How to Integrate the Arab Narrative Into the English Language Classroom

Arab literature historically has been a part of the Arab culture. In current day, the culture has shifted tremendously where if we want to think about in most Arab countries, those who fail the sciences go into the humanities. So there isn't a lot of literature that is written by own voices in English by Arabs or in Arabic by Arabs that it's contemporary. But that's starting to shift with our kids. And so as an English teacher, I've really learned ... how do I get students to feel comfortable enough and safe enough to let go of their sense of duality when they're walking into my classroom space?