Milk & Honey Gathering: Community Iftar and Suhoor
Milk & Honey was born to create spaces for the creators, artists and activists of the Global South to come together in support of our cause and in celebration our culture.
Join us for our Ramadan gathering where we celebrate the traditions of iftar (breaking fast) and suhoor (pre-fast meal). We’ll share a family style meal while we hear about keeping the Mamdani momentum going, give audience to a South Asian musical genius, screen the most critically acclaimed Arabic film ever made (Al Mummia, 1969) and discuss the films relevance with an expert in Arabic cinema.
We are a community produced event, and happy to extend an open invite for this iftar - free to all - but donations welcomed.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed so generously to bring this to life!
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530pm Doors open
545pm Grounding exercise
We’ll begin the evening by dropping in and setting our collective intention
600pm Live music w/Neel Murgai
Sitar performance by Neel Murgai of the Brooklyn Raga Massive
645pm Break-fast w/Darializa
Darializa, DSA and Justice Democrats endorsed candidate for congress NY-13, joins us for a Palestinian iftar to share her vision and mission in the post-Mamdani political landscape
We will be asking for donations of time and money to support her campaign to unseat the AIPAC funded incumbent
8pm El Mummia screening w/intro from Laith Zuaiter of Friendly Strangers
El Mummia, (The Mummy), directed by Shadi Abdel Salam in 1969, is a visually stunning Egyptian horror masterpiece that hauntingly explores ancient curses, cultural heritage, and the supernatural through atmospheric storytelling and meticulous attention to historical detail
Laith Zuaiter, actor and founder of the Friendly Strangers film series, will explain the film’s contextual relevance in Arabic cinematic history
9pm Suhoor intermission
Short break to have the traditional suhoor snack with the legendary Zalatimo knafeh