Health & Fitness
The Arab World presented by David Serio, Arab American National Museum at Howell Library, 7 pm Thursday April 4
Learn more about our Arab American friends and neighbors, their culture, their history and celebrate with dance at the Howell Library this Thursday, April 4 at 7pm.
You too can debkah like the Howell Library Staff! The debkah is a traditional Arab line dance, part of the Arab culture. Learn more about our Arab American friends and neighbors, their culture, their history and celebrate with dance!!
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When: April 4, 2013
Where: Howell Carnegie District Library, Howell, MI
Who: Everyone!
What: Join us for an in-depth look at Arab Americans focusing on Arab culture, the countries of origin for Arab Americans, immigration patterns and cultural characteristics.
A traditional Arab line dance, the debkah, will be demonstrated. David Serio is an educator at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, MI. With a bachelor's degree and master's coursework in Middle Eastern Studies, David has done presentations throughout the Midwest.
This program is provided as part of the Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys, as project of the National Endowment for Humanities and the American Library Association.
The Arab World is made possible in part by a grant from Michigan Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Local support through the Building Communities Through Civility & Compassion initiative is provided by The Livingston Diversity Council, First National Bank, and Bob Maxey Ford
