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Dearborn Storytelling Series Seeks Entries About Freedom

/ CBS Detroit

DEARBORN (CBS Detroit/AP) — Organizers of a storytelling series during February's Black History Month are seeking submissions focused on the theme of freedom.

DEARBORN, MI - MAY 5: A man looks out a window under a map at the new Arab American National Museum is ready for the grand opening May 5, 2005 in Dearborn, Michigan. The museum, which had its grand opening today, is the first of its kind in the world dedicated solely to the preservation of Arab American history. The city of Dearborn is home to the nation's largest concentration of Arab Americans. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

The series, Hikayat: Freedom Stories , is accepting 150-word story summaries through Friday. Some of the ideas to be explored are the personal meaning of freedom and how individuals learned about it and what they freed themselves from.

Those selected will receive coaching and have the opportunity to present on Feb. 1 at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn. The museum is working on the program with The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers.

"Hikayat" is Arabic for "stories."

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