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The Arab American Studies Association (AASA) is appalled by the genocidal crisis and the unconscionable suffering inflicted on Palestinians in Gaza, to whom we extend our unwavering support. Many of our members have published on Palestine, are from Palestine, have loved ones in Palestine, and have dedicated their lives to scholarship and activism. We write…
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The Arab American Studies Association is deeply saddened by the news of the devastating natural disasters that hit Morocco and Libya last week. The casualties in both countries are in the thousands. Thedamages and fatalities in cities like Derna in Libya have been particularly catastrophic. Manymountain villages in the Atlas region in Morocco have been…
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It is with heavy hearts that we watch the suffering of those affected by the two earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that struck on February 6, 2023. The loss is immeasurable and the hardships for the survivors are immense. We recognize some AASA members may have family living in Syria and Turkey and they have…
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AASA stands in solidarity with the LGBTQI+ community, which is facing increasing hostility from far-right groups across the US, and now in Dearborn, MI. The latest iteration of homophobic expression revolved around efforts by a number of Dearborn parents to ban books with LBGTQI+ themes from local high school libraries, as reported in this article…
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The [West Asian American Studies Section of the] Association for Asian American Studies and the Arab American Studies Association stand in solidarity with the women, students, and people in Iran fighting for women’s bodily autonomy, gender equality, justice in the broadest terms, and an end to the authoritarian, ethnocentric, and patriarchal rule in the Islamic…
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The Arab American Studies Association condemns Israel’s violence against Palestinians, most recently in Sheikh Jarrah, the al-Aqsa Mosque, and Gaza. In the face of such violence, there are no words — only outrage and action. The urgency of events in Sheikh Jarrah demonstrates the long legacy of ethnic cleansing and settler colonialism in Palestine, carried…
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The Arab American Studies Association mourns the deaths of Delaina Ashley Yaun, Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Soon Chung Park, Hyun Jung Grant, Sun Cha Kim, Yong Ae Yue, and Paul Andre Michels as we recognize the intersectional nature of institutional oppressions that underpins such violence.   The mass shooting at three spas and massage businesses in…
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Update: This open letter was originally written and submitted as a public comment in response to the initial draft of the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum, a document which was written by a group of ethnic studies scholars and K-12 practitioners familiar with the field and submitted to the California Department of Education. That draft included…
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