It’s easy, fun, great exercise and you don’t need a partner! The AANM is offering debkeh dance classes for children and adults, beginning in late February. Debkeh is a traditional folk dance from the Levant region of the Arab World, a dance of community often performed at weddings and other joyous occasions. Dancer/choreographer Suha Farhoud, … Continued
Under the auspices of the American-Arab Center for Civil and Human Rights (ACCHR), ADC Michigan is pleased to announce the winners of its 11th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Contest, which was open to all Arab and Chaldean American high school seniors in Michigan. This year’s honorees are: 1st Place Award Winner: –Diab Ali- … Continued
Is learning a new language on your list of New Year’s resolutions? A new semester of Intro to Arabic Level I gets underway February 13 at the AANM. The class meets from 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays through April 24; tuition (due no later than 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5) is just $235/$200 Members and the required … Continued
Tahmina said she was overwhelmed when she first found out that her application was successful. “But now I’m getting used to the idea. It’s an opportunity of a lifetime really.” Tahmina Mahdi, 19, is a prime example of how seizing opportunities can pay huge dividends. In a couple of days the American University of Sharjah … Continued
The Lebanese Collegiate Network (LCN) was established in July 2007 in response to an over-whelming need to foster positive relationships between existing University Lebanese Clubs (ULC), their student members and alumni. The LCN board invites all ULCs to join and benefit from this organization by visiting the official LCN website at www.myLCN.org. The foremost purpose … Continued
The 2010 Jack G. Shaheen Mass Communications Scholarship is open for applications. Several scholarships are available at $1,000 each. Eligibility is for college students classified as a junior, senior or enrolled in Graduate School (submit letter of Graduate School acceptance). Must be attending college in the 2009-10 academic year, majoring in Mass Communications, Journalism, Radio, … Continued
As part of a four-year “emergency plan” to overhaul the education sector, the Moroccan government has signed DH12.6bn (€1.1bn) in new agreements to improve the quality of its universities. This extra investment comes as the country seeks to meet its UN Millennium Development Goals by 2015. At the beginning of October, HM King Mohamed IV … Continued
After immense anticipation in the Arab world and the international community at large, “Fatenah”, Palestine’s first 3D animated feature film, has finally begun to grace the festival circuit. Introduced only in Boston thus far, Dearborn will be the second city to premiere the film in the United States. The 30 minute animation will make its … Continued
A report released Monday by the Institute of International Education has indicated that the number of Middle Eastern students studying in the US increased significantly over the last academic year. The Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange is published annually to review the number of international students studying in the US and the number … Continued
Arab societies need nurturing institutions and supportive policies to achieve a significant boost in knowledge production and creation, according to the new Arab Knowledge Report 2009. The report, launched by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on 28 October, maintains that reforms in areas like the media and information technologies are vital if Arab societies are … Continued
Mayor Daley announces grant, says he doesn’t see Fort Hood shooting stoking anti-Muslim sentiment CommenThe Chicago public schools will expand its Arabic-language program to three more high schools, thanks to a three-year, $888,000 federal grant announced this morning. Mayor Daley accepted the grant at Durkin Park Elementary School, 8445 S. Kolin, as he rejected suggestions … Continued
On Saturday, October 3, at an award ceremony and dinner in her honor, Dr. Mary Elizabeth King received the 2009 El‑Hibri Peace Education Prize in recognition of her life-long devotion to the field of Peace Education and her outstanding work toward peace in the Middle East. The event took place at the El-Hibri Charitable Foundation … Continued
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