Category: LOCAL NEWS
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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Artist Paul Zenian Exhbition Opens September 7 / Discusses Work September 27, 6 to 8pm
Dearborn, MI – Renowned artist Paul Zenian and a sample of his wide-ranging body of work will be celebrated at Dearborn’s Padzieski Art Gallery in the exhibition “Paul Zenian: Overview” which opens Friday, September 7 with an artist’s reception from 6pm to 8pm. The show runs through Wednesday, October 3 and showcases some of the ...
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن – هاني نعمة يقرأ “تعود الورود” في عهد التميمي
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP2KFpxK4W8
A Beach Wedding in Lebanon
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Sara Raad at Dearborn Open Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzjE17bZRPk Sara's instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/sara.ibrahim.raad/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_ejc9SDHxM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUqRYDMMsYY
Community and National Activist, Mohammed Cherri Recites “A Tribute to The Water Warrior” in DOM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUc3kQnPAYs
Morality Tales in US Public Life? 08.12.18 by B. Nimri Aziz
Many Americans who think their country is unquestionably the greatest have been chagrined by recent events that brought them to a new low point. The treatment of families seeking asylum at our southern border with forced separation of children from parents, some shipped to distant parts of the country, is shocking, embarrassing and reprehensible. Overwhelmingly, ...
الشاعر الأستاذ جابر الشكرجي يشارك في المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5F2eRhBWhw
Dearborn Open Mic (English) Next Wednesday August 15, 2018, Featuring Henda Al-Biatty
Henda provious articles in Dearborn Blog: Classroom at Home
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن – وسام شرف الدين يقرأ تميم البرغوثي
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGgdB_9Sab8
الدكتور علي عجمي يقدم قصيدته الجديدة “هرقل” في المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPFkDcG7Bpo
الأستاذ مصطفى العربي: العقل العربي بين الحداثة و التقليد
محاضرة ألقيت في المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن برعاية المركز العربي الأمريكي للثقافة و الفنون و على مسرح المتحف العربي الأمريكي: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZtln1dsMqw الجزء الثاني: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHymuTbWniQ الجزء الثالث و الأخير و نقاش الجمهور: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5FA21YUeUE
Musicians Nashwan Fadel and Khaled Gomar Play “Shurooq” [Sunrise] by Jameel Bashir in Dearborn Open Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6q1HFhhan8
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Dearborn Culture Forum Program Tonight [Arabic]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5psQ-eoIomU
Yousif Alqamoussi Reads from Chapter One Costa Rica in Dearborn Open Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INOgct17-TQ
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Dearborn’s Civil Society Has Storm Clouds
Panic, fear, anxiety - relief? The reactions from everyday persons in Dearborn to the last few weeks are rumblings from the storm clouds above American civil society. Our little slice of solace is turning into the focal point for this nation's troubles. Two years ago, a third of Dearborn residents voted for Donald Trump. The ...
“Holes in the Wall” – Celebrates Area’s Iconic Diners and Restaurants
The work of 5 distinguished photographers is interpreted by 7 talented visual artists in an exhibition at Dearborn’s Padzieski Art Gallery July 12 through August 10. FREE Opening Party & Reception Thursday, July 12 from 6pm to 8pm, plus a special FREE “Art & Appetizers” Gallery Talk Thursday, August 2 (6-8pm). Dearborn, MI – Over ...
Becoming a Democracy—The Example of Nepal
Hardly noticed on the world landscape of emerging democracies lies Nepal. This new republic now has its first government, newly formed this past February, under a secular constitution. It’s a route scattered with the detritus of its becoming a republic, though still a relatively nonviolent path. Why is the international press not following Nepal’s embryonic ...
Suicide: Risk Factors and Civil Liabilities
Source: https://www.hoganinjury.com/suicide-risk-factors-and-civil-liabilities/ A few days ago, we were struck by the news of fashion designer Kate Spade’s passing. New York Police Department reported that she died as a result of suicide. NYPD sources also conveyed that a suicide note was found on the scene addressed to Spade’s daughter, which said something to the effect of “it’s ...
You’re Invited! – Dearborn Public Meeting
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dearborn Public Meeting – Invitation and Agenda DATE: July 11, 2018 TIME: 5:30 PM WHERE: Salina Intermediate School, 2623 Salina Street, Dearborn, MI 48120 WHAT: The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Division, would like to invite the Dearborn community to a Public ...
Why is Tariq Ramadan Imprisoned?
June 21/18 Barbara Nimri Aziz Harvey Weinstein isn’t in jail; neither is actor Kevin Spacey, chef Mario Batali, TV host Matt Lauer, nor New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman. Although some might like to see them behind bars. Even convicted felon Bill Cosby is free until he’s sentenced in September. (Being out of jail does ...
XO Detroit
A few weeks ago the Downtown Detroit Markets opened for the summer season in Capitol Park, Cadillac Square and 1441 Woodward Collective. These markets are filled with a uniquely curated and high-quality collection of local retailers and will include a variety of event programming throughout the summer that you won’t want to miss including the ...
