| The Arab Cultural & Community Center Presents
A Country Called Amreeka: US History Retold Through Arab American Lives Discussion and Book Signing with Author Alia Malek of New York
Friday, November 12 at 7 pmSuggested Donation of $5-$10 at the DoorArab Cultural & Community Center, 2 Plaza Street at Laguna HondaFor more information: call 415-664-2200 or email events@arabculturalcenter.orgwww.arabculturalcenter What does American history look and feel like in the eyes and skin of Arab Americans? Join author Alia Malek in a discussion of her new book A Country Called Amreeka: Arab Roots, American Stories. Syrian-American civil right lawyer Alia Malek weaves the stories of the Arab-American community (3.5 million strong) into the story of America, using lively and moving narratives of real people who have lived history all around the country. Alia Malek's A Country Called Amreeka brings to life captivating true stories of a wide variety of Arab Americans navigating the divide between their original heritage and their new world in the United States.
Books will be available for sale at the reading.
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 About the Author: Alia Malek, a Syrian-American born and raised in Baltimore, MD, received a BA from the Johns Hopkins University and a Graduate Diploma from its School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Bologna, Italy. During and after receiving her law degree from Georgetown University, Alia volunteered for both British and American NGO's in the West Bank, witnessing the outbreak of the second intifada. In 2000, Alia was hired as an Honors Attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice under the Clinton/Reno administration, though she resigned her post under the Bush/Ashcroft administration on the eve of the U.S. invasion to Iraq. Following the onset of the Iraq War, Alia moved to Beirut, Lebanon working with a Lebanese NGO to provide free legal aid to asylum- seeking refugees coming through Lebanon from Sudan, Iraq, and Somalia. She also designed and taught a course at the Lebanese American University entitled, Introduction to Human Rights. In 2004, Alia moved back to the US, for the U.S. presidential elections, working for Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, where she ran the Election Protection campaigns in Georgia and most of Florida. Alia eventually moved to New York City where she pursued and completed a Masters in Journalism form Columbia University. She is now a freelance writer based in New York. A COUNTRY CALLED AMREEKA is her first book.
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About the ACCC: The Arab Cultural and Community Center (ACCC), founded in 1973, is the largest organization in California dedicated to promoting Arab Culture and a leading resource for services and referrals for Arab and Arab American communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. ACCC is committed to strengthening the understanding of Arab culture through educational programs and cultural events.
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