Arab American Cultural Center at UIC

Join us this Friday at 1 pm EST for the 11th Episode of Real Football Podcast: “WORLD CUP 2026: One Week On, Politics, Hydration Breaks Fuc*ery, and more”

Hosted by Matt Atteberry, Abdallah Al-Arian,
Bassam Haddad, Khalid Namez, Arjun Sethi, Alexander Hayes

We will be discussing a variety of topics, including United States’ visa/treatment of players and referees, Solidarity with Palestine and other causes during the World Cup, Iranian Team Treatment by the United States and Monarchists, Hydration Breaks Fuc*ery, The Japanese example, Over-booking tickets and hotel rooms and general comparisons to WC ’22 in Qatar, Most and least impressive teams and players during the first week, New Rules (speeding up the game, etc), other observations on strategies, line-ups, and pace/structure of the game today.

FRIDAY, 19 JUNE, 1PM - LIVE @
YOUTUBE.COM/JADALIYA & X.COM/JADALIYYA

Football: THE SPORT YOU ACTUALLY PLAY WITH YOUR FOOT

“In Palestine, environmental degradation is not incidental—it is intentional, protracted, and aimed at breaking the eco-sumud (ecological steadfastness) of the Palestinian people.” –Mazin Qumsiyeh, “Ecocide and resistance in Palestine,” the Ecologist (2025)

In partnership with Growing Palestine, our latest visual traces the Ongoing Nakba through the eyes of generations of Palestinian farmers in Gaza. Amid Israel’s ongoing genocide and ecocide, food sovereignty, self-determination, and justice must guide efforts to restore Gaza’s land, soil, water, food system, and environment.

Stay tuned tomorrow as we release the second visual in this series, which looks at how Israeli settler violence is sowing terror in Palestine’s harvest.

This visual was created for Growing Palestine’s campaign “Food is Life: Protect Palestinian Farmers from Israeli Violence.” Learn more here: https://growingpalestine.com/act-today/

We are delighted to announce 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘰 𝘔𝘺 𝘚𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 / 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘳𝘦 à 𝘮𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘦𝘶𝘳 by Habiba Djahnine as part of our Unpacking the ArteArchive program, 𝗢𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗢𝗡: 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲, streaming online June 18–28.

🎥 Letter To My Sister / Lettre à ma sœur Habiba Djahnine, Algeria, 2006, 68 mins French and Kabyle with English subtitles

A personal narrative of the filmmaker's return to Tizi-Ouzou, where she commemorates her sister, slain women's rights activist Nabila Djahnine, reflecting on her life, her assassination, and silenced dialogue amid Algeria's political violence.

Screening Online
📅 June 18–28, 2026
🌍 Online Worldwide
🎟 Free / $5 suggested donation
🔗 artearchive.org (link in bio)

𝗢𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗢𝗡 is part of ArteEast's legacy program Unpacking the ArteArchive, curated by Laila Sharif. The full online program also features 𝘔𝘺 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘘𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘢𝘧𝘪; 𝘌𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥, 𝘈𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦; 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘐𝘴 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳; 𝘚𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 2020-11-20 𝘢𝘵 1.59.44 𝘗𝘔; and 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘑𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

What does Juneteenth teach us about freedom, faith, and solidarity?
Join MuslimARC for a conversation exploring Black Liberation Theology, abolition, and the connections between spiritual traditions and movements for justice.
Featuring:
Rev. Kelvin Sauls, Interfaith Leader & Community Organizer
Sagirah Shahid, Poet, Artist & Cultural Worker
Tabari Zahir, Therapist, Chaplain & Reentry Mentor
Together, we’ll explore the legacy of Juneteenth, Black liberation traditions, faith-based resistance, and what solidarity requires in this moment.
📅 Wednesday, June 17, 2026
🕠 5:30 PM PT / 8:30 PM ET
📍 Live Online
Register: muslimarc.org/2026events

In 2023 and 2024, students at more than 500 U.S. universities participated in historic protests against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. In response, a small network of pro-Israel and right-wing organizations launched a campaign of lawfare to pressure universities to suppress speech critical of Israel and Zionism.

Our latest visual, created in partnership with the MESA: Middle East Studies Association NA (MESA), examines how Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act is being weaponized to silence dissent and undermine academic freedom.

We offer this visual to the numerous faculty and students in our community who have been impacted by this repressive environment, and we call on administrators to reject government intrusion into academic freedom and freedom of expression.

View and download the visual:
https://visualizingpalestine.org/visual/title-vi/