Arab American Heritage Month

Dear Friends,
Arab American Heritage Month takes place in April.

2021-2022 Activities: 

• Here is an interactive slide that can be used by teachers or students.
• Ann Arbor District Library presents: Arab American Heritage Month | Arabiqa with Karim Nagi
  • Wednesday April 13, 2022: 6:30pm to 7:30pm
    Downtown Library: 1st Floor Lobby
• Arab American National Museum:
  https://arabamericanmuseum.org/experience/
• The History Channel: Explore and learn about the Arab American Heritage:
  https://history.com/tag/arab-american

2020-2021 Activities:

• All activities were virtual because of continued school closures (Covid-19).
• Here is an interactive slide that can be used by teachers or students.

2019-2020 Activities:

• All activities canceled due to Covid-19 Pandemic (March 2020)

2018-19 Activities:

• Arab Night for Teens at The Neutral Zone (dancing, food and poetry)
• Arabic Food Demonstration with Hannan El-Khatib
• Arabiqua Concert with Karim Nagi  
• Film Screening of, Detroit Unleaded, including follow up discussion with director, Role Nashefi 
• Display of prize winning books at the Ann Arbor District Library (for children) and the U of M Undergraduate Library (for students/adults).
• Several schools organized school-based programs that celebrated the contributions of the Arab culture to our community and larger society.

2017-18 Activities:

• Arab Night for Teens at The Neutral Zone which included Arab Dancing, Food, and Poetry
• Arabic Food Demonstration by Hanan Khatib
• Arabiqua Concert with Karim Nagi for all ages
• Film screening of "Detroit Unleaded" with a follow-up discussion with the director, Rola Nashef.
• Featured display of a number of prize-winning and critically acclaimed books by Arab American authors on the second floor behind the service desk.