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Arab Americans

4 April, 2025 • Rana Asfour, Jordan Elgrably

Read These Books by Arab American Authors

An inspiring collection of remarkable titles to mark Arab American Heritage Month in the US, showcasing vibrant culture and a rich history.

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28 August, 2023 • Thérèse Soukar Chehade

Laila Halaby’s The Weight of Ghosts is a Haunting Memoir

Thérèse Soukkar Chehade reviews Laila Halaby's memoir about coming to terms with the trauma of losing her first son.

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17 July, 2023 • Youssef Rakha

Ghassan Zeineddine Reflects On, Transcends the Identity Zeitgeist

Youssef Rakha is more interested in what it means to be a contemporary Arab-Muslim independently of the West than an American Arab.

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15 February, 2022 • TMR

LA Sketches: Fred Saidy, Humorist

In a blast from Hollywood's colorful past, Lebanese American writer Fred Saidy remembers Mrs. Nazralla's exquisite baklava, and her loquacious manner.

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14 December, 2020 • Eman Quotah

You Drive Me Crazy, from “Bride of the Sea”

In this debut novel Eman Quotah practically delivers an epic as she writes about a Saudi family, torn between Arab and American identities and culture clashes.

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15 November, 2020 • Rewa Zeinati

Find the Others: on Becoming an Arab Writer in English

In which Rewa Zeinati, the founding editor of Sukoon, lyrically describes her journey of self-discovery and fights for her identity as an Arab writing in English.

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15 November, 2020 • Sarah AlKahly-Mills

I am the Hyphen

In a search for meaning and self-adventure, writer Sarah Mills meanders through her multiple identities.

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15 October, 2020 • Laila Halaby

Dear Neighbors With the Trump/Pence Sign

Novelist and poet Laila Halaby reconciles herself with the neighborhood.

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