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September 27, 2007 |
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10/6: Laylit Karam
Come One, Come All for an exciting night of giving, celebration, lively conversations, delicious food, music and games all the while mingling with old friends and fellow NAAPers. Click here for more details. Check out pictures from last year here. |
10/14: Second Sunday Social
Come join us for the first social of fall! Click here to learn more. |
10/25: A dinner and talk with Dr. Henry D. Astarjian, author of "The Struggle for Kirkuk: The Rise of Hussein, Oil, and the Death of Tolerance in Iraq"
Dr. Astarjian has a unique perspective on the war in Iraq and the tensions in the Middle East. His book is a mix of his life story in Iraq and the political events and ethnic tensions during that time, but only as he experienced them! Click here to learn more. |
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10/25: International Night with Synergy In partnership with SYNERGY, NAAP-Boston is excited to host International Night on Thursday, October 25 at SAINT.
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Community Events
At NAAP-Boston, we support different groups in our community. If you would like to submit an event, click here and select "Community Events and Notices" from the Submissions drop down list.
Upcoming Community Events
Click on the links below for a list of upcoming community events.
- Alternate Focus Boston announced their new schedule.
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We are very excited to share with you a number of events that are coming up. We even have two events on one night!
October 6 NAAP-Boston's 3rd Annual Night of Generosity -- Laylit Karam is just around the corner!
As always, we love to hear from you. If you have suggestions on anything you would like to see NAAP-Boston due. Email us! |
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Blog Post: The trials and tribulations of being an Arab-American woman 
This week, we look at fellow NAAP member and blogger, Eman Ahmed, and discuss one of her recent blog posts on women.
Click here to visit our blog. Have an opinion you would like to add? Leave a comment!
Would you like to contribute to the NAAP-Boston blog? Just email Farrah Haidar. |
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NAAP's Annual Conference: Conference website and registration launched!
NAAP National Conference: Envisioning and Embracing our Arabicity
What is Arabicity? The expression of one's Arab heritage through individual effort and collective action to further the Arab American community within the greater American landscape.
The Fourth National Conference will be held from November 16th to November 18th, 2007 in New York City and will welcome Arab-Americans from across the country to deliberate and discuss pressing issues affecting our communities in the U.S and abroad, and align to command change for the future.
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You Tube Video of the Week: Arna's Children
 The First Boston Palestine Film Festival launches this week (on September 29th). One of the many excellent selections includes Arna's Children.
Arna's Children by Juliano Mer Khamis
Palestine, 2003, 84 min - A Jewish woman who once fought for the founding of Israel, Arna Mer Khamis went on to establish a theater group in the Jenin refugee camp, where she taught Palestinian children to express themselves through art. From 1989 to 1996, Arna's son Juliano, an actor, worked with and videotaped the children during rehearsals and performances. After Israel's 2002 attack on the refugee camp, Juliano returns to see what has become of the promising young actors he and his mother once mentored.
Click here to watch a trailer. |
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Empower Peace - Arab college students wanted
 Empower Peace, a Boston-based non-profit organization that uses cutting-edge technology to connect youth worldwide is looking for 4 college-aged Arab students studying at American universities to be reporters for a pilot TV show called "Assignment America."
The goal of "Assignment America" is to provide insight into American life and culture through the eyes of Arab students studying in America. The show consists of reporters' stories and panel discussions on a wide-variety of issues. Each reporter would be assigned a story to cover for each episode - and then would be required to spark a discussion about the story with their fellow reporters.
Stories are wide-ranging and will cover all American life. Topics could include: going to a baseball game at Fenway Park, eating a Thanksgiving dinner with an American family, or reporting on the differences between smoking in America and the Middle East.
The student reporters need not have a background in TV or television production, but should have a good, outgoing personality. We are looking for talkative, opinionated speakers who can engage an audience and aren't afraid of talking about everything from politics and current events to music and pop culture. All candidates must be fluent in Arabic and English.
For more information or to request an interview, please contact Asad Butt - abutt@empowerpeace.org.
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