Category: poetry
Yasser Saad Recites His Poetry in Dearborn Open Mic (Video – Arabic)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5edphP_-TcE More from Yasser Saad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMdhXkRcGL8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzEta7P25EE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCRYIEIj00A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y04NdJiNJts
Sadeq AlAli Recites A Poem at DOM titled “An Old Woman in Her 20’s”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx4S_EkblnY
Nabil Hammoud Recites for Jerusalem in Dearborn Open Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2nJffIYiLk
Amer Zahr on House Hunters International – Jerusalem in DOM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx5U0Vi0Dog
Shaif Alzaokari Recites in Dearborn Open Mic “Jabeen Wifaky”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT2qGF3FgJk
Nadia Hamdan Recites “Fiqh Ishky” in Dearborn Open Mic (Arabic – Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jSNKCp12SI
Amer Zahr Recites “Story About A Man Named Shafeek” in Dearborn Open Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJWlmdKXjXE
Dr. Ali Ajami Speaks About the Transfer of the US Embassy to Jerusalem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYZmFq71zso
If You Know by Wissam Charafeddine in Dearborn Open Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK_Bv6nvDzs
Shaif Alzaokari, Yemeni Poet at Dearborn Open Mic (Arabic – Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26350IMNRr8
Syrian Poet, Ibaa Ismael, Recites in Dearborn Open Mic the Pains of Syria
Ibaa Ismail is an Arab American poet and translator, member of The Arab Writers’ Union. She graduated from Tishreen University in Syria in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, and then completed Master in English and American Literature from Eastern Michigan University in 1995. She is a general moderator of Numerical Aroud ...
Ali Elsendy Presents Two New Poems in Dearborn Open Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVPBTPZSyok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGbAQZlA1Ow
Yasmine Badaoui: Notorious RBG at Dearborn Open Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjPGkaQt-h8
Dr. Ali Ajami Recites “Adhin Bilal” Poem in Dearborn Open Mic
السفير الدكتور علي عجمي يلقي قصيدة "أذّن بلال" في المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch-sx9f9OCU
Since When Did We Have A Homeland? By Fatimah AlHussieni in DOM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54BpQYEyx-o
Inside by Wissam Charafeddine in Dearborn Open Mic
We would like to remind you of Dearborn Open Mic taking place tomorrow Wednesday 10/4/2017 at 7PM to 9PM in the Arab American Museum (first Wednesday of each month). One of the contribution in the last Dearborn Open Mic was a poem by Wissam Charafeddine about meditation, happiness, and peace titled "Inside": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qL1CxnRnYA
Pink Floyd presents “Wait for Her” by Mahmoud Darwish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSl1kmQMG2E Lyrics With a glass inlaid with gemstones On a pool around the evening Among the perfumed roses Wait for her With the patience of a packhorse Loaded for the mountains Like a stoic, noble prince Wait for her With seven pillows laid out on the stair The scent of womens' incense fills the air ...
Ambassador of Poetry … Dr. Ali Ajami
Ambassador Dr. Ali Ajami advocates for Arabic Poetry through his attendance and participation in various literacy forums among which is Dearborn Open Mic.
Love Always Wins At The End, Poem by Alaa Barakat
The world has stood against me once It told me I was not welcome To run on its grounds To seek a dream I once had The world was tough and mean But I didn’t let it distract me From the journey I have already started The world did not change its mind immediately About ...
Aseel Srour Recites “ID Card” Poem by Mahmoud Darwish in Dearborn Open Mic
Aseel Srour recites in the Dearborn Open Mic the famous poem by Mahmoud Darwish titled "Bitaqit Haweyati" (ID Card), and sometimes called "Sajjil Ana Arabi" (Record: I am Arabic).
Ali Elsendy Electrifies The Dearborn Open Mic Once Again
Ali Elsendy, the young Iraqi American poet, once again electrifies the Dearborn Open Mic with his energetic poems, full of emotions and motivation. In the Dearborn Open Mic on September 6, 2017, recited Damn the Impossible (تباً للمستحيل): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKvODqUCFGM&t=22s He also recited a love poem titled He is Still a Baby (مازال طفلاً): ...
Multicultural Match
So, one day you meet this guy on Match.com. He’s quiet. He’s interesting. He’s worldly and open minded. Oh, and did I mention he’s gorgeous? How is it possible this beautiful guy isn’t already snatched up? And how is it possible that he’s smitten with you? This is what I thought 13 years ago when ...
Nick Vujicic in Arabic by Haidar Mazen
No arms, no legs - no worries! Nick Vujicic uses his story to inspire and inform people all around the world. Nick is an Australian Christian evangelist and motivational speaker born with tetra-amelia syndrome,[4] a rare disorder characterized by the absence of arms and legs. He is one of the seven known surviving individuals planet-wide ...
Racism Smiles On S. Brady by Yasmine Badaoui
Yasmine Badaoui is a free lance writer, and she is an editor in Miss Muslim.She has a bachelors degree in Psychology from Iowa State University. Yasmine recited her poem at the Dearborn Open Mic last Wednesday that talks about the controversial Statue of Hubbard and the discussion of its removal from Dearborn.
