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Go topSamaher Mohammad has come a long way. As the proprietor of a small Dearborn boutique, she’s designing custom dresses and jewelry for Zaynini Fashion International Inc., her clothing line. Born and raised in that city, the 27-year-old fashion designer planned to be a teacher. Then a job at the mall changed her life. That’s where … Continued
His Majesty King Abdullah underlined on Monday the important role of religious leaders in supporting efforts to bring about peace and stability in the Middle East as part of a comprehensive peace that ends the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the basis of the two-state solution. At separate meetings with representatives of several Islamic, Christian and Jewish … Continued
Pope Benedict XVI has met a group of Palestinian Catholics who brought him a traditional Palestinian scarf as a gift. The 27 faithful from a Bethlehem parish were among thousands attending the pope’s weekly Wednesday audience in St. Peter’s Square. At the end of the audience, two youths from the group were brought to Benedict … Continued
The American- Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is pleased to announce that His Excellency Archbishop Hilarion Capucci, the Archbishop of Jerusalem, is a confirmed featured speaker during the 2009 ADC Annual National Convention. Archbishop Capucci is one of the foremost leaders regardless of faith advocating for human rights in the world today. In 1965, Hilarion Capucci … Continued
The Arab American National Museum is hosting a town hall meeting on Wednesday, April 22nd from 7-9pm. The event will examine the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln as it relates to equality, civil liberties and the Arab American community, as part of the celebration of the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth. Following the screening of a … Continued
Two activists in the Arab-American community are receiving awards for their efforts to spread peace. The Wayne State University Center for Peace and Conflict studies is honoring Ron Amen of the Arab American National Museum, the Palestine Office-Michigan and the Office of Interfaith Outreach at the Islamic Center of America, as a Community Peacemaker. The … Continued
A hilarious new book—the first of its kind—by Arab-American and native Pittsburgher, Dalel B. Khalil, examines with humor and candor the stark differences between the Arab and American cultures. Using insightful, sharp humor to tackle sensitive cultural issues and foster cross-cultural understanding, Khalil comically instructs how to retain one’s sanity in the battle of the … Continued
Arab Fild Distribution has released an new DVD, “Beirut Diaries and “33 Days.” “Beirut Diaries” focuses on the experiences of 25-year-old Nadine Zaidan, who was one of the thousands of activists who gathered in Beirut’s Martyrs Square in the chaotic days immediately following the assassination of Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in February of 2005, Beirut … Continued
The Arabesque Music Ensemble announces its residency at the University of Florida, April 2-5. Residency activities include a strings workshop/master class and ethnomusicology lecture at the School of Music; an open ensemble rehearsal; and participation in “Project Downtown,” a Gainesville community program. The residency will conclude with a concert at University Auditorium on Sunday, April … Continued
Imam Sayid Hassan al-Qazwini, the head of the Islamic Center of America, welcomed Archbishop Allen Vigneron to the largest mosque in the country today, as the new leader of 1.4 million Catholics in Metro Detroit continues to make good on his vow to foster interfaith relations. “So many of us here today are bound by … Continued
‘We Arabs export two major things, oil and ouds,” says a laughing Najib Shaheen, this city’s most respected oud maker, restorer and dealer. The oud is a stringed Arab instrument that, after it was brought to Andalusian Spain in the eighth century, spawned the European lute, guitar and mandolin. Today’s ouds are usually walnut or … Continued
One only has to turn on the news or pick up a paper and read of horrific outbreaks of violence. Explosions of rage and killing from youngsters, among family members, in schools and in places of worship. Maybe the war is not overseas? Maybe it rages in the hearts of our young people, raised in … Continued
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