Arab American Heritage Month Arts
Arab American Heritage Month Resources
Arts, Poetry, Music
Mizna
Mizna is a critical platform for contemporary literature, film, art, and cultural production centering the work of Arab and Southwest Asian and North African artists.
Turath
Turath is an art exhibition of early Arab American culture. The Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies curated this exhibition. Explore the website to see more!
Mathaf
The first institution of its kind in the region, Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, Qatar offers an Arab perspective on modern and contemporary art.
Grape Leaves
Grape Leaves: A Century of Arab-American Poetry. Arab-American poetry is an especially rich, people-involved, passionate literature. This anthology reflects the renaissance in the literature in 1999.
Inclined to Speak
An indispensable and historic volume, Inclined to Speak: An Anthology of Contemporary Arab American Poetry gathers together poems, from the most important contemporary Arab American poets, that shape and alter our understanding of this experience.
Naomi Shihab Nye
Naomi Shihab Nye is a multiracial Arab American poet. This page outlines her life and her work, and provides many examples of her poetry centered on local life, ancestry, and more.
How Arabs Have Influenced American Music
From Jay-Z’s ‘Big Pimpin’ to Shakira, Arab and Arab American culture has influenced popular music more than you might realize.
AAHM Playlist
The Arab American staff at ACLU compiled a playlist featuring our favorite tracks by artists of Arab heritage. Let's celebrate the diversity and strength of our Arab American communities across the country this month!
Acoustic Arabic
Chill to these acoustic songs from the Middle East and North Africa.