Join us as we introduce our new host, Zena! In this episode, we get to know who Zena is, discuss carving out a new path in affirming Arab women's identity, and the changes that are to come with passing the mic.
doesn’t it feel like we’re always voting but never going anywhere? (excuse us while we sip tea). anyway, our BRAND NEW host Zena (🥳) sits down with Abdullah Hammoud, Dearborn's next mayor (inshallah) to talk about what Dearborn needs in its next leader.
In the season 4 opener, Ali Abazeed and Bilal Baydoun join Rima and Yasmeen to discuss the torrential rains that left thousands of homes in Dearborn in waist-high water. The rains left a trail of destruction that exposed something we’ve all known for years: local government is not serving the people it was elected to serve. Listen along, as Ali and Bilal discuss the article they wrote for Bridge Michigan (https://www.bridgemi.com/guest-commentary/first-person-dearborns-devastating-flood-exposes-mistrust-deep-divides) detailing the events that have happened over the last month.
In this #DGTakes, Rima and Yasmeen talk about their real feelings on the upcoming elections and how our community can pressure politicians to meet our needs.
Rima and Yasmeen are joined by educator, community leader, and Dearborn Public Schools school board candidate to talk about the importance of voting and the ways that education can drive change.
Zeinab Alghanem joins Yasmeen to talk racial justice, demanding transparency around police violence, and the ways in which Dearborn Public Schools can provide mental health resources to our students.
In the fifth episode of the #AmplifyBlackVoices series, Martha - a longtime educator/administrator in Dearborn Public Schools - discusses what it was like growing up Black in both sides of Wyoming, as well as raising children in Dearborn later in her journey. She urges the Arab community to understand our history, and not play the role of the oppressor in our interactions with our Black neighbors and peers.
Muna joins Yasmeen to chat on IGLive for the fourth episode of #AmplifyBlackVoices to discuss the ways that racism appears in the Arab world and American society, the impacts racial trauma has on communities, and the importance of healing and empathy.
Rima interviews Diana Mansour as she shares the story of her brother Ali’s traumatizing experience with police profiling him for being Arab and Muslim. In this conversation, they draw connections between the War on Terror and the War on Drugs, highlight the injustices of mass incarceration, and urge the Arab community to be on the right side of history in supporting our Black brothers and sisters.
Fellow DG Mariam Doudi joins us for episode 2 of #AmplifyBlackVoices to discuss how Arabs can check their biases, use their platform to hold others in our community accountable, and the ways in which Dearborn can be more welcoming to the Black community.
Straight from our DG Instagram Live, this episode of #AmplifyBlackVoices, Rima interviews Michael Williams, a loving father, artist, athlete and Fordson Alumni. Michael discusses why Dearborn needs to wake up, the deep divisiveness that runs through the community, and the ways in which we can continuously hold ourselves accountable to being anti-racist.
In S3 E2, Empowered Arab Sisterhood "sisters" Hamsa, Jenna, & Silan discuss being part of the first Arab sorority at the University of Michigan. Listen along, as these DGs discuss the ways in which they promote Arab culture and women empowerment on campus.
To kick off our third season season titled "Never Met a Stranger," Mariam, Noora, Sarah, and Zena meet for the first time to play our #MissingPages card game where strangers find out they have more in common than they think. Listen along as the DGs talk therapy, dating, fashion, and more!
To end season 2, we are sharing our first Missing Page. Missing Pages will give our community a chance to reclaim the stories that we have been told to tear out of our books. Listen along, as Sara shares an anonymous submission submitted by a listener and discusses her own experience with domestic violence. This episode may contain triggering and/or sensitive material. Domestic violence, sexual violence, sexual assault, and abuse are some topics mentioned. If you or someone you know needs help, you can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255,) the National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233,) and in our community you can contact ACCESS or First-Step (734-722-6800).
In S2 E9, Nada, Nour, and Sammar join Rima to talk about the ways in which mental health issues are widespread in Dearborn. Listen along, as we discuss the reasons why we're so afraid to talk about the elephant in the room.
In S2 E8, author and illustrator, Huda Fahmy, joins Yasmeen to talk about how she breaks down misconceptions of Muslim women in her book, Yes, I'm Hot in This. Listen along as Huda talks mental health, how universal our problems are, and her complicated relationship with Dearborn.
In S2 E7, Jean joins Rima to talk about the framework that built the women of Dearborn. Listen along as Jean describes Dearborn: then and now.
In S2 E6, Nadine Jawad sits down with Yasmeen to talk about how she navigates being a DG at Oxford and her hopes for the future of Dearborn.
In S2 E5, Salwa shares the path she took to really love Dearborn, her identity, and herself.
In S2 E4, Aziza, Rohnda and Sahar join Rima to talk about implications for the Palestinian community when it comes to BDS, foreign policy, and (of course) Dearborn.