Arab American Women: Representation and Refusal

A landmark work in an important and emergent field. Leila Ahmed, The Divinity School, Harvard University

This must-read volume aims to set the foundation for Arab American women’s studies as a multidisciplinary study covering history, literature, culture, and women’s studies. Essential. Choice

Arab American Women reclaims and elevates the identities, contributions, physical and emotional labors, and everyday experiences of Arab American women through nearly two hundred years of history, recuperating them from both past invisibility and post-9/11 hypervisibility. Journal of Arabic Literature

A unique and invaluable collection for readers across academic disciplines. Mashriq & Mahjar

This remarkable volume provides the single best account of Arab American women’s lives in the United States, including their history as migrants, workers, family members, writers, community leaders, and activists. Marcia C. Inhorn, Yale University, author of America’s Arab Refugees: Vulnerability and Health on the Margins

This rich and wide-ranging collection is essential reading for anyone interested in the histories, politics, and cultures of Arab American women. It is also an exemplar of intersectional scholarship, linking and speaking to American Studies, Middle East Studies, and Women and Gender Studies. Lisa Hajjar, professor of sociology, University of California – Santa Barbara

A masterpiece. This is the most impressive, comprehensive, and courageous scholarly undertaking. Never before the experiences of Arab American women, spanning over a century, had been explored from such a wide variety of disciplines and perspectives. A must reference to all those interested in the field of women, gender and sexuality, as well as the intersection of these fields with the politics of the deep-rooted racism, anti-immigration, and Islamophobia in our nation. Anan Ameri, Ph.D. Founding Director of the Arab American National Museum (retired)

With rigor, precision, and care, this highly-anticipated anthology amplifies and builds upon decades of multidisciplinary work in Arab American Studies. . . . A touchstone collection!? Keith P. Feldman, author of A Shadow over Palestine: The Imperial Life of Race in America

This impressive and beautifully organized volume breaks new ground in defining and crystallizing the field of Arab American women studies. . . . A must read and a key reference point in the field. Mounira Maya Charrad, associate professor, University of Texas in Austin

This thought-provoking collection will leave readers with a deeper understanding of issues including immigration, war, surveillance, and community. It will spark important conversations about the interplay of ethnicity, class, and gender for many years to come. Nadine Sinno, associate professor of Arabic, Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Through innovative approaches to archival research, keen analysis, and incisive theoretical frameworks, this collection offers new insights into the lives and labor of Arab American women, the gendered discourses about them, and their feminist activism and literary production. . . .an indispensable contribution to Arab American studies. Pauline Homsi Vinson, co-founder Arab American Studies Association

With new archives, new analyses, and an unparalleled collection of scholars, this volume is a critical intervention into the growing field of Arab American studies. Matthew Jaber Stiffler, Research Manager, Arab American National Museum

An outstanding volume on Arab American Women -- their labor histories, writing, activism and struggles. This volume is indispensable for scholars of gender and immigration. Fida Adely, Clovis and Hala Maksoud Chair in Arab Studies, Georgetown University