DR. NADINE NABER
Author. Speaker. Activist.
Dr. Naber has educated thousands of people on some of the most urgent issues of our times: Feminism in the Middle East, Racism and Arab Americans, Global Feminism, Women of Color-Led Activist Movements, The Power of Motherhood, and The Crisis in Higher Education.
As the author/co-editor of five books, she is quoted regularly in venues like the New York Times, CBS News, the Guardian, and NPR. Her ability to use research to impact policy, local communities, and public audiences has been recognized by foundations like MacArthur, Andrew Mellon, Ford, and Marguerite Casey.
Her keynotes have been featured at places like The United Nations, Chicago’s Field Museum, Spotify, The Tides Foundation, The Art Institute of Chicago, and law firms, libraries, schools, colleges, and universities across the United States and Internationally.
Dr. Naber’s lectures and workshops have been featured at institutions of higher learning across the U.S. and around the world.
Dr. Nadine Naber named to Marguerite Casey Foundation 2024 Freedom Scholars cohort.
AWARD
The Marguerite Casey Foundation announces Dr. Nadine Naber’s inclusion in the cohort of 2024 Freedom Scholars in recognition of their exceptional scholar-activist commitment to advancing justice and equity.
Dr. Naber named 2024 University Scholar
AWARD
One of the most prestigious faculty awards, The University of Illinois University Scholar Program, sponsored by the Office of the President, recognizes the excellence of faculty who have demonstrated superior performance in scholarly activities and show great promise for future achievements.
Arab America
BOOK
In Arab America, Nadine Naber tells the stories of second generation Arab American young adults living in the San Francisco Bay Area, most of whom are political activists engaged in two culturalist movements that draw on the conditions of diaspora, a Muslim global justice and a Leftist Arab movement.
MAMAS
WEBSITE
Dr. Nadine Naber is the Research Director and Co-Founder of MAMAS, a Chicago-based feminist of color reproductive justice collective, unapologetically confronting and dismantling systems of state violence – including prisons, war, colonization, imperialism, and migrant injustices.
Research
Browse Dr. Naber’s research, which includes Book Chapters, Books, Co-Edited Volumes, Book Length Reports, Journal Articles, and Syllabi
Speaking
Dr. Naber lectures on a variety of topics ranging from Arab Americans, Feminism, Activism, Social Movements, Radical Mothering, and more.
Activism
Dr. Naber works with Arab Feminist and Feminist of Color Movements and is Co-Founder of the Mamas Activating Movements for Abolition and Solidarity (MAMAS).
Workshops
Dr. Naber provides workshops for faculty and graduate students of color focusing on transforming academic violence into writing prosperity.
Media
View Dr. Naber’s video and audio appearances presenting at conferences, public events, and in interviews with various media outlets in audio or video form. Dr. Naber has been a featured speaker for TEDx, Feminist Freedom Warriors, and the YWCA.
Pedagogies of the Radical Mother
UIC SparkTalks: Nadine Naber, ‘Pedagogies of the Radical Mother’
Liberation Pedagogy Podcast – Liberate Your Research
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/liberationpedagogypodcast/embed/episodes/Episode-14---Liberate-Your-Research-erddcr Episode 14 of the Liberation Pedagogy Podcast discusses Nadine Naber’s “Liberate Your Research” workshop which helps radical feminist scholars...
Nadine Naber at TEDx Oak Park Women: Arab Feminism is Not an Oxymoron
Nadine Naber’s talk, Arab Feminism is Not an Oxymoron at TedxOakParkWomen on December 12, 2019, illustrates how stereotypical understandings of the concepts of both “Arab culture” and “feminism” lead many people to believe that Arab feminism is an oxymoron.
Awards & Recognition
Dr. Naber has received numerous awards for her research and activism.
UIC University Scholar Award Recipient 2024-2025
Dr. Nadine Naber is named a 2024-2025 award recipient by UIC in recognition of superior performance in scholarly activities–both research and teaching…
Dr. Naber named Marguerite Casey Foundation Freedom Scholar
Marguerite Casey Foundation (MCF) is thrilled to announce the newest cohort of Freedom Scholars, a prestigious award recognizing exceptional scholar-activists committed to advancing justice and equity.
2022 Spring YWomen Film
6-minute segment in the 2022 Spring YWomen Film, produced by Susan Hope Engel as part of the YWCA YWomen Leadership Celebration. Nadine Naber is a 2022 Recipient of the YWomen Leadership Award.
Press
Dr. Naber is regularly featured in the press where she provides insight about topics such as Arab Americans, Middle East Politics, Activist Movements, and Feminism.
United Nations urges action in Chicago Police torture cases
New UIC Study Examines Experiences of Chicagoland Arab Americans
A groundbreaking study out of UIC’s Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy finds that Chicagoland Arab American communities face widespread racism and a lack of support and resources from government agencies. Co-author Dr. Nadine Naber of “Beyond Erasure and...
Caregivers On The Front Lines of Chicago’s Abolitionist Movement
Originally published in Prism here. Ten parents (nine mothers and one father) make up Mothers of the Kidnapped (MOK), the feminist abolitionist collective partnering with the United Nations to demand Illinois officials pardon all survivors of police torture and...