Tag: culture
الهوسة العراقية … عرض مسرحي خشبته الأرض بقلم وائل المرعب
الهوسة العراقية أداء مدرسة يونيفرسال ليرنينج أكاديمي في مدينة وست لاند في ميشيجان https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJLBbLhiDTw&feature=youtu.be الهوسة العراقية لعل من المؤسف والمحزن حقا أن الشعر الشعبي العراقي خاصة في منطقة وسط وجنوب العراق وعلى ضفتي نهر الفرات تحديدا , لم يحض بأهتمام كاف من قبل الدارسين ونقاد الأدب والباحثين في اللغات الدارجة والمهتمين بفولكلور الشعوب , ...
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 ...
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 ...
Acculturation
A well-known model of acculturation comes from John Berry, a psychologist and theorist, famous for the four-fold model of acculturation strategies. He theorizes that immigrants and immigrant communities generally follow one of four strategies in adapting to their new community. They either assimilate, separate, integrate, or marginalize. Briefly, assimilation is when the immigrant or the ...
Being black and Arab in Dearborn
"We are always talking about how there is so much racism towards the Arab community, but never talk about the racism in it."
Why Our Jokes on Mental Health are Unintentionally Destroying Lives
Even though mental health is slowly becoming more normalized in our community, the jokes haven't stopped.
The Death Camp Scoop: Confessions Of An Arabic School Survivor
Previously, I touched upon the horrific institution of Arabic School as a last resort for parents who want to discipline their kids. Of course, that is an exaggeration. Arabic School is not meant to punish kids. It’s meant to serve a number of far greater purposes, such as language education, cultural awareness, and religious foundation. ...
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