SettingsAmerican writers of Arab descent
Abraham Mitrie Rihbany
Abraham Mitrie Rihbany (1869–1944; sometimes spelled Ribhany) was an Eastern Mediterranean Arab immigrant to America who wrote on matters of religion and politics.
Abraham Mitrie Rihbany (1869–1944; sometimes spelled Ribhany) was an Eastern Mediterranean Arab immigrant to America who wrote on matters of religion and politics.
Ahmed Shawki (socialist)
Ahmed Shawki is an Arab American socialist activist and journalist, the editor of the International Socialist Review and a leader of the International Socialist Organization.
Ahmed Shawki is an Arab American socialist activist and journalist, the editor of the International Socialist Review and a leader of the International Socialist Organization.
Ali Abunimah
Ali Hasan Abunimah is a Palestinian American journalist and co-founder of Electronic Intifada, a not-for-profit, independent online publication about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
Ali Hasan Abunimah is a Palestinian American journalist and co-founder of Electronic Intifada, a not-for-profit, independent online publication about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
Ameen Rihani
Ameen Rihani, also spelled Amin al-Rihani, was a Lebanese Arab-American writer, intellectual and political activist.
Ameen Rihani, also spelled Amin al-Rihani, was a Lebanese Arab-American writer, intellectual and political activist.
Anthony Shadid
Anthony Shadid (September 26, 1968 – February 16, 2012) was a foreign correspondent for The New York Times based in Baghdad and Beirut.
Anthony Shadid (September 26, 1968 – February 16, 2012) was a foreign correspondent for The New York Times based in Baghdad and Beirut.
Diana Abu-Jaber
Diana Abu-Jaber (Arabic: ديانا أبو جابر) is Jordanian American author and a professor at Portland State University.
Diana Abu-Jaber (Arabic: ديانا أبو جابر) is Jordanian American author and a professor at Portland State University.
Dunya Mikhail
Dunya Mikhail (born 1965 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an ethnic Assyrian United States-based poet who was born in Iraq.
Dunya Mikhail (born 1965 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an ethnic Assyrian United States-based poet who was born in Iraq.
Edward Said
Edward Wadie Saïd was a Palestinian-American literary theorist and advocate for Palestinian rights.
Edward Wadie Saïd was a Palestinian-American literary theorist and advocate for Palestinian rights.
Elia Abu Madi
Elia Abu Madi (also known as Elia D. Madey; إيليا أبو ماضي —) (1889 or 1890 – 23 November 1957) was a Lebanese-American poet.
Elia Abu Madi (also known as Elia D. Madey; إيليا أبو ماضي —) (1889 or 1890 – 23 November 1957) was a Lebanese-American poet.
Etel Adnan
Etel Adnan (b. 24 February 1925 in Beirut) is a Lebanese-American poet, essayist, and visual artist.
Etel Adnan (b. 24 February 1925 in Beirut) is a Lebanese-American poet, essayist, and visual artist.
Gregory Orfalea
Gregory Orfalea is an Arab-American writer, poet, and teacher.
Gregory Orfalea is an Arab-American writer, poet, and teacher.
Hanna Batatu
Hanna (John) Batatu (حنّا بطاطو, ) (1926, Jerusalem –24 June 2000, Winsted, Connecticut) was a Palestinian American Marxist historian specialising in the history of Iraq and the modern Ara...
Hanna (John) Batatu (حنّا بطاطو, ) (1926, Jerusalem –24 June 2000, Winsted, Connecticut) was a Palestinian American Marxist historian specialising in the history of Iraq and the modern Ara...
Hisham Sharabi
Hisham Sharabi (1927 Jaffa, Palestine–2005 Beirut, Lebanon) was Professor Emeritus of History and Umar al-Mukhtar Chair of Arab Culture at Georgetown University, where he was a specialist in Eur...
Hisham Sharabi (1927 Jaffa, Palestine–2005 Beirut, Lebanon) was Professor Emeritus of History and Umar al-Mukhtar Chair of Arab Culture at Georgetown University, where he was a specialist in Eur...
Ibtisam Barakat
Ibtisam Barakat is a Palestinian-American writer, poet, and educator.
Ibtisam Barakat is a Palestinian-American writer, poet, and educator.
Jack Marshall (author)
Jack Marshall (born 1936 in Brooklyn, United States) is an award-winning American poet and author born to an Iraqi father and a Syrian mother of Jewish heritage.
Jack Marshall (born 1936 in Brooklyn, United States) is an award-winning American poet and author born to an Iraqi father and a Syrian mother of Jewish heritage.
Jack Shaheen
Jack Shaheen is the author of Reel Bad Arabs, a former CBS news consultant on Middle East affairs, and Professor Emeritus of Mass Communications from Southern Illinois University at Edwar...
Jack Shaheen is the author of Reel Bad Arabs, a former CBS news consultant on Middle East affairs, and Professor Emeritus of Mass Communications from Southern Illinois University at Edwar...
Joseph Awad
Joseph Frederick Awad was a poet, painter, public relations executive, and devout Catholic.
Joseph Frederick Awad was a poet, painter, public relations executive, and devout Catholic.
Khaled Mattawa
Khaled Mattawa (born 1964) is a Libyan poet, and a renowned Arab-American writer, he is also a leading literary translator, focusing on translating Arabic poetry into English.
Khaled Mattawa (born 1964) is a Libyan poet, and a renowned Arab-American writer, he is also a leading literary translator, focusing on translating Arabic poetry into English.
