aHlan wa Sahlan
As-salaam alaykum! Happy April and Arab American Heritage Month! April is in full bloom with beautiful sun filled days and exuberant energy. It’s a favorite time of year around here as it’s also when our calendar is full of Arab cultural events in celebration of Arab American Heritage Month. Our amazing bay area chapter is doing a whole series of library dance performances this month bringing Egyptian dance to families throughout the bay area.
Here are some great book suggestions for those looking to learn and share more about Arabic culture with a particular focus on children’s books. And we have included a wide range of events to enjoy near the end of this email. PLUS, we highly recommend checking out your local community spaces for happenings, and asking if they have any programming in particular to celebrate Arab American Heritage Month. While the powers that be may want to erase our diversity, the true influence comes from us. So ask, let them know you want to see and attend Arabic events in your neighborhood. We do this together! Keep dancing friends and thank you for your support always! Free Falastin, Iran, Congo, and Sudan!
Support Qabila by donating today HERE or purchase some of our amazing logo wear HERE including our NEW line “Dance in Solidarity & Advocacy”. Shukran for all your support!
We are building our fundraising for more performances, educational outreach, source material, and more! YOU can help today by becoming an Advocate, Supporter, and/or Friend of the Qabila Foundation.
A Qabila Advocate donates at the $480 level sponsoring a dancer for an entire year of training and rehearsals.
The Qabila Supporter donates at the $100 level helping us develop new resources.
The Qabila Friend donates at the $25 level helping us cover operational costs.
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UPCOMING Events
2/7 LBC Raqs (Long Beach, CA)
2/22 Royal Crown Festival (Carson, CA)
3/22 Capital City Raqs (Sacramento, CA)
4/2 Palestinian Street Dabke workshop with Samer (Long Beach, CA)
5/2 LBC Raqs (Long Beach, CA)
7/4-7/11 Middle East Camp (Mendocino, CA)
7/25-7/26 Iraqi Intensive with Mohanned Hawaz (Los Angeles, CA)
11/7-8 Soumaya Moroccan Dance Weekend (Los Angeles, CA)
11/14-15 SWANA dance festival (Seattle, WA)
More info on the Calendar here.