Announcements

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Announcing a New Book by Prof. Amina Moujtahid
(April 12, 2024)
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Launch of the Global Literary Studies Major
(April 10, 2024)
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Events in the Turkish and Ottoman Studies Program
(March 7, 2024)
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MELC Updates 2023-2024
(February 26, 2024)
Hunter Bandy
New Faculty in MELC 2023-2024
(February 21, 2024)
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Afrassiabi Lecture Pushes against Boundaries of Persian and Iranian Studies
(February 21, 2024)
Naomi Sokoloff
From the Chair
(February 20, 2024)
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MELC SUMMER STUDY ABROAD: ARABIC LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN MOROCCO!
(January 6, 2024)
"“What’s going on? By us we hear noises of broken windows” by artist Sharon Pazner
Israeli Writers and Writing after October 7
(December 28, 2023)
Alum awarded the Middle East Medievalists Book Prize
Alum awarded the Middle East Medievalists Book Prize
(November 27, 2023)
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Student Spotlight: Svetlana Ostroverkhova
(October 26, 2023)
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Call to Poetry Translators: Second Cycle of Mo Habib Translation Prize
(September 6, 2023)
Mo Habib: Artwork by Amelia Ossorio, MELC student majoring in Persian
A Novel Prize for Persian Translation
(August 21, 2023)
Mo Habib: Artwork by Amelia Ossorio, MELC student majoring in Persian
Announcing the Winner of the Inaugural Mo Habib Translation Prize  
(June 5, 2023)
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Updates in MELC Digital Humanities: the Svoboda Diaries Project
(May 22, 2023)
Iraj Khademi
Call for Applications: The Iraj Khademi Residency in Persian Literature at the UW
(May 11, 2023)
A Conversation with Jamal Gabobe - Somali-American Poet
A Conversation with Jamal Gabobe - Somali-American Poet
(May 5, 2023)
Anaëlle Enders
MELC minor Anaëlle Enders awarded the prestigious President’s Medalist Award
(March 1, 2023)
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MELC Faculty and Student Updates
(February 27, 2023)
Forrest Martin
MELC Masters Students 2022-2023
(February 27, 2023)
Paul Siscel
New Faces in MELC
(February 27, 2023)
Shahrzad Shams Retirement
Shahrzad Shams Retirement
(February 27, 2023)
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Department Name Change
(February 27, 2023)
Naomi Sokoloff
Letter from the Chair
(February 27, 2023)
Seattle’s First Iranian Theater Company - “The Forgotten History of Mastaneh”
Seattle’s First Iranian Theater Company - “The Forgotten History of Mastaneh”
(February 6, 2023)
MELC Meet & Greet 2022
MELC Meet & Greet
(January 31, 2023)
"Turkey in Seattle"
Launch Event for "Turkey in Seattle: An Oral History Project"
(November 30, 2022)
Aria Fani
Aria Fani Interviewed by the Daily Texan on His Forthcoming Book
(November 15, 2022)
New MELC Logo
NELC Has a New Name
(September 20, 2022)
Mamoun Sakkal
MELC's New Logo: Designed by Mamoun Sakkal
(September 16, 2022)
Mo Habib
Call for Translations: MELC Launches Mo Habib Translation Prize in Persian Literature
(September 2, 2022)
Iraj Khademi Photo
Memorial to be Held for Iraj Khademi on August 18 at the University of Washington's Kane Hall
(August 12, 2022)
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Translation Studies Hub (TSH) has been renewed for the academic year 2022-2023
(May 18, 2022)
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NELC Convocation 2022
(May 17, 2022)
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Reflections on Event on Gender Inclusion in Language Instruction
(May 16, 2022)
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Canan Bolel Selected as Assistant Professor in Jewish Cultures, Literature and Languages of the Eastern Mediterranean
(April 18, 2022)
UW Giving Day
Friends of NELC Fund
(April 14, 2022)
Piper Coyner
NELC Student and Faculty News and Awards
(March 22, 2022)
Hamza Zafer
A New Book by Prof. Hamza Zafer
(March 22, 2022)
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In Loving Memory of Walter G. Andrews (1939-2020)
(March 21, 2022)
Katherine Medill
New Faculty Searches
(March 21, 2022)
Since 1948
Interview with Dr. Naomi B. Sokoloff on Since 1948: Israeli Literature in the Making 
(March 21, 2022)
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Interview with Scott B. Noegel on “Wordplay” in Ancient Near Eastern Texts
(March 21, 2022)
Naomi Sokoloff
A Letter From the Chair of NELC
(March 21, 2022)
Afghanistan through Afghan Voices: Society, Literature & the Arts
Afghanistan through Afghan Voices: Society, Literature & Arts
(January 19, 2022)
Piper Coyner
NELC Major Piper Coyner Awarded the 2020-21 Junior Medalist for High Scholarship
(January 18, 2022)
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Gender Inclusion and Language Instruction
(December 8, 2021)
Hamza Zafer
UW NELC Associate Prof. Hamza Zafer accepts prestigious Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Fellowship.
(October 6, 2021)
Gürbey Hiz Visiting Scholar
NELC Welcomes Visiting Scholar Gürbey Hiz in Turkish and Ottoman Studies
(August 24, 2021)
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New Minors for Students in NELC
(August 18, 2021)