Rooftop garden brings Arab American culture to life in Dearborn
Metro Detroit’s Arab American community is large and has been through several waves of immigration. Long ago, the attraction was the $5-a-day Ford jobs that brought so many people here. Each of those periods brought new families, culture, and heritage. From Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, and Yemen, Metro Detroit is home. But the places people emigrated from wil…
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How will you mark Victory in Europe Day?
World War Two was the most destructive global conflict in history. It began when Nazi Germany unleashed ferocious attacks across Europe - but it spread to the Soviet Union, China, Japan and the United States. Cities were destroyed by air raids, the atom bomb was dropped on Japan and six million Jews were killed in the Holocaust. Over 50 million soldiers a…
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We will never forget Pope Francis
In 2014, Iraq’s religious minorities suffered a devastating wave of attacks launched by Islamic State group fighters, who seized Mosul and the surrounding Nineveh Plains. In 2021, Pope Francis became the first pontiff to visit Iraq in a historic apostolic journey. We will never forget the love that Pope Francis showed to the people of Iraq.
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Pope Francis 'was one of us'
For the Rev. Father Fadie Gorgies of the St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic Church in Troy, Pope Francis leaves behind a legacy of care and compassion for those on the margins of society, as Nushrat Rahman explains for the Detroit Free Press . Gorgies, an assistant priest, said the Pope inspired him to become a chaplain at the Oakland County Jail. Pope Francis&#…
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Run, walk or cheer for the children of Iraq
The Iraqi Children Foundation run three mobile schools called the Hope Buses. These deliver tutoring, healthcare and social support to orphans, street kids and displaced children living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods across Baghdad. In September, Hani Kampoori is running the London ‘Big Half’ marathon to support the Iraqi Children Foundation; an organis…
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Check out these cookbooks for Arab American Heritage Month
The Iraqi Cookbook is the first of its kind to be published in Europe. It is a treasury of authentic recipes that have been handed down through the generations, developed and refined over time, and infused with successive Mesopotamian cultures. This is a kitchen-based cookbook, but one which fuses history, anecdote and the love of healthy eating. The easy-…
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Discover a global landscape and the different ways to be American
In 2003, when Kathy Saade Kenny, the granddaughter of Palestinian immigrants, stumbled upon a mysterious cache of letters stored in an old See’s candy box tucked away in the back of a closet in her mother’s Los Angeles home, she was intrigued. As Susan Bell explains, inside the box were more than 130 letters written by her grandmother, Katrina Sa’ade. A su…
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Going beyond the headlines with the Arab American community
Arab Americans are a diverse community that come from 22 Arab countries stretching from northern Africa to western Asia. But once they settle in the U.S., according to the Arab American National Museum , they become as American as they are Arab. Ralph Nader is known for his lifetime of activism and fearless critique. Yet in this fresh and inspiring book Th…
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Welcome to Indianapolis, where Arab American history is ‘hidden in plain sight’
There’s a plaque outside of Lucas Oil Stadium that has nothing to do with football. “If you look at Lucas Oil Stadium, you have no idea that there used to be a vibrant, Arabic-speaking community here,” Dr. Edward E. Curtis told WRTV. Willard Street once ran through what is now known as the home of the Indianapolis Colts. From 1890 to 1920, Willard Street…
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Discover the world of the Arab Americans
The Arab Americans is the untold story of almost 200 years of contributions, trials and tribulations of those who immigrated to the United States from the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf have made to the American fabric.
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Finding beauty in the mundane
For many Arab Americans in Southeast Michigan, Dearborn is a point of pride. For decades, immigrants from across the Arab world have left an imprint on the suburb bordering Detroit that continues to widen and deepen. As Robyn Vincent reported in The MetroToday, the city, which has an Arab majority, reflects the rich historical, cultural and ethnic diversit…
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Thinking ahead to PTSD Awareness Month
June is PTSD Awareness Month , and advocates say people don't have to suffer in silence. As Cory Smith explains for The National Desk , treatment works according to veteran advocate Jim Lorraine. He said post-traumatic stress disorder isn’t just a military thing. Anyone who lives through a traumatic event, such as an assault or car crash, can suffer f…
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What are you reading today?
Hussein Al-alak is the editor of Iraq Solidarity News (Al-Thawra). Hussein is also a regular guest on Radio Offbeat, on Manchester's ALLFM. I was delighted to visit the Wood Street Mission, with a special World Book Day contribution for their ‘Books Forever’ appeal . It’s incredible that here in England and according to the National Literacy Trust : “1…
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Will you join the Run to Remember?
The Run to Remember is more than a race: it’s a celebration of life that unites people from around the world. Their mission is to celebrate life, reach for the future, honor the memories of those killed in the 1995 Oklahoma bombing and unite the world in hope. Will you be taking part? All money raised through registrations, sponsorships and any other rac…
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New documentary chronicles Iraq’s Christian history
Marking 10 years since ISIS swept into Mosul and the towns of the Nineveh Plain, EWTN News has released a documentary delving into the roots of Christianity in Iraq, its history dating back nearly 2,000 years, and how Iraqi Christians have survived despite attempts to erase their presence.
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Mosul's al-Nuri mosque and al-Hadba minaret rise again
The leaning minaret of Mosul in northern Iraq has been restored using its original brickwork, years after it was reduced to rubble under Islamic State group rule. France 24's James André was in Mosul in 2017, just after the Islamic State group had fallen. He tells us more.
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Unesco chief says Mosul is a ‘beacon of hope’ for Iraq
A UN project to rebuild some of Iraq’s most famous religious sites has restored cultural vitality and social fabric to the city of Mosul, says Unesco chief Audrey Azoulay, describing the work as the agency's most “ambitious and impactful”. As Mina Aldroubi writes, reconstruction of the city's landmark Al Nuri Mosque and its Al Hadba minaret began e…
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AMAR’s Yazidi Choir. Can you hear the people sing?
In 2019, Rana founded the AMAR Ashti Choir and is being supported by the AMAR Foundation, a British based charity. Several women in the choir were ISIS captives and others have lost family members. “This folk music, it’s also a kind of affiliation of our religion,” says Mamou Othman, who studies music as psychotherapy at the University of Dohuk. “There ar…
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Genocide in Europe: It couldn’t happen again. Or, could it?
Is there an answer to Elon Musk and his question : “Could what happened to the Yazidi people one day happen to Europe?” Let’s remember it was St. Maximilian Kolbe, who died in Auschwitz but had stated: ’ The most deadly poison of our time is indifference .’ To get an insight, when answering such a question like the one asked by Musk, people should look at …
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Vatican to host ‘Jordan: Dawn of Christianity’ exhibition
The exhibition “ Jordan: Dawn of Christianity ” will debut at the Vatican’s Palazzo della Cancelleria on January 31, offering a profound exploration of Christianity's roots in Jordan. As Khitam Al Amir explains, organised by Jordan’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in collaboration with the Jordan Tourism Board, the event was officially introduced …
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