America's Arab Refugees

Marcia C. Inhorn is the William K. Lanman Jr. Profressor of Anthropology and International Affairs at Yale University and a former president of the Society for Medical Anthropology of the American Anthropological Association. She is the author of many award-winning books, including The New Arab Man (2012) and Infertility and Patriarchy: The Cultural Politics of Gender and Family Life in Egypt (1996).

"This timely and important ethnography examines the untold human cost of the crisis in the Middle East, the global interconnection of suffering, and the embodiment of war and displacement on refugees even after they are resettled. Marcia C. Inhorn has expertly woven the traumatic experiences of Arab refugees to the United States with racial disparity and poverty in America. America's Arab Refugees is a story that must be told, and read."—Salmaan Keshavjee, Harvard Medical School "A brilliant weaving of insights from the Black Lives Matter movement and intersectional theory, Inhorn compassionately documents the valiant struggles of Arab refugee populations to rise above discrimination in the USA. Inspiring and eye-opening, this book draws out parallels between the racism faced by African-Americans and Arab refugees, broadening the horizon of movements for social justice."—Suad Joseph, University of California, Davis "America's Arab Refugees illuminates issues of critical importance for everyone—especially Americans. Inhorn helps us come to grips with Arab Americans' real experiences of war, displacement, racism, poverty, and broken health care. Every reader has something to learn from these men and women negotiating infertility treatments, as they keep hope alive in the midst of adversity and show resolve to work for a better future for themselves, their families, and our world."—Seth Holmes, author of Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States "Inhorn makes a powerful argument that Arab lives, and their reproductive rights, matter. Scholars, students, and laypeople interested in rebuilding social and family life in the aftermath of conflict, in refugees and related policy, or anyone who wants to get to know their new Arab neighbors in asylum countries will find this book insightful and thought-provoking."—Lindsay Gifford, Middle East Journal "In this moving and thought-provoking ethnography, Inhorn reveals what seems to be absent from the US media, namely, the formidable suffering, be it physical, emotional, or financial, endured by her interlocutors... This extraordinary and original book goes where others have not, in asking the United States to fulfill its moral obligation toward this vulnerable population and urging policymakers to consider 'ethical questions about health-care equity and social justice—or lack thereof—for refugees and immigrants in the US health-care system'"—Jonas Elbousty, International Journal of Middle East Studies

• Introduction: When Arabs Fled: A Legacy of Conflict1. Why They Fled: War and the Health Costs of Conflict2. Where They Resettled: Poverty on the Margins of Detroit3. How They Struggle: Health Disparities and Unequal Treatment4. What They Feel: Reproductive Exile between Moral WorldsConclusion: Arab Lives Matter: Why America Must Care