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

*Access with your library card.

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
Book Review: 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
Book Review: The Anatomy of a disappearance: a novel by Hirsham Matar

Events

Person holding an umbrella for another person
April 26, 2025 1:00 PM
World Cinema Series: Gaza Mon Amour
Sixty-year-old fisherman Issa falls in love with Siham, a woman who works at the market, and decides he wants to finally get married. One...

domes, church, mosque, ancient city
April 26, 2025 2:00 PM
Book Talk: The Crusades Through Arab Eyes by Amin Maalouf
Let's have a book talk about the Crusades! European and Arab versions of the Crusades have little in common. For Arabs, the twelfth...

Young boy in the desert
April 26, 2025 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Movie Showing - THEEB
In the Ottoman province of Hijaz during World War I, a young Bedouin boy experiences a greatly hastened coming-of-age as he embarks on a...

Young boy staring out into the desert with the movie title "Theeb"
April 28, 2025 3:00 PM
Film Event: Theeb
In the Ottoman province of Hijaz during World War I, a young Bedouin boy experiences a greatly hastened coming-of-age as he embarks on a...

Picture of a professional belly dancer named Masha.
May 29, 2025 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Masha: International Belly Dancer The Art of Raqs Sharqi
Come celebrate Arab American Heritage Month and enjoy a professional Belly Dance performance by Masha. "Raqs Sharqi" is the Arabic term for...

Henna art on hands
May 29, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Henna Art (Khushboo Manchanda)
Come learn about the significance of Henna, how to make Henna and get your own Henna Tattoos! Participants will learn about the...

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