Georgetown University Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies

07/23/2020

Check out our academic programs! Here at the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, we offer the following options for undergraduate students: a Bachelor's degree in Arabic as well as an Arabic minor. Looking for a graduate degree? We have you covered. Head over to our website (arabic.georgetown.edu) for further details on our Master's and Ph.D. programs in Arabic and Islamic Studies.

Want to learn more or have some questions? Don't hesitate to contact us via email at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!

05/18/2020

Congratulations, to one of our graduating Arabic Minors, Olivia Chiu! We look forward to following all you do with your future.

Please join us in congratulating Olivia Chiu as a 2020 Suzanne Tarlov Spirit Awardee! Olivia is a Spring 2020 graduate of the College who majored in Government & Spanish and minored in Arabic.
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05/12/2020

Want to attend Georgetown as an Arabic Major or Minor? Join our Georgetown Admission Ambassador (GAAP) Session via Zoom on April 17, 2020 from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM. https://georgetown.zoom.us/j/672666529

Learn about our Arabic Program:
2:00 PM Program Overview
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Dr. Felicitas Opwis

2:10 PM Overview of the Arabic Language Instruction
Professor Hanaa Kilany

2:20 PM Experience as a Major, Going Abroad, and Beyond
Current Major Ivana Gabriele-Smith

2:30 - 4:00 PM Q&A

05/12/2020

We are very excited to present our first Virtual Event featuring Saudi-American actor, writer, and producer, Hisham Fageeh. Hisham will be speaking on "Art and Film Making in Saudi Arabia" and will be taking your questions on April 2, 2020, at 5:00 PM.
We hope you will join us via Zoom: https://georgetown.zoom.us/…//georgetown.zoom.us/j/953468323

05/12/2020

The Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies is pleased to present Bernard Freamon as part of the Islamic Studies Lecture Series. He will be speaking on his book, "Possessed by the Right Hand: Slavery in Islamic Law and Muslim Cultures" on March 3, 2020 at 5:00 PM in the CCAS Boardroom (ICC 141). We hope you will join us!

05/12/2020

Please join the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies in collaboration with the Department of Linguistics for the Linguistics Lecture Series. This event is titled, "On the Correlation Between Verb Movement and Tense and Aspect in Arabic", and presented by: Hamid Ouali.
When: February 21, 2020, 3:30 PM
Where: Poulton Hall 230

05/12/2020

Looking to declare an Arabic Major or Minor? Join us for the Arabic Major/Minor Information session on February 13, 2020 from 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM in ICC 450. Our Director of Undergraduate Studies will be onsite to sign your declaration forms. Light snacks and sweets will be provided. We look forward to welcoming you to AIS!

05/12/2020

Please join the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies in collaboration with the Department of Linguistics for the Linguistics Lecture Series. This first event is titled, "Heritage Languages and Linguistics: The Case of Arabic in the Diaspora", and presented by: Elabbas Benmamoun.
When: January 31, 2020, 3:30 PM
Where: Poulton Hall 230

03/24/2020

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Please join us in congratulating Professor Elliott Colla on his latest achievement. His book, Baghdad Central, has officially been adapted and released as a TV mini-series.

Congratulations, Dr. Colla!

Georgetown University Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies professor Elliott Colla’s book, Baghdad Central, was adapted to a TV mini-series. Colla hopes “to start conversations, spark curiosity, and perhaps ignite debate among people who had never read, and never search for, Arabic novels in translation or the new scholarship on the Middle East.”

10/11/2019

Arabic and Islamic Studies October Events

Click below to see the events we have this month, starting with Tuesday, 10/15...We look forward to seeing you there!

Qussay Al-Attabi is an Assistant Professor of Arabic at Kenyon College. He is a scholar of modern Arabic literature whose research spans the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in the Arab Middle East, focusing on the intersection of politics and literary and cultural production. Currently, he is a V...

04/23/2019

Event Today! 3:00 PM, Poulton 230: Ahmed Naji, "Rotten Evidence: Reading and Writing in the Egyptian Prison"
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Will you be joining us?

04/15/2019

Persian Language and Culture Program presents: "Shelter and Shield: The Persian Schindler, The Polish Refugees, and the Story of Jewish and Christian Refugees in Iran in WWII"

When: April 26, 2019, 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Where: Georgetown University, ICC Auditorium and Copley Formal Lounge

Campus Map: https://maps.georgetown.edu/
Please RSVP Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/symposium-shelter-and-shield-the-persian-schindler-the-polish-refugees-and-the-story-of-jewish-and-tickets-59412809312?aff=eac2

02/28/2019

Event Tomorrow! 3:30 PM, Poulton 230: Abdulkafi Albirini - Utah State University,"Standard Arabic: Between Typology and Proficiency
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Will you be joining us? Standard Arabic: Between Typology and Proficiency

02/21/2019

Event Tomorrow! 3:30 PM, Poulton 230: Youssef A. Haddad - University of Florida, "Syntax and Pragmatics, Their Interplay and Respective Independence, Evidence from Arabic Attitude Datives"
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02/20/2019

Unfortunately, due to inclement weather, today’s event by Dr. Stephen Sheehi, "Refusing the 1948 Partition Plan of the Sensible: Decolonizing Palestinian Photography" , has been POSTPONED until TBA.

