April is MENA Heritage Month

Join us in coming together with the Middle Eastern & North Africa community to celebrate and share our various cultures, in April 2025 and beyond

MENA Events

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To Stand With Palestine by Karam Dana @ 3rd Place Books
Mar 13
To Stand With Palestine by Karam Dana @ 3rd Place Books

Third Place Books welcomes UW professor Dr. Karam Dana for a presentation and discussion of his new book, To Stand with Palestine: Transnational Resistance and Political Evolution in the United States.

Nowruz Musical Celebration - Early Music Seattle
Mar 23
Nowruz Musical Celebration - Early Music Seattle

Musical performances in Collaboration with Peyvand, SISCA, Early Music Seattle, and Town Hall Seattle.

Omid Roustaei 'Bitter & Sweet Cookbook @ 3rd Place Books
Apr 8
Omid Roustaei 'Bitter & Sweet Cookbook @ 3rd Place Books

Discover a world of flavors in this elegantly designed cookbook from the Caspian Chef, blending Iranian dishes with global cuisines and accompanied by moving stories of Omid’s life and culinary journey from Iran to the US.

Hamid Rahmanian’s Song of the North
May 17
Hamid Rahmanian’s Song of the North

Song of the North is a cinematic performance combining the manual art of shadow puppetry with projected animation to tell the courageous tale of Manijeh, a heroine from ancient Persia.

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News

First-Ever U.S. National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Hate

US Census adds MENA ethnic category