Thank you to everyone who attended the CLLC World Language Party last week! NESA had a table where students were able to talk to language professors and tutors about the language and other courses…
Professor Ahmad Al-Jallad, the Sofia Chair of Arabic Studies, recently gave a TEDx Talk titled From History to Myth, and Back Again.
Why do myths of lost worlds, like Atlantis, fascinate us…
Professor Ahmad Al-Jallad, Chair in Arabic Studies, was featured in a Live Science article as he was the co-author of the study of a "Paleo-Arabic inscription on a boulder near an abandoned mosque…
Thank you to everyone who came to our Nowruz celebration on March 21st!Nowruz ("new day" in Persian) is the Iranian New Year based on the astronomical vernal equinox. At our event, we…
Recent events that NESA has participated in hosting:
We would like to express our gratitude to Dr. Muhammad Habib for hosting an Arabic Calligraphy Workshop open to the public on October…
Since October 7, many of us are following the war in Israel and Gaza with horror. Some of us are affected deeply and personally, with colleagues, friends, and family killed or in danger. We dread…
Assistant Professor James Moore's latest book, New Aramaic Papyri from Elephantine in Berlin, received a positive review from historian Amit Gvaryahu of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.…
The American Academy for Jewish Research represents the oldest organization of Judaic scholars in North America. Fellows are nominated and elected by their peers and thus constitute the most…
Ticket to the World Summer Camp brings world languages to middle school students in a way they may not encounter in school.
Through full-immersion language classes, cultural…
