What are you reading for World Book Night? If undecided, please check out 'Osnat and Her Dove' by Sigal Samuel, which speaks about the life & legacy of Osnat Barzani who lived from 1590 to 1670 in Mosul, Mesopotamia. Osnat also became the worlds first female rabbi.
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Joseph Hamwee was born in Syria in 1869 and came to #Manchester in 1887. From 1913-1918, he was president of the synagogue that is now the Manchester Jewish Museum. I wonder what it must have been like, being raised under the Ottoman Empire and moving to "Cottonopolis" in the British Empire?
If you like oral history, please check out the online archives (aanm.contentdm.oclc.org) of the Arab American National Museum. Explore a wealth of experiences and discover stories around education, community, family and heritage. It's a wonderful collection.
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If you study law or politics then back in January, France 24 explored aspects of Iraq's modern history and touched on the ripple effects of some major historical events which are still leaving their marks today.
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History made the headlines in Feb, after it emerged an Iraqi Jewish family home in Baghdad was being occupied by the French Government. After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the British and French redrew the borders of the Middle East under the 1916 Sykes-Picot agreement.
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Katie Amin moved from Jerusalem to the USA with her family at the age of 13. She became a firefighter and was among a few female Muslim, Arab-American firefighters in the country. Filmed back in 2019, Katie's message remains the same and sometimes words have no equivalence.
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Dearborn is one of Michigan’s most diverse cities and four years ago, the city appointed a new police chief that residents said reflected this growing diversity. Born to an Egyptian father and Albanian mother, Issa Shahin has over 25-years of experience with the Dearborn Police.
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Back in 2019, Jessica Meir and Christina Koch made #history by conducting the first ever all-female spacewalk. But did you know, Jessica Meir has Iraqi heritage? This broadcast from the International Space Station was sent to children being supported on the Iraqi Children Foundation's 'Hope Buses'.
What does it mean to go first? Dearborn, Michigan, is home to one of the largest MENA communities in the USA and looking back to 2016, Amal Chammout became the first officer of the Dearborn PD to wear a hijab while out on patrol. This attracted the attention of Al-Jazeera.
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According to some reports, there are over 100,000 Yemenis living in the United States. As CBS highlighted 9 years ago, of 36,000 NYPD officers, there were around 1,000 officers who identified as Muslim. But what happens when worlds collide and global affairs impact on local lives?
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In London, a Moroccan Jewish celebration called a Mimouna has been held. Moroccan Jews have a rich history and Stephanie Laurent decided to organise this celebration in London, where "conversations drift between Moroccan Arabic, English and French".
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Back in February, Manchester University announced that the John Rylands Library’s Arabic manuscripts collection is now available for the public to view online. The Library’s collection covers around 1,000 years of history and explores a range of subjects.
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Last week, NASA shared an exchange between Artemis II Mission Specialist Christina Koch and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir. Back in 2019, Koch and Meir conducted the first ever all-female spacewalk on the International Space Station to replace a faulty battery. But did you know...
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In 'A Thousand and One Journeys: The Arab American Experience', the Kurzum family in Pittsburgh contributed this old family footage. It's incredible just watching it, as the Kurzum family provide a fascinating insight into the lives of ordinary Arab Americans.
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I can only wonder what it would have been like arriving in America in 1905? I also wonder what it would have been like, being an American of Middle Eastern heritage and fighting in Europe during World War Two? But what comes next when the rest is history🤔
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Just this week, I had a wonderful conversation with my Niece, who as part of her university studies in Bolton, is digging deep into her Mesopotamian heritage by exploring the Zoroastrian and Yazidi religions. Really pleased as it goes beyond the British and French Sykes-Picot agreement of 1916.
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For many years, Iran has made the news and before the current situation started making headlines, back in 2018 Al-Jazeera explored what it meant to grow up as an Iranian-American. Confronting this, Yara Elmjouie shone a spotlight on allot of peoples lived experiences.
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The astrolabe was invented by Greek astronomer and geometer Apollonius of Perga between 220 and 150 BC when he combined the existing planisphere with an astronomical instrument called a dioptra. In the subsequent centuries, its use spread throughout Europe, Asia and North Africa.
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For stories that were first shared back in 2012, these three experiences illustrate a history that is rarely shown to people outside of the Middle Eastern and North African communities.
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This 2025 documentary takes a fascinating look at Afghan-American relations. Discover the story of Muhammad Kahn, an immigrant from Afghanistan who traveled to the US in 1861 and fought in the Union Army, leaving behind a 200-page file documenting his experiences.
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For more than a century, Syrian and Lebanese families have made homes across the American South. With over seventy oral histories now available, the AANM family history archives provide fresh insights into Syrian and Lebanese American life.
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Ralph Nader is a prominent lawyer, author and advocate, known for his work in consumer protection, environmentalism and government reform.
In this book, Nader looks back to his childhood in Connecticut and describes the traditions he absorbed from his family and wider community.
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It's incredible to think, that in the Arab American National Museum a door is on public display. This door is a direct line from the "past and present", inviting people into the lives of early immigrant farmers and one of America's first mosques.
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The history of Islam in the USA is often associated with figures like Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, Louis Farrakhan and Muhammad Ali but what has rarely been discussed is America's history with Islam. It's good to see another story being told.
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From the 1800s, people of Arab descent have made Indianapolis their home and in the documentary 'Arab Indianapolis: A Hidden History', Edward Curtis reveals an old but new chapter in America's diverse history.
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Alfred Nakache was born in Constantine in 1915 but the Nakache family arrived in French Algeria from Iraq, in the late 19th century. Alfred Nakache was posthumously inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame back in 2019. His story is outlined in this video.
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"One community, many voices". This is a theme being explored this #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth. The Arab American National Museum is based in Dearborn, Michigan, and is the only museum dedicated to documenting and elevating the experiences of the Arab American community.
Learn how a man born into slavery became one of the most influential voices for US democracy. Frederick Douglass' life and words have certainly left us with a powerful legacy.
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As April marks #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth, the Dearborn Historical Museum takes us back to 1990 and a documentary that was first aired on the WTVS Channel 56 of Detroit.
Following the half hour documentary is a discussion also from 1990, where people debate what it means to be Arab American.
