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2017 Graduate Spotlight: Seraj Assi

Seraj Assi graduated with a PhD in Islamic Studies. He is an Adjunct Professor of Arabic at George Mason University and also a Visiting Researcher at the Center for…

May 23, 2017

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2017 Graduate Spotlight: Madison Fisher

Madison Fisher graduated with a Bachelor’s of Arts degree with a Major in Arabic and Minor in Linguistics. This summer she will be working as a mentor/RA with the…

May 23, 2017

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2017 Graduate Spotlight: Michael Raish

Michael Raish graduated with a PhD in Arabic. He has accepted a lecturer position in the Arabic Studies program in the Department of Modern Languages and Literature at…

May 23, 2017

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2017 Graduate Spotlight: Francesco Sinatora

Francesco Sinatora received a PhD in Arabic and is an Assistant Professor of Arabic at George Washington University. Francesco joined the Arabic PhD program in 2011. He…

May 23, 2017

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2017 Graduate Spotlight: Feriel Bouhafa

Feriel Bouhafa graduated with a PhD in Islamic Studies and is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. During her Postdoctoral Fellowship, Feriel…

May 23, 2017

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Congratulations to Dilyara Agisheva and Nicholas Mangialardi on receiving the Spring 2017 Dissertation Research Travel Grant from Georgetown University's Graduate School.

Dilyara and Nicholas have been awarded the Dissertation Research Travel Grant in support of their dissertations. Dilyara’s dissertation titled: “Russians in Crimea:…

April 10, 2017

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Prof. Felicitas Opwis presented "Logic in Islamic Legal Theory: Validating the Use of Uncertain Truths" at the School of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Munich, Germany

Prof. Felicitas Opwis participated on March 23 and 24 in a conference on “Philosophy and Jurisprudence in the Islamic World”. The conference was organized by the…

April 4, 2017

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Congratulations to Mike Raish for accepting a lecturer position in the Arabic Studies program in the Department of Modern Languages and Literature at the College of William and Mary

Mike Raish has officially accepted a lecturer position in the Arabic Studies program in  the Department of Modern Languages and Literature at the College of William and…

April 4, 2017

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Congratulations to Enass Khansa on accepting a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor at the American University of Beirut

Congratulations to Enass Khansa on accepting  a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor at the American University of Beirut Enass Khansa has officially…

March 22, 2017

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Congratulations to Meriem Tikue on receiving this year’s President’s Excellence Awards for Staff and AAP Members at Georgetown University

Meriem Tikue, our department’s Business Manager and Assistant Director of the Arabic and Persian Language Institute received this year’s President’s Excellence Awards…

November 29, 2016