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April 12: Paradigms in Greco-Arabic Philosophy: A Philosophical Workshop

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March 8, 2024

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March 22: Theology in Arabic Seminar Series – “Assessing the Conditionality of Divine Commands on Beneficial Outcomes: Moral Value Economics in Yūsuf al-Baṣīr’s Work”

Time: Friday March 22, 2024, 12:15 EST/17:15 CET Speaker: Dr. Gregor Schwarb, LMU Munich Format: Zoom (RSVP required) In this seminar, we delve into a seminal…

February 29, 2024

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Professor Suzanne Stetkevych Receives Provost Career Research Achievement Award

Please join us in congratulating Professor Suzanne Stetkevych for her receipt of Georgetown University’s Provost Career Research Achievement Award this November,!…

November 13, 2023

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A Workshop in Classical Arabic Poetry: “Continuities and Transformations: Practice and Performance in the Classical Arabic Poetic Tradition”

The Georgetown University Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a workshop in Classical Arabic Poetry on November 16 and…

October 25, 2023

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Professor Jonathan Brown Releases a New Book, 2023!

Professor and Alwaleed bin Talal Chair of Islamic Civilization, Jonathan Brown, has released a new book dealing with Islam and Blackness. For more information, follow the…

April 26, 2023

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Dr. Sara Omar Receives the Georgetown Humanities Junior Faculty Book Manuscript Workshop Grant

Please join the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies in congratulating Professor Sara Omar for being awarded the Georgetown Humanities Initiative Junior Faculty Book…

June 3, 2022

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Congratulations to PhD Candidate Eriko Okamoto on receiving the Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Please join AIS in congratulating PhD candidate, Eriko Okamoto, who was recently awarded a Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowship! You can read more about her…

May 3, 2022

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Congratulations to PhD Candidate, Irene Kirchner, on Her Recent Publication

The Department of Arabic & Islamic Studies would like to congratulate PhD candidate, Irene Kirchner, for her recent article publication in BRILL. The full article, entitled &…

February 16, 2021

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Congratulations to PhD Candidate, Marya Hannun, on Her Recent Publication

The Department of Arabic & Islamic Studies would like to congratulate PhD candidate, Marya Hannun, for her recent article publication in the Open Edition Journal. The full…

November 24, 2020

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An interview with AIS Alumnus, Enass Khansa on Editing a Series of Classical Arabic Texts for Young Readers

As Editor of new Library of Arabic Literature (LAL) Young Readers Series, Dr. Khansa gave an interview with Arab Lit Quarterly. You may read Dr. Khansa’s full…

November 23, 2020