Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month at CMU Libraries

Arab American Heritage Month takes place in April. It celebrates the Arab American heritage and culture, and it pays tribute to the contributions of Arab Americans and Arabic-speaking Americans.

An estimated 3.7 million Americans have Arab roots, with ancestries traced to 22 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, including Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Palestine, Morocco, Iraq, Jordan, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Sudan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

Browse CMU Libraries’ curated selection of featured books celebrating Arab American Heritage Month online at library.cmich.edu/AAHM