Category: Announcements

Posted on September 4th, 2024 in Announcements, Community Service, Events, Students by ecurtis4

Interested in a free lecture about the history of Muslims in Indiana? How about the Indiana premiere of a new PBS documentary? Or do you just want to get together for some coffee and conversation? The Arabic Studies Program invites you to any and all of our events. Arabic Qahwa Conversation September 27, 12 -1 …

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Posted on August 20th, 2024 in Announcements, Scholarships, Students by ecurtis4

The Arabic Studies Program is happy to announce the creation of six scholarships for incoming and current IU Indianapolis students who minor in Arabic and Islamic Studies.  The Arabic Studies program will offer six (6) $4,000 scholarships ($1,000 per year up to four years) provided that the recipient continues to meet the criteria and has …

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Posted on August 16th, 2024 in Announcements, Featured, Students by ecurtis4

The Arabic Studies Program at IU Indianapolis welcomes Waad Alhbeish as its 2024-2025 program assistant and paid intern. Waad, an Arabic and Islamic Studies minor, will work with campus and community partners to develop and enhance the impact of the program. She will also gain valuable, practical experience in the everyday operation of a higher …

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Posted on July 2nd, 2024 in Alumni, Announcements, Blog, Community Service, Featured, Internships, Research, Scholarships by ecurtis4

Community Advisory Board Named for Arabic and Islamic Studies Minor The Arabic Studies Program is grateful to welcome several prominent Arab and Muslim Hoosiers to its Community Advisory Board: Dr. Tarick Abdo, Podiatrist; Dr. Majdi Abu-Salih, Medical Director, Community Health Pediatric Gastroenterology; Ms. Hiba Alalami, former director, Indiana Muslim Advocacy Network, and PhD student, American …

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Edward Curtis, the new director of Arabic Studies program, has announced his three-year plan for the future of the program at IU Indianapolis. Curtis’ goals include the following: *Community Engagement. The program will rely on a soon-to-be-announced Community Advisory Board to identify opportunities for mutually-beneficial research, teaching, and service both on and off campus with …

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Edward Curtis lectures at the Abraham Lincoln Library
Posted on June 10th, 2024 in Alumni, Announcements, Blog, Faculty, Featured by ecurtis4

“I wish my Arab granny were here to see this,” said Dr. Edward Curtis, the new director of the Arabic Studies program at the IU Indianapolis School of Liberal Arts. It’s been a long journey from his rural Southern Illinois hometown. Curtis, the William M. and Gail M. Plater Chair of the Liberal Arts and …

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Posted on June 6th, 2024 in Alumni, Announcements, Blog, Faculty, Featured by ecurtis4

After more than twenty years at the helm of IUPUI’s Arabic Studies Program, Senior Lecturer Amira Mashhour (Ph.D., Cairo University) has retired from the faculty of the World Languages and Cultures Department. For decades, students consistently testified to her gentle, encouraging, and supportive approach to studying what is, for many Americans, an exceedingly difficult language. …

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Posted on March 20th, 2024 in Announcements, Blog, Courses by Lizeth Quinones

Fall 2024 NELC- A131 — Beginning Arabic I (4 credits) online asynchronous with Ayman Elbarbary. NELC- A200 — Intermediate Arabic I (3 credits) online asynchronous with Ayman Elbarbary. NELC and ANTH 397 — Peoples & Cultures of the Middle East (3 credits) WEB with Edward Curtis: What do soccer, sex, and Sufism have to do with …

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