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SUMMARY:Painting Workshop— Painting Memory\, Ritual\, and Palestine w/ Sarah Alsamarai
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a hands-on painting workshop exploring Palestine\, memory\, identity\, and diaspora through still life! \nWorking with symbolic objects that carry stories of home\, ritual\, and inheritance\, participants will reflect on the ways everyday things can hold the memory of family\, place\, and belonging. \nLed by artist Sarah Alsamarai\, the workshop will invite participants to develop a personal symbol—an object or image connected to their own history and experience—and transform it into a painted composition. In Palestinian and diasporic life\, objects such as olives\, coffee vessels\, pomegranates\, and olive branches can carry what is not always easily said: memory\, loss\, continuity\, care\, and attachment to homeland. Through guided prompts\, sketching\, and painting exercises\, participants will create a piece that reflects both personal memory and broader cultural narrative. \nNo prior painting experience is needed. All materials will be provided. \nSpots are limited–get your tickets here!
URL:https://mpp-dc.org/event/painting-workshop-painting-memory-ritual-and-palestine-w-sarah-alsamarai/
LOCATION:Museum of the Palestinian People\, 1900 18th Street NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States of America
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SUMMARY:Painting Memory\, Ritual\, and Palestine: Led by Sarah Alsamarai
DESCRIPTION:Join us on July 15th at 7pm for a hands-on painting workshop exploring Palestine\, memory\, identity\, and diaspora through still life. \n \nWorking with symbolic objects that carry stories of home\, ritual\, and inheritance\, participants will reflect on the ways everyday things can hold the memory of family\, place\, and belonging. \n \nLed by artist Sarah Alsamarai\, the workshop will invite participants to develop a personal symbol—an object or image connected to their own history and experience—and transform it into a painted composition. In Palestinian and diasporic life\, objects such as olives\, coffee vessels\, pomegranates\, and olive branches can carry what is not always easily said: memory\, loss\, continuity\, care\, and attachment to homeland. Through guided prompts\, sketching\, and painting exercises\, participants will create a piece that reflects both personal memory and broader cultural narrative. \n \nNo prior painting experience is needed. All materials will be provided.
URL:https://mpp-dc.org/event/painting-memory-ritual-and-palestine-led-by-sarah-alsamarai/
LOCATION:1900 18th Street NW\, 1900 18th Street NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States of America
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T190000
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SUMMARY:Rooted in Resistance\, Here Eternally: Friday Night Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Kick off the Rooted in Resistance: Here Eternally Festival Weekend with an evening of Palestinian food\, art\, and performance. Enjoy a delicious dinner alongside live music\, spoken word\, dance\, art\, and a moderated panel. This intimate night of culture and community will nourish both heart and spirit\, with proceeds supporting the Museum of the Palestinian People’s mission.
URL:https://mpp-dc.org/event/rooted-in-resistance-here-eternally-friday-night-dinner-2/
LOCATION:1640 Columbia Road NW\, 1640 Columbia Road NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States of America
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T220000
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SUMMARY:Rooted in Resistance\, Here Eternally: Friday Night Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Kick off the Rooted in Resistance: Here Eternally Festival Weekend with an evening of Palestinian food\, art\, and performance. Enjoy a delicious dinner alongside live music\, spoken word\, dance\, art\, and a moderated panel. This intimate night of culture and community will nourish both heart and spirit\, with proceeds supporting the Museum of the Palestinian People’s mission. \nBook your Tickets
URL:https://mpp-dc.org/event/rooted-in-resistance-here-eternally-friday-night-dinner/
LOCATION:The Festival Center\, 1640 Columbia Rd NW\, Washington\, D.C.\, 20009\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T160000
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SUMMARY:Rooted in Resistance: Here Eternally Saturday
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URL:https://mpp-dc.org/event/rooted-in-resistance-here-eternally-saturday-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T183000
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SUMMARY:Rooted in Resistance\, Here Eternally: Saturday Festival
DESCRIPTION:Palestine has shifted the world’s order in ways our elders never could have imagined. We are nearly three years into the newest phase of the genocide against our people in Gaza\, and 78 years post Nakba. As Palestinians\, we know the Nakba didn’t end in 1948: it has continued every single day since. And we know that every people’s struggle for liberation is tied to our own. This past year has only made that clearer. \nThis year\, MPP is hosting our third annual Museum of the Palestinian People Art and Culture Festival. Over three days\, we’ll welcome people from across the country to the nation’s capital to celebrate and honor Palestinian history\, art\, culture\, and community. The theme of this year’s event is simple: \nHere Eternally هنا إلى الأبد \nRooted in Resistance متجذر في المقاومة \nWe’re still here as artists\, painters\, writers\, athletes\, chefs. And we will always be here\, as Palestinians\, generation after generation. \nBook your Tickets
URL:https://mpp-dc.org/event/rooted-in-resistance-here-eternally-saturday/
LOCATION:The Festival Center\, 1640 Columbia Rd NW\, Washington\, D.C.\, 20009\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T190000
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SUMMARY:Hikayat: The Four Quartered Myth of Jerusalem
DESCRIPTION:Introducing our Hikayat series\, an ongoing conversation exploring the many threads of Palestinian cultural and historical heritage. \n \nFor our first Hikayat event\, we will be hosting Haitham Khraishi: a Palestinian-American who grew up between Maryland and Palestine\, with family roots in Tulkarem\, Palestine. He has been a docent at MPP since 2020\, where he has given guided tours\, presentations\, and helped curate the space in 2022. He also creates content online delving into the ancient\, medieval\, and modern histories of Palestine to provide insight into understanding its people\, sites\, and cities. One of his goals with content creation is to make information on Palestine easily accessible and digestible for viewers familiar with Palestine or interested in learning for the first time. \n \nFor this Hikayat\, we're exploring: Maps of Jerusalem…for as long as Haitham can remember\, maps of Jerusalem were always divided into four quarters: a Muslim\, Jewish\, Christian\, and Armenian Quarter. However\, this way of dividing the city never made sense in reality\, as multiple people\, businesses\, and religious sites exist between all of these so-called "quarters." After further research and reading\, he came to find that Jerusalem had even more ethnic and religious communities than these designations fully described. The purpose of this presentation is to explore where the myth of the four quarters originated and to uncover the stories of the other often-forgotten communities that have shaped this important city.