Dearborn Open Mic … The Artistic Oasis in Arab American Dearborn
"Dearborn has a consortium of Arabic poets, Young Artists, and Arab American creative writing talents, that it should be considered an intellectual and artistic center, if it wasn't for the lack of that expression in the community. We are going to change that."
Endangered Art
Imagine a world without art. No Rembrandt, no Hemingway, no Kubrick, no J.S. Bach, not even “Cirque du Soleil”. As scary is that may sound, let us imagine for a moment that artistic imagination isn’t a human characteristic. Is it possible then, that we would lose our inspiration, and the compass of our humanity or ...
Five Events To Attend in Dearborn In The Next Couple Weeks
As we enjoy the last month in the summer of 2017, five events are coming up in Dearborn that you probably want to take advantage off:
Part of “Take Our Kids to Germany” Poem by Wissam Charafeddine in Dearborn Open Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGvXt3YKTkw
The Capital of Love by Ali Alsendy in the Dearborn Open Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLuDPKL6Vho
Do I Truly Love him? by Ali Alsendy in Dearborn Open Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DBfu7pml1s
Climbing Leaves by Wissam Charafeddine in Dearborn Open Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq5A9sjf7uE
Fatimah Alhussieni Recites “Immigrant” in Dearborn Open Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obvio-m-4Io
Ali Alsendy Recites for Iraq’s Victory in Dearborn Open Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1n_W3L_LG0
AlTafseer: A Poem by Wissam Charafeddine
AlTafseer: A Poem by Wissam Charafeddine
Dearborn Open Mic Brings The Arab American Poets of Dearborn Together
Ranging from immigrant strife, yearning to homeland, expressing Middle East political struggles, to love and passion poetry, poets from Dearborn gather in the first Open Mic in Dearborn that focuses on Arab American poetry, creative writing, short story, and artistic expression.
Poet Ali Alsendy Recites A Poem About Iftar Food Pictures in Dearborn Open Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK0M9e7dAwk
A Yemeni-American Experience
If you were to enter my neighborhood, you might be either shocked or feel very at home, Here are some things you would notice....
In My Presence Poem by Wissam Charafeddine
In My Presence Poem by Wissam Charafeddine in the Dearborn Open Mic
Ali Alsendy recites poem “I don’t Love You” in the Dearborn Open Mic
Ali Alsendy recites poem "I don't Love You" in the Dearborn Open Mic
Fatimah Alhussieni Recites Baghdad Poem at Dearborn Open Mic
Fatimah Alhussieni Recites Baghdad Poem at Dearborn Open Mic
Detroit is Not On Fire by Renoun
Renoun recites her poem about Detroit, "Detroit is not on fire", in the Dearborn Open Mic. Powerful!
Dearborn Open Mic: وسام شرف الدين يقرأ قصيدة “يواسيني حبك حين اشتداد الألم” في المنبر الأدبي المفتوح
وسام شرف الدين يقرأ قصيدة "يواسيني حبك حين اشتداد الألم" في المنبر الأدبي المفتوح
علي مرتضى السندي يلقي قصيدة غازلتها في المنبر الأدبي العربي المفتوح في مدينة ديربورن ميشيجان
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzV-_Go4M8I
I Slashed My Heart Over The Sun by Manal Badreddine recited at Dearborn Open Mic
I Slashed My Heart Over The Sun by Manal Badreddine recited at Dearborn Open Mic. Join the next session on July 5, 2017 at 7PM at the Arab American Museum. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM-Mb7Cc-f8
Wissam Charafeddine recites Color of Life at Dearborn Open Mic
https://youtu.be/xP_u4SZ-ViA Wissam Charafeddine @wcharaf recites Color of Life at Dearborn Open MIc. Join us tonight 6/7/2017 at 7PM for another Dearborn Open Mic at the @ArabAmericanMuseum dearbornblog.com/openmic Event Page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1929015027382769/
Thirst – Manal Badreddine – Dearborn Open Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1OILeNANCs
Dearborn Arabic Open Mic – Ali Mortadha Alsendy – من أين أنت؟ السيد علي مرتضى السندي
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqS5m76aAyA
Manal Badreddine – Untitled – Dearborn Open Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaqfNboDpy4
Reenoun: 60 Degrees in February – Dearborn Open Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju50mJIJSa8 Reenoun opens the Dearborn Open Mic with her poem "60 Degrees in February". You can listen to more poetry by Reenoun in her Poetry Open Mic meetup events. You are invited to the next Dearborn Open Mic event on June 7, 2017, at 7:00PM. Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1929015027382769 Meetup Event Page: https://www.meetup.com/Arabic-Poetry-and-Short-Story-Open-Mic/
Dearborn Arabic Open Mic – Bashar Darwish – فضحتنا صفحات الماء في شط العرب
Dearborn Arabic Open Mic – Bashar Darwish – فضحتنا صفحات الماء في شط العرب
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