Detroit Evening Report: New Year’s Eve celebrations in metro Detroit
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Weam Namou is the writer and director of the film “Pomegranate.”
It’s a story about an Iraqi woman struggling to make her way in America while managing her family, her faith and her culture. It won Best Film Directed by a Woman at the New York International Film Festival this year, as well as awards from film festivals in Sweden, India, Italy, Prague, Canada and across the U.S.
Namou is also the executive director of the Chaldean Cultural Center and the author of 15 books.
Namou spoke with WDET’s Tia Graham about writing the film in response to divisions between the Muslim and Chaldean communities after the 2016 elections.
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Other headlines for Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023:
- There will be several local venues to ring in the New Year in metro Detroit, with celebrations planned at Trust, the Willis Show Bar, Masonic Temple, Eastern Market Brewing Company, and the Afrobeats New Years Eve Party at the Liberian Hall in Detroit.
- The Southfield Public Library is hosting “Noon” Year’s Eve for kids.
- The Michigan Renaissance Festival Grounds will be transformed into a Christmas wonderland for Holly Dazzle.
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