About MENABA
The Middle-Eastern and North African Bar Association aims to gather all lawyers, law students, and legal professionals who identify as being of Middle-Eastern, North African and Southwest Asian descent under one umbrella. The Middle-Eastern identity is so often erased in the legal community to the point where a statistic does not exist for the amount of Middle-Eastern, North African, or Southwest Asian lawyers in the United States. With government forms effectively working to erase our identity by labeling us as "white," we have limited resources as our identity has not existed as it's own within this country.
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The goal of MENABA is to expand the dialogue surrounding the MENA and SWANA regions in the legal profession to provide a place for all identities to gather together. With a plethora of similarities and differences between cultures like Coptics, Iranians, Arabs, and much more, we can all find unity in the Middle-Eastern and North African diaspora.
Unity and education are our greatest tools.
Our Mission
To create a legal network of support and professional development for Middle-Eastern and North African individuals in the legal field and educate ourselves and others on the rich cultures within our diaspora.
Our Vision
We hope to create several branches across the United States, providing a space for Middle-Eastern and North African lawyers, law students, and others in the legal field, creating a place of belonging and professional development through workshops, networking events, and CLEs.
In MENABA's future, we aim to have mentorship programs and several committees to address specific issues both within and outside our community.