June 28: Long Island New York, Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour
June 21: Long Island New York, Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour
June 11-12: Community Media Workshop at Columbia College ...
June 2, 2008: St Gerald/s School, Oak Lawn
May 20, 2008: Indian Trails Library, "Arabs of Chicagoland"
May 17 & 18, 2008: Chicago Faces & Places Tours (two each day) of the Chicago Arab community
May 3, 2008: Program with U.S. State Department on History of Arabs in Chicagoland
May 2, 2008: B'nai Yehuda Beth Shalom Synagogue panel discussion on Peace in the Middle East. Meet South Suburban Christians, Jews, & Moslems Chicagoans on Friday Night, May 2nd for a Unique Service and 'Trialogue' About Middle East Peace Making B'nai Yehuda Beth Shalom (BYBS), Homewood, Illinois, 1424 W. 183rd Street, Homewood, Illinois (708 - 799 - 4110 - office@bybs.org) warmly invites you to a special, Shabbat evening that begins with our meaningful service at 8 pm, followed by a brief, "Oneg Shabbat" - dessert and refreshments, "meet and greet" in our social hall. We will then all reassemble at 9 pm to experience a dynamic panel presentation titled Three Children Of Abraham Lead A Trialogue About A Two State Solution, Peace Making In The Middle East and Beyond. This evening's trialogue education and discussions, is all part of our temple's reflections on the occasion of Israel's 60th birthday. Three panelists and one BYBS moderator, all very qualified, will lead our interreligious gathering with their moderate perspectives on the last 60, as well as next 60 years of Middle East peacemaking! They are Aliza Becker, Deputy Director of Brit Tzedek v'Shalom and Jewish, Ray Hanania, Co-founder of the Israel Palestinian Comedy Tour, award winning journalist and Christian, as well as Saffiya Shillo, Community Editor for the National Arab American Times Newspaper, domestic violence/sexual assault crisis counselor, and cultural sensitivity trainer on Muslim/Arab issues, and Moslem. The panel will be moderated by Brian Zakem, event chair, mental health professional, regional coalition activist, and member of BYBS.Do you need further information? Just email the moderator at bzakem@comcast.net or call 708-799-3374.
April 24, 2008: Theta Chi Fraternity dinner -- speech and comedy performance, Venuti's Restaurant, Addison 6 PM
April 17, 2008: Richards High school
April 14, 2008: Oak Lawn High school
April 13, 2008: Winnipeg Comedy Festival
April 4, 2008: Dominican College, River Forest: Mapping Ethnic Communities, 8:30 to 4 PM. Get details?
May 18, 2007, RAWI Dearborn Writer's Conference
May 19-20, 2007, Chicago Faces & Place Tour
May 29, 2007, Toronto, Canada: Dr. Maya Angelou and the Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour
April 16, 2007, Euclid United Methodist Church Oak Park
April 14-15, 2007, Hartford Courant Journalism Conference, CT
March 30-31, 2007, ACCESS/Arab Museum
DIWAN Conference
Dearborn, Michigan
March 15-18, 2007, Will Roger's Writers Conference Oklahoma City, OK Get info?
March 10, 2007, Temple Bnai Israel, Aurora
March 9, 2007, First Presbyterian Church, Chicago
March 4, 2007, Plainfield Library
Feb. 10, 2007, Ramallah Federation banquet
Jacksonville, Florida
Feb. 9, 2007, Reavis High school
Feb. 8, 2007, Bogan High school
Jan. 24-Feb. 3, 2007, Israel Comedy Tour
WTTW John Callaway (7:30 PM Chicago)
Jan. 19, 2007, Voice of Cape Town Sotuh Africa
Jan. 8, 2007, KXYL 96.9 FM Radio Central Texas
Dec. 31, 2006, Burr Ridge Comedy Performance
Dec. 2, WCEV Radio Chicago 3-5 PM (1450 AM)
Dec. 2, Trinity Church, Lake 11th Street, Wilmette 8 PM
Nov. 14, Washington DC New America Media Awards
Nov. 9 University of Virgina, Charlottesville
Nov. 8 Tinley Park Library
Nov. 4 Purdue University, Hammond
Nov. 2 Indiana University Northwest
Oct. 22 Berwyn Library
Oct. 1 Niles Library
Sept. 30, 2006, American University of Beirut Alumni, Chicago
