Category: LOCAL NEWS
Assange or Khashoggi: Whither Journalistic Standards? by B. Nimri Aziz
April blog https://www.counterpunch.org/.../just-another-spring-in-progress/ May1, 2019 Assange or Khashoggi: Whither Journalistic Standards? by B. Nimri Aziz During the media frenzy, diplomatic flurry and widespread speculations around a hitherto marginal Saudi journalist’s apparently grizzly demise in Istanbul’s Saudi consulate last October, my thoughts stayed with the deathly silence that had fallen around Wikileaks’ founder and director. Information ...
History of the National Arab American Heritage Month
Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM) is in April and while not fully nationally recognized, about half of the United States accepts it. To be exact, there are 26 states and 105 proclamations and resolutions to date, and growing. Officially started in 2017, Arab American Heritage Month made a grand entrance. Events of the day ...
علي عجمي وهاني بواردي يستعرضان تاريخ العرب الأميركيين والحضارة العربية في جامعة ميشيغن-ديربورن
من زمن الفراعنة والفينيقيين وصولاً لسقوط الأندلس وحكم العثمانيين، تنّقل الدكتور السفير علي عجمي مع الزمان والمكان، حاملاً صوراً مجهولة ومطموسة عن تاريخ العرب تحت عنوان: «بُناة الحضارة». سلّط السفير الضوء على ماضي التنوير العربي معيداً بعث رماد كتب بغداد المحترقة من مياه دجلة. استعرض عجمي بمحاضرته التي ألقاها في جامعة ميشيغن-ديربورن (يو أف أم) ...
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن – نقيلي أحلى زهرة لزكي ناصيف تقديم الفرقة الموسيقية
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSvGoKdepQI
Just Another Spring in Progress? by BN Aziz
Spring Greetings, from BN Aziz April 22, 1019 My corner of New York’s Catskill Mountains is shortly due to explode in green. Today however, it’s brown, beige, russet and auburn:-- a wrapping of spindly trunks with naked branches cascading uphill draws my eyes to the horizon. I wait. My neighbors wait. Landscapers and gardeners wait. ...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Quits Facebook. The Media Bungled the Story. by Cal Newport
AOC Quit Facebook. The Media Bungled the Story. April 18, 2019 Photo by bruce mars from Pexels Over the weekend, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced on a podcast that she was quitting Facebook as part of her efforts to cut back on her social media use more generally. This was big news because the 29-year-old AOC is ...
Dearborn Open Mic English launches with a Big Bang
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Parisians Face The Flames and Tragedy with Singing
Parisians gather outside burning Notre Dame to sing hymns Hours after a blaze engulfed the roof of the centuries-old Notre Dame Cathedral, distraught Parisians and stunned tourists lined the banks of the Seine River, gazing in disbelief. Christians sang liturgical songs such as Hail Mary and Ave Maria, as the inferno raged at the cathedral. ...
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن – زكي ناصيف … رائد مجدد في الموسيقى العربية … إعداد ناصر الحاج و تقديم مجموعة من الفنانين ج1
علي السندي، عضو المركز العربي الأمريكي للثقافة و الفنون يقدم ناصر الحاج:ـ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvAuVSKbmBA ناصر الحاج، رئيس اللجنة الموسيقية في المركز العربي الأمريكي للثقافة و الفنون:ـ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okQ_e6tJUXE المهندسة الفنانة سوسن ياسين:ـ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ6kMf_jSO8 المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن - زكي ناصيف رائد مجدد في الموسيقى العربية - إعداد و تقديم ناصر الحاج ج3:ـ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGnwd9VVsRc المنتدى الثقافي في ...
Jama Alyad Provides High-Quality Posters for Palestinian Cause
Some projects involve a huge group and go on for months and years; some projects involve a few people with work turned around in days or even hours. All output from the collective is available in PDF form for non-commercial use. WEBSITE https://www.instagram.com/p/BvfwpXPhO25/ The idea for this collective has been around for many years, if ...
Saving Aleppo’s seeds from the Syrian war
Arab Film Series: Wild Relatives ARAB FILM SERIES Wild Relatives 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18 at AANM PURCHASE TICKETS Following a transportation of seeds between the Arctic and Lebanon, Wild Relatives starts in 2012 when an international agricultural research center was forced to relocate from Aleppo to Lebanon due to the Syrian Revolution turned war. ...
