Reviews

Published in conjunction with an exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York, this collection of 17 essays ranges from the personal to the academic and covers a wide array of topics, such as Arabic poetry, immigration patterns, community formation and the sustaining of cultural traditions. . . . The pieces are often personal and include multiple reminiscences of growing up Arab-American, yet strike a clear and instructive balance with sound scholarship and intellectual inquiry.-- "Publishers Weekly"