Arab Cultural Studies Program Events
UPCOMING EVENTS
Conference on Women: "The Challenges and Achievements of Palestinian Women"
March 22, 2011
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MOST RECENT EVENTS
Film Festival - November 01 - 09, 2010
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MODERN MATH IN MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE
"co-sponsored by the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA)"
A lecture by Dr. Peter Lu, Post Doctoral Fellow, Harvard University
Monday October 4, 2010 12:00 Noon- 1:30 PM, FORFA Auditorium
Andrew A. Mazzara Administrative Services Conference Center, HFCC, Dearborn, MI
PAST EVENTS
“Islam and Nationalism in Palestine": Dr. Nathan Brown
Carnegie Scholar Dr. Nathan J. Brown, internationally known expert on the Middle East and the question of Palestine, will present a special lecture at Henry Ford Community College (Dearborn, Mich.) titled “Islam and Nationalism in Palestine” Wednesday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m., Room L-14, basement of the Liberal Arts (Reuther) Building.
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"Conference on Women and Culture": Mary Assel, HFCC
The conference will be held at HFCC on Thursday April 08, 2010
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"Teaching Conflict Resolution Conference": Mike Daher, HFCC
The conference was held at HFCC on February 04 and 05, 2010
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"Inclined to Speak": Hayan Charara
Sponsored by The Arab Cultural Studies Program & The Arabic Language Program at
Henry Ford Community College.
Hayan Charara Introduces His New Anthology of Arab American Poetry "INCLINED TO
SPEAK"
Readings will feature the verse of Charara as well as poetry by Alise Alousi and
Kevion Gerard Rashid
When: April 1st, 2009 at 12:00 P.M.
Where: HFCC, L114 (Liberal Arts Bldg)
About the author: Hayan Charara is the author of two collections of poetry, The
Alchemist's Diary and The Sadness of Others. He is a recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, and his award-winning
children's book, The Three Lucys, will be published by Lee & Low Books. Born in Detroit to Lebanese immigrants, he lived in New York
City for many years before moving to Texas.
For additional information, contact Michael Daher (mdaher@hfcc.edu) or Talaat
Pasha (tpasha@hfcc.edu).
An audio recording of the reading will be available soon. Check back soon.
"Film Festival": Imad Nouri, HFCC
Middle Eastern Film Festival, Fall 2009.
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