April is Arab-American Heritage Month.
April received the designation from the US State Department last year, and yesterday Secretary of State Anthony Blinken issued the following statement:
This month, we recognize National Arab American Heritage Month and honor the contributions of this diverse community to America. Immigrants from the Arab world have come to the United States since before our country’s independence and have contributed to our country’s progress in science, business, technology, foreign policy, and security. national.
The litany is long and includes Private Nathan Badeen, a Syrian immigrant who fought and gave his life during the American Revolution.
At the State Department, we recognize terrific diplomats such as Ambassador Philip Habib, former Undersecretary for Political Affairs, who played a leading role in the Vietnam peace talks that culminated in the Peace Accords of Paris of 1973 and then succeeded in securing a ceasefire in Lebanon.
We also recognize Ambassador Selwa “Lucky” Roosevelt, who served the President and Secretary of State as Chief of Protocol of the United States from 1982 to 1989, nearly 7 years and longer than anyone before. The Department is fortunate to have had these talented Arab American colleagues and so many others, who strive every day to protect and promote the interests and values of the American people, while representing the United States in the world. .
In recognition of Arab-American Heritage Month, the Cobb Public Library has compiled the following list of books:
List of Arab Heritage Month books with links
Picture books for children
Amira Photo Day by Reem Faruqi
Crescent moons and pointed minarets by Hena Khan
Golden domes and silver lanterns by Hena Khan
Hannah and the Ramadan Gift by Qasim Rashid
In my mosque by MO Yuksel
Lailah’s lunch box by Reem Faruqi
Like the moon loves the sky by Hena Khan
The proudest blue: a story of hijab and family by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Sitti’s secrets by Naomi Shihab Nye
under my hijab by Hena Khan
Zara’s new Eid dress by Nafisah Abdul-Rahim
Non-fiction for children
Muslim Girls Rise Up: The Inspirational Champions of Our Time by Saira Mir
Books for children and tweens
Amal untied by Aisha Saeed
List of Arab Heritage Month books with links
Picture books for children
Amira Photo Day by Reem Faruqi
Crescent moons and pointed minarets by Hena Khan
Golden domes and silver lanterns by Hena Khan
Hannah and the Ramadan Gift by Qasim Rashid
In my mosque by MO Yuksel
Lailah’s lunch box by Reem Faruqi
Like the moon loves the sky by Hena Khan
The proudest blue: a story of hijab and family by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Sitti’s secrets by Naomi Shihab Nye
under my hijab by Hena Khan
Zara’s new Eid dress by Nafisah Abdul-Rahim
Non-fiction for children
Muslim Girls Rise Up: The Inspirational Champions of Our Time by Saira Mir
Books for children and tweens
Amal untied by Aisha Saeed
Amina’s voice by Hena Khan
It’s not that awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Duman
Nadia’s magical reality by Basim Yusuf
Once Upon a Time in Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy from 15 Muslim Voices edited by SK Ali
Other words for home by Jasmine Warga
Omani tortoise by Naomi Shihab Nye
Fiction for teens and young adults
Darius the Great disagrees by Adib Khoram
An emotion of great pleasure by Tahereh Mafi
Internment by Samira Ahmed
Like a love story by Abdi Nazémian
Love and Lies by Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan
My heart and other black holes by Jasmine Warga
Saints and misfits by SK Ali
A very large expanse of sea by Tahereh Mafi
We chase the flame by Faizal Hafsah
Non-fiction for teens and young adults
I was their American dream by Malaka Gharib
adult fiction
Against the world without love by Susan Abulhawa
The beauty of your face by Sahar Mustafah
The other Americans by Laila Lalami
The thirty names of the night by Zeyn Joukhadar
A woman is not a man by Etaf Rum
you exist too much by Zaina Arafat
Non-fiction for adults
Americanized: rebel without green card by Sara Saedi
between two kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad
Conditional Citizens: On Belonging to America by Laila Lalami
Footnotes in order of disappearance by Fady Joudah
Life without recipe by Diana Abu Jaber
The bad end of the table By Ayser Salman
Amina’s voice by Hena Khan
It’s not that awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Duman
Nadia’s magical reality by Basim Yusuf
Once Upon a Time in Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy from 15 Muslim Voices edited by SK Ali
Other words for home by Jasmine Warga
Omani tortoise by Naomi Shihab Nye
Fiction for teens and young adults
Darius the Great disagrees by Adib Khoram
An emotion of great pleasure by Tahereh Mafi
Internment by Samira Ahmed
Like a love story by Abdi Nazémian
Love and Lies by Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan
My heart and other black holes by Jasmine Warga
Saints and misfits by SK Ali
A very large expanse of sea by Tahereh Mafi
We chase the flame by Faizal Hafsah
Non-fiction for teens and young adults
I was their American dream by Malaka Gharib
adult fiction
Against the world without love by Susan Abulhawa
The beauty of your face by Sahar Mustafah
The other Americans by Laila Lalami
The thirty names of the night by Zeyn Joukhadar
A woman is not a man by Etaf Rum
you exist too much by Zaina Arafat
Non-fiction for adults
Americanized: rebel without green card by Sara Saedi
between two kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad
Conditional Citizens: On Belonging to America by Laila Lalami
Footnotes in order of disappearance by Fady Joudah
Life without recipe by Diana Abu Jaber
The bad end of the table By Ayser Salman
