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Basecamp & the Future of Activist Organization: A Live Discussion with Esmée Silverman
This Tuesday, Dearborn Blog invites you to a special live discussion with one of the nation’s most dynamic young activists: Esmée Silverman.
AXON FUSUS DEPLOYMENT IN DEARBORN … Community Stuck Between Trust and Trauma
In the heart of Arab America, where chants of “Free Palestine” have echoed for months, the City of Dearborn has approved a $723,101 real-time surveillance platform known as Axon Fusus. Officially endorsed by the city council in a unanimous vote, the initiative has sparked both enthusiasm for public safety and deep concern over privacy and political contradiction.
Dearborn Open Mic March 20, 2024 – Reading by Christa Bruhn: Crossing Broders … The Search for Dignity in Palestine
Dearborn Open Mic July 19, 2023
Dearborn Blog Inducts 10 Names to Its Hall of Heros
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Dearborn Open Mic August 16, 2023 – Exclusive Interview with Mayor Abdullah Hammoud
Dearborn Open Mic July 19, 2023
Dearborn Open Mic July 19, 2023
Dearborn Open Mic July 19, 2023
Dearborn Open Mic May 17, 2023
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Dearborn Open Mic April 19, 2023
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Dearborn Open Mic March 15, 2023
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Dearborn Open Mic February 15, 2023
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WORD MAN Hosts the Dearborn Open Mic
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Live Discussions: Arab Spring – What it Accomplished & Where It Failed
The Arab Spring (Arabic: الربيع العربي) was a series of anti-government protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions that spread across much of the Arab world in the early 2010s. It began in response to corruption and economic stagnation and was influenced by the Tunisian Revolution. After 11 years, the lives of people in Arab Spring countries have improved in certain aspects but worsened in others.
Dearborn Scholars Eps. 2: Prof. Sally Howell [Video/Podcast]
Sally Howell is Associate Professor of History at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and Director of the Center for Arab American Studies. Her books include Citizenship and Crisis: Arab Detroit After 9/11, Arab Detroit 9/11: Life in the Terror Decade, and Old Islam in Detroit: Rediscovering the Muslim American Past. Old Islam in Detroit received the 2015 Arab American Book Award. Howell is currently a curator for the Halal Metropolis exhibition series exploring the politics and aesthetics of Muslim visibility in Detroit.
Dearborn Scholars Eps. 1: Prof. Ronald Stockton [Video/Podcast]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eae5Kg0yvuA Dearborn Scholars is a series of Live Broadcasts and Podcasts by Dearborn Blog under the Open Discussions program hosted by Wissam Charafedine (wissamc.com). The first episode was broadcast on March 10, 2021. The program consists of episodes and each episode is an interview with one of the scholars from Dearborn, that is professors, teachers, ...
Eps. 2 Dearborn Blog Live Discussions – The Threat of Cancel Culture on Free Speech [Video/Podcast]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXAAZq9-KaM Our cultural institutions are facing a moment of trial. Powerful protests for racial and social justice are leading to overdue demands for police reform, along with wider calls for greater equality and inclusion across our society, not least in higher education, journalism, philanthropy, and the arts. But this needed reckoning has also intensified a ...
Eps. 1 Dearborn Blog Live Discussions – Anti-Statue Movement, Between Reform & Absurdity [Video/Podcast]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZD5dYKjjzA "The United States’ frenzy of statuary iconoclasm has taken a turn into the theater of the absurd. Knocking down or defacing statues of national founders or heroes not only displays ignorance of history but also assaults the principles of Western civilization that allow for racial progress to continue." Henry Olsen "I think a statue ...
Hadi Eldebek: I hope We Come Out With a New System. [Video]
https://www.facebook.com/DearbornBlog/videos/494114624800370/ Next Episode:
“We Are In This Together” Hosts Dr. Adnan Jaber in Episode 3 on Sunday
"I view therapy as a place for one to be honest with oneself so that they can lead a life that is fulfilling, meaningful, and according to their values. Psychotherapy is a collaborative endeavor that aids individuals in increasing their emotional and cognitive understanding of themselves and gives them a place to come to terms ...
Dearborn Blog Presents “We Are In This Together”
Dearborn Blog will be hosting live interviews from various personalities from all over the World discussing the human emotional and social resilience to the Corona Virus Pandemic. The first guest will be Mr. Hadi Eldebek from New York, tomorrow Saturday 3/21/2020 at 7:00PM Eastern Time. To watch log in to facebook.com/dearbornblog Here is an intro ...
Dearborn Open Mic English launches with a Big Bang
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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 ...
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 ...
Arab Women Authors Narrate More Than Women’s Experience
Arab Women Authors Narrate More Than Women’s Experience, 05/25/18 by BNimri Aziz A flood of women’s memoirs seems to have landed in the literary marketplace, along with quasi memoirs for children. Not only confessionals and more discoveries about our gender and its vicissitudes, but revelations of rebellious girls of past generations, (Brazen: Rebel Ladies who ...
Dearborn Open Mic – Wissam Charafeddine – “Let Me Love You Few Years”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvguPYdXs5o
Del Taco Receipt Analysis
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The Pollution Series: Light Pollution in Dearborn
After talking about the Noise Pollution in the last episode, I started noticing more and more the sound of the streets and highways. Did you know that there are different sound quotient for each of the different materials that roads are made of? More on that here: http://www.pavementinteractive.org/pavement-noise/ But today I will talk about light pollution ...
A Woman’s Right to Move
When I was in eighth grade my teacher had us write down our goals for high school. My number one goal was to get accepted to the University of Michigan. I was unsure why I wanted to attend the institution so bad. Nobody in my immediate family had attended and I actually knew very little ...
