Over the last 12 months, middle school students of diverse backgrounds from Dearborn and southwest Detroit learned digital photography skills as part of the Arab American National Museum’s SURA Arts Academy, a program funded by The Skillman Foundation. Now the students are doing what professional artists do – displaying their work in a public setting. … Continued
See Video that accompanies article here: http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2009/08/2009813113811633416.html Lebanon’s Beiteddine International Arts Festival held in the Chouf mountains may be a few hundred kilometres distance from the Palestinian city of Ramallah, but getting there has been a lifelong dream for Amal Nazzal. Nazzal, a 21-year-old Palestinian singer, had never left the Occupied West Bank before and … Continued
BY: Ameera David/Contributing Writer Although just released on July 14th, Arab American novel ‘The Night Counter,’ has received enthusiastic reviews from an array of new sources and readers nationwide. The Chicago Tribune has selected it a “Hot Summer Read” and it has been named the “Best in Summer Reading” by the Boston Phoenix. In the … Continued
President Barack Obama gave Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of Iraq, a painting by Arab American artist, Helen Zughaib, at the White House during his recent visit. As a gift between the two countries, her painting “Midnight Prayers” symbolizes the countries’ relations. Zughaib’s art work is currently on display at The Jerusalem Fund for Education and … Continued
ADC will be represented by Nawar Shora, Legal Director and Director of Diversity Education and Law Enforcement Outreach (LEOP), will appear live tomorrow, Friday July 31, on Washington DC’s only live and local talk show “Lets Talk Live.” Nawar will be discussing his latest book, The Arab American Handbook (Cune Press, 2009 – www.CunePress.net) and … Continued
When the sun goes down and the heat lets up, Spaniards like to enjoy a film under the summer stars. This year, passions were burning high at one outdoor theater showing a series of films about love and sex. Such a topic is not too surprising in progressive Spain, except that the venue was none … Continued
A glimpse into the Arab world that doesn’t focus on war or fanaticism, Captain Abu Raed reveals a Jordan that few Western viewers have ever seen. But its story also has commonplace aspects that should appeal to audiences with no particular interest in the region. That mix reflects the biography of the film’s writer-director, Amin … Continued
The 3rd Annual Arab American Comedy Show is preparing for two big nights of comedy! The show is set to take place Friday and Saturday evenings, August 14-15, 2009 at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center (Michael A. Guido Theater), 15801 Michigan Ave. Dearborn, Michigan, 48126. The Arab American Comedy Show has become a … Continued
From “the ancient graves of the sultans,” located on Salah Addin Street, the Jerusalem Foundation began Sunday evening the beginning of a new musical program. As part of the Jerusalem Festival 2009, “Music Celebrates Jerusalem,” will run for 10 days in cooperation with the French consulate. Foundation director Rania Elias says that since its inception … Continued
Pressure from religious conservatives appears to be behind the last-minute cancellation of Saudi Arabia’s only film festival Saudi Arabia’s only film festival was cancelled at the 11th hour on Friday after apparent pressure from religious elements within the highly conservative Islamic kingdom. The Jeddah film festival, which was scheduled to open on Saturday with a … Continued
Ahead of the Paris couture shows, top designers have joined a tricky exercise to glam up one of the world’s most traditional pieces, the abaya — the long black overgarment worn by millions of Arab women. Unveiled the same week that French President Nicolas Sarkozy unleashed a storm across the Arab world for criticising the … Continued
Ayman Safia is a 17-year-old young man from Galilee who has managed to win a place at a prestigious dancing school. He told reporter Joanna Chen about his passion for dance, “I speak from my heart, from my emotions, from my love of ballet. “I imagine myself made up of two parts – Ayman the … Continued
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