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People all over the world celebrate this day with numerous pranks on family and friends. It is a time to share giggles and trick the people you’ve been waiting to fool all year.
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Drake Shows Love to Arabs in his New Album “More Life”
Last week, the famous rapper Aubrey Drake Graham, also known as Drake, dropped his newest album titled, “More Life.” Fans all over the world were bursting with energy, particularly his Arab ones, after they heard his references to their culture in several songs.
Palestinian Vocalist Dalal Abu Amneh to be Featured Artist at Upcoming Concert in Southern California
Palestinian star singer Dalal Abu Amneh will be the featured artist at an upcoming concert in Southern California – see PalestineFoundation.org. Dalal has gained significant attention and raving reviews by audiences and critics in many appearance outside of her native Nazareth, especially through her wider exposure to the rest of the Arab World via many concerts … Continued
Ann Arbor Palestine Film Festival March 30-April 2, 2017
MICHIGAN The AAPFF will be held from Thursday, March 30- Sunday, April 2, 2017 The 6th Annual Ann Arbor Palestine Film Festival (AAPFF), http://www.aapalestinefilmfest.com is back with another set of incredible Palestinian films that reflect all aspects of Palestinian life! Since its first debut in spring 2009, the 6th annual Ann Arbor Palestine Film Festival … Continued
Welcome to “The Worst View,” a Bethlehem Hotel by Banksy
BY: Yara Jouzy/ Contributing Writer The occupied Palestinian city of Bethlehem opened its newest hotel this week called the “The Hotel With the Worst View in the World”. Plastered all over the walls of the hotel are works by famous British graffiti artist and pro-Palestine activist, Banksy. The walled off hotel is made up of … Continued
Will Palestine’s 10-Year-Old Refugee Ever Grow Up?
BY: Yara Jouzy/Contributing Writer A Palestinian identity isn’t complete without the political cartoon of a refugee child, Handala. In 1975, the famous Naji Al-Ali created this 10-year-old boy, who will remain at this age until the occupation of Palestine ends. He is an exceptional child, where the laws of nature and age are forbidden. Handala … Continued
Remembering beloved Arab American Professor Irfan Shahid
BY: Adriana Murray/Contributing Writer While last week seemed to fly by with all the craziness from the election, the Washington, DC community mourned the loss of the beloved Arab American Professor Irfan Shahid of Georgetown University. Professor Shahid was born in Nazareth in 1926 when the city was still part of Palestine. However, he later … Continued
Arab Americans: Don’t Wait to Vote!
Photo: Courtesy of Arab American Institute (Twitter) BY Zane Ziebell/Contributing Writer The United States presidential election is scheduled for Tuesday, November 8th, 2016. This year’s election will be the 58th in U.S. history, and to some, the most important. Arab Americans, and all Americans, don’t wait until November 8th to cast your vote, head to … Continued
Crain’s 40 Under 40: BRYAN ZAIR, 39
It’s Crain’s 25th anniversary of honoring 40 metro Detroit professionals who have made their marks before age 40. Bryan Zair is a Detroiter. The son of Chaldean immigrants from Iraq, Zair worked full time at his father’s convenience store in Detroit’s Brightmoor neighborhood while in college. He spent three years as an associate at Clark … Continued
Crain’s 40 Under 40: DANA ANTOUN, 37
It’s Crain’s 25th anniversary of honoring 40 metro Detroit professionals who have made their marks before age 40. There are business success stories, and then there is Dana Antoun. Hired at Rochester Hills-based WABCO Holdings Inc. as a project manager, Antoun has been promoted twice within her first year at the company for the unexpected … Continued
Is the MENA Checkbox Good or Bad for Arab Americans?
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer and Marissa Ovassapian/Contributing Writer The Obama Administration and the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Friday proposed the addition of a new ethnic category on the U.S. Census for people of Middle East and North African (MENA) descent. The category would include Arab Americans and anyone else with … Continued
America’s Other Orchestras: Arab American Ensemble Series Episode 7
Baladi Festival On the Golden Coast BY: Sami Asmar/Contributing Writer The romantic city of Santa Barbara on the beautiful California coast is a mecca for tourism as well as the home of one of the campuses of the University of California. Just like its older sister UCLA, UC Santa Barbara has a music department with … Continued
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