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Indianapolis, Indiana — The 2024 retirement of Dr. Amira Mashhour, Senior Lecturer Emerita of Arabic, left the Arabic Studies program without a full-time instructor in Arabic language. The program sought to address this challenging situation (1) by making available intermediate and advanced level classes via IU Bloomington’s Summer Arabic Workshop and Study Abroad and (2) …

The first Arabic and Islamic studies minor scholarships have been awarded to a diverse group of students, including a professional cook, a future physician, an art historian, an aspiring elementary education teacher, a social worker, and a Qur’an reciter. Salma Abdelhamid was raised in Egypt. A native speaker of Arabic who enjoys sharing her heritage …