Professor’s lecture unveils hidden history of Islam and mathematics
Schoolcraft College math Professor Randy Schwartz is expected to give a lecture titled, "Islam and Mathematics: A Hidden History" at the University of Michigan-Dearborn on Thursday, Dec. 2 from 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. inside the CASL building. The event is being sponsored by the Thaqalayn Muslim Association. Refreshments will be...MSU filmmakers’ documentary on imam shooting to premiere
EAST LANSING — A documentary made by two Michigan State University faculty and a doctoral student that examines the controversial shooting of a Detroit-area Muslim leader will premiere Dec. 1 in Dearborn. The film, "The Death of an Imam," will be presented at 7 p.m. in 1600 Social Sciences Building on the campus of the University of...
Bridging cultural divides with humor
November 27th, 20100 DEARBORN — Humor is often thought to be a bridge. Many use humor to bridge cultural divides and open the door for conversation. It is used to make the what is not up for discussion, easier to talk about. This is exactly what co-creators Mike Eshaq and Mike McGettigan accomplish with their upcoming webseries "The Ed and Moe...“Rachel” offers thorough investigation of Corrie killing
More than seven years after American activist Rachel Corrie was killed by a massive D-9 bulldozer by a member of the Israeli military while peacefully protesting the demolishing of homes in Rafah, Palestine, her parents filed a civil suit seeking a single symbolic dollar in punitive damages. Meanwhile, as the case, which was filed in...Revisiting old wounds and covering them up
President Obama's one year deadline to reach a peace accord between the Israelis and the Palestinians underscores the fallacy not only that the United States is an honest broker between the two sides, but also what the underlying forces are that drive the conflict. There's the aid – over 100 billion dollars since 1974 alone, according...’12 Angry Lebanese’ touch so many more
BEIRUT (IPS) – Straddling the hills overlooking the Mediterranean Sea is Roumieh, Lebanon's largest and most notorious high-security men's prison. Crowded into its dank and depressing concrete cells are those convicted as religious extremists, murderers, mobsters and spies. Roumieh's reputation for fostering further criminal...Adonis at U of M-Ann Arbor
Adonis World-renowned Syrian poet Adonis is to visit the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Campus the second week of October. Adonis is to hold a Poetry reading Monday, October 11 at 5:10pm at the Helmut Stern Auditorium in University of Michigan Museum of Art. 525 S. State Street. Following the poetry reading he will make three...Modern math in medieval architecture
DEARBORN — Peter J. Lu, a post-doctoral research fellow at Harvard University, will give a lecture on Modern Math in Medieval Islamic Architecture at Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn on Monday, October 4 from noon to 1:30 p.m. The lecture examines recent findings that deal with the patterns found in the tiles in the...Adonis at U of M-Ann Arbor
World-renowned Syrian poet Adonis is to visit the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Campus the second week of October. Adonis is to hold a Poetry reading Monday, October 11 at 5:10pm at the Helmut Stern Auditorium in University of Michigan Museum of Art. 525 S. State Street. Following the poetry reading he will make three other...Modern Math In Medieval Architecture
Peter J. Lu, a post-doctoral research fellow at Harvard University, will give a lecture on Modern Math in Medieval Islamic Architecture at Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn on Monday October 4 from noon to 1:30 p.m. The lecture examines recent findings that deal with the patterns found in the tiles in the 1200 C.E. and...Jordanian pianist to appear on PBS special
AMMAN — Jordanian pianist Zade Al-Dirani's concert "One Night in Jordan: A Concert for Peace," is to air on PBS Saturday, Sep. 11 at 9:30 p.m. The concert is in honor the late King Hussein of Jordan (1935-1999) who had resolved to bring peace to the Middle East. Zade is a 29 year old pianist who was born in Amman, Jordan and began...28th annual quilt festival
DEARBORN — First United Methodist Church of Dearborn is to host their 28th annual Festival Of Quilts on October 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Oct. 9 from 10 to 4 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 22124 Garrison, Dearborn. The Festival will honor the church's 200-year anniversary and showcase 200 quilts including 30 quilts...Sahara Festival returns to St. Mary’s
LIVONIA — The rich sights and sounds of Middle Eastern culture will take center stage August 19-22 at the 2010 Sahara Festival in Livonia as the four-day celebration returns to the Basilica of St. Mary Church in Livonia. The Acrophobic Sherpas will play live at 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 21 at Sahara Fest.Arabic food, original...Mike Tyson to perform Umrah
MADINAH — Former boxing champion Mike Tyson, who embraced Islam while serving a prison sentence in the 1990s, is on his first visit to the Kingdom to perform Umrah. He arrived in the holy city of Madinah on Friday to perform prayers at the Prophet's Mosque. While in Madinah, Tyson met Dr. Muhammad Al-Oqala, president of the Islamic...Want to be a movie star?
