Since 1989, Cassandra Shore has been creating theatrical versions of Middle Eastern dance for the concert stage, almost always with a live orchestra consisting of male musicians. This weekend, however ...

(WXYZ0 — We’re five days into National Arab American Heritage Month, which the White House this year officially recognized as the month of April. To celebrate ...

“So You Think You Can Dance” made its way to Michigan this weekend, but this one had a new spin. On Friday evening, TEDxUofM Adventures ran the “So You Think You Can Dabke” event in the Michigan Union ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A video highlighting issues students have had with the University of Michigan’s Arabic language classes kicked off Friday’s annual Arab Xpression show, which celebrates Arabic culture through dances, ...

Midway through our recent Skype chat, Fatima Al Qadiri tells me that she doesn’t want to get too deep into the themes behind her new five-track EP, Shaneera. With its raunchy, call-and-response Arabic ...

Laylit When: Feb. 17 from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Where: Spot Lite What: An Arabic dance party Who: Local DJs Tammy Lakkis and aa3, plus Montreal DJ Mnsa, and NYC DJ Saphe. Why: Celebrate culture with ...