Sarroub book examines life of Yemeni American girls

Released on 12/15/2004, at 2:00 AM
Office of University Communications
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Lincoln, Neb., December 15th, 2004 —

Loukia Sarroub, assistant professor of teaching, learning and teaching education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has published a book based on more than two years of fieldwork among girls in a Yemeni community in southeastern Michigan.

In "All American Yemeni Girls: Being Muslim in a Public School," Sarroub examines Yemeni girls' attempts to construct and make sense of their identities as Yemenis, Muslims, Americans, daughters of immigrants, teenagers and high school students. The book also looks at the impact of religion on students attending public schools and the intersecting roles school and religion play in the lives of Yemeni students and their families. Its final chapter offers a discussion of how conditions in the United States encourage the rise of extremism and allow it to flourish, raising questions about the role of public education in the post-Sept. 11 world.

"All American Yemeni Girls" was published this month by the University of Pennsylvania Press.

CONTACT: Loukia Sarroub, Asst. Professor, Teaching, Learning & Teacher Education, (402) 472-5166