URL:https://mpp-dc.org/event/hikayat-the-four-quartered-myth-of-jerusalem/
LOCATION:1900 18th Street NW\, 1900 18th Street NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States of America
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SUMMARY:Exhibit Opening | Dis-play-ced: A Century of Sports in Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Dis-play-ced: An Exhibition of Palestinian Athletic History \nJoin us Friday\, August 21 at 6 PM for the opening of Dis-play-ced\, an exhibition tracing more than a century of Palestinian athletic history. \nBringing together historical and contemporary materials\, Dis-play-ced explores how sport has been shaped by changing political and social conditions\, while also showing how athletic traditions have carried Palestinian national identity across generations. Through the histories of clubs\, schools\, teams\, religious institutions\, and athletes\, the exhibition offers a look at Palestinian communities and their experiences through the lens of sport\, highlighting the enduring relationship between Palestinian identity\, community\, and athletic life. Join us for an evening celebrating this rich and often overlooked history\, and the athletes and communities who have kept it alive. \nOpening remarks\, curator tour\, and light refreshments included.
URL:https://mpp-dc.org/event/exhibit-opening-dis-play-ced-a-century-of-sports-in-palestine/
LOCATION:Museum of the Palestinian People\, 1900 18th Street NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States of America
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T183000
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DTSTAMP:20260913T163406Z
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SUMMARY:Hikayat: From Family Stories to Historical Records
DESCRIPTION:Ever wonder how you can research your Palestinian family history? This introductory presentation will offer practical starting points to search no matter how long you or your family has been in the United States. Come and learn how to begin that journey through family-held sources and oral history interviews\, and how to look further into U.S.\, British Mandate\, Ottoman-era\, and Palestinian sources. This event is co-sponsored by the Museum of the Palestinian People and the National Society for Arab & Arab American Genealogy. \n \nReem Awad-Rashmawi\, JD\, is a professional genealogist\, immigration attorney\, and founder and president of the National Society for Arab & Arab American Genealogy. She has been researching family history since the 1980s and has worked professionally in genealogy since 2019\, with a focus on Arab and Arab American genealogy\, Palestinian family history\, immigration records\, oral history\, dual citizenship\, DNA analysis\, and community-based research. Reem has presented nationally on related topics and is the author of “Arab American Genealogy Research as a Form of Public History\,” published in Arab American Public History by Temple University Press in 2026.
URL:https://mpp-dc.org/event/hikayat-from-family-stories-to-historical-records/
LOCATION:1900 18th Street NW\, 1900 18th Street NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States of America
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260927T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260927T180000
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SUMMARY:Suleiman Al-Obeid Legacy Classic Soccer Tournament
DESCRIPTION:We are honored that you will be playing in the first memorial soccer tournament in honor of Suleiman Al-Obeid. Most commonly referred to as the "Palestinian Pele"\, al-Obeid was killed while waiting at an aid station in Southern Gaza over one year ago on August 6\, 2025. In his name and in his honor\, the Museum of the Palestinian People is hosting our first ever soccer tournament in conjunction with our Dis-play-ced: Sports in Palestine exhibition. Please see key details below. We will reach out to you about waivers and team rosters closer to the tournament date.  \n \nDate: Sunday September 27 \nLocation: Northern Virginia Soccer Field \nTime: 5pm. First matches will kick off at 5pm.  \nEach team is guaranteed 2 matches as it will be a double elimination bracket playing 8×8. Team sizes cannot exceed 10.  \nRegistration Fee: $350 \nRegistration includes dinner\, and hydration stations provided throughout the tournament. Additionally\, we will be hosting a night at the Museum for soccer tournament players to visit and explore our new exhibit.  \n \nWant to play but don't have a team? Sign up as an individual for $40!  \nIndividual players will be placed on a team with other registered individuals (or added to teams needing additional players)\, depending on availability. We'll contact you with your team assignment before the tournament! \n \nIf you have a team less than 8 players and need extra players\, please reach out to leah@mpp-dc.org. Additionally\, if you have any questions\, please reach out to leah@mpp-dc.org and she will be able to answer all questions.  \n \nThe tournament registration fee supports the Museum's mission of preserving and celebrating Palestinian culture\, history\, and heritage. A portion of proceeds to be donated to support sports programming in Palestine.
URL:https://mpp-dc.org/event/suleiman-al-obeid-legacy-classic-soccer-tournament/
LOCATION:Address TBA\, Address TBA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T180000
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SUMMARY:9th Annual Gala & Auction
DESCRIPTION:The Museum of the Palestinian People celebrates the beauty of Palestinian arts and culture through its work in preserving\, documenting\, and sharing the history of the people. Join us for the ninth annual fundraising gala\, Museum in Bloom\, which celebrates the artistry and creativity of the Palestinian people across the diaspora\, and the growth of the museum since its opening in 2019.  \n \nJoin us for Museum in Bloom: Celebrating Our Growth on Thursday\, October 22\, 2026.
URL:https://mpp-dc.org/event/9th-annual-gala-auction/
LOCATION:15 Dupont Cir NW\, 15 Dupont Cir NW\, Washington\, 20036\, United States of America
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