Arab American Heritage Month Celebration

Event Type

Conference/Workshop

Sponsor

Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Location

Morning: Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Building Afternoon: Illini Union Bookstore Author’s Corner, 2nd floor

Date

Apr 5, 2024   9:00 am   4:45

Speaker

Dr. Akram Khater, Dr.Theri Peckins, Dr. Mohja Kahf, Dr. Susan Darraj & Dr. Nouri Gana.

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Originating Calendar

Creative Writing Upcoming Events

Morning Session

Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Building

9:00-10:00 AM

Akram Khater, North Carolina SU

“We Have Always Belonged: History of Early Arab Americans”

10:15-11:15 AM

Therí A. Pickens, Bates C

“The Tale of the 1002nd Night: The Noble Lineage of Arab American Speculative Fiction”

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Nouri Gana, UCLA

“Orientalism and Self-Critique”

Afternoon Session

Illini Union Bookstore 

Author’s Corner, 2nd floor

2:30-3:30 PM

Mohja Kahf, U of Arkansas

Reading from:  Hagar Poems

3:45-4:45 PM

Susan Muaddi Darraj, Johns Hopkins U & Harford CC

Reading from:  Behind You Is the Sea