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📬 Issue #8 — Here’s what’s inside:
👋🏽 Ahlan / Hello
🌟 Five Events Worth Checking Out
🗓️ Full List of This Week’s Events
👋🏽 AHLAN / HELLO
Did you make it out to any events last week? Whether something you found in khamsa or something I missed? I’d love to hear about it!
Next week, I’ll also be sharing a special update about my collaboration with the Orange Shirt Society and opening pre-orders for this year’s Arabic design of Orange Shirt Day.
It’s a busy week, so let’s jump into this week’s five featured events, and don’t forget to scroll down for the complete list of events happening across Toronto.
– Nassar, khamsa’s Founder & Chief Culture Guide.
🌟 FIVE EVENTS WORTH CHECKING OUT
🎥 The Teacher – TPFF Outdoor Screening
The Toronto Palestine Film Festival launches its 18th season with its beloved summer tradition: an outdoor screening and community souq under the stars. This year’s feature, The Teacher by Farah Nabulsi, follows a Palestinian school teacher navigating political resistance, deep personal bonds, and unexpected love.
🌟 Toronto Palestine Film Festival (TPFF)
💬 Palestinian Arabic with English subtitles
🗓️ Friday, August 8, 2025 – 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM (film at sundown)
📍 Christie Pits Park – 750 Bloor St W, Toronto
🎟️ Free – Instagram
🎨 Temporary Tattoo Workshop
Learn how to create ultra-realistic temporary tattoos that last up to two weeks in this hands-on session led by The Nadine Daff Project. Every ticket includes a DIY kit (suitable for 30 designs) and a $10 gift card to spend at Chefs Hall — no experience needed, bring your imagination.
🌟 Nadine Daff
💬 English
🗓️ Saturday, August 9, 2025 – 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
📍 Chefs Hall – 111 Richmond St W, Toronto, ON M5H 2G4
🎟️ Tickets – Eventbrite
🎬 Sudan, Remember Us – Film Screening
From the team behind The Encampments comes Sudan, Remember Us — a powerful portrait of Sudanese youth rising up against military oppression and displacement. Through poetry, protest, and art, this documentary captures the hopes and resistance of a generation refusing to be silenced.
🌟 Directed by Hind Meddeb – Presented by Hot Docs
💬 English and Sudanese Arabic with English subtitles
🗓️ Saturday, August 9 & Sunday, August 10, 2025
📍 Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema – 506 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M5S 1Y3
🎟️ Tickets – Hot Docs
💃 Shik Shook: Arab & Latin Night
The Queer & SWANA-centred party returns with a fiery Arab x Latin edition — one dance floor, two cultures, and nonstop vibes. Expect back-to-back bangers from DJ B. The City and DJ Romantek, a fierce drag performance by Paris Matik, and live drumming by Elissa on congas and derbake.
🌟 ShikShook
💬 Arabic / Spanish / English
🗓️ Saturday, August 9, 2025 – Doors at 11:00 PM (Party until 2:30 AM)
📍 Underground – 1150 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6J 1J3
🎟️ Tickets – Universe
🎶 Yehia: Songs I Forget
Join Yehia for a cozy and candid acoustic night as he performs every song he’s ever written — from awkward teenage lyrics to fresh new material — in a set that’s as heartfelt as it is unfiltered.
🌟 Yehia
💬 English
🗓️ Sunday, August 10, 2025 – 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
📍 Free Times Café – 320 College St, Toronto, ON M5T 1S3
🎟️ Details on Instagram
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