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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

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Former MA Student, Miguel Merino, Publishes his Thesis

The Department of Arabic & Islamic Studies congratulates our former graduate student, Miguel Merino, who has recently published his MA thesis on the recent work of the…

June 24, 2020

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Congratulations to Professor Al Ali on Receiving a CIBER Fellowship for a Business Language Case Development

Please join the us in congratulating Dr. Ghayda Al Ali, an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department, on receiving the GW-CIBER Business Language Case Study Fellowship Award…

June 17, 2020

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AIS Welcomes Two New Faculty Members

The Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies is pleased to announce that Dr. Rodrigo Adem and Dr. Sara Omar will be joining our faculty as tenure-line assistant professors in…

April 24, 2020

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Dr. Ahmad Alqassas Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure

Please join the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies in congratulating Dr. Ahmad Alqassas on his promotion to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure. Congratulations,. …

April 24, 2020

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Amani Aloufi Receives Teaching Assistant Award

Please join the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies in congratulating Amani Aloufi, Arabic TA and PHD student in Linguistics Department, on receiving a Teaching Assistant…

April 24, 2020

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Congratulations to Former AIS Graduate Students on Their New Positions

Please join the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies in congratulating our former graduate students on their new positions. Heba Arafa – Post Doctoral Fellowship,…

April 20, 2020

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CASA Fellows 2019-2020 – Congratulations to Michael Battalia, Kendall Dorland, Rebekah Grafton, & Sam Riccardi

The Department of Arabic & Islamic Studies congratulates the 2018-2019 Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) Fellows who are Georgetown University alumni. Michael Battalia…

March 17, 2020

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Channel 4 adapts Prof. Colla’s novel as television series

It’s not common for books by Georgetown faculty to get adapted for the screen, but Prof. Elliott Colla’s 2014 genre novel Baghdad Central was already an unusual…

March 16, 2020