Arab American Heritage Month

An Arabic style blanket with a silver teapot and tray of dates and tea cups. Arab American Heritage Month, April 2024.

Explore

Bassem Youssef.

Podcast: Bassem Youssef
Exiled from Cairo: Humor as Dissent

Author Riad Sattouf

Podcast: Riad Sattouf
and Elvis Mitchell
The Arab of the Future 2

Author Hisham Aidi.

Podcast: Hisham Aidi
Rebel Music: Race, Empire, and the New Muslim Youth Culture


Author Ream Shukairy

Biographies: Arab Americans

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Family portrait of an Arab American family in Los Angeles.

Photographs: Shades of L.A.
The Arab American Community
in Los Angeles


Culture: Discover traditional recipes
popular in the Arab world

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Read

Book cover: Mishadra graphic novel
e-book: Mis(h)adra
by Iasmin Omar Ata

Book cover: The Moor's Account.
Arab American Heritage Month titles
on Overdrive/Libby

Book cover: Anatomy of a disappearance
e-book: The Anatomy of a Disappearance
by Hirsham Matar

Events

A woman seated on a curb
April 4, 2026 1:00 PM
World Cinema Series: Arzé
Arzé, a single mother, embarks on a journey across sectarian Beirut with her teenage son to find their stolen scooter—their only source of...

A teenager reclines by a sunny window while reading on her tablet
April 6, 2026 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Book Worms: Arab-American Heritage Month
Join us for a book discussion and help decorate the library for Arab-American Heritage Month! This month, we are reading the novel The...

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