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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
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 – علي السندي يقدم ما تيسر من عتابا المنافي
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrUyBpMVncI
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 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 – 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 ...
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 ...
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 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
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
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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 ...
Ep. 3 – The Diplomat with Dr. Ali Ajami
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Podcast Series: Arab American Identity with Dr. Hani Bawardi Eps. 3
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Podcast Series: Arab American Identity with Dr. Hani Bawardi Eps. 2
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Ep. 2 – The Diplomat with Dr. Ali Ajami
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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 ...
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن د. فائق الأسدي: الإدمان على المخدرات بين العائلة و المدرسة و المجتمع
مقدمة الدكتور حسن بزي:ـ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJakhRQKGSI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2joYNgjB_c8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER5PszAq5ck SPONSORS:
المؤتمر الأول حول التربية والتعليم: الهوية العربية الأمريكية: التعليم بين التحديات والتوقعات [videos]
تقديم https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SZ0zwxOba0 دور المدارس الأهلية المستقلة في التعليم https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm7QG8ClY-k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqJkdWRI_WM التعليم حقّ للجميع https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7Q61BiodWg التعليم في سبيل تنمية مستدامة https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fNZuSHUGyM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGm2Dd5TUAw أهمية التعليم في بناء المستقبل https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld9x-Wo1aPA الشراكة بين المدرسة والمجتمع https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It8z9SBXSYo التعليم بين التحديات والتوقعات https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVHTSnVr_v0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1QSvHlsHXY الجاليات العربية والإستثمار في التعليم https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2YpCvYfeT8
Digital Minimalism for Parents
Digital Minimalism for Parents March 2, 2019 One of the more interesting things about being on the road promoting Digital Minimalism is encountering readers and learning how they’re making use of these ideas. One such group that’s particularly interesting to me is digital minimalist parents. I’m a parent, but the oldest of my three boys ...
Top 10 News From Dearborn Last Month
Here are the headlines that occupied Dearborn News last month:
ARAB AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR
Dearborn, Mich. (Feb. 25, 2019) – Following a comprehensive international search, the leadership of ACCESS – the largest Arab American community nonprofit in the United States – proudly welcomes to their Arab American National Museum (AANM) a new director, Dr. Diana Abouali. At home in both North America and the Middle East, fluent in English ...
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن و صالون الفن يقدمان أندلسيات و الفنانين زياد نصر و فيكتور غانم
تقديم الدكتور حسن بزي: ـ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCWrvCSdY7A الفقرة الأولى:ـ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iABHgBCWpwY الفقرة الثانية:ـ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omfLUWcBquk
The Elegance of Modesty Fashion Show
Peace and Blessings, On March 9th Sumayya, a couture Muslim fashion brand, is hosting an extravagant fashion show featuring three runway shows with a fusion of live poetry performances. Each collection has a very unique vibe ranging from street styles to hand crafted couture looks. Please note that this is a women only event, photography ...
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن يقدم الشاعر ياسر سعد في عيد الحب
تقديم الدكتور حسن بزي للشاعر ياسر سعد:ـ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISDRGXyo__g القصيدة الأولى:ـ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GAEpEgp2vE القصيدة الثانية:ـ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz58msppIL0
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن يقدم الشاعر علي السندي في عيد الحب
تقديم الدكتور حسن بزي للشاعر علي السندي:ـ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DBOFjm9hGU قصيدة حب و شعر:ـ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcKysWr8pv4 قصيدة حظ عراقي:ـ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FULjvILqJM
الدكتور علي عجمي يقرأ نزار قباني في المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن بمناسبة عيد الحب
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaopC4nimrE قصيدة إلى تلميذة قُلْ لي – ولو كذباً – كلاماً ناعماً قد كادً يقتُلُني بك التمثالُ مازلتِ في فن المحبة .. طفلةً بيني وبينك أبحر وجبالُ لم تستطيعي ، بَعْدُ ، أن تَتَفهَّمي أن الرجال جميعهم أطفالُ إنِّي لأرفضُ أن أكونَ مهرجاً قزماً .. على كلماته يحتالُ فإذا وقفت أمام حسنك صامتاً فالصمتُ في ...
Podcast Series: Arab American Identity with Dr. Hani Bawardi Eps. 1
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Ep. 1 – The Diplomat – A Dearborn Blog Podcast Series
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 ...
الدكتور عدنان جابر يتكلم حول الحب في زمن وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي في المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiexN7XRPIU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fS8XL142xk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-kRfYzhz6c
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن: وسام شرف الدين يقرأ ميسون السويدان
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2MeSVV96ms لا ناس حولي إذما كنتَ في النّاسِ لا صوت إلاّك محبوسٌ بأنفاسِ و لست أدري أيأسي جاءَ من أملي أم جائني أملي من شدّة اليآسِ هكذا افتتحت ميسون السويدان قصيدتها "لا ناس حولي". تنحدر ميسون السويدان من أصول كويتية وهي إبنه الشيخ و الداعية المشهور و الدكتور في هندسة البترول طارق السويدان، و هو ...
المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن يحتفل بعيد الحب
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المنتدى الثقافي في ديربورن – محمد حسين هاشم: تجربتي مع العمل الشبابي في الجالية
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ciryUOl4uI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w2X4C_l99w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzCytEeHA5A
Snow, Roads, Birds and Plows blog by B Nimri Aziz Jan. 31/19
Shrugging off what’s called cabin fever, I depart, slowly, to test my car and traction on the roadway. I follow the country road along the Beaverkill River to town. A mile out, I notice something unusual—cars standing in front of each of two neighbors’ houses. I regularly pass these houses. I know that their owners ...
The Phrase of Doom
There is a phrase often used, and it has become all too accepted a phrase. I’m focusing on my experience with members of the Arab American community, who have lost the ways of our grandparents, who built wholesome families and shared their lives together. When men and women are looking to get married, they often ...
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