Palestinian Youth Movement 2018 Review
WEBSITE Source: https://www.pymusa.com/2018-year-in-review/ Dear Friends and Family of the PYM,We hope this finds you in good health and spirits. We write to share with you some of the highlights of the work we’ve done in 2018, share what we have in store for 2019, and ask for your continued support as we start the new year. ...
Entrepreneur, Artist, Activist: Noura Ballout
Noura Ballout is an artist, curator, and entrepreneur. They work in a wide range of creative mediums, maintaining a primary practice in photography. Their work is about constructing and finding home while navigating an intersectional identity in diaspora, which often manifests in the meeting of art and community. Noura is the founder of Habibi House, ...
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن يعد لإحياء ذكرى للفنان زكي ناصيف يوم الأربعاء المقبل
يقوم المركز العربي الأمريكي للثقافة و الفنون بإحياء ذكرى الفنان العربي زكي ناصيف على خشبة مسرح المتحف العربي الأمريكي و في لقائة الشهري المعتاد المسمى بالمنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن و إليكم البرنامج بالتفصيل:ـ
ACCESS announces leadership transitions
Maha Freij promoted to Executive Director; Wisam Qasem Fakhoury promoted to Chief Financial Officer Dearborn, Mich. (March 25, 2019) – ACCESS’ CEO Hassan Jaber announced today that Maha Freij, previously the Deputy Executive Director & Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed to serve as Executive Director of the 48-year-old organization. Wisam Qasem Fakhoury, previously the ...
2nd BOOK + PRINT FEST CELEBRATES CUTTING-EDGE LITERARY ARTS, CRAFTS AND AUTHORS OF COLOR
Event includes the official launch of new small press and arts collective, Maamoul Press Dearborn, Mich. (March 26, 2019) – Connecting communities to generate appreciation and understanding has long been a hallmark of the Arab American National Museum (AANM). Providing a programmatic platform that unites artists of color in a celebration of creativity and self-expression ...
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن – فيروزيات مع سوسن ياسين، زياد نصر، ناصر الحاج، وأسامة مصري زاده
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ACCESS TO MARK 48 YEARS OF SERVICE AT MARCH 28 GALA IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT
Honorees include philanthropists Muna and Basem Hishmeh Michigan’s Gov. Whitmer, Dearborn’s Mayor O’Reilly among scheduled speakers Dearborn, Mich. (March 21, 2019) – Nearly 2,000 guests are expected to celebrate ACCESS—the nation’s largest Arab American community nonprofit organization—and its 48 years of service at its Annual Dinner at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 28, at the Detroit ...
Digital Minimalism and Ancestral Health (Or, Would Grok Tweet?)
Source: Digital Minimalism and Ancestral Health (Or, Would Grok Tweet?) March 17, 2019 The ancestral health movement argues that over long periods of time, evolution adapts species to their environments. It follows that when it comes to human well-being, we should pay attention to how we ate and behaved throughout the vast majority of our ...
Free walk-in admission at Arab American National Museum Celebrating Arab American Heritage Month
ARAB AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM CELEBRATES ARAB AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH Free walk-in admission, publication of new informational booklet, diverse programs set for April 2019 Dearborn, Mich. (March 18, 2019) – Since the first Arab immigrants arrived in the United States of America in the 1800s, they and their descendants have left an indelible mark on American ...
Ep. 3 – The Diplomat with Dr. Ali Ajami
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Ep. 2 – The Diplomat with Dr. Ali Ajami
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Sponsors Needed for Dearborn Blog 2.0
Welcome to Dearborn Blog. Dearborn Blog was launched in 2013 to be a platform for the authentic voices of the Dearborn/Dearborn Heights community. We talk about Dearborn’s citizens, culture, and community. We talk about Dearborn history. We talk about Dearborn business. We talk about Dearborn’s food, culture, events, tradition, and society. Let’s talk about the ...
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 ...
Top 10 News From Dearborn Last Month
Here are the headlines that occupied Dearborn News last month:
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 ...
Top 10 News From Dearborn Last Month
Here are the headlines that occupied Dearborn News last month:
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
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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 ...
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