Ethnographic study of Arab American community in San Francisco by Nadine Naber, examining how race, gender, religion, and political activism intersect in the formation of Arab American identity. Based upon fieldwork conducted between 1998 and 2001, focuses on two currents of activism and political engagement: Muslim Arab Americans whose organizing was informed and motivated by conceptions of Muslim justice and solidarity, and leftist Arab Americans. Naber examines the political awakening of Arab American youth and women, tracing how discrimination catalyzed new forms of solidarity with Palestinian resistance and progressive American social movements. Valuable for researchers in Arab American studies and gender studies, and for anyone studying how pre- and post-9/11 discrimination catalyzed political organizing in Arab American communities and the relationship between Arab American identity politics and Palestine solidarity.
