Events

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FREE and open to the public

Join us for a fun-filled afternoon celebrating the Arabic language at a variety of activity stations! All families welcome, including those new to Arabic. All children must come with an adult.

*Note: If you’d like to participate in the theater games with Taous and Mohammed, please be sure to register before the event with Moheb Soliman at moheb@mizna.org, or call 612-788-6920.

Featured activities

> THEATER GAMES with Taous Khazem and Mohammed Yabdri (PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED!)*
Play popular theatre games that work with the actor’s body, voice and imagination in English and Arabic, led by two professional actors.
– Three sessions: 1:10pm–1:40pm / 1:50pm–2:20pm / 2:30pm–3pm
– Ages 6–12
– Contact Moheb at moheb@mizna.org or call 612-788-6920 to reserve a spot.

> DRUMMING TIME with Khaldoun Samman / STORY CORNER with Rita Farah & Rania Jalal
Every 15 minutes, we’ll switch from Arabic drumming to Arabic stories.

> CALLIGRAPHY with Jehad Adwan
Have your name written in Arabic calligraphy and try writing some Arabic words yourself.

> HENNA with Zehra Rizvi & Meher Khan
Have your hands decorated with “henna,” traditional, temporary, plant-based body art.

> LANTERN CRAFT
Make and decorate an Arabic paper lantern, a fanoos, to take home with you.

> COLORING
Pages of Arabic-inspired designs and images will be on hand to color and take home.