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Arab American Writers in the Libraries
We mark National Arab American Heritage Month in April by highlighting books that explore the culture, heritage, experiences, and lives of Arab Americans. The books are available in John M. Olin Library.
Arab Americans Narratives of Boundary and Belonging by Hadha Baladuna
![Book cover of Arab American Narratives of Boundary and Belonging by Hadha Baladuna.](https://library.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bookcover.png)
Quiet Orient Riot by Nathalie Khankan
![Book cover of Quiet Orient Riot by Nathalie Khankan](https://library.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/qor.png)
The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
![Book cover of The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar.](https://library.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/71KKLCeVjCL.png)
Remember Me to Lebanon: Stories of Lebanese Women in America by Evelyn Shakir
![Book cover of Remember Me To Lebanon by Evelyn Shakir.](https://library.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/remembermetolebanon.png)
The Other Americans by Laila Lalami
![Book cover of The Other Americans by Laila Lalami.](https://library.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/81s5ZDqdobL.png)
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga
![Book cover of If An Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga](https://library.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bookcover-1.png)
To Look at the Sea Is to Become What One Is by Etel Adnan
![Book cover of "To look at the sea is to become what one is," by Etel Adnan](https://library.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Adnan.png)
Him, Me, Muhammad Ali by Randa Jarrar
![Book cover of Him, Me, Muhammad Ali by Randa Jarrar](https://library.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MuhammadAli.png)
For questions about the listed books or other reading recommendations, please contact AJ Robinson, subject librarian for Islamic studies, South Asian studies, and women, gender & sexuality studies.