The 2009 Concert of Colors – metro Detroit’s beloved free diversity-themed music festival – will present rising and established acts, bring back past favorites, and offer more free and outdoor activities while forging ahead in its mission to shed light on and celebrate cultural diversity through music. Headliners for the 17th annual festival – Saturday, … Continued
The family of the late Dr. Mohammad T. Mehdi, a pioneer in American Arab journalism, announced this week that the 2009 Mehdi Courage in Journalism Award has been awarded to Palestinian American journalist and radio talk show host Ray Hanania. For more than 30 years Ray Hanania has written and reported on the story of … Continued
Former President Bill Clinton told a gathering of Arab Americans on Saturday night that the increasingly interdependent world must learn to embrace diversity or risk perishing. Alternating between humor and heavy philosophizing, Clinton pointed to scientific breakthroughs, spiritual texts, the recent economic meltdown and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to deliver a near 40-minute-long message that the … Continued
ormer President Bill Clinton told a gathering of Arab Americans on Saturday night that the increasingly interdependent world must learn to embrace diversity or risk perishing. Alternating between humor and heavy philosophizing, Clinton pointed to scientific breakthroughs, spiritual texts, the recent economic meltdown and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to deliver a near 40-minute-long message that the … Continued
When telling the story of Manuel “Matty” Moroun, it’s nearly impossible not to tell a story about Detroit and some of its history. And like Detroit, Moroun might be a little old-fashioned, but certainly never dull. Corp! was invited to interview Moroun, owner of the Ambassador Bridge, in early May to hear his personal story, … Continued
Arab Americans converged on Washington today for a three-day conference energized by President Barack Obama’s recent speech in Cairo extolling “the legitimate Palestinian aspiration for dignity, opportunity and a state of their own.” Imad Hamad, one of about 50 Michiganians attending the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee convention, described the Obama speech as a much-needed turning point … Continued
It’s Shakespeare, but with a twist. The dialogue is in Arabic, women wear veils and a despot is persuaded to seize power on a TV chat show as world leaders call in encouraging words. Kuwait-based director Sulayman Al-Bassam’s “Richard III: An Arab Tragedy,” which is part of the Muslim Voices Festival at the Brooklyn Academy … Continued
Let’s be clear. Had the attacker at the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. been an Arab or a Muslim, the cacophony of calls for vigilance against the Arab and Muslim community would be deafening. But 88-year-old James Wenneker von Brunn, the man who killed one museum guard and wounded another, turned out not to be … Continued
Washington wants stalled Middle East peace talks to resume soon and wrap up quickly, US envoy George Mitchell told Israeli leaders on Tuesday, as it was announced he would make his first visit to Syria. Mitchell, whose visit comes just days before hawkish Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to outline his cabinet’s peace … Continued
A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today condemned a shooting incident at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., during which a security guard and the alleged gunman were reportedly wounded. In a statement, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said: “We condemn this apparent bias-motivated attack and stand with the … Continued
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), the nation’s largest Arab-American civil and human rights organization, is appalled by the shooting that took place earlier today at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. Federal law enforcement sources have confirmed that the suspect, James von Brunn, is a known white supremacist. ADC National Executive Director Kareem Shora said, “This … Continued
Known for hit songs such as “Beautiful” and “Right Now (Na Na Na)” Akon is no stranger to success. And now, he is also taking the Arabic music market by storm in his collaboration with Lebanese singer, Melissa. This marks Akon’s first time to sing with an Arabic singer. The African star Akon finished shooting … Continued
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