Two Dearborn students will be national teen advisors to the Smithsonian
A message from Kim Silarsk, Communications Manager at Arab American National Museum: ARAB AMERICAN MUSEUM RECRUITS FOR SMITHSONIAN YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL Two Dearborn students will be national teen advisors to the Smithsonian Dearborn, Mich. (Sept. 28, 2017) – The Arab American National Museum – an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. ...
Aseel Srour Recites “ID Card” Poem by Mahmoud Darwish in Dearborn Open Mic
Aseel Srour recites in the Dearborn Open Mic the famous poem by Mahmoud Darwish titled "Bitaqit Haweyati" (ID Card), and sometimes called "Sajjil Ana Arabi" (Record: I am Arabic).
Multicultural Match
So, one day you meet this guy on Match.com. He’s quiet. He’s interesting. He’s worldly and open minded. Oh, and did I mention he’s gorgeous? How is it possible this beautiful guy isn’t already snatched up? And how is it possible that he’s smitten with you? This is what I thought 13 years ago when ...
Dearborn Open Mic … The Artistic Oasis in Arab American Dearborn
"Dearborn has a consortium of Arabic poets, Young Artists, and Arab American creative writing talents, that it should be considered an intellectual and artistic center, if it wasn't for the lack of that expression in the community. We are going to change that."
The Argeeli Romance
I was sitting in a café with a friend of mine. We both ordered our argeeli (another name for the hookah or shisha). These are water pipes, and are used to smoke flavored or straight tobacco. I ordered mine mint flavored, dried, with a glass of Perrier and he ordered a grape mint argeeli and a glass ...
Endangered Art
Imagine a world without art. No Rembrandt, no Hemingway, no Kubrick, no J.S. Bach, not even “Cirque du Soleil”. As scary is that may sound, let us imagine for a moment that artistic imagination isn’t a human characteristic. Is it possible then, that we would lose our inspiration, and the compass of our humanity or ...
Five Events To Attend in Dearborn In The Next Couple Weeks
As we enjoy the last month in the summer of 2017, five events are coming up in Dearborn that you probably want to take advantage off:
As Construction Activity Picks Up in Dearborn, Rats Activity Increases
The city of Dearborn published: Mayor John B. O’Reilly directed the extensive deployment of 15 city inspectors today (Aug. 18) to beef up rodent control efforts across the city, and to educate residents about eliminating conditions that could lead to pest problems. The current construction in the city has agrevated the problem, in addition to ...
Dearborn Police Dropped These Flyers Today
Chief Ronald Haddad continues his excellent leadership of Dearborn Police through more community engagement. Today, police car escorting some walking volunteers dropped five flyers in my mail box: 1. Crime Prevention Awareness 2. Nixle Alert System and its translation 3. Property Maintenance Guide: 4. Lock It or Lose It flyer We appreciate the efforts of ...
Dearborn has to Mobilize in the Era of 45
"History cannot be repeated once again right in front of our eyes, and that is why it is important now more than ever to mobilize in our communities and challenge such abhorrent groups, and the despicable presidency that supports them."
Why I Don’t Support Gal Gadot
I know what you're thinking-oh! just another angry Palestinian bitter that and Israeli woman, Gal Gadot, was casted to play Wonder Woman. But it's actually not that simple. No, I'm not anti Semitic for not support Gal Gadot, because being anti Semitic would be going against myself. In case you weren't aware, being Semitic relates ...
Let’s Keep our Lawns Clean
A few nights a week, I choose to spend my time at my mom's. She lives alone and I like to keep her company every now and then. My mom who lives in Dearborn loves her plants and her lawn but due to weakened knees, she doesn't always get the chance to cut the grass ...
Missionary in Dearborn, Freedom of Speech or Proselytizing Children Without Parental Consent?
Missionary in Dearborn, Freedom of Speech or Proselytizing Children Without Parental Consent? Let us know in your comments below.
Oh Please, It Is Not Just a Logo!
When some clients tell me, "No I don't need a logo. I can make one on Word in 5 minutes. It's just a logo," I try to keep calm. I am a calm person after all. But I've studied art and design. The sketchbook has been my best friend since I was five years old. ...
The Pollution Series: Noise Pollution in Dearborn
The Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States to promote an environment for all Americans free from noise that jeopardizes their health or welfare. To that end, it is the purpose of this chapter to establish a means for effective coordination of Federal research and activities in noise control, to authorize ...
Parenting Through Separation and Divorce
Divorce is a short-term crisis and a long-term process of understanding and healing for families. Statewide, Michigan had 29,708 divorces in 2014, a rate of 6 divorces per 1,000 residents, which is 14 percent lower than the number of divorces in 2004. There were 1.92 marriages for every divorce in 2014, the highest ratio since ...
Come Support Wayne County Transit!
In Dearborn, transit is both useful but limited - it carries a lot of potential, but is often constrained by political and social divisions.
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."
Coming Together
I sat down on a Wednesday evening thinking of what I can possibly write about. There are many topics to choose from, and despite that, I found myself unable to focus on one to start with. However, amid such a hostile political environment our world is going through, and such a growing division between people ...
Pride, Tradition, Legacy: Fordson High School, A Microcosm of Arab-American Diaspora (1/2)
There was the good, the bad, and the ugly. This is not so much an expose, as it is a meditation on what I now consider a unique experience that I could have only received at Fordson.
Enduring The American Justice System
But it was more disheartening to realize that there was no way this man was going to get out with a clean record.
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