United Nations Staff Recreation Council – dedicated to advancing UN global causes through the transformative power of storytelling, will present an event featuring Palestine’s Oscar submission for Best International Feature Film – PALESTINE 36. The entire programme will be broadcasted live & on demand on the global channels of the United Nations – UN Web TV and UN YouTube.
PALESTINE 36 explores the Arab Revolt of 1936–1939 against British colonial rule. Directed by Annemarie Jacir, the film lays the historical groundwork for what followed in 1948 and beyond, making the events an urgent story to bring to the screen. This pivotal moment is essential for understanding the Palestinian question, which has been on the agenda of the United Nations for nearly eight decades. The film features an extraordinary international cast, including British Oscar-winner Jeremy Irons (Reversal of Fortune), Irish acclaimed Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones), and Palestinian Emmy-nominated Hiam Abbass (Succession). PALESTINE 36 is Annemarie Jacir’s fourth consecutive film to be selected as Palestine’s Oscar submission for the Best International Feature Film.

Community at Ya Hala
2025-11-28 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. 👀

Lebanese Music Night
2025-11-23 | TBD
Sunday, November 23 – Lebanese Music Night (details to follow)

Parents and Families Solidarity Event
2025-11-22 13:00 - 16:00 | YWCA Olympia, 220 Union Ave SE, Olympia, WA

Comedian: Atheer Yacoub
2025-11-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Laughs Comedy Club, 5220 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Atheer Yacoub is a Brooklyn-based comedian and writer, who has performed across the U.S. on stage and on screen. Her half-hour stand-up special premiered on Comedy Central Arabia in 2018, and was broadcast for a global, multilingual audience across the Middle East.

The Arab Pantry: Tahini
2025-11-18 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-11-17 18:00 - 21:00 | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
oin Nadia Tommalieh as she dives into the versatile world of tahini, a staple ingredient in Arabic cuisine. In this class, you’ll discover the rich history and diverse uses of tahini, learning how to incorporate its unique flavor and creamy texture into a variety of traditional and fusion dishes. This class will guide you through making fresh tahini from scratch, and then showcasing it in an array of savory and sweet dishes. We will make kofta w batata bi tahinia (minced seasoned lamb and beef baked with potatoes and tahini sauce); roz bi sha’rieh (toasted vermicelli noodles and rice in olive oil); mutabal betenjan w khodar (smoky roasted eggplant with tomatoes, peppers, and tahini); and green salad with a creamy lemon tahini dressing. We will end the class on a sweet note by making traditional halaweh bil foustoq w chokolata (halva with pistachio and chocolate), a must-have dessert that perfectly balances the sweetness of sugar with the nutty richness of tahini.
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.

Seattle Bands Stand with Gaza
2025-11-16 19:00 - 22:00 | Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98107, United States
Amazing bands! Great cause! See you there!

Souk Seattle
2025-11-16 11:00 - 17:00 | The 101, 101 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA, 98104
Bring your habib(t)is and come kick back with us 🧡 RSVP link in bio!
SOUK is our love letter to our homelands. A space for culture, community, connection. A portion of all vendor sales will go towards charity.

RSVP here: posh.vip/e/souk-charity-popup-market-fall-edition

Tunisian musician: Nour Harkati at the Clock-Out Lounge
2025-11-15 20:30 - 22:00 | Clock-Out Lounge, 4864 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98108
NOUR HARKATI IS A RENOWNED TUNISIAN MUSICIAN AND SINGER-SONGWRITER KNOWN FOR HIS INNOVATIVE BLEND OF TRADITIONAL NORTH AFRICAN MUSIC AND CONTEMPORARY INFLUENCES.
MASTERING THE ANCIENT GUEMBRI AND INFUSING HIS WORK WITH MODERN RHYTHMS,HARKATI CRAFTS A UNIQUE SOUND THAT RESONATES DEEPLY WITH DIVERSE AUDIENCES.
HIS LYRICS COMBINE PHILOSOPHICAL DEPTH WITH A JUBILANT SPIRIT, MAKING HIS MUSIC BOTH INTROSPECTIVE AND UPLIFTING.
HTTPS://NOURHARKATI.BANDCAMP.COM/ALBUM/MOULENA

Play: One Family in Gaza
2025-11-15 15:00 - 17:00 | Langley United Methodist Church, 301 Anthes Ave, Langley, WA, 98260
🔻 Nov 15, 3-5pm: “One Family in Gaza” play by guest performers from the peninsula! Link in bio for more info and tickets (free, donations accepted at the door for families in Gaza). Please make sure to get tickets to help us set up accordingly and spread the word!

The Olive Oil Harvest
2025-11-13 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-11-12 18:00 - 21:00 | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
Join Nadia Tommalieh as she shares the beauty, importance, and tradition of the olive harvest and olive oil pressing across the Arab world. Olive oil is a staple in most culinary cultures, and in this class you’ll learn about the different flavor profiles of olive oil, the best temperatures for cooking, and how to repurpose flavor-infused oils. You’’ll cook an array of dishes traditional to celebrate the olive harvest season, before sitting down to feast on shorabet freekeh bil hamid w zeit al-zaytoon (citrusy freekeh and olive oil soup); musakhan (roasted Cornish hens with olive oil, caramelized onions, and sumac); salatet bandora bil a’ashab(tomatoes and herbs tossed in olive oil and sumac), as well as salset laban w na’ana (garlicky yogurt, mint, olive oil sauce). Yansoonnieh, an aromatic anise and olive oil sticky cake drenched in orange blossom syrup, will close out our meal, and our love letter to the majestic olive.

Movie: Speed Sisters
2025-11-12 17:30 - 19:30 | King County Library System – Renton, 100 Mill Ave S, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
11/12 – Speed Sisters — The first all-women racing team in Palestine.

Discover the stories that drive us.
Join us for a global journey through the world of cars, racing, and the people whose lives revolve around them. This documentary film series explores how automobiles represent freedom, identity, and resistance—from land speed records in the U.S. to grassroots racing in Havana and the West Bank.

Movie Screening: Nabra's Anklet
2025-11-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Cherry Street Village, 720 25th Avenue, Seattle, WA, United States
Dunya is doing a free screening of my short film Nabra‘s Anklet on November 10 at 7:00pm! It is appropriate for all ages (I would give it a PG rating). https://www.dunyaproductions.org/productions/monthly-film-series-nabras-anklet

Social Night with MESC - UW
2025-11-10 16:00 - 19:30 | UW – HUB, 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98195, United States
This event will be an epic night!🔥🙀
We are here with the Social Night that you DON’T want to miss!!😎👌🏻
Snacks ? we got you!!🍪🍿
Drinks? Don’t even worry about it!!🍹
Music ? Of course!!🫡🎶🥁
Board Games? Definitely!!🎲🃏🎯
Where? When???🤔
📍The HUB 334
🗓️ Monday Nov 10th 2025
🕓 4:00-7:30
Come and you’ll have the BEST time!😏🤞🏻
We better see you there making new friends!!🙂‍↔️💗