Karbala Satellite Channel Reports on Dearborn Open Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmxv7NMYpvc
Upcoming Dearborn Open Mic Program on June 20, 2018
المركز العربي الأمريكي للثقافة و الفنون يتشرف بدعوتكم لحضور المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن ندوة بعنوان: الاستراتيجيات الفعالة لمساعدة الشباب على مواجهة التمييز و التحيّز للدكتورة كريستين عجروش السفير الدكتور علي عجمي يقرأ مظفر النواب مشاركات شعرية: هاني نعمة، عائد إسماعيل، علي السندي، جمال بيضون الأربعاء العشرين من حزيران 2018 - الساعة السابعة مساءً في قاعة المتحف ...
The Interminable Palestinian Uprising by Barbara Nimri Aziz
Jan 5/18 by Barbara Nimri Aziz “Naila and the Uprising” is a new film about Palestine—an old story with a new edition. An almost exclusively women’s production “Naila” effectively employs evocative animation alongside compelling personal testimonials of Palestinian resistance 30 years ago. The “Great March of Return” which the world just experienced-- immobilized and shamed ...
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VANGUARD ARTISTS, ACTIVISTS CHANNEL ENERGY AT 2018 CONCERT OF COLORS
Music, spoken word, film, theater + community forum reflect the voices of generations Don Was All-Star Revue rocks again; new folk stage debuts Dearborn, Mich. (May 30, 2018) – Firebrands, fomenters, change agents and creative provocateurs – veteran and newcomer – dominate the lineup for the 26th Concert of Colors presented by the Arab American ...
From Decided, to Undecided, to Voting for Abdul El-Sayed
Politics is difficult for me to navigate, because I don’t like being beholden to a political template, political rhetoric, and I like to believe that human beings are multidimensional in that they do not fit nicely into categories. It’s ironic, because I am a psychiatrist, and we diagnose patients based on diagnostic criteria and categories. ...
On Memorial Day, Millennials Often Forgotten
Waving the flag is nice, but supporting our troops means knowing the unique struggle of Post 9/11 veterans and ensuring our service is not forgotten.
MiCali Reports on Michigan Potholes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZS0dGFyP7k
Professor Abdulelah Assayegh, An International Arabic Language Authority Living in Dearborn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtG7WD2xANs شاعر وناقد أدبي وباحث أكاديمي. - من مواليد مدينة النجف - العراق ، في 11 مارس/ آذار 1941م. - يقيم حالياً في مشيغن - الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية. - المؤلفات: * أولاً : كتب تحليل النص الأدبي: 1. الزمن عند الشعراء العرب قبل الإسلام : طبعة أولى 1982 : دار كويت تايمس. الكويت طبعة ثانية ...
Gamal Abdel Nasser: A Dream That Couldn’t Come True by Ambassador Dr. Ali Ajami
Only 52 years between his birth and death. And despite this short life, Gamal Abdel Nasser’s achievements were more, by far, to be counted. The officer that emerged from a poor family, managed to rise high in the political life, not only in his home country, Egypt but also in the Arab world, as well ...
“Swing Status, Be Gone” by Barbara Nimri Aziz
During the last nationwide election, the one before that, and the preceding one as well, I was led to believe my vote really doesn't count. Why? Because I don't live in what our political parties define as a “swing state”, or a swing district, or a swing county. Our media focuses on races and ...
NO TWO PRAYER NICHES ARE ALIKE
Arab Muslim women from Minnesota are portrayed in an exhibition inspired by Islamic art Dearborn, Mich. (May 16, 2018) - Within an approximately 8’x10’ prayer niche lies a directional compass guiding spoken prayers for any Muslim who retreats into it. In Arabic, this personal niche is called a mihrab, and like mosque architecture, no two ...
5 of the Newest Restaurants in Dearborn
Did you know that over thirty new businesses have opened up in the downtown Dearborn areas over the past three years? Although we've seen closures of long time staples like Lynch's, the Double Olive, Kiernan's and Howell's, there has been a lot of promising development, and more to look forward to. We're here to showcase ...
Dr. Ali Ajami in Poet and Ambassador Dr. Abdulhassan Zalzala Memorial
https://youtu.be/o35UtPxmwTE
2018 ARAB FILM FESTIVAL BRINGS U.S., MICHIGAN PREMIERES OF ARAB WORLD FILMS
Director talkbacks, workshops and special events amplify marginalized voices Dearborn, Mich. (May 7, 2018) – The Arab Film Festival (AFF) returns to Cinetopia Film Festival May 31 through June 10 with an expanded short films program, director talkbacks, special events and a robust lineup of award-winning feature films from the Arab World. Films will screen ...
Dearborn Open Mic – Dr. Sally Howell: A History of the Arabs in Dearborn
Title of Lecture From Laborers to Culture Makers: A History of the Arabs in Dearborn Sally Howell (Ph.D.) Associate Professor of History; Director, Center for Arab American Studies at the University of Michigan-Dearborn Sally Howell is director of the Center for Arab American Studies and associate professor of history at UM-Dearborn. She received her Ph.D. from the ...