Khalil Gibran
Khalil Gibran (,; born Gubran Khalil Gubran, was a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer.
Khalil Gibran (,; born Gubran Khalil Gubran, was a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer.
Lawrence Joseph
Lawrence Joseph (b. 1948 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American poet, writer, essayist, critic, lawyer, and professor of law.
Lawrence Joseph (b. 1948 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American poet, writer, essayist, critic, lawyer, and professor of law.
Lisa Suhair Majaj
Lisa Suhair Majaj (1960) is a Palestinian-American poet and scholar.
Lisa Suhair Majaj (1960) is a Palestinian-American poet and scholar.
M.T. Mehdi
Mohammed (sometimes spelled "Mohammad") Taki Mehdi, commonly M.T. Mehdi (January 6, 1928 - February 15, 1998) was an Iraqi-American based in New York.
Mohammed (sometimes spelled "Mohammad") Taki Mehdi, commonly M.T. Mehdi (January 6, 1928 - February 15, 1998) was an Iraqi-American based in New York.
Mikha'il Na'ima
Mikha'il Na'ima (also spelled Mikhail Naimy; Arabic: ميخائيل نعيمة) (b.1889 in Mount Sannine in modern day Lebanon, d. 1988) was a Lebanese author and poet of the New York Pen League.
Mikha'il Na'ima (also spelled Mikhail Naimy; Arabic: ميخائيل نعيمة) (b.1889 in Mount Sannine in modern day Lebanon, d. 1988) was a Lebanese author and poet of the New York Pen League.
Mohja Kahf
Mohja Kahf (born 1967, Damascus, Syria) is an Arab-American poet and author.
Mohja Kahf (born 1967, Damascus, Syria) is an Arab-American poet and author.
Moustafa Bayoumi
Moustafa Bayoumi is an award-winning writer, and associate professor of English at Brooklyn College, City University of New York.
Moustafa Bayoumi is an award-winning writer, and associate professor of English at Brooklyn College, City University of New York.
Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader is an American political activist, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney.
Ralph Nader is an American political activist, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney.
Randa Jarrar
Randa Jarrar (born 1978 in Chicago) is an American novelist, short story writer, and translator.
Randa Jarrar (born 1978 in Chicago) is an American novelist, short story writer, and translator.
Rashid Khalidi
Rashid Ismail Khalidi, born 1948, is a Palestinian American historian of the Middle East, the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, and director of the Middle East...
Rashid Ismail Khalidi, born 1948, is a Palestinian American historian of the Middle East, the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, and director of the Middle East...
Ray Hanania
Ray Hanania is an Arab-American Palestinian Christian journalist also known for his stand-up comedy.
Ray Hanania is an Arab-American Palestinian Christian journalist also known for his stand-up comedy.
Reem Bassiouney
Reem Bassiouney (born 1973) is an Egyptian author and sociolinguistics professor, currently residing at Georgetown University.
Reem Bassiouney (born 1973) is an Egyptian author and sociolinguistics professor, currently residing at Georgetown University.
Saladin Ahmed
Saladin Ahmed (born 1975) is an Arab-American science fiction and fantasy writer and poet.
Saladin Ahmed (born 1975) is an Arab-American science fiction and fantasy writer and poet.
Salom Rizk
Salom Rizk is a Syrian-American author, best known for his 1943 immigrant autobiography, Syrian Yankee, perhaps the best-known piece of Arab American literature in the middle part of the century.
Salom Rizk is a Syrian-American author, best known for his 1943 immigrant autobiography, Syrian Yankee, perhaps the best-known piece of Arab American literature in the middle part of the century.
Samuel John Hazo
Dr. Samuel John Hazo (born 19 July 1928, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an author of books, including poetry, fiction, essays and plays, and the founder and director of the International Poetry Fo...
Dr. Samuel John Hazo (born 19 July 1928, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an author of books, including poetry, fiction, essays and plays, and the founder and director of the International Poetry Fo...
Saree Makdisi
Saree Makdisi (born 1964) is an American literary critic of Palestinian and Lebanese descent, specializing in eighteenth and nineteenth century British literature.
Saree Makdisi (born 1964) is an American literary critic of Palestinian and Lebanese descent, specializing in eighteenth and nineteenth century British literature.
Suheir Hammad
Suheir Hammad (born October 25, 1973) is a Palestinian-American poet, author and political activist.
Suheir Hammad (born October 25, 1973) is a Palestinian-American poet, author and political activist.
Vance Bourjaily
Vance Bourjaily (September 17, 1922 – August 31, 2010) was an American writer, novelist, playwright, journalist, and essayist.
Vance Bourjaily (September 17, 1922 – August 31, 2010) was an American writer, novelist, playwright, journalist, and essayist.
Will Youmans
Will Youmans is a Palestinian American writer and activist.
Will Youmans is a Palestinian American writer and activist.
William Peter Blatty
William Peter Blatty (born January 7, 1928) is an American writer and filmmaker.
William Peter Blatty (born January 7, 1928) is an American writer and filmmaker.
Zainab Salbi
Zainab Salbi ( born 1970) is an Iraqi American writer, activist and social entrepreneur who is co-founder and president of Washington-based Women for Women International.
Zainab Salbi ( born 1970) is an Iraqi American writer, activist and social entrepreneur who is co-founder and president of Washington-based Women for Women International.