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.
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Awards & Recognition
Dr. Naber has received numerous awards for her research and activism.
Macarthur Foundation Award
2021: Macarthur Foundation Award, for research on the Status of Racial Justice for Arab Americans
American Studies Association’s 2022
Carl Bode-Norman Holmes Pearson Prize – Lifetime Achievement 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.
Let’s Stand with Afghan Refugee Women
Originally published in The Chicago Reporter here For 20 years, the U.S. proclaimed it went to war in Afghanistan for humanitarian reasons. The U.S. maintained it was “saving women” to secure democracy, advance women’s rights, or ensure the destruction of the Taliban...
To Honor Desmond Tutu, Illinois Should Rescind its Anti-Palestinian Legislation
Originally published in The Chicagor Reporter As we consider the past, many people living in the U.S. believe they would have supported the civil rights movement, even in the face of the white supremacists of the KKK and the Jim Crow stalwarts in Congress. If old...
Chicagoland Study Shows Why We Need a MENA Category in The U.S. Census
Originally published in The Chicago Reporter We have major problems in this country in how we think about and get appropriate government assistance to Arab Americans. Social workers, translators, housing and transportation experts, health workers, and community-based...