Arab American National Museum

AANM in the News!

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:28:00 -0400

Come see Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang tomorrow at the AANM!

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120920/ENT01/209200310/Arab-American-National-Museum-s-global-music-series-returns?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CEntertainment%7Cs

Geoff Johns at the Arab American National Museum!

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:42:08 -0400

If you’re a comic book fan, you won’t want to miss this event!

Geoff Johns, the critically acclaimed DC Comics writer, will be here on Saturday, September 8th, from 4pm-6pm! He will give a presentation about his body of work, culminating in the introduction of the new Green Lantern, Baz, who is the first major Arab American comic book superhero!

The event will be free and open to the public.

Local comic book store Green Brain Comics will be hosting a signing with Geoff Johns on Friday, September 7th, from 5pm-7pm.

Find more info about the events at this link: http://arabamericanmuseum.org/2012.geoff.johns

We hope to see you all there!

New Global Fridays Performance!

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:10:17 -0400

The first Global Fridays performance of the season will be Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang!

For more info and to buy tickets, follow the link: https://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/events/140295356111213/

Concert of Colors poster from 1988. Check out more on the AANM...

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:01:13 -0400

Concert of Colors poster from 1988. Check out more on the AANM Archive’s Flickr account.

The Concert of Colors is metro Detroit’s free annual diversity music festival. This year it’s being held held July 12 -15 in Midtown. More info at ConcertOfColors.com

Arab American Heritage at Montgomery College: Dr. Ibrahim M....

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:59:01 -0400

Arab American Heritage at Montgomery College:

Dr. Ibrahim M. Oweiss from Georgetown Univ. talks about his book “A Tale of Two Cultures: A Personal Account”, at Montgomery College in Rockville

hearthmusic: Chinese pipa master Wu Man with Tajik musicians...

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:55:22 -0400

hearthmusic:

Chinese pipa master Wu Man with Tajik musicians Abduvali Abdurashidov and Sirojiddin Juraev. From the new Music of Central Asia Vol 10 from Smithsonian Folkways.

Wu Man is one of the headliners for this year’s Concert of Colors event in Detroit! She plays at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, July 15 at 3:30 pm and it’s FREE! Check it out at ConcertOfColors.com

2012 Arab American Book Award Honorable Mention for Poetry:...

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 10:57:21 -0400

2012 Arab American Book Award Honorable Mention for Poetry: Transfer by Naomi Shihab Nye

2012 Arab American Book Award Honorable Mention for Non-Fiction:...

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 11:00:09 -0400

2012 Arab American Book Award Honorable Mention for Non-Fiction: Modern Arab American Fiction: A Reader’s Guide edited by Steven Salaita

2012 Arab American Book Award Honorable Mention for Fiction:...

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 10:58:30 -0400

2012 Arab American Book Award Honorable Mention for Fiction: Anatomy of a Disappearance by Hisham Matar

2012 Arab American Book Award Winner for Poetry: abu ghraib...

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 10:43:17 -0400

2012 Arab American Book Award Winner for Poetry: abu ghraib arias by Philip Metres

Watch Your Waste Reception, a set on Flickr. Students who...

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:57:00 -0400

Watch Your Waste Reception, a set on Flickr.

Students who worked on the Watch Your Waste program were honored at a reception at the Arab American National Museum on June 3, 2012. For more information about Watch Your Waste, visit www.sekrabemuseum.org/en

2012 Arab American Book Award Winner for the Evelyn Shakir...

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:55:55 -0400

2012 Arab American Book Award Winner for the Evelyn Shakir Non-Fiction Award: Arab & Arab American Feminisms: Gender, Violence, & Belonging edited by Rabab Abdulhadi, Evelyn Alsultany and Nadine Naber

2012 Arab American Book Award Winner for Fiction: Birds of...

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 09:51:28 -0400

2012 Arab American Book Award Winner for Fiction: Birds of Paradise by Diana Abu-Jaber

Faith, Fashion, Fusion: Muslim women’s style in Australia

Thu, 31 May 2012 10:54:39 -0400

Faith, Fashion, Fusion: Muslim women’s style in Australia:

Australian Muslim women dress in diverse styles and are increasingly choosing to engage with global fashion trends while also expressing their faith. Faith, fashion, fusion explores Sydney’s emerging modest fashion market and the work of a new generation of fashion designers, retailers and bloggers offering stylish clothing and fashion advice to Muslim women.

Faith, fashion and Muslim identity are further explored through the experiences and achievements of a group of Australian Muslim women. Their stories reflect on the diversity of the Muslim community and the importance of the Muslim faith in all aspects of their lives.

A new exhibit at the Powerhouse Museum in Australia delves into the fashion trends of Australian Muslim women. Many people think Muslim women and fashion do not go together because they’re ignorant about how Arab and Muslim women really live their lives.

Arab Americans around the country turned out for the eighth...

Wed, 30 May 2012 12:51:23 -0400

Arab Americans around the country turned out for the eighth annual Arab American Service Day on Saturday, May 19, 2012 to work on 18 projects throughout the United States. The annual event is sponsored and coordinated by the National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC) and its member organizations.

In Michigan, volunteers from NNAAC and ACCESS who joined high school and college students from throughout metro Detroit to clean up Belle Isle in Detroit.

countyreferencedesk: 1) NYPL Digital Gallery [482835, Lebanon...

Tue, 29 May 2012 10:55:00 -0400

countyreferencedesk:

1) NYPL Digital Gallery [482835, Lebanon Restaurant (Syrian), 88 Washington Street, Manhattan. (August 12, 1936)] Changing New York: Photographs by Berenice Abbott, 1935-1938

2) Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, [LC-DIG-ggbain-19028] George Grantham Bain Collection

The history of Little Syria in New York. More photos, article and video.

The Arab American National Museum is developing a travelling exhibit about Little Syria. More information on this exhibit can be found on the AANM’s website and on the Little Syria Facebook Page.

Center for Arab American Philanthropy: Ethnic philanthropy extends its reach: A conversation with Maha Freij of the Center for Arab American Philanthropy

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:35:13 -0400

Center for Arab American Philanthropy: Ethnic philanthropy extends its reach: A conversation with Maha Freij of the Center for Arab American Philanthropy:

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Originally written by Rick Cohen for Nonprofit Quarterly

How important are charitable or philanthropic funds established by ethnic or racial groups? Has the development of middle classes in the African American, Asian American, and Latino communities reduced the pressure on groups to…

both/and breaks the shackles of “either/or” in this...

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:40:43 -0400

both/and breaks the shackles of “either/or” in this semi-autobiographical short video play by Jamil Khoury. In both/and, the characters of Jamil, Arab Man, and Gay Man explore and explode the constructed borders between American and Arab, Arab American and gay, for profit and not for profit, and assorted other disputed territories.

via Silk Road Rising

Dick Dale, The King of the Surf Guitar, is of Lebanese descent....

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:34:59 -0400

Dick Dale, The King of the Surf Guitar, is of Lebanese descent. You may remember his iconic song, Misirlou, which reintroduced Dale to a younger audience by the film “Pulp Fiction”.

For Arab Lesbians, a Place to Dance Freely

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:56:30 -0400

For Arab Lesbians, a Place to Dance Freely:

A New York Times article about the Banaat dance party for Arab Lesbians in New York City. Lesbians and LGBT people in general are often an overlooked segment of the Arab American community.