Mujaddara Dinner Night

Join us for an informal gathering to celebrate Palestinian culture with our traditional Mujaddara dish, and stay informed with updates on the current situation in Palestine.

Thursday, 9/17 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor, 1432 Washtenaw Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Cost: Free, but donations are accepted.

Limited seating capacity. Please register here.

This month’s speaker will be Murad Idris, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan.

Title: Against Hate: On the Politics of a False Diagnosis

Dinner Topic: The idea that “hate” names a fundamental problem of our time has engulfed American public discourse. What is the long history of this way of diagnosing politics and the world? Who hates, what counts as hating, who is hated, and what broader philosophical structures and shifts underlie its subjects? The presentation offers a genealogy of “hate through the question of Palestine over the last six decades, its transformations, and its intersections with anti-Muslim racism.

Bio: Murad Idris is Associate Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Political Science at the University of Michigan. His book, War for Peace: Genealogies of a Violent Ideal in Western and Islamic Thought (Oxford, 2019), examines how philosophers fantasize about peace in order to promote hierarchy, war, and repression.

2026 Walk for Palestine

March with us once again to support our brothers and sisters in Gaza, West Bank, and Lebanon.

Sunday, 10/11 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Island Park Shelter B, 1420 Island Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48105

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This year, we will be raising funds for Atfal Al Sumud (Lebanon), Medical Relief Committee in Palestine, and Association Najda in Gaza.

We aim to raise $50,0000.

We hope you will join us!