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Congratulations to Tuve Floden on becoming the Community Liaison Office Coordinator at the U.S. embassy in Armenia

Tuve Floden has officially accepted the position of Community Liason Office Coordinator at the U.S. embassy in Armenia. Tuve Floden graduated with a PhD in Islamic Studies. …

September 21, 2017

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Congratulations to Abdul Rahman Mustafa on becoming a Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Divinity at Edinburgh University

Abdul Rahman Mustafa has officially accepted the position of Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Divinity at Edinburgh University. Abdul Rahman is a former Georgetown Ph.D.…

September 21, 2017

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Faculty Member Dr. Sylvia Onder presented, "Women and Girls in Black Sea Culture" at Boğaziçi University.

Dr. Sylvia Önder gave a talk at Boğaziçi University on “Women and Girls in Black Sea Culture” in conjunction with the recent French-Turkish movie “…

July 25, 2017

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Graduate Student Ann Gaul presented "A New Kitchen for a Modern Egypt: Domestic Science and Egyptian Cuisine, 1915-1970." in France

On June 1st, 2017, Anny Gaul participated in a panel at the Third International Conference on Food History and Cultures in Tours, France. Her paper was titled “A…

June 21, 2017

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2017 Graduate Spotlight: Tuve Floden

Tuve Floden graduated with a Ph.D. in Islamic Studies. He is currently an independent scholar and freelance writer, with a variety of academic and non-academic publications.Tuve…

June 7, 2017

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2017 Graduate Spotlight: Alex Ridley

Alex Ridley graduated with a Bachelor’s of Arts degree with a double Major in Arabic and French. Alex has received a Fulbright grant to research comparative literature…

June 5, 2017

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Professor Ghayda al-Ali Awarded 2017 CIBER Business Language Research and Teaching Grant

Dr. Ghayda al-Ali, an Associate Teaching Professor in the department, has received a 2017 CIBER Business Language Research and Teaching Grant. Professor al-Ali received the grant…

May 30, 2017

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Congratulations to the 2017 Arabic & Islamic Studies Graduates!

The department proudly celebrated the graduation of Undergraduate Majors Madison Fisher, Christopher Oswald, Alex Ridley, and Citlalli Velasquez. Andrew Slater celebrated his…

May 24, 2017

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2017 Graduate Spotlight: Nabil Al-Hage Ali

Nabil Al-Hage Ali graduated with a PhD in Islamic Studies. He has been named the Executive Director of Vertivis Solutions. He wrote his dissertation on “Rebel Preachers:…

May 23, 2017

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2017 Graduate Spotlight: Heba Arafa

Heba Arafa graduated with a PhD in Arabic & Islamic Studies. She wrote her dissertation on “Dreams of Alternative Modernities on the Nile”. Prior to joining the…

May 23, 2017