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 ...
Rima Zalghout Recites Sailor Moon in DOME 4-17-19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOx4AmQgybA
Dearborn Open Mic – Ali Al Arithy reading “Air”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNwtZHq_ufs
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن – غبتوا كتير يا حبايب – زكي ناصيف – تقديم باقة من فناني الجالية
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvFDgvAMshE
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 ...
Sara Raad Reads From Her Poetry in Dearborn Open Mic on 4-17-2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLqb5Xc_MII https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LtVWhTRUhk
On Monks and Email by Cal Newport
On Monks and Email April 29, 2019 Medieval monks thought a lot about thinking. As University of Georgia history professor Jamie Kreiner elaborates in a recent Aeon article: “Their job, more than anything else, was to focus on divine communication. For these monks, the meditating mind wasn’t supposed to be at ease. It was supposed ...
Dearborn Open Mic – Rowaida Omar Reflecting Through Her Art
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uaJOQTjajo https://www.instagram.com/p/BvIsSTPFMQT/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Instagram Profile: https://www.instagram.com/rowaidaomar/
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) ...
Dearborn Open Mic Opening Statements by Yasmine Badaoui and Wissam Charafeddine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TxtwiaEPVg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IgpaOElJes
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن – نقيلي أحلى زهرة لزكي ناصيف تقديم الفرقة الموسيقية
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSvGoKdepQI
Podcast: Dearborn Open Mic English 4-17-19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5XCU2KDujU
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربرون: صلاة الدموع للشاعر شايف الزوقري
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAxGfdetgzk
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن – علي السندي يقدم ما تيسر من عتابا المنافي
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrUyBpMVncI
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن يقدم يا جنات بلادي لزكي ناصيف أداء مجموعة من فناني ديربورن
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن يقدم يا جنات بلادي لزكي ناصيف أداء مجموعة من فناني ديربورن https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxQayb597Cg
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 ...
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن يقدم عاشقة الورد للفنان زكي ناصيف غناء سوسن ياسين وأداء الفرقة الموسيقية
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yf6DgEQC7k
Dearborn Open Mic English launches with a Big Bang
https://www.facebook.com/DearbornBlog/videos/441413546629809
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 – الفرقة الموسيقية تقدم مهما يتجرح بلدنا للفنان زكي ناصيف
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVRcPyyJvD8 مهما يتجرح بلدنا منلمو ولو كنا قلال قلال ولكن ما تعودنا نبكي و نندب ع الأطلال أهل مروة هيك ربينا وبالعدة قلايل مش عجيبة لولا كبينا الكبوة للأصايل لا سهوتنا ولاصبوتنا بتصحينا من كبوتنا ما ألنا إلا مروتنا المروة بتخلق أبطال بلدنا غنى المحبة تصارت موالو صارت تنمى حبة حبة وتكبر مع أطفالو ...
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن – الفرقة الموسيقية تقدم فوق جبالنا للفنان زكي ناصيف 3 نيسان 2019م
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CfAjE1lg2s
Podcast Series: Arab American Identity with Dr. Hani Bawardi Eps. 4
In this episode, Wissam Charafeddine discusses with Dr. Hani Bawardi the First Arab Conference in Paris in 1913.
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن – علي السندي و قصيدة إلى أمه: سامحيني أنا مو صادق يا يُومّة
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ_yePlVXgY
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن يقدم شائف الزوقري – قصيدة أيا قمراً دنا يوماً إليّا و قصيدة يا منية النفس
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsygzBw3BgM
Is Social Media Undermining Religion? by Cal Newport
Source: Digital Minimalism and God (Or, is Social Media Undermining Religion?) April 9, 2019 Photo by Oliver Sjöström from Pexels Those who know Martin Luther King Jr.’s story well, know that January 27, 1956, was a pivotal date for the young minister. Only one month earlier, still a newcomer in town, King, to his surprise, ...
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 ...
كامل بزي يقرأ عن الأم في الشعر و المثل العربي في المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن
مقدمة السيد علي السندي و تقديم الأستاذ كامل بزي:ـ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCsv2FQF9mc كامل بزي يقرأ عن الأم في الشعر و المثل العربي:ـ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SirTT2HLHTs
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 ...
Diary of a Daughter in Diaspora
In her first book, Founas outlines her life experiences and views through poetry. As the daughter of Algerian immigrants, she depicts the realities of growing up in America in the diaspora – leaving her between two foreign lands. She also provides a unique glimpse into the glories and traumas of educating black and brown ...
Cleaning Tips to Keep Your Home Clean
Bedroom: Morning: Make the bed Wipe your bedside table Night: Rehang clothes Put dirty clothes in the laundary basket Bathroom: Morning: Spray your shower with cleaner after each shower Hang towels on bards and robes on hooks Night: Keep a laundary basket in bathroom for towels Wipe bathroom counter and clear clutter Kitchen: Morning: Empty ...
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, ...
Zeyn Joukhadar is a Rising Star in Arab American Literature
Zeyn Joukhadar is the author of the novel The Map of Salt and Stars (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, May 2018), a member of the Radius of Arab American Writers (RAWI), and a member of American Mensa. His work has appeared in Salon, The Paris Review Daily, The Kenyon Review, The Saturday Evening Post, PANK Magazine, and elsewhere, and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize ...
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن – محمد حمود يشارك في زجليات لبنانية
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NorRUL_UZvw
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن – إباء إسماعيل تقرأ الشاعرة السورية فاديا غيبور
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdMJGeLqIzg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lqGxfi_INg Sponsors:
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 ...
Ep. 4 – The Diplomat with Dr. Ali Ajami
In a series of interviews, Ambassador Dr. Ali Ajami will be reflecting on his life journey as a teacher, a journalist, and a diplomat. The interviews will explore history as witnessed by Ambassador Dr. Ali Ajami during his life time, and the various posts he occupied in his professional life. The interviews are conducted by ...
Remote Work Wins But Here Are Our Tips!
86% said that working alone allows them to hit maximum productivity, and 65% said that remote work would give their productivity a boost in a recent survey. Focus is the new currency, and with remote work, that can be optimum. Also, the reduction to carbon print, and so much unnecessary wasted resources, from the gas ...
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن يقدم أمسية شعرية مع قحطان المندوي 6 آذار 2019م
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المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن – فيروزيات مع سوسن ياسين، زياد نصر، ناصر الحاج، وأسامة مصري زاده
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA1oKhyix4E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJv54atBTyM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh0gxHi6hz4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6uJN4r4sS8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGpP81V6hF8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH-9kyUk9l8 Sponsors:
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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