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.

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.

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!