Kicking Off 2026 with a Chapter in a New Book

Arab American Public History I’m excited to share a professional milestone: I contributed a chapter to the upcoming book Arab American Public History, edited by Edward E. Curtis IV, which will be published by Temple University Press in February 2026. This important book explores the many ways Arab Americans are shaping, sharing, and protecting our narrativesContinue reading “Kicking Off 2026 with a Chapter in a New Book”

Recent Interview in Family Tree Magazine

I was recently interviewed by Sunny Morton of Family Tree Magazine and discussed with her my Palestinian family history research, which inspired the foundation of NSAB, the National Society for Arab & Arab American Genealogy (arabamericangenealogy.com). The article was published in the September/October 2024 issue of Family Tree magazine, and I was happy to shareContinue reading “Recent Interview in Family Tree Magazine”

Join me at RootsTech 2024

Tracing Your Arab American Roots Join me at #RootsTech on Friday, March 1 as I present a free webinar “Tracing Your Arab American Roots.” Utilizing a step-by-step approach to finding records for those with ancestors from Arabic speaking countries – specifically using an example for research of a Palestinian American family – from US to international records,Continue reading “Join me at RootsTech 2024”

Upcoming presentation on Arab American Genealogy – June 2023

My next virtual presentation, “An Introduction to Arab American Genealogy Research,” will be on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at 6:30pm EST – hosted by the Allen County Public Library (ACPL) Genealogy Center. The ACPL Genealogy Center is a valuable resource for the Northeastern Indiana community and the entire genealogical community at large.  They have oneContinue reading “Upcoming presentation on Arab American Genealogy – June 2023”

Upcoming presentation on Arab American Genealogy

Catch my next virtual presentation “Arab American Genealogy Research: An Introduction” on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 6pm EST – hosted by the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Membership is not required for attendance. Please share with anyone who may be interested. You can register at NYG&B Events.

Upcoming Presentations

National Genealogy Society’s Family History Conference 2022 Looking forward to presenting on genealogy and oral history at the National Genealogy Society’s Family History Conference in Sacramento, California, May 2022. I will be presenting in person on two of my favorite topics – family oral history interviews and Arab American genealogy research.  There will also beContinue reading “Upcoming Presentations”