Evelyn Shakir

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Evelyn Shakir

Literature

#5645

World Rank

#8644

Historical Rank

#2590

USA Rank

Writing

#1735

World Rank

#2252

Historical Rank

#1139

USA Rank

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Why Is Evelyn Shakir Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Evelyn Shakir was a literary scholar. She was a pioneer in the study of Arab American literature, publishing some of the first academic papers to name Arab American literature as a field. She published several books, including Remember Me to Lebanon: Stories of Lebanese Women in America, a 2007 short story collection that won the Arab American National Book Award. Her memoirs were published posthumously as Teaching Arabs, Writing Self: Memoirs of an Arab-American Woman . She is remembered on the Boston Women's Heritage Trail, and the Arab American Book Award nonfiction prize was renamed in her honor.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Evelyn Shakir?

Evelyn Shakir is affiliated with the following schools:

• Boston University
• Tufts University
• Wellesley College
• Damascus University
• Northeastern University
• University of Bahrain
• Harvard University