Sept. 16, Northwest Indiana Islamic Center, CHildren of Abraham
Sept. 1, Second City, Chicago, Heeb Magazine
August 25, Society of Professional Journalists, Hyatt Regency Chicago (SPJ National Convention)
June 23, 2006: with Aaron Freeman and Sandy Shea Bogan, at CJ Arthur's, Wilmette, Illinois
May 20, 21: Tour lecture performance, City of Chicago tour of Chicago's Arab American community
May 17, Chicago, Playground Theater, Halsted St
April 29, "The AXIS OF EVIL" Comedy tour. Special appearance with Ahmed Ahmed, Maz Jobrani, Aron Kader and Sam Tripoli, Riddles Comedy Club
April 19, 2006: University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign March 29: University of Illinois
April 19, 2006: Green Street Cafe, University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign
April 18, St. Xavier College, Oak Lawn, IL
April 11-15, Dubai Comedy festival
April 4,5, 2006: State University of New York, Oneonta New York
Illinois, Chicago. Middle East Student Society
March 29: University of Illinois, Middle East Student's Society
March 16-17, 2006, South Florida
University, Lakeland
March 15, 2006, Atlanta, GA "The Breakfast Club"
March 18, Arab American Center, Youngstown, Ohio
Feb. 2, 2006, Thursday,
Chicago Ridge Library
Jan. 29-30, 2006: Israel Film Festival, Atlanta
Jan. 28, Trinity Church Auditorium, Wilmette
Jan. 27, 2006:
Orland
Park Civic Center, fundraiser for Ghada Elayyan
Dec. 8-11, 2005, Puerto Rico, Alliance for the New Humanity
Dec. 7, 2005, Charlie's Cafe Comedy Club, Wilmette, Il.
Dec. 6, Tuesday, Wheaton Borders,
Nov. 29, Tuesday,
Burbank Library,
Nov. 19, Arab Medical Association, Burr
Ridge Marriott
Nov. 17, Thursday,
Oak Lawn Library, Oak Lawn, IL
Nov 16,
Highland, Indiana,
Indianapolis Blvd, Highland, IN
Nov. 14,
Palos Heights Library, Palos Heights, IL
Nov. 10,
Justice Library, Justice, Illinois
Nov. 9,
LaGrange Borders,
LaGrange, IL
Nov. 8,
Oak Brook Borders,
Oak Brook, IL
Nov. 6,
Orland Park Library, Orland Park, IL
Nov. 3,
Chicago Public Library,
Oriole Park Branch, Chicago, Il.
Nov. 2,
Chicago (Uptown) Borders,
Chicago, IL
Nov. 1,
Oak Park Borders, Oak Park, IL
Oct. 27,
Naperville Borders, Borders Books and Music,
Naperville, IL
Oct. 25,
Evanston Borders,
Evanston, IL
Oct. 20-23, 2005:
Atlanta,
GA.,
Emory College; METS Conference; private
Sept. 13, 2005:
Chicago,
IL.,
Improv Olympic, Comedy for Hurricane Relief
July 29, 2005:
San Francisco,
CA.,
TIKKUN Conference, Network of Spiritual Activism
June 24, 2005:
Detroit,
MI.,
Christian Palestinian Americans for Peace
June 10, 2005:
Cleveland,
OH., Arab Americans of Central Ohio banquet
April 7, 2005:
Atlanta,
GA., Emory Collage, Hillel/Arab American Student organization
March 25, 2005:
Boston,
MA., Northeastern University.
January 22, 2005:
The
Illinois Valley Super Bowl,
4242 Mahoney Drive, Peru Illinois, 1 show. 9 PM sharp.
December 4, 2004:
National
Arab American Medical Assn,
Ritz Carlton, Dearborn, Michigan.
December 3:
Arab
American Newspaper 20th Anniversary banquet,
Greenfield Banquet Hall, Dearborn, Michigan. Honoring Osama Siblani.
November 19, 2004:
Dinner for former Mayoral Candidate Rev. Paul Jakes,
Bridgeview
November 16, 2004:
Northwestern University,
Arab Student Organization.
November 4, 2004:
Duke University,
Raleigh-Durham.
Hosted by Friends of Israel and the
Freeman Center.
October 28, 2004:
Illinois Institute of Technology,
Chicago comedy performance.
Comedy is a great way to make a statement about peace and existence among Palestinians, Israelis, Jews and Arabs. My comedy focuses on humor that brings people together. Book your shows today for colleges,universities, organizations and peace activists. It'sa great message. I emphasize the need to bring Palestinians and Israelis and Jews together. My comedy is a comedy with a specific message of peace!
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