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Former Dearborn resident Ali “HaBZ” Habhab releases debut album

March 9th, 20180 DEARBORN — Ali Habhab, a former east Dearborn resident who goes by the name HaBZ, released his first album, PaTHOGENS, in November. Habhab wrote all of the music on...

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More Lebanese movies gain recognition in America

March 2nd, 20180 By Farah Harb The Arab American News NEW YORK — The Lebanese movie "Yesterday Went with Yesterday", written and directed by Los Angeles based Lebanese American...

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This is why Arabs are questioning Hollywood Oscar nominations, boycotting ‘The Post’

February 2nd, 20180 Not so subtle agenda – Hollywood, Washington and Israel sprung from the same DNA. By Farah Harb Hollywood and Washington have been two faces on the same coin...

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Amena Khan loses her L’Oreal gig after 2014 tweet calling Israel a “child killers” unearthed

January 24th, 20180 LONDON - Just days into her role, a British Muslim model has quit a major beauty brand's campaign after right-wing media outlets published her tweets from 2014, in which...

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Local café offers healthy desserts

January 12th, 20180 DEARBORN — According to Ali Hachem, owner of Cheat Treats, The Protein Dessert Co., his establishment's sweet treats are actually good for you. "Everything I...

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Palestinian American poet rises in the ranks on Amazon while still in high school

January 5th, 20180 DALLAS, TEXAS — Waseem Nabulsi, an 18-year-old senior at St. Mark's School of Texas, a private, nonsectarian college-preparatory boys' day school for...

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Egyptian singer jailed over video inciting debauchery

December 15th, 20170 CAIRO — An Egyptian court jailed a little-known singer for two years on Tuesday for inciting debauchery, judicial sources said, after she appeared in a music video in...

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National Arab Orchestra to host first annual Christmas concert

December 15th, 20170 DETROIT — Come celebrate the Holiday season with the National Arab Orchestra (NAO) at its first annual "Holiday Collage" concert featuring the NAO Takht Ensemble...

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Shady Srour sells ‘Holy Air’ in Nazareth, a must see film

November 23rd, 20170 NAZARETH—“You see them, you love them; they are human like you,” Shady Srour, writer and director of the film “Holy Air”, said about the movie’s two main...

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Shady Srour sells “Holy Air”, his Nazareth-based film debuting in select American theaters

November 17th, 20170 NAZARETH—“You see them, you love them; they are human like you,” Shady Srour, writer and director of the film “Holy Air”, said about the movie’s two main...

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Palestinian refugee’s catering company subject of documentary

November 10th, 20170 BOURJ EL-BARAJNEH — When you’ve lived your entire life in a 69-year-old refugee camp, you’d probably never expect your own journey to be documented and...

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Native and Arab American filmmaker talks film and politics

October 20th, 20170 BROOKLYN, NY — "We say we're Ojibtian." Adam Khalil and his younger brother Zack use that term when referring to their maternal indigenous Ojibway roots, and their...

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National Arab Orchestra plays stereotypes away, empowers youth

October 13th, 20170 DEARBORN — It was a night reminiscent of an era most Arab Americans are uncannily familiar with, but had never experienced themselves. On October 1, concert goers...

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Novelist Mohsin Hamid on migration, love and his latest book, “Exit West”

October 13th, 20170 DEARBORN— Can you imagine a borderless planet? Where people are free to roam from one region to another? Where knowledge is easy to access and everyone’s desire to...

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Modestly stylish: Muslim women succeed in the fashion world

September 29th, 20171 NEW YORK — The fashion industry has been dominated by women of a certain ethnicity, body type and style. Being a fashion icon or starting a line of clothing in...

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National Arab Orchestra to unveil eighth season concert on Oct. 1

September 29th, 20170 DETROIT – Join the National Arab Orchestra as the curtain rises on its eighth season of thrilling audiences of all nationalities and cultures. “A Night of...

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From refugee camp to runway, hijab-wearing model breaks barriers

September 14th, 20170 NEW YORK - Roughly one year ago, Denise Wallace, executive co-director of the Miss Minnesota USA pageant, received a phone call from 19-year-old Halima Aden asking if...

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‘1001 Inventions’ exhibit comes to Detroit

September 8th, 20170 On October 7, the award-winning exhibit "1001 Inventions" will return to the U.S. after a five-year hiatus from the States and it will be open to the public at the...

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Local poets participate in Arabic poetry open mic event

September 8th, 20171 DEARBORN — On September 6, the Arab American National Museum sponsored and hosted an Arabic poetry open mic event. Seven speakers recited poetry or short...

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Narratives of Pain: Healing through stories

August 25th, 20170 DETROIT— In March 2015, the first Narratives of Pain storytelling event took place in Dearborn at the Muslim Mental Health Conference. Co-founders Zain Shamoon and...

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Arab American poet finds inspiration in her heritage

August 25th, 20170 REDMOND, WA— Born to a Palestinian father and Syrian Jordanian mother in Seattle, poet Lena Khalaf Tuffaha draws on her diverse background when writing her story—...

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Clooneys to help 3,000 Syrian refugees go to school in Lebanon

August 2nd, 20170 BEIRUT- George and Amal Clooney said on Monday they would help 3,000 Syrian refugee children go to school this year in Lebanon, where the United Nations says 200,000...

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Syrian American releases second rap single

July 28th, 20171 NEW YORK CITY— On Monday, July 17, Syrian American Mona Haydar dropped her latest rap single, “Dog”, featuring Jackie Cruz from the popular Netflix show Orange is...

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Immigrant launches reading series to celebrate culture and language

June 30th, 20170 HAMTRAMCK — Haiti-born graduate student Stephanie Jean will be launching her new reading series in one of Michigan's main immigrant cities, Hamtramck, on July 6 from...

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First Institute of Arab and Islamic Art opens in New York

June 12th, 20170 NEW YORK — The city of New York had no institute to showcase the modern and contemporary art of Arab and Muslim artists. But, that changed this May when the Institute...

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Lebanese ministry bans ‘Wonder Woman’ film over Israeli actress

June 2nd, 20170 Lebanon's Interior Ministry banned the new "Wonder Woman" film from cinemas on Wednesday because an Israeli actress plays the lead role, a ministry source and a security...

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Saudi artist reflects the unspeakable through works, exhibitions

June 2nd, 20170 RIYADH — Saudi artist Abdulnasser Gharem spent years pursuing his passion on the side, working a government job as a lieutenant colonel in the Saudi Arabian...

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