Karam Dana’s “To Stand With Palestine” wins 2026 Evelyn Shakir Nonfiction Academic Award

IAS faculty member Karam Dana’s book, “To Stand With Palestine: Transnational Resistance and Political Evolution in the United States,” has been named the winner of the 2026 the Arab American National Museum’s Evelyn Shakir Nonfiction Academic Book Award. Professor Dana will formally receive the award in Michigan this October.

The book examines the changing discourse on Palestine in the U.S. and the reasons behind it. It also argues that Palestine and Palestinians have long been central to American political life and has engaged with and shaped understandings of race, exile, identity, and solidarity.

The book is also now available to Arabic-speaking readers through a new Arabic translation published by Dar Nathr, a leading publisher in the region.