Dearborn Blog

Greetings friends, This is your friendly reminder that the Arab American National Museum's (AANM) 20th Arab Film Festival is happening this week; May 7-11!! Individual tickets for each screening + passes are available throughout the festival. While many of our screenings will take place at AANM, we are excited to bring screenings to Detroit, Flint ...

The Green Party Declares a Global Environmental and Peace Emergency! Read by Patricia C. Vener (The Declaration was adopted by the Green Party of the United States National Committee by a majority vote of 38 States/Caucuses. It was introduced by the Green Party Peace Action Committee (GPAX) and endorsed by five state parties, the Green ...

🎨 Second Annual Crestwood District Art Show 🎨 Last year’s Art Show was an incredible success — a true celebration of creativity, featuring amazing artwork from our talented K-12 students and families coming together to support their artists! You can check out images from last year’s event to see just how special it was. Don’t ...

You don't want to miss this.   National Society for Arab & Arab American Genealogy Presents Our 2nd Annual Arab Family History Day This Saturday Register Here April 26 8:00 AM PST 11:00 AM EST     SPEAKERS   Dr. Mahasin Saleh, Ph.D., MSW, FHEA, Associate Professor at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, is ...

Lands Day for Palestine Collections to support SW Detroiters 📍 Location: 5 Woodward Ave ⏰ Time: 1 pm (drop off donations—see below for request) 1:30 pm (protest begins) Since 1976, Land Day has been commemorated by Palestinians in Palestine and the diaspora to sustain the struggle for the right to remain and return to historic ...

There is a reason why many of us are lamenting our current state. Whether it is the war on Gaza, WB, and Lebanon, or the current ugly "State of the State." I came across this PBS documentary about Thomas Jefferson. I AM NOT sending this for any reason, except to compare and contrast where we ...

What’s An Oscar Worth? By B. Nimri Aziz It was costly for British actor Vanessa Redgrave beginning in the 1970s, forever pilloried for her crime of speaking out on an unspeakable subject. She refused to back down, calling her adversaries ‘Zionist hooligans’. Resolute in the face of a tenacious enmity, she retorted “I had to ...

Rally for Mahmoud Kahlil today at 2:30pm! TODAY, we are rallying against the detention and attempted deportation of Mahmoud Khalil at Wayne State University, Keast Commons! Join SDS, SJP, and many others this today, Wednesday 3/19 at 2:30 to protest the illegal detention and attempted deportation of Mahmoud Khalil. The student movement won’t tolerate attacks ...

Greetings and Ramadan Kareem, The Arab American National Museum (AANM) and Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) invite you to our next Cinema Nights at the Museum, which will take place Saturday, March 15, 2025. We are pleased to screen the powerful, sobering documentary, “36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime” directed by Tarek ...

! Watch The Bibi Files for FREE between January 30 - February 10, 2025 Courtesy of J Street! Dear Nabil, Thank you for registering for the exclusive Q&A event of The Bibi Files with filmmaker Alexis Bloom, presented by J Street! We recommend watching the movie before the Q&A. You'll get a chance to watch ...

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TODAY @ NOON Detroit Police Union Bldg 1938 E. Jefferson, Detroit Saturday, Jan. 18 • 12-2 pm Black Lives Matter Detroit, Michigan Coalition for Human Rights, and General Strike U.S. (Detroit/Downriver) Chapter invite you to protest at the Detroit Police Union Building (1938 East Jefferson St, Detroit to bring attention to the bloated Detroit Police ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington DC, January 17, 2025–The Arab America Foundation (AAF) welcomes the Justice Department’s announcement yesterday regarding its investigation and subsequent settlement with AWH Orlando Property LLC, the owner of the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Orlando at SeaWorld. The settlement follows allegations of discriminatory practices that led to the last-minute cancellation of the ...

Nomination of Kassem Istanbouli for the Position of Lebanese Minister of Culture A group of intellectuals and activists has launched a call to nominate the founder of the Lebanese National Theater, actor and director Kassem Istanbouli, for the position of Minister of Culture in Lebanon’s upcoming government. Istanbouli is currently working on rehabilitating the historic ...

Thomas Paine’s birth was officially recorded in Thetford, Norfolk, England as January 29, 1737. While the Gregorian calendar we use today changes his birthdate to February 9, 1737, the Thomas Paine Memorial Association (TPMA) is a “historical documentation purists” organization. TPMA, Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), Center for Inquiry/Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science ...

Cause & Effect is the biweekly newsletter of the Center for Inquiry, covering a wide range of work that you help make possible. 'Spotlighting RFK Jr.’s Anti-Science Healthcare Views' CFI's Quackwatch highlights Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s anti-science views; OPP urges support for Michigan's ‘Civil Celebrant’ bill; updated Generations Skeptics website; and more Cause & Effect ...

Nothing like Comedy for the Holidays The holiday season calls for lightheartedness, connection, and a chance to unwind. French comedy has long been a staple of the country’s cinematic tradition, offering not just laughs but a deeper exploration of human emotions and social complexities. This season, as part of our Comedies for the Holidays programming, ...

Arab writers have a tough job these days. Here, I’m talking only about those of us in the US. (Although this affects us all.) Whether poets, journalists, novelists or comedians, we have an extra responsibility to record our pain, unite our fractured people, and celebrate our existence and endurance. We must continue to celebrate while ...

French Comedy: Shifts in Humor and Culture Through Cinematography French cinema has a long-standing tradition of using comedy not just to entertain but furthermore, to offer social commentary. Over the years, this genre has evolved, adapting to societal changes while maintaining its ability to reflect and critique the world that informs and inspires it. The ...