Arab Muslim Women Research and Resource Institute

Thank you, Klingler College of Arts & Sciences and Marquette Today, for the feature of our upcoming book launch and discussion: Crafting Marriages: Transforming Traditions across Generations in the Palestinian American. The event will take place Saturday, November 1st, from 7pm-9pm at the Islamic Resource Center (5235 S. 27th St., Greenfield, WI, 53221). The event is open to the public

Book launch and discussion: ‘Crafting Marriages: Transforming Traditions across Generations in the Palestinian American,’ Nov. 1 | Marquette Today The Arab and Muslim Women’s Research and Resource Institute and the Muslim Women’s Coalition will host a book discussion and signing with Dr. Enaya Othman.

📚✨ Author Visit: Enaya Othman
Join us for a powerful evening exploring how Palestinian American women are transforming gender boundaries through marriage, culture, and identity.

🎤 Meet Dr. Enaya Hammad Othman, founder of AMWRRI and professor at Marquette University, as she discusses her groundbreaking book Crafting Marriages: Palestinian American Women Transforming Gender Boundaries.

📅 Saturday, November 1 | 7:00 PM
📍 Islamic Resource Center, Greenfield, WI
🎟️ Open to the public
📖 Get your copy at a special event discount!

Don’t miss this inspiring conversation on women, culture, and empowerment.

🔗 RSVP link in bio or online at mmwconline.org

Are you a Palestinian American or immigrant with a story to share? We are collecting oral histories of Palestinians living in the United States to preserve their unique experiences, struggles, triumphs, and cultural history. Whether you are a first-generation or a descendant of immigrants, we invite you to contribute to a broader understanding of Palestinian diaspora experiences.

Interviews will be conducted in a supportive and respectful environment – in-person or remotely – at your convenience. We value your privacy and confidentiality, and your identity will be protected unless you indicate otherwise.

Help us amplify the voices of our community. Share this call for participation and join us in preserving our shared history. To learn more, please visit www.amwrri.org

https://today.marquette.edu/2023/06/professor-earns-prestigious-fulbright-scholar-award-for-international-research/
“In the Middle East, women’s traditional cultural dress is often studied only as museum material, or as an indicator of tribal identity. Recently, however, women’s renewed interest in, and rethinking of, traditional dress indicates an assertion of agency and empowerment. Whether as entrepreneurs, designers or producers, women are starting to reinterpret the role of dress and reclaiming authority over dominant, stereotypical discourses about women.”

Professor earns prestigious Fulbright Scholar Award for international research - Marquette Today Dr. Enaya Othman, associate professor of languages, literatures and cultures in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has received a Fulbright Scholar Award to research women’s use of traditional dress — thob — in the Middle East. Othman will conduct archival and onsite research in Palest...

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AMWRRI's August Newsletter is now available! To learn more about our upcoming conference, or read student reflections on our most recent project studying the impact of COVID-19 on Arab and Muslim communities, click the link below:
https://amwrri.org/alathr-vol-5-issue-2/

Calling all participants! The Arab and Muslim Women's Research and Resource Institute – working with Marquette University – is organizing a conference to discuss intersectional and interdisciplinary views of disability. To learn more about the conference or submitting proposals, click the following link:

The CFP List Disability at the Intersection of History, Culture, Religion, Gender, and Health