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Dearborn Blog is a space for the diverse voices of the great city of Dearborn to be heard. Dearborn is a city rooted in innovation, entrepreneurship, diversity, tolerance, and building the American Dream. Dearborn Blog aspires to capture that spirit.

“Israel has a right to try and target those civilians”

Biden admin’s slip of the tongue is especially dark after this weekend’s massacre. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ...

New Book Eps 2: كتاب جديد: ديوان لوحات ـ علي جواد

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Being A Spectator, Or Bearing Witness. May 29, 2024 by B Nimri Aziz

They are watching us. At least, they were. Before they became overwhelmed with grief, before they collapsed, wounded, dazed by hunger, confusion and fear. By now, they must have completely given up on our world of voyeurs, including those taking a moment to glimpse that relentless slaughter day-after-day-after-day over there. They know how we live—our ...

Remember Rafah

Your inbox today will no doubt be filled with politicians, companies, organizations, and influencers paying somber tribute to the soldiers we sent to war who didn’t make it home.But who do you remember on Memorial Day? The horrible, unforgettable, unforgivable images coming out of Rafah right now demand our attention. As an activist who has ...

Jill dominates presidential survey among Arab Americans

A recent poll released by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), shows Jill way ahead of Biden with an incredible 25% of Arab Americans supporting her while Biden is polling at a paltry 7%. The results are astonishing, and as the ADC website says “since the start of the genocide, many have speculated about who Arab ...

People’s Conference for Palestine Program Schedule Announced!

Program Schedule Announced! We are excited to announce the program for the People’s Conference for Palestine. Join us in Detroit, MI, next weekend May 24-26, for three days of critical discussion, exc Program Schedule Announced! We are excited to announce the program for the People’s Conference for Palestine. Join us in Detroit, MI, next weekend ...

ADC Commemorates 76 Years of Nakba

This day is a solemn reminder of the expulsion and dispossession of the Palestinian people from their ancestral homeland at the hands of Zionist militias and settler military forces. Washington, DC | http://www.adc.org | May 15, 2024 – Today we commemorate 76 years of Nakba - The Catastrophe. This day is a solemn reminder of ...

Culture and Arts: Lebanon is rehabilitating the historic Le Colisée Cinema in Beirut

Culture and Arts: Lebanon is rehabilitating the historicLe Colisée Cinema in Beirut After the experience of rehabilitating and opening the closed cinemas in the south and north of Lebanon and turning them into independent and free cultural spaces, the Tiro Association for Arts and the Istanbouli Theater began rehabilitating the Le Colisée Cinema in Beirut, ...

Ilan Pappe in Dearborn: Reclaiming the Palestinian Story: A History of Struggle and Resilience

The AlNADWA Freethinking Society's event, featuring Ilan Pappe discussing "Gaza in Context," captivated a full house at the Bintjbail Club in Dearborn on May 13, 2024. Pappe's insightful analysis delved into the historical and geopolitical complexities surrounding the Gaza Strip, offering attendees a nuanced understanding of the region's challenges and struggles. The event, organized by ...

Solidarity with Gaza: Advocacy Playbook & Event is LIVE!

Hi Folks, Join Amnesty International USA for a powerful town hall discussion to stand in solidarity with Gaza and continue to demand a permanent ceasefire, stop arms transfers to the government of Israel and all parties, and end the illegal occupation. Hear our incredible speakers share their advocacy work for Gaza and our collective responsibility ...

Take Action: Demand Biden, World Leaders Stop Israel Invasion of Rafah

Over 1 million Palestinians, among them 600,000 children, face an immediate forced transfer out of Rafah to Khain Younis. Washington, DC | adc.org | May 11, 2024 – The ongoing genocide and invasion of Rafah has placed the lives of millions of Palestinians at risk. The Biden Administration, as well as other global leaders have ...

AFF Schedule is now LIVE!

Greetings friends, The Arab American National Museum (AANM) cordially invites you to our annual Arab Film Festival (AFF), taking place May 15-19 both in-person and virtually. Our schedule is now LIVE and tickets/passes are available for purchase. We have some excellent, unique programming coming up, including our opening night Moroccan Dinner & A Movie event, ...

Celebrating a Night of Artistic Excellence at Crestwood’s First Artist Gallery

Last night's inaugural Artist Gallery at Riverside Middle School was a spectacular showcase of talent across the Crestwood School District! From the vibrant halls of Highview, Hillcrest, Kinloch, Riverside to Crestwood, the creativity on display was simply breathtaking. 🎨 The attention to detail in each art piece was unparalleled, making it a historic evening for ...