Independent Cinema Line at 213 4th Street Hoboken, NJ 07031 is casting for a 20-30 year old Arab actor who speaks English with an Arabic accent. We are looking for someone who was born in the Middle East and immigrated to the U.S. later on in his life. We are not looking for someone who was born in the U.S. to an Arabic family. We need......
Lebanese Muslim painter’s artistic vision: Religious harmony in Italy
There are thousands upon thousands of technically skilled artists and painters, but in the world of fine art, it's the artist's individual touch that separates him or her from the rest of the pack. Ali Hassoun It was the unique style and background of Italian painter Ali Hassoun along with his talent and years of study that allowed...Syrian sweet tray enters Guiness Book
DAMASCUS- Yet another successful Guiness Book of World Records event involving local cuisine was held as a giant tray of Syrian sweets was registered on July 15 as the largest in world history.The tray totaled 112 meters long and 2 meters wide while weighing 4 tons and was filled with pastries made with phyllo dough, semolina flour,......
MEA holds its first culture and music festival
Middle Eastern American (MEA) TV and radio, formerly known as TV Orient, is celebrating its first annual culture and music festival in Warren, Friday July 16, 4-11 p.m., Saturday July 17, 2-11 p.m. and Sunday July 18, 2-10 p.m. Festival attractions include raffles, vendor booths, MEA idol talent show, children's games, Middle Eastern...18th Annual Concert of Colors features Arabic music master Simon Shaheen with the DSO
DETROIT — The 18th annual Concert of Colors is thrilled to welcome back music virtuoso Simon Shaheen. Internationally acclaimed for his mastery of the oud and violin, Shaheen will perform his Concerto No. 1 for Oud and Orchestra at 3:45 p.m. Sunday, July 18 at Orchestra Hall. Tito Muñoz will conduct the concert. Like all Concert...New Muslim woman’s magazine encourages being ‘modest and fabulous’
SINGAPORE — Flip through the pages of Aquila Asia magazine and it soon becomes apparent that the publication is different from other glossy women's magazines sold across the region. Side by side with ads for expensive handbags and luxury cars are fashion spreads featuring professional models in Muslim headscarves — and articles on...Local rapper recounts immigrant experience on new CD
While rap and hip-hop have helped make a lot of people rich in the past few decades, there was a time when the music genre meant way more than money to those who produced it. Before big-money corporate interests got hold of it, rap music was a way for the disenfranchised and the oppressed to express themselves and blow off steam......
One West Bank town’s “Unarmed Courage”
WASHINGTON — Ayed Morrar is just one man. A quiet man, of small stature, whose kind but intense eyes look out from behind wire-rimmed glasses. But he is a man who has become the face of the Palestinian non-violent resistance movement. Morrar is the central figure in the recently released film "Budrus," about the people of the...
Renowned dance troupe makes U.S. debut
June 25th, 20100 DETROIT — It was a glorious evening of artistry, color and excitement when the renowned Enana Dance Theater took the stage at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit on June 22 for its U.S. premiere. The performance served as the largest annual fundraiser for the Arab American National Museum, the only institution among......
Award-winning local director films latest movie in Detroit
DEARBORN — As a former coffee shop owner with a degree in Business and Finance from the University of Michigan-Dearbron, it's safe to say that Lebanese American Lance “Khalid” Kawas' path to success in the movie business was anything but a straight one. But Kawas, a movie buff who grew up in the west African country of Sierra Leone...Arab American painter opens online gallery
J. F. Dagher, Lebanese born painter, has opened an online gallery selling original art and giclee reproductions. "Laundry Day" by J.F. Dagher. The paintings of Dagher reflect life and living in the Arab culture. "I really wanted to portray the Arab culture, to help preserve aspects of it, and to give others insight into......
