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Egyptian Hieroglyphs Workshop
When: Friday, August 29th, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
Where: In Person 60 S Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042, USA
Write Your Name in Hieroglyphs!
A fun, hands-on workshop exploring ancient Egyptian writing. Travel back to ancient Egypt in this hands-on workshop where kids become junior scribes! They’ll learn how hieroglyphs worked, solve fun decoding puzzles, and create a personalized cartouche craft of their name to take home. One scholarship available per session-please email us at info@farahnj.org for more info.
Two Sessions Offered ($30/pp)
Session 1- AGES 5-7, 9:30am-10:30am
Session 2- AGES 8-11, 11:00am-12:00pm
This workshop is brought to you in partnership with FARAH and EgyptEd, an educational initiative founded by Egyptian-American journalist and educator Jenny Montasir. After living and working in Egypt for four years, Jenny now brings Egypt’s rich history and culture to life for children through engaging workshops and resources.
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FARAH’s mission is to bring people together to celebrate the joy, beauty and diversity of Arab American culture, educate about the heritage and contributions of Arab Americans, and advocate for representation of Arab Americans to achieve a more just and inclusive community. Any funds raised will go towards supporting this mission.
FARAH strives to foster a climate of purposeful inclusion of all people. We value the diversity of racial and cultural identity, nationality, sexual and affectionate orientation, gender identity and its expression, religious background and belief, marital status, family structure and educational and class status.
*Thank you AAPI New Jersey (Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders) for your support!
Community Events and Fundraisers
- December 29, 2024: Sweet Nablusi Knafeh & Savory Egyptian Fateer making workshop at Popolari Restaurant, Little Falls
- February 22, 2025: Ladies Night of Belly Dancing lesson & history, Henna Artistry, Arab wines and food at The Space Gallery, Montclair
- March 24-April 27, 2025: Roots of Radiance Art Exhibit Celebrating Arab and Arab American Artists at The Space Gallery, Montclair
- April 3, 2025: Arab DJ Dance Party at Porta Montclair
- April 2025: Programming with the Montclair Public Library: Bilingual Arabic-English Children’s Book Readings Khalil Gibran The Prophet film screening and poetry readings
FARAH Festival: A Joyful Celebration of Arab American Heritage
On April 26, 2025 we kicked off the first-ever Arab American Heritage Month festival in Montclair at the Montclair Art Museum.
Our continued goal for the festival is to introduce, educate, and engage families and individuals from Montclair and the surrounding communities to Arab heritage and culture. By doing this we aim to broaden the awareness and understanding of our rich cultural heritage and help to change the negative stereotypes about Arabs in America.
Festivities Included:
- Dance and Musical Performances
- Food Vendors featuring Arab cuisine
- Wine & Spirits from the Arab world
- Mocktails with Arab flavors
- Marketplace (Souk) featuring local artisans
- Cultural Crafts & Story readings for kids
In April 2021 the United States Department of State recognized April as National Arab American Heritage Month. The Arab American community in the U.S. is estimated today to number 3.7 million people.
Arab Americans constitute an ethnicity made up of several waves of immigrants from Arabic-speaking countries of the Middle East, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa that have been settling in sizable numbers in the United States since the 1880s.
Today’s Arab American community is made up of individuals with heritage that reflects a culture that is thousands of years old and have roots from one of 22 Arab countries in the Middle East and North Africa: Algeria, Bahrain, the Comoros Islands, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.