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November 2009: All events are FREE!

"Takalama Akhi: Speak Out, Brother!"
This year's Arab Heritage Month theme is Takalama Akhi: Speak Out, Brother! to celebrate the Arab tradition of music, poetry, political voice and protest.
All events are cosponsored with ASA, the Arab Student Association.
Monday, 11/9/09 7 p.m. Dabka Dance and Workshop

Dabka is a traditional Arab group dance originating in Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. The word dabka means “stomping of the feet.” The dance combines easy and complicated stomping movements. Come and watch Raj’een, the Milwaukee-based Palestinian Dabka group and learn how to dance Dabka as well.		 Weasler Auditorium
Thursday, 11/12/09 6:30 p.m. Women's Belly Dance Workshop

Join the women of the Arab Student Association and learn how to dance in the Arab way. Great music and a fun atmosphere. Due to cultural custom, however, we can have only women attending this workshop.		 AMU 163
Tuesday, 11/17/09 6:30 p.m. Arab Dessert and Tea Night

Come and taste a wide variety of Arab desserts and learn the customs of Arab tea and coffee drinking as well as general Arab etiquette.		 AMU 407
Thursday, 11/19/08 Lunchtime Discussion at Noon, Exhibit All Day Gaza Exhibit

Walk through a series of photos illustrating the devastation of Gaza and the artwork of those living in the region on the Union’s second floor. During lunch, an expert in the current events of Palestine will lead a discussion about the people living in Gaza and the history of the region.		 AMU 252
Friday, 11/20/08 Noon Lunch Time Flicks:
Caramel

Six Lebanese women who work in a Beirut beauty parlor discover the blessings and hardship of love and friendship. This film investigates questions of family, trust, age and moving on.		 AMU 111
Monday, 11/23/09 6 p.m.

The Arab World and the Circle of Faith: A panel discussion.

Facilitated by Ammar Askari, President of Wisconsin’s chapter of the American-Arab Anti- Discrimination Committee (ADC), the largest Arab- American grass roots organization in the United States and a nonsectarian, non-partisan organization committed to defending the rights Arabs and promoting their rich cultural heritage.

Panelists — who will discuss commonalities among Arab Christians, Jewish Arabs, and Arab Muslims; interfaith marriage; discrimination, current interfaith dialogues, and collaboration among Arab groups to combat conflict — include representatives from the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, St. George Melkite Church, and other organizations.

  • Inshirah Farhound, MSN, RN, CPNP— representative of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, member of the Islamic Medical Association, Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Association, and Milwaukee Muslim Professionals and Associates
  • Joseph Makhlouf—former executive director Arab World Fest and member of St. George Church, where he has served as Pastoral Council, treasurer, and head of the Finance Council
  • Othman M. Atta—former President of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, representative on the Board of the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee, and alumnus of Marquette University Law School
  

All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise stated. For more information, contact each sponsor.


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