Job Opportunities w/ AACC & Tejara

Hello! I wanted to share some open positions that we currently have with the American Arab Chamber of Commerce and Tejara. If you know any folks that would be a good fit, or If you know of any professional network spaces to share these job postings, please do! Director of Programs & Entrepreneurial Innovation Small ...

ACCESS April Update

Dear friends, April was a particularly busy time with Arab American Heritage Month celebrations, including 80 groups participating in tours, presentations, and workshops held at our Arab American National Museum (AANM). Our signature event, the 52ndACCESS Annual Dinner was held on April 18, a wonderful evening of empowerment and impact. Lubana al Qantar's extraordinarily heartfelt ...

Action Alert: Tell Congress To Vote No on Four Anti-Palestine Bills

Congress is considering four (4) dangerous bills that are aimed at silencing and punishing the pro-Palestine movement. Washington, DC | http://www.adc.org | May 4, 2024 – Pro-Palestine protests are continuing to grow, and that is making lawmakers nervous. Over the last month, the unhinged leadership of both parties have capitulated to AIPAC and the ADL ...

GAZA RELIEF DINNER May 18 in Dearborn!

Gaza Relief Dinner in Dearborn!͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ...

Ilan Pappe in Dearborn

Ilan Pappe, a renowned Israeli exile and perhaps the world's foremost historian of Palestine, will be coming to the First Unitarian-Universalist Church of Detroit to share his expertise at this critical time. Pappe is the author of 19 books, including Gaza in Context. The event will be Tuesday, May 14, 6:30 pm at the First ...

NEW VIDEO: Students to convene for Palestinian liberation

We are excited to announce that registration is now open to the public for our upcoming People’s Conference for Palestine!͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ...

ASAP Community Coalition Prevention Week event

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and National Prevention Week always falls within the month. This year we will be hosting open mic event on poetry, spoken word, or written song on Mental Health and Substance use Prevention. This event will involve our youth group, Hope House members, coalition members , staff, and community members. ...

As the Tide Turns towards Justice for Palestine, Where Does the Palestinian Diaspora Stand?

As the Tide Turns towards Justice for Palestine, Where Does the Palestinian Diaspora Stand? May 1, 2024 by BNimri Aziz The Palestinian diaspora, particularly those living in the US, should not be overlooked as a player in calls for the freedom of Palestine. A new generation of professional Americans of Palestinian origin have worked tirelessly ...

I was arrested last night

Here’s the full story you won’t read in the media coverage today. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ...

PaliCon in Dearborn! Conference, Dinner, Rally!

Announcing the First Annual PaliCon 2024 NGP will host and sponsor three major events on May 18-19, 2024 in Dearborn! CONFERENCE, GAZA RELIEF DINNER, & MARCH! See the flyers below and click on them to register and buy tickets for the events! If you wish to unsubscribe from our newsletter, click here

Scenes from the Gaza Solidarity encampment at Columbia

College students across America are standing up to stop this genocide. We stand with them. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ...

Detroit Amnesty: TWO invites to action for May 1 and 2!

Dear Members/Supporters: First, condolences to Liz Harrow and Amnesty Group 81, Lansing, on the loss of Ken Harrow, HR expert on the Congo and Rwanda; the group has been active for many years in producing a monthly newsletter, featuring HR concerns and offering an Urgent Action letter on a prisoner. Thank you, dear friends, for ...

W Community News April 25, 2024

So Many Things Taking Place! View this email in your browser Community News I Would Like to ShareApril 25, 2024 In Person/Online Events: April 25|6PM: Empowered. Engaged: Arab Americans in Office w/Rashida, Fadwa, & Rima Mohammad at Arab American National Museum May 2|6PM: AMERICA'S FIRST MOSQUE? May 2|9PM:Livonia Salon Book Club Reading: فوبيا المقدس لمصطفى ...

Kassem Istanbouli brings cinema back to Beirut

Culture and Arts: Kassem Istanbouli brings cinema back to Beirut through the establishment of the Lebanese National Theater After the experience of rehabilitating and opening the closed cinemas in the south and north of Lebanon and turning them into independent and free cultural spaces, the Tiro Association for Arts and the Istanbouli Theater began rehabilitating ...

No War with Iran by Dr. Jill Stein

> Abandon Biden and demand peace. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ...

Don’t tell anyone else! 50% OFF

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Press & Guide: Things to do in metro Detroit, April 12 and beyond

Source: https://www.pressandguide.com/2024/04/11/things-to-do-in-metro-detroit-april-12-and-beyond On sale now • Moneybagg Yo, Rob49, Skilla Baby and JT: June 1, Fox Theatre, Detroit, ticket prices vary. On sale 10 a.m. April 11 • Glass Animals, Kevin Abstract: Aug. 24, Pine Knob Music Theatre, Independence Twp., ticket prices vary. On sale 10 a.m. April 12 • Maroon 5, Maren Morris: June ...

