Author Archives: Arab America

The Arab American National Museum (AANM) is pleased to announce our Call for Proposals for sessions at 2013 DIWAN: A Forum for the Arts, taking place at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, April 5-7, 2013. Scholars, artists and activists are welcome and all artistic mediums will be considered. Proposals should relate to … Continued

On the eve of his first trip to the United States as Egypt’s new Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi said the United States needed to fundamentally change its approach to the Arab world, showing greater respect for its values and helping build a Palestinian state, if it hoped to overcome decades of pent-up anger. A former … Continued

Hundreds of works of art from infinitely diverse cultures lumped together under the banner of Islam went on view Wednesday in the newly opened Islamic art wing at the Musée du Louvre. In row upon row of glass cases mainly arranged on two enormous levels, bronze vessels, ceramics, glass, the occasional bit of ivory and … Continued

The Migration Policy Institute announced Thursday that ACCESS, the nation’s largest Arab-American human services provider, is one of four recipients of its 2012 E Pluribus Unum Prizes for exceptional immigrant integration initiatives. The national award honors the Michigan-based nonprofit for its service to Arab Americans and other immigrants as well as for taking a leadership … Continued

Lovers of the Arab American National Museum’s fall world music series who bemoaned that the event was held on Thursday nights — have been heard. “It was difficult to get folks over to the museum on a Thursday night,” says Museum Deputy Director Devon Akmon. “We kept hearing folks say that Friday would be a … Continued

This morning the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) submitted a Statement for the Record to the US Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights. Later this afternoon the committee is scheduled to hold a groundbreaking hearing entitled “Hate Crimes and the Threat of Domestic Extremism.” The hearing was called for after … Continued

There’s a billboard going up in Murfreesboro that says “Love your Muslim neighbor.” A progressive Christian organization has been putting up similar signs around the country. The first billboard went up in Joplin, Missouri near a mosque that burned down, possibly at the hands of an arsonist. The next appeared in Oak Creek, Wisconsin after … Continued

Celebrate 2011’s best books by and about Arab Americans, and pay tribute to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anthony Shadid (1968-2012) at the 2012 Arab American Book Award Ceremony at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Arab American National Museum, 13624 Michigan Ave. in Deaborn. Shadid, the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist of Lebanese American descent, was … Continued

ON the night of Sept. 16, 1982, the Israeli military allowed a right-wing Lebanese militia to enter two Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut. In the ensuing three-day rampage, the militia, linked to the Maronite Christian Phalange Party, raped, killed and dismembered at least 800 civilians, while Israeli flares illuminated the camps’ narrow and darkened alleyways. … Continued

Today marks 30 years since the Sabra and Shatila massacre — one of the bloodiest and most brutal atrocities of our time. On September 16, 1982, shortly after Israeli troops seized control of west Beirut, the right-wing Lebanese militia forces operating under the direction of Israeli forces massacred over one thousand defenseless men, women and … Continued

On Thursday, September 20, 2012, the National American Arab Nurses Association (NAANA) will host its inaugural Angel of Mercy Awards Banquet at Byblos Banquet Hall in Dearborn, Michigan (7258 Chase Road) at 5:30 p.m. Dr. Larry Purnell, Professor Emeritus of the School of Nursing at the University Of Delaware College Of Health Sciences, will speak … Continued

Given the significant rise in hate crimes and repeated attacks on places of worship, including the massacre at the Sikh Gurdwara in Wisconsin, the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary announced that it will hold a hearing entitled “Hate Crimes and the Threat of Domestic Extremism” on September 19, 2012 at 2:30pm EST. The American-Arab … Continued