I have a soft spot in my heart for traditions. Coupled with a penchant for history – I am a historian, after all – I was happy to spend quality time with sitti (Arabic for “my grandmother”) last night learning the family recipe for kibbeh. For the uninitiated, kibbeh is the national dish of Lebanon. [...]
It’s official, our iTunes U site is now live! Be sure to visit often for new educational and public programming materials from the Arab American National Museum. This is just one of many tools we are utilizing, or planning to implement, to help better inform the public on the history and contributions of Arab Americans. [...]
A colleague of mine shared this video with me last week. I’m fascinated by some of the information presented in this short piece. It’s amazing how far social media has evolved over such a short period of time. It’s transforming the ways in which we communicate and interact. It’s changing how we conduct business and [...]
I’m a big fan of the Ann Arbor Chronicle. Having worked a short stint as a photojournalist at some of Michigan’s biggest papers, I have a high respect for both journalism and citizen journalism. The Ann Arbor Chronilce is a great local resource. An article was posted earlier today on Project Grow’s annual meeting, which [...]
Do you have the skills to conduct informed research? Would you like to have a major role working with a talented curatorial staff? If so, we have an opening for you! The Arab American National Museum is seeking a person to fill its vacant Curator of Community History position. The AANM is the first museum [...]
On October 1 we kicked off the fall season of Global Thursdays, a multicultural performance series showcasing the finest in world music, performance art and film at the Arab American National Museum. We were pleased to partner with our friends and colleagues at the Smithsonian Affiliations office to bring thrice-Grammy-nominated Rahim AlHaj to perform as [...]
At last, we are about to go live on iTunes U! For the past several months I have been building our institution’s profile. This has been a slow moving, and occasionally annoying, project. However, earlier today I submitted our final edits and we are set to have a public launch on Tuesday, October 20. Before [...]
I’ve slowly been reading Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff’s book, Groundswell: Winning In a World Transformed By Social Technologies (Harvard Business School Press). So far, it’s been a really informative read. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more about the ways in which social media are transforming our daily lives and [...]
This month my attention is focused on Detroit. I will be participating in several activities/events that will explore some of the challenges the region is facing, while also seeking to find innovative solutions to bring about change. In addition to this, Time magazine – in partnership with its sister publications, Fortune, Money, CNNMoney.com and SI.com [...]