Anonymous Men Who Bury a Nation’s Martyrs by B Nimri Aziz April 7, 2024

Anonymous Men Who Bury a Nation’s Martyrs by B Nimri Aziz April 7, 2024 We wring our hands and shake our heads sadly as the toll mounts. Palestinian corpses along the roadside, limp bodies pulled from rubble, wrapped figures large and small laid outside a hospital or beside a tent. Viewing these images from afar ...

W Community News May 5, 2024

100 Years of Genocide Lecture, New Book Club, Livonia Salon Latest Videos, Green Party Petition to Demand Investigation of US Funding of Genocide... View this email in your browser Community News I Would Like to ShareMay 5, 2024 Ramadan Decorations in Dearborn 1. Attend Dearborn Greens Meeting to Join the Historical Effort to Break the ...

تاريخ الصراع العربي الإسرائيلي 15: 100 سنة من الإبادة الجماعية

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZLHitce-ho https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dearbornblog/episodes/15-100-e2hsn9f

Arab American Heritage Month at AANM

Gather with us. View this email in your browser April is Arab American Heritage Month This Arab American Heritage Month, enjoy a variety of perks at AANM, including free Museum admission all month long, extended hours (now open Sundays!), a discount on Membership and more! Don't forget to also check out the AANM Store in ...

Voices of Resilience: Crestwood ASU Poetry Slam – Echoes from the Land of Olives

Riverside Middle School and Crestwood High School students are invited to share their voices at the ASU Poetry Slam. Join us on April 17th at 6PM in the Crestwood High School Library to recite your poem and celebrate the voices of resilience and echoes from the land of olives. Details, scan the QR code!

Join Congresswoman Tlaib in Western Wayne Tomorrow!

News from Representative Tlaib Thank you for reading this important e-newsletter. To ensure you are getting updates from our office, please click here to subscribe. If you are already subscribed, please click here to ensure we have your updated information. Join Congresswoman Tlaib in Western Wayne Tomorrow! Dear Neighbor, It’s your Congresswoman, Rashida Tlaib. I ...

Events for Gaza: Saturday & More

LAND DAYRally & March for PalestineSaturday, March 30 • 2:30 pm EST Henry Ford Centennial Library 16301 Michigan Avenue • Dearborn 48126 Sponsors & speakers include Doctors Against Genocide, Michigan Task Force for Palestine, American Arab & Muslim Political Action Committee, National Lawyers Guild, Methodist Church Peace Group, Jewish Voice for Peace-Detroit Land Day at ...

New Inductee to Hall of Hero’s: Annelle Sheline

"For the past year, I worked for the office devoted to promoting human rights in the Middle East. I believe strongly in the mission and in the important work of that office. However, as a representative of a government that is directly enabling what the International Court of Justice has said could plausibly be a genocide in ...

Breaking News on Assange extradition

> The fight for Assange’s freedom is far from over. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ...

Yousef Alqamoussi Writes About Fasting

https://alqamoussi.com/2024/03/21/dearborn-1-3/#like-4348?page_id=4348

Yousef Alqamoussi Writes About Dearborn #0

https://alqamoussi.com/2024/03/21/dearborn-1-2/?page_id=4345

تاريخ الصراع العربي الإسرائيلي 13: أبعاد الصراع العربي الإسرائيلي

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GOpAjNEezU https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dearbornblog/episodes/13-e2h36qc

تاريخ الصراع العربي الإسرائيلي 12: الانتخابات الرئاسية الأمريكية والعرب الأمريكيين

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-oY7hcmxlE https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dearbornblog/episodes/12-e2h36lb

تاريخ الصراع العربي الاسرائيلي ١١: أي دور للثقافة والأدب: السينما والمسرح نموذجا؟

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCf2xCub8uc https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dearbornblog/episodes/ep-e2h36ej

INVITATION TO WATCH – Night Falls in the Evening Lands: The Assange Epic

Couldn’t make it to Night Falls in the Evening Lands: The Assange Epic? You can now view the recording on... Hi Wissam, Couldn’t make it or missed out on tickets to last week's conference Night Falls in the Evening Lands: The Assange Epic? You can now watch the incredible speeches for free on YouTube. WATCH ...

Tiro Arts Association organizes training workshops at the Lebanese National Theater for children displaced because of war

Culture and Art: Tiro Arts Association organizes training workshops at the Lebanese National Theater for children displaced because of war The Tiro Association for Arts and the Istanbouli Theater launched training workshops for children and young people at the free Lebanese National Theater, in the city of Tyre, the latter of whom are displaced because ...