#arabamericanheritagemonth — Public Fediverse posts

After working as a law professor, Spencer Abraham served a term representing MI in the US Senate, at the time the only Lebanese American in the body, then went on to serve as US Secretary of Energy for 4 years starting in 2001. #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Abraham

🌍 Happy Arab American Heritage Month! As we honor the culture, heritage and history of the diverse peoples of the Arab world, we're highlighting Wadjda, the debut film from Saudi writer-director Haifaa al-Mansour!

This delightful narrative film about a young Saudi girl who desperately wants a bicycle was the first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia and the first feature-length film made by a female Saudi director.

Our Wadjda Curriculum Guide for grades 6-12 features a lesson plan about director Haifaa al-Mansour and her pioneering film achievement! The curriculum guide also introduces students to Saudi Arabia and Islam, and provides a great starting point for discussing gender equality.

Learn where to watch this wonderful film and get free lesson plans! 👇

https://journeysinfilm.org/film/wadjda/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=wadjda&utm_id=Arab+American+Heritage+Month&utm_content=link

#Movies #Education #Homeschooling #Wadjda #HaifaaAlMansour #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth #AAHM #SaudiArabia #GenderEquity #Islam #WorldReligions #FilmStudies #FilmHistory #WomenInFilm #MENA

After a decade in private practice, Rosemary Barkett was appointed to state judicial offices in FL, rising to become the 1st woman & 1st Arab American to serve on the FL Supreme Court. She later served on the US Court of Appeals. #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary_Barkett

After serving in both houses of the Oregon state legislature, Victor Atiyeh became the 1st person of Middle Eastern descent elected as a state governor when he won election in 1978, defeating the incumbent governor. #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Atiyeh

After a distinguished career in academics and public office, Donna Shalala became the 1st Lebanese-American to serve in a Cabinet-level position when she became Secretary of Health and Human Services in 1993. #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Shalala

So…it’s Arab American Heritage Month. We’re already three weeks in, but I wanted to write about it all the same.

This feels especially important right now, given Israel’s genocide against Palestinians.

There are some public figures in my article that I bet you didn’t know were of Arab descent. Also some interesting stats.

https://markwrites.io/arab-american-heritage-month

#Arab #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth #Culture #Muslims #Inclusion #Equality #Palestine

Another Tupelo Press book on @clmporg.bsky.social’s reading list for #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth, Dujie Tahat’s SALAT, “these poems remind the reader that poetry is a kind of prayer, that any prayer is a kind of searching.”

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗥𝗶𝗳𝗾𝗮" 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗹-𝗞𝘂𝗿𝗱 -

A poet from Palestine and from a tradition of global Resistance, El-Kurd explores his own role in history and contemporary dispossession. Rifqa is the poet's grandmother, an icon of resistance and of home, of identity and homage. "Somewhere in this poem / Edward Said throws a rock."

#poetry #poetrymonth #arabamericanheritagemonth #rifqa #MohammedElKurd #palestine #arabliterature #resistanceliterature

𝗧𝗕𝗥 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗲: 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 -

A few of the books I'm reading this month!

#books #literature #bookreviews #bookworm #tbrpile #tbrlist #tbr #nationalpoetrymonth #arabamericanheritagemonth #mohsinhamid #thereluctantfundamentalist #rabihalameddine #anunnecessarywoman #poetry #yevgenyyevteshenko #jimdaniels #placeseveryone #rainermariarilke #duinoelegies #mohammedelkurd #rifqa #mosababutoha #forestofnoise #nataliegoldberg #threesimplelines

This is a reminder that “Arab” and “Muslim” are not synonymous terms.

Arab Americans encompass a wide array of religious and ethnic groups.

https://theconversation.com/arab-americans-are-a-much-more-diverse-group-than-many-of-their-neighbors-mistakenly-assume-201930

#ArabAmericanHeritageMonth #Muslim #ArabAmerican

Celebrate #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth with Fadi Fadlalah AKA Amulet, the Lebanese-American hero from the pages of ‘Magnificent Ms. Marvel’! 🎨: Maïa Faddoul https://www.marvel.com/articles/movies/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-world-premiere-livestream #marvel

Donna Shalala made history when she became the first Arab American to serve in a presidential cabinet and the nation’s longest-serving Health and Human Services secretary.

#ArabAmericanHeritageMonth

Join me in celebrating Arab American Heritage Month! Let’s come together to recognize, celebrate and honor the history and many contributions of Arab Americans across the nation.
#ArabAmericanHeritageMonth

✨In #celebration of #NationalPoetryMonth ✨

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a #poem of mine in the new issue of Exterminating Angel Press magazine🪽

You can read the #spring issue for #free, here:

https://exterminatingangel.com/spring-2023-recipes-for-disaster/

#poetry #poetrycommunity #writing #WritingCommunity #today #Tuesday #arabamericanheritagemonth #joinin

@thistabithahope Thank you, Tabitha, for sharing this.

Here’s my modest contribution to #NationalPoetryMonth / #arabamericanheritagemonth
a love letter to #Egypt

https://frontline.thehindu.com/arts-and-culture/literature/essay-is-sufi-poetry-the-new-religion-yahia-lababidi-works-in-review/article66210255.ece/amp/

#poetrycommunity #poetry

Grateful to be mentioned in this short list celebrating #arabamericanheritagemonth this April:

#NationalPoetryMonth #april #spring #arabs #usa #immigrants #books #bookstodon @bookstodon
#culture #literature #Monday

Please, #boost 🙏🏼✨