When We Were Arabs

The Stunning Debut Of A Brilliant Nonfiction Writer Whose Vivid Account Of His Grandparentsrsquo; Lives In Egypt, Tunisia, Palestine, And Los Angeles Reclaims His Familyrsquo;s Jewish Arab Identity Winner Of The 2020 Arab American Book Award For Nonfiction And One Of Nprrsquo;s Best Books Of 2019, When We Were Arabs Is A Gorgeous Family Memoir And A Powerful Exploration Of Arab Jewish Identityrdquo; ( The Arab ) That Brings The World Of Jewish Arab Writer And Artist Massoud Hayounrsquo;s Parents And Grandparents Alive, Vividly Shattering Our Contemporary Understanding Of What Makes An Arab And What Makes A Jew. There Was A Time When Being An Arabrdquo; Didnrsquo;t Mean You Were Necessarily Muslim. It Was A Time When Oscar Hayoun, A Jewish Arab, Strode Along The Nile In A Fashionable Suit, And Arabness Was A Mark Of Cosmopolitanism, Of Intellectualism.