Arab Indianapolis: Film Screening and Discussion

Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month with this film screening and discussion of Arab Indianapolis on April 16th at 2pm! This talk is suitable for all ages. Signed copies of the book will be available to purchase.

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Arab Indianapolis – Film Screening and Discussion

Led by Indy Reads CEO Ruba Marshood

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Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month with our own Ruba Marshood, as we screen and discuss the documentary: Arab Indianapolis. This talk is suitable for all ages. Signed copies of the book will be available to purchase.

Ruba Marshood, she/her

Chief Executive Officer

Ruba oversees strategic planning, management, and implementation of Indy Reads’ programs, brand, and growth to reach the 1 in 6 adults across Marion County whose English literacy and fluency is below the 5th grade level.

A social justice leader, Ruba previously served as Director of Partnerships and Community Engagement with the Literacy Council of Northern Virginia (LCNV), Virginia’s oldest and largest adult literacy organization. In her 10+ years with LCNV, Ruba fostered strategic relationships with other nonprofit, civic, government and corporate entities to expand the organization’s mission, fund development, and impact, including the launch of its trademark Destination WorkforceⓇ program.

Ruba has spent over 15 years working with global and local organizations, ranging from the United Nations to small organizations in different parts of the world, cultivating collaboration across community levels and sectors to organize and advocate for their interests.

An alumna of the Princeton AlumniCorps’ Emerging Leaders program, she received her BSc from University of Maryland and her MA from Duke University. Ruba is a first-generation American, fluent in Arabic, and a published photographer and photo-editor. She also enjoys exploring Indy with her kids, dancing, and good food with great company.