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02/19/2019

Event Tomorrow, 6:00PM: Dr. Stephen Sheehi, "Refusing the 1948 Partition Plan of the Sensible: Decolonizing Palestinian Photography" #Georgetown #GeorgetownEvents Georgetown University Georgetown College - Georgetown University The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding The Hoya Center for Contemporary Arab Studies

06/30/2017

Congratulations to the former Chair of the Arabic & Islamic Studies Department for becoming the new Dean of SFS-Q! Mabrook!

Dr. Ahmad S. Dallal has been named Dean of the School of Foreign Service and Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q).
Dr. Dallal currently serves as a Professor of History at American University in Beirut (AUB), where he also served as Provost from 2009-2015. Prior to his time at AUB, he was an Associate Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies and Chair of the Arabic and Islamic Studies Department at Georgetown University.
In a message to the community announcing the new dean, Georgetown President John J. DeGioia also thanked Dr. James Reardon-Anderson for his services as interim dean.

06/29/2017

Georgetown University Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies

06/27/2017

From all of us at the Department of Arabic & Islamic Studies, we hope you had a lovely Eid! Eid Mubarak!

04/08/2016

Don't forget!! There's still time to sign up for the Summer Language Institute!! Come learn #Arabic & #Persian this #summer at #GeorgetownUniversity!! Go here: summerschool.georgetown.edu, to sign up!

03/21/2016

Happy Nowruz!!! Don't forget to sign up for the Summer Language Institute so you can learn Persian! http://bit.ly/1Pn2yOv #NowruzMubarak #Persian #PersianNewYear #Arabic #SummerLanguageInstitute #Georgetown #GU #Hoyas

02/25/2016

Georgetown Arabic on Twitter

Check us out on Twitter as well! https://twitter.com/GUArabic/status/702953482836451328

“Want to learn #Arabic or #Persian this #summer? Check out the @GUArabic Summer Language Institute @GeorgetownSCS”

05/19/2015

THERE'S STILL TIME TO SIGN UP!!!!
Welcome to the Summer Arabic & Persian Language Institute
at Georgetown University!
2015 SUMMER SESSION DATES
1ST SESSION: JUNE 1 - JULY 3
2ND SESSION: JULY 6 - AUGUST 7
The Summer Arabic and Persian Language Institute at Georgetown University is pleased to announce its 2015 Summer Language Program. Our language instruction is proficiency-oriented and imparts cultural experiences and knowledge. This intensive ten-week, divided in two five-week sessions, summer program is equivalent to one full academic year of study. Students can take the full ten-week session, or first or second session depending on their level of proficiency.
Arabic: A comprehensive undergraduate program of intensive and non-intensive learning in Modern Standard Arabic with courses in Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Arabic.
Spoken Arabic: Undergraduate course in spoken Arabic. This course meets in the evening to accommodate working professionals.
Persian: A comprehensive undergraduate program of intensive and non-intensive learning in Persian with courses in Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Persian.
-Highlights of the program:
**Now offering an Arab Film course along with the weekly movie screenings!**
Courses taught by dedicated and experienced academic year faculty
Classes are small and students benefit from individual attention inside and outside the classroom
Intensive courses award 6 credits and Non-Intensive courses award 3 credit hours
Weekly conversation hour with free coffee and refreshments
Field trips, cultural and other activities in Georgetown and around DC
Language lab equipped with latest classroom language learning technology
TUITION AND SCHOLARSHIP
Details on scholarship and tuition can be found on our website.
-Scholarship Highlights:
Partial-tuition Scholarship available for visiting (non-Georgetown) students
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships available for Georgetown Students
Georgetown Graduate Students can apply for Graduate School Language Scholarship through their home department
HOW TO APPLY
Please visit the Summer School website for information on how to apply via the online form.
We invite you to watch our Summer Foreign Language Institute Program Video attached.
Institute Director: Dr. Belkacem Baccouche
Assistant Director: Ms. Meriem Tikue
For questions, please contact Ms. Meriem Tikue at [email protected] or
202-687-2735.

07/11/2012

Voices of Palestine 2012 Film Series: Hip Hop is Bigger than the Occupation

No plans this evening? The Voices of Palestine Film Festival is showing "Hip Hop is Bigger than the Occupation" tonight at CCAS!

07/11/2012

Morsi in Debt

Check out CCAS professor Adel Iskandar's latest piece on Egypt in The Huffington Post!

Virtually no single political institution, party, organization, group, or movement possesses a reservoir of absolute legitimacy in the current maelstrom.

07/11/2012

Wanted: Arabic Students for PAID Study!

The University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL) is interested in studying how learners of Arabic perceive speech sounds in Arabic. They hope this research will help instructors and students of Arabic understand what aspects of speech perception are most difficult for foreign language learners, which would help instructors and students of Arabic understand what aspects of speech perception are most difficult for foreign language learners, which could help improve instruction.

WHO: People who have completed at least one year of university-level Arabic courses. Participants must be native speakers of English at least 18 years of age, should not be native or heritage speakers of Arabic, and not have a known history of speech language pathology or hearing loss.

WHAT: You will be asked to attend 1 session lasting 1-3 hours. During the session, you will answer a language background questionnaire and transcribe a series of Arabic words and non-words that will be played for you.

You will be paid $25 upon completion of the questionnaire and transcription activity, with two chances to win a $50 iTunes gift card. One $50 gift card will be awarded to the most accurate speller and the other will go to a randomly selected participant.

WHERE: Testing will be