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المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن د. فائق الأسدي: الإدمان على المخدرات بين العائلة و المدرسة و المجتمع
مقدمة الدكتور حسن بزي:ـ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJakhRQKGSI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2joYNgjB_c8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER5PszAq5ck SPONSORS:
المؤتمر الأول حول التربية والتعليم: الهوية العربية الأمريكية: التعليم بين التحديات والتوقعات [videos]
تقديم https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SZ0zwxOba0 دور المدارس الأهلية المستقلة في التعليم https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm7QG8ClY-k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqJkdWRI_WM التعليم حقّ للجميع https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7Q61BiodWg التعليم في سبيل تنمية مستدامة https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fNZuSHUGyM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGm2Dd5TUAw أهمية التعليم في بناء المستقبل https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld9x-Wo1aPA الشراكة بين المدرسة والمجتمع https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It8z9SBXSYo التعليم بين التحديات والتوقعات https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVHTSnVr_v0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1QSvHlsHXY الجاليات العربية والإستثمار في التعليم https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2YpCvYfeT8
Dearborn Blog Contributors & Sponsors Meetup
Hello again! This is a reminder email to accept the invitation and RSVP to our first Dearborn Bloggers Meetup session tomorrow evening. These sessions will take place on the second Thursday of each month at the Dearborn Blog Headquarters, from 7 to 9PM. There will be short introductions, followed by socializing over light snacks and ...
PODCAST: الهوية العربية الأمريكية بين التحديات و التوقعات الجزء الأول
الهوية العربية الأمريكية بين التحديات و التوقعات الجزء الأول Sponsors:
Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here Comes to Dearborn via DOMA
The Dearborn Open Mic Arabic DOMA (المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن), presented by the Arab American Center for Culture and Arts, is dedicating their March's program to the Al-Mutanabbi Street reading. Mutanabbi Street (Arabic: شارع المتنبي) is located in Baghdad, Iraq, near the old quarter of Baghdad; at Al Rasheed Street. It is the historic center ...
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ARAB AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR
Dearborn, Mich. (Feb. 25, 2019) – Following a comprehensive international search, the leadership of ACCESS – the largest Arab American community nonprofit in the United States – proudly welcomes to their Arab American National Museum (AANM) a new director, Dr. Diana Abouali. At home in both North America and the Middle East, fluent in English ...
The Elegance of Modesty Fashion Show
Peace and Blessings, On March 9th Sumayya, a couture Muslim fashion brand, is hosting an extravagant fashion show featuring three runway shows with a fusion of live poetry performances. Each collection has a very unique vibe ranging from street styles to hand crafted couture looks. Please note that this is a women only event, photography ...
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن يقدم الشاعر علي السندي في عيد الحب
تقديم الدكتور حسن بزي للشاعر علي السندي:ـ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DBOFjm9hGU قصيدة حب و شعر:ـ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcKysWr8pv4 قصيدة حظ عراقي:ـ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FULjvILqJM
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن يحتفل بعيد الحب
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المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن – محمد حسين هاشم: تجربتي مع العمل الشبابي في الجالية
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Snow, Roads, Birds and Plows blog by B Nimri Aziz Jan. 31/19
Shrugging off what’s called cabin fever, I depart, slowly, to test my car and traction on the roadway. I follow the country road along the Beaverkill River to town. A mile out, I notice something unusual—cars standing in front of each of two neighbors’ houses. I regularly pass these houses. I know that their owners ...
ARAB AMERICAN MUSEUM EXPLORES CONCEPTS OF “HOME” IN WINTER/SPRING SEASON
Current exhibition The Far Shore inspires exploration of diaspora and displacement via music, film, visual art, dialogue Palestinian band 47SOUL stops in Dearborn on its first North American tour Dearborn, Mich. (Jan. 31, 2019) – A home is much more than just a building to live in. It’s the land of one’s birth; a newly ...
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Invitation to Better Understand the Art of Photography at Gallery Workshop: Feb. 16
Dearborn, MI – The DCAC is offering a Basic Photography Workshop with award winning photographer Lance Rosol at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in the Padzieski Gallery on Saturday, February 16 at 5 – 7:30pm. Attendees are invited to understand more about the art of digital photography, and take their abilities to the ...
Amer Zahr: Tell your Senator to vote AGAINST anti-BDS, anti-Palestinian bill TODAY!
