Author Archives: Arab America

Dearborn is set to be a part of a new program that aims to study and help prevent obesity, particularly among Arab American children, thanks to a nearly $73,000 grant. Suha Kridli, assistant professor at Oakland University’s School of Nursing who secured the grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation for the … Continued

In 2006, Lebanese-American writer/performer Leila Buck was introducing her Jewish husband Adam to her family in Lebanon, war erupted between Israel and Hezbollah, and the couple found themselves caught in the crossfire. Now, several years and a trip to Israel later, they’ve been asked by Adam’s aunt to share their experiences at a conference of … Continued

The National American Arab Nurses Association (NAANA) will hold its third Angel of Mercy Awards Banquet at Byblos Banquets, 7258 Chase Road in Dearborn on Thursday, October 2, 2014, at 5:30 p.m. Afaf I. Meleis, PhD, DrPS (hon), FAAN, Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing and Professor of Nursing and Sociology at the University of … Continued

Nearly 150 business leaders registered to attend the event, which highlighted business opportunities in the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The event was sponsored by Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, which will launch daily nonstop service … Continued

The new film “May in the Summer” explores the tensions that arise when an Arab-American Christian returns to her ancestral country of Jordan to marry a Muslim. FRANCE 24 interviewed the director about the autobiographical undercurrents in her work. Born in Nebraska and raised in small-town Ohio by a Palestinian father and Jordanian mother, filmmaker … Continued

The Arab American National Museum in Dearborn Michigan is celebrating its 9th year this week, the only such museum of that documents the history of Arabs in America. I was proud to have been commissioner by Saudi Aramco World Magazine in May 2005 to document the opening of the museum for a lengthy feature that … Continued

Arab America announced today that tickets for their upcoming concert “Ya Hal Arab: A Call for Unity” featuring Arab Idol and Palestinian Superstar Mohammed Assaf and Lebanese vocalist Ziad Khoury, are selling fast. Some sections are almost sold out including VIP. “With just about 10 days remaining, we are anticipating a sell out event,” said … Continued

George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin are planning to wed in a London venue this September, sources close to the couple told The Daily Star. The Lebanese-British Alamuddin has become a source of pride and fascination in her home country after news broke of her engagement to notorious bachelor Clooney. The Lebanese media has been whipped … Continued

The controversy over U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s apartheid remark about Israel has become the latest distraction from a just settlement in the Middle East. “If there’s no two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict soon, Israel risks becoming an … apartheid state,”Ω Kerry is reported to have said at a private meeting. (He quickly … Continued

In case you didn’t know, April was Arab Heritage month. That’s right, Arabs have a month now. Who knew!? When many non Arabs hear the word ‘Arabs’, it’s hard to know what they are thinking. Best case scenario, they think of juicy delicious shish kabob with falafel and a side of hummus dip – or … Continued

The Arab International Festival in Dearborn has been canceled for the second year in a row, raising questions about the future of the three-day gathering in June that had become an annual tradition. The festival was canceled last year when the city and festival organizers, the American Arab Chamber of Commerce, faced higher liability insurance … Continued

Join other Palestinian Youth from Around the WORLD on an unforgettable journey to Palestine from JUNE 12 – JUNE 30, 2014! If you are between the ages of 18 and 30 and have Palestinian ancestry, you can apply to join us in this groundbreaking national initiative. Contact kth@hcef.org to request an application by sending an … Continued