Arab Indianapolis: A Hidden History discussion
Channel: Indiana Center for Middle East Peace
Date: 2023-04-08

IUPUI Professor Edward Curtis’s film explores Indianapolis’s first Arab-speaking neighborhood, founding of St. George Church in the 1920’s, establishment of a prominent Arab American business on Monument circle, service of Arab Americans in World Warr II, election of Arab Americans to political offices in the Indiana Capitol, the contributions of Arab Americans to medicine since the 1920s, and influence of Arab American food on menus across the city. Partially sponsored by a grant from Indiana Humanities.