TODAY, the United States Senate will consider S.1, a bill proposed by Senator Marco Rubio aimed at punishing Americans who participate in the BDS movement. Established in 2005 by Palestinian civil society to encourage individuals, nations and organizations to boycott Israel over its consistent violations of international law, BDS was inspired by the South African ...
DETROIT TIGERS, ARAB MUSEUM PARTNER TO HOST ARAB AMERICAN NIGHT AT COMERICA PARK
Only such event in baseball announced during Tigers Winter Caravan visit Outfielder Mikie Mahtook donates game-worn jersey to eponymous collection at the Dearborn museum Dearborn, Mich. (Jan. 25, 2019) – The opportunity has arrived for metro Detroit’s Arab American community and those who support it to hit one out of the park! The Detroit Tigers ...
ARAB AMERICAN MUSEUM PARTNERS WITH SECRET SOCIETY OF TWISTED STORYTELLERS FOR FEB. 1 “FREEDOM STORIES”
Museum’s ongoing Hikayat storytelling series offers compelling true tales told by those who lived them Dearborn, Mich. (Jan. 14, 2019) – The word freedom has many definitions. Dictionaries speak of the power or right to act, speak or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint; the absence of subjection to foreign domination or despotic ...
This weekend in the Ann Arbor parks
Year-Round Winter Market Grab a hot cup of coffee, cider or even hot chocolate on these cold days and shop local with us all winter long. We have apples, squash, greens like lettuce and spinach, carrots, rutabaga, potatoes and root veggies. Plus artisan products, bread and croissants, chicken, pierogis, kielbasa, honey and lots more. Free ...
Amer Zahr: Merry Palestinian Christmas
https://youtu.be/tn7Hju4Fjkk
Marry a Partner, Not an Age Gap
Marriage is an institution that I deeply respect and cherish. Across cultures, there are so many variances to what a marriage ceremony looks like, and how spouses act toward one another, but there are so many common themes. On the macro level, marriage is a partnership, and depending on culture and tradition, specific or less ...
Black Friday Deals Excel Sheet
Category Price Store Notes Electronics DVD PLAYERS BLU-RAY PLAYERS LG BP175 Streaming Audio Blu-Ray Player $49.99 Best Buy Doors open 5pm Thursday LG Smart Blu-Ray Player $49.00 Walmart $10 Vudu Credit with Purchase; Black Friday Begins Online Wed at 10pm ET and In Stores Thurs at 6pm LG UBK90 Streaing 4K UHD Hi-Res Audio Wi-Fi ...
حنان شرارة تقرأ الشاعر إبراهيم شرارة في المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpk5quXXqFI
Dr. Hani Bawardi: Historical Context of Arab American Literature [Arabic – Video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F86GLhgwed0
أمسية المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن في 7-11-2018 بالصور
https://www.facebook.com/DearbornBlog/videos/351065352311520/
New Arab Women-centered Films Are Not Just About Women
Too often, we are overwhelmed with woeful tales, painful memoirs and worn analyses of Arab/Muslim women. Most depictions, whether we’re besieged in a war, or if we’re just trying to get by making small advances like women anywhere, we are invariably portrayed as hapless victims. We’re in need of succor, or reform, or rescue. Writings ...
Top 10 News From Dearborn Last Month
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Getting Out The Vote–Field Notes by BNimri Aziz
There’s a big push underway- it appears to be primarily a Democrat plan-- for GOTV. GOTV is not a videogame; it’s the acronym of Get-Out-The-Vote. Behind this drive is the conviction: ‘If registered Democrats will simply get off their butts, drag themselves to the polls and check boxes for everyone running in their party’s column, ...
MIGRATION, DISPLACEMENT, SURVIVAL UNITE VISUAL ARTISTS AND POETS IN NEW EXHIBITION
Exhibition opening, Arab American Book Award ceremony combine for spectacular evening program Nov. 9 in Dearborn Dearborn, Mich. (Oct. 24, 2018) – In November 2018, many nations will mark the end of what was originally called The Great War, now known as World War I. Prior to the end of that war, immigrants from Arab ...
What Is It About Bears? 10/23/18 by B Nimri Aziz
My editor at Natural History Magazine once remarked how, whenever their cover features a bear, sales rise. A koala bear, a young panda, a sunbathing polar bear or a menacing American grizzly; it doesn’t matter. People like bears. Occasional attacks on humans and the aversion of many people to any form of wildlife hunting notwithstanding, ...
