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Arab American Documentary “Hold on to the American Dream”

“Fordson” is a feature length documentary film that follows four talented high school football players from Dearborn Michigan as they gear up for their big senior year rivalry game during the last ten days of Ramadan, a month when Muslims traditionally fast every day from sunrise to sundown. The story is set against the backdrop … Continued

Ayah Bdeir: The Electronic Fashionista

Ayah Bdeir uses her technological know-how and fashion sense to break down cultural barriers. She took time out of traveling to promote her new work ‘les annees lumieres’ to speak with Dia. You studied Computer Communication Engineering at the American University of Beirut. How did you transition from that to art? “I always knew I … Continued

Rolling Stone to Rock the Gulf with Regional Title

Rolling Stone magazine is to launch its first Middle East edition with coverage of Arab music, hip hop and rock ’n’ roll – but nothing that will rock the boat politically, says its publisher. Rolling Stone Middle East, due to launch in November, will be produced in Dubai under licence from the US-based publisher Wenner … Continued

Jordanian Pianist and Composer ZADE Brings Music For Peace To America

ZADE “ One Night in Jordan: A Concert for Peace” airing on DPTV Saturday September 11th at 9:30 PM. “ZADE is a Jordanian musician of outstanding ability, whose creations have delighted the people of our nation… In these troubled days, ZADE represents the young seeking to bring peace and understanding to our troubled region and … Continued

Luxury Live Productions Announces Assi El Helani U.S. Tour

Luxury Live Productions announced today that the Lebanese superstar Assi El Helani and his orchestra will make a U.S. tour to Ann Arbor, Detroit, New Jersey, and Las Vegas in October and November 2010. Tour information and venues will be forthcoming soon. El Helani has been a major figure in the music scene of the … Continued

Jerusalem After Midnight-An Outstanding Album

Suhail Khoury’s “Jerusalem After Midnight” is a ground-breaking album with eight instrumental titles that put forward the haunting sound of the nay (the Arabic flute), the instrument for which the musician has an obvious, strong predilection and that he plays with particular talent and virtuosity. The lack of homogeneity in style between the tracks does … Continued

Lebanon: Composer, Singer Take on “Sexist” Arab Pop in New Song

The backlash rages on over a recent Arabic pop song by a Lebanese singer that beckons women back to domesticity and is regarded by women’s rights activists as sexist and advocating backwardness. In the latest development, a Lebanese composer and a singer have picked up the gauntlet and released a track that parodies popular Arabic … Continued

Arab Detroit Publisher, Warren David to Guest Host WDET’s “Craig Fahle Show,” Thursday August 12

Arab Detroit founder and publisher, Warren David, will guest host the “Craig Fahle Show” this Thursday, August 12, 10:00am, on Detroit’s National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate, WDET-FM (101.9). David will interview a variety of guests including: Michael Ibrahim, founder and director of the newly formed Michigan Arab Orchestra; Moose Sheib, LoanMod.com CEO; Dr. Anan Ameri, … Continued

Musician Khyam Allami on How the ‘Ud Changed His Life

Khyam Allami grew up in London but found himself longing to connect with his Iraqi roots. The ‘ud – a Middle Eastern lute – was the way he chose, and he has dedicated his life to it. Whenever I meet someone new, the conversation tends to go like this. “Where are you from?” “My parents … Continued

Ajyal Theatrical Group Presents Their Newest Comedy, “Shoufou Alwawa Wayn” in Detroit and Windsor-Featuring Im Hussein

The Ajyal Theatrical Group, under the direction of its founder, Najee Mondalek announced two dates in the Detroit area for the smash hit comedy, “Shoufou Alwawa Wayn.” The comedy will be in Dearborn at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center on Saturday, October 16, 2010 and in Windsor, Ontario on Saturday, October 23 at … Continued

Fans Lend Their Voices to Fairouz, the Silenced Diva

Fans of Fairouz, the Arab world’s most famous singer, are up in arms about a bitter legal row that has stopped her performing live. From Beirut to the Gulf – and as far away as Australia – the diva’s supporters are making their voices heard to complain that she is being cruelly silenced. Hundreds of … Continued

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