Arab Women & Feminist Visions for Equity and Belonging
Webinar from the Global South Lab, and Global South Women and Feminist Visions for Worldmaking at the Othering & Belonging Institute.
This Arab American Heritage Month, we recognize and honor the diverse backgrounds and faiths, vibrant traditions, and commitment to the community of Arab Americans in our campus community and beyond.
Academic Centers, Departments and Programs
Advisory Committee
Faculty and Staff Resource
Student Resources
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Learn about student organizations at UC Berkeley by following SSWANA at Cal
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Middle Eastern North African Recruitment and Retention Center
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The South Asian, Southwest Asian, and North African Initiative Resource Guide
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University Health Services for South Asian, Southwest Asian, and North African Students
News and Articles
Arab American Heritage: Contributions, Impact, and Recognition
Whether it is through their cultural heritage and faith, their contributions to the arts, sciences, and humanities, or their advocacy for social justice and equality, the Arab American community and the broader Middle Eastern, North African, South Asian, and Southwest Asian communities have made immeasurable impacts on our nation's history and identity.
Learn more about National Arab American Month
Events
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April 3, 2025 from 5-7 pm at Dwinelle Hall. Neferti X. M. Tadiar | The Bridge of Earth | Lecture.
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April 3-4, 2025 at Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Conference | Presents and Futures of Islamic Philosophy
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April 8, 2025 webinar. The Arab Women & Feminist Visions for Equity and Belonging webinar series is the inaugural series of the Global South Lab, and Global South Women and Feminist Visions for Worldmaking at the Othering & Belonging Institute.
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April 9, 2025 at 4pm online. Sepehr Vakil & Mahdi Ganjavi | Revolutionary Engineers: Learning, Politics, and Activism at Aryamehr University of Technology
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April 11, 2025 from 11am-1pm in Dwinelle Hall. Fred Moten | Palestine: Here, There, and Everywhere
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April 16, 2025 at noon in Social Sciences Building. Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures Majlis with Yonatan Binyam, Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley.
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April 16, 2025 at 7pm at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Film Screening: The Avalanche.
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April 16-17, 2025 at 8:30 am at Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Media & Migration in a Digital Age (conference)
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April 19, 2025. SSWANA Culture Show. Please RSVP for attendance.
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April 22, 2025 from 5-7pm in Dwinelle. Layal Ftouni | Palestinian Life, Against All Odds: A Conversation for Critical Times.
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April 23, 2025 at noon in Philosophy Hall. Luigi Prada | Colonial philology? Neo-hieroglyphic inscriptions, 19th century Egyptology, and European politics.
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April 23, 2025 12-1:30pm Social Sciences Building. Charlotte Karem Albrecht | Possible Histories: Arab Americans and the Queer Ecology of Peddling (Book Talk).
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April 23, 2025 at 4pm at Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Cevat Dargin | Lecture
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April 24, 2025 at 4pm at Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Okasha El Daly | The Medieval Arab Reception of Ancient Egypt.
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April 24, 2025 at 5-6:30pm in Stephen's Hall. Imran Qureshi | Artist’s Talk (The South Asia Art Initiative Artist in Residence at UC Berkeley). Workshop April 26
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April 25, 2025 from 1 to 4pm at Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Maghrib Studies Initiative Launch Event
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May 6, 2025 webinar. The Arab Women & Feminist Visions for Equity and Belonging webinar series is the inaugural series of the Global South Lab, and Global South Women and Feminist Visions for Worldmaking at the Othering & Belonging Institute.
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