I am a 31 year old Arab-American. I hold a Masters in Public Administration degree and a Bachelors of Arts degree in International Relations and Middle Eastern studies. I grew up appreciating politics, arts, history, and music. I also love community service and helping others. This website is a way for me to reach out to more people, and hopefully a forum to publish my thoughts and articles.

I was born on December 20, 1990 in San Francisco, California and then moved back to Muscat, Oman. I lived in Oman until 1999. I then moved back to Jordan in the summer of 1999 and stayed there till October 2007. I finished his senior year of high school in Cleveland, Ohio and proceeded to college. I attended Cleveland State University and graduated with my bachelor’s degree in 2013. I started graduate school in 2017 and graduated with my master’s degree in 2019 from Indiana Wesleyan University.

I currently work as the Chief Executive Officer of an adult day care center in Cleveland. In my free time, I am a theatre artist, and a founding member of Masrah Cleveland Al-Arabi, a project of Cleveland Public Theatre geared towards creating productions for and by members of the Arabic speaking communities in Cleveland. I along with an amazing group of artists have so far performed in three productions, and a total of 12 sold out shows in Cleveland, Ohio and Dearborn, Michigan. I currently serve as a member of the Board of Directors of Cleveland Public Theatre. I previously served as a member of the Community Advisory Board for Ideastream; the local NPR and PBS affiliate. I self published my first poetry collection in the beginning of 2018 titled “Delirium.” I am currently working on my second book to be published soon.

In January 2020, I co-founded Arab Americans of Cleveland – Young Professionals Network. This organizations aims to connect with young professionals and to create a solid network to provide mentorship, references, and advice. In August 2020, I was selected by Crain’s Business Cleveland as a member of their first class of Notable Immigrant Leaders. In October 2020, I was selected by the Arab America Foundation as one of their 40 Under 40 influential Arab Americans. This only pushes me to work harder for my community.

If you wish to contact me you can email me at:

OmarKurdiPR@gmail.com

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Click here to purchase my book “Delirium.”