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April 5, 2025

2025 Midwest Slavic Conference

Event Start Time: 3:15 pm
Event Location: Second-floor Foyer of the Blackwell Inn and Conference Center
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September 26 - September 28, 2025

North Atlantic Conference on Afro-Asiatic Linguistics [NACAL] 48

Event Start Time: 9:00 am
Event Location: The Ohio State University

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Sadiya Ansari Visits NESA

Author and journalist Sadiya Ansari joined NESA on March 17 to discuss her memoir, In Exile: Rupture, Reunion, and My Grandmother’s Secret. 

Students read her memoir during class this…

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Exploring Arab & Russian Cultures: SEELC & NESA Faculty Partner with Metro Schools

This January, faculty from the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures (SEELC) and the Department of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures (NESA) collaborated to…
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NESA Persian Dinner Party

Dr. Kamali Sarvestani hosted a NESA Persian Dinner Party at his home on Saturday, Nov. 9., as a celebration of Persian culture and community.

Dr. Naomi Brenner was the special guest of the…

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Arabic 1101 Cultural Party

Dr. Noor Murteza hosted a class party on Nov. 14 for her Arabic 1101 students, which included a meal and class trivia on Arab food! 

The students enjoyed their time, tried new food, and…