Posted on April 28th, 2025 in Announcements, Scholarships, Students by ecurtis4

The Arabic and Islamic Studies Program is excited to share that Arabic and Islamic Studies minor Malachi Aklilu has won a prestigious Critical Language Scholarship to study Turkish! According to IU News: Malachi Aklilu, a first-year student from Whitestown, Indiana, who plans to major in political science with a minor in Arabic and Islamic studies, …

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Posted on April 14th, 2025 in Announcements, Blog, Community Service, Faculty, Students by ecurtis4

Last week, IU Indianapolis Arabic and Islamic Studies Program Director Edward Curtis, the Gail M. and William M. Plater Chair of the Liberal Arts, took home the Chancellor’s Award for Civic Engagement, and then five days later, he received the Asian Student Union’s Faculty Leader of the Year Award. “I knew that the Chancellor’s Award …

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