Come visit us at the Seattle Arab Festival @ Fisher Pavilion on Saturday and Sunday, October 12th & 13th, each day from 11 till 7! We will have Canaan Fair Trade Olive oils, Za'atar, tapenades and more! The festival is set to include vendors, performers, special guests, talks/demos/panels and more! See a full description here. […]

Home Movies Gaza – a 2013 short film by Palestinian filmmaker Basma Alsharif will screen as part of the 30th annual Olympia Film Festival at Capitol Theater, Sunday, November 10, at 4 p.m.  The film is part of The International Experimental Shorts segment of the festival sponsored by the Rachel Corrie Foundation.  Seven short films with […]

Come watch the demonstration, have lunch and learn how to make traditional Gazan cuisine while being taken on a cultural journey through life in Gaza. Laila El-Haddad and Maggie Schmitt are co-authors of the award winning documentary cookbook The Gaza Kitchen: a Palestinian Culinary Journey, which has been praised by the likes of Anthony Bourdain, […]

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It's time once again for Media Island International's monthly community benefit brunch! We are celebrating the presence of our friend, and current Media Island roommate Anees Mansour, and partnering with the Rachel Corrie Foundation, Al Basma Club For The Disabled and the Rachel Corrie Cultural Center (in Gaza) to bring you a wonderful morning of delicious food […]