Dearborn Job Postings
The following positions at both Gardner Elementary and Dixon Educational Learning Academy: Open positions: Teacher: Teacher Certification & Bachelor’s Degree - $25/Hr / 4 hours per day Instructor II: Bachelor’s Degree - $20/Hr / 4 hours per day Instructor I: 60 Credit Hrs. (Minimum 3.0 GPA in English & Math classes) - $15/Hr / 4 ...
From Syria to Michigan: The Flint & Highland Park Pioneers in the Arab American Journey [Podcast]
Hani Bawardi Hani Bawardi is Associate Professor of History in the Department of Social Sciences, and principal member of the Center of Arab American Studies at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He is the author of The Making of Arab Americans: From Syrian Nationalism to U.S. Citizenship. Bawardi has amassed a sizable private collection of manuscripts, ...
Concerns Regarding Michigan Marijuana Ballot Proposal
There is an important ballot proposal in Michigan this November, and it’s about legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. I have been asked by several people to opine on how they should vote on this proposal. As a psychiatrist who treats adolescents and young adults, I have my fair share of experience with recreational marijuana ...
Top 10 News From Dearborn Last Month
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ARAB AMERICAN COMPOSERS HIGHLIGHTED IN CROSSOVER PERFORMANCE
Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings, Arab American National Museum present Khashb wa Kheit خشب وخيط DEARBORN, Mich. (Oct. 1, 2018) – Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings (DCWS)will be kicking off its 2018-19 Signature Serieswith Khashb wa Kheit خشب وخيط: An Evening of Chamber Music by Arab American Composers on Friday, Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. ...
For Those Of Us Who Believe by BNimri Aziz Sept 30/18
For those of us who watched with innocence, then passion, then consternation, the results of the 1991 senate hearing for supreme court nominee Clarence Thomas; for those who championed film stars, then ordinary women daring, finally, to call out Harvey Weinstein and a stream of male predators; for those who watched with confidence the rise ...
How Many More Women Are There? by BN Aziz
Sept 23/18 How many more women await our discoveries? My question is not related to ongoing exposés of sexual abuse suffered by women under a culture of male privilege and dominance-- the culture known by the new trope #MeToo. What concerns me here is a seemingly unrelated silence and need for exposure, namely accomplishments of ...
ACCLAIMED ARAB ARTISTS PERFORM IN SUPPORT OF ARAB AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM
Oct. 6 gala at MGM Grand Detroit funds education initiatives including student field trips Dearborn, Mich. (Sept. 18, 2018) – The captivating musical entertainers are Lebanese. The stunning visual theme is Moroccan. The chic venue is American with a Detroit flair. The worthy goals: to celebrate the vibrant, diverse Arab American community and provide funds ...
Dearborn Open Mic Program This Wendesday September 19, 2018
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المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن – أسيل سرور تقرأ “عن الحنين” لمحمود درويش
الدكتور حسن بزي، عضو المركز العربي الأمريكي للثقافة و الفنون يقدم الشابة أسيل سرور تقرأ محمود درويش:ـ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa3yz-u7bvg أسيل سرور:ـ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0XoEUULIWM
أربعاء المتحف العربي الامريكي بقلم البروفيسور عبد الإله الصائغ
بقلم البروفيسور عبد الإله الصائغ:ـ أربعاء المتحف العربي الامريكي السابعة مساء وقف الدكتور حسن بزي ليرحب بالجمهور ويعلن فقرات برنامج المساء وهو محاضرة للاستاذ حيدر مازن وقراءات لأسيل سرور في محمود درويش وقصائد للشاعرة اباء اسماعيل قصائد للشاعرة زمان الصائغ قصائد للشاعرة هلا شرارة قصائد لعلي السندي وكانت الأمسية جذابة خلابة وتعلم ان وراء هذه ...
Dr. Kristine Ajrouch: Effective Strategies to Help Youth Cope with Prejudice and Discrimination
Dr. Kristine Ajrouch, is Professor of Sociology at Eastern Michigan University. She is also Adjunct Research Professor at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. Her research has focused, for over twenty years, on Arab Americans in the U.S. beginning with ethnic identity formation among adolescent children of immigrants followed by a ...
I Really Can’t Cast Your Ballot for You, Ma’am by BN Aziz
“The fight of my life…”; ”Republicans take a sledgehammer to Medicare…”; “Triple your impact to STOP…”; “Lowering our chance…”; “What’s at stake? Everything…”; “Last chance…”; “Numbers don't lie…”; “They’re scared we’ll win...”, warns yet another slogan, and on and on. As if to say: “We (the Democratic Party) are scared, and we want you to ...
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