From Veils To Thongs
An Arab Chick's Survival Guide to Balancing One's Ethnic Identity in America
Dalel B. Khalil
News & Events 


 UPCOMING EVENTS!

 

TO ARRANGE FOR DALEL TO LECTURE AT YOUR EVENT - CONTACT HER AT:

 V2TCHICK@DALELKHALIL.COM

 

NEW ARAMICA ARTICLE OUT...
(California Edition, March 16-30, p. 28
http://www.viewda.com/webpaper/aramica/webpapers/aramica100316ca/viewer_frame.html

NEW VIDEOS: 
"THE REAL WAR ON TERROR!" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o-S8pBcs6k
"THE YOUNG TURKS!" -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx8BG2snuDU
 

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CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Thursday, April, 8, 2010, California, PA

 

WELLESLEY COLLEGE

Arab Women's Week - March 29, 2010 - Wellesley, MA

FIRST EVER ARAB WOMEN'S AWARENESS WEEK - WELLESLEY COLLEGE! CHEERS TO THESE PHENOMENAL WOMEN! (/index.php?page_id=267)

"Do I have to say more? One of the most dynamic speakers and writers that I've ever met has honored Wellesley and was the first lecturer in our First Annual Arab Awareness Week" -- Mary Kaddah, Wellesley

(So before my Wellesley talk, I thought, "Oh, I've got all this time, I'll just go over my lecture notes on the plane." So, I get to the gate all happy and walk down the corridor with my book in hand - and it hit me! WHOA! OH NO!  And I hid that book as soon as I got on the flight! ...YIKES! ..I could just see it now, chatting with the curious passenger next to me... "So, what's your book about?"... "Well, it's about how GREAT us Arabs are and how we're such cool people and its a misperception that we're all terrorists!..." ON A PLANE! ON A PLANE, MY FRIEND ...TO BOSTON LOGAN AIRPORT! ...Because trust me...the LAST thing you want to do is talk about how GREAT Arabs are on a plane to Boston - Logan! God is great, He saved me from my big mouth again!)

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ST. GEORGE ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

St. John the Divine - March, 14, 2010 - Little Falls, NJ

 

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

Campus Women's Organization - March 2, 2010 - Pitt Main Campus

 

PAST EVENTS

NAAP - Network of Arab-American Professionals.  Busboys and Poets Restaurant - Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009 - Washington, DC (Shirlington, VA location).  Booksigning and author talk sponsored by the NAAP Washington, DC chapter. Very cool spot for progressive thinkers! 

http://www.naaponline.org/dc/   http://www.busboysandpoets.com 

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ADC NATIONAL CONVENTION 2009

I will be a participant in the Arab American Literature Roundtable at the ADC National Convention in Washington, D.C.  June 12-14 Hyatt Regency, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC.  

http://www.adc.org/convention/

SUNDAY, JUNE 14

9:00am-10:30am

Room: Regency A

Arab American Literature Roundtable
What is Arab-American literature? What are the new titles and new themes? How are Arab-Americans portrayed?

- Dalel Khalil, Author, Radio Anchor
- Rola Nashef, Writer and Film Producer, "Detroit Unleashed"
- Nawar Shora, Author, The Arab American Handbook

- Facilitator: Jack Shaheen, Ph.d, Author and Film Critic, Reel Bad Arabs

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14th Annual Dearborn Arab International Festival, Dearborn, MI

Dearborn, Michigan.  June 19-21, 2009. More than a half mile of Warren Ave will be transformed into the largest Arab International Festival in the nation!  Will have a booth there for the 3 day event.  http://www.americanarab.com/festival

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SILK SCREEN FESTIVAL

Silk Screen: Asian American Film Festival returns May 8-17, 2009 to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The rich tapestry of Asia and Asian American culture folds through films from Asia and Asian Americans.  http://www.silkscreenfestival.org/

Will be selling books at the "Kabuli Kid" showing at Melwood Screening Room: Friday, May 15 at 9pm and Sunday May 17 at 5pm.

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LATE NIGHT AT THE LIBRARY: DECONSTRUCTION PARTY!

Hey, where do all the hot, sexy literary chicks hang out on a Friday night?  At the After-Hours Library Party, of course!  Food, fun, dancing...Carnegie Library East Liberty, Friday, May 15.  Check it out....I'll be there selling books 7-10pm.  http://www.clpgh.org/events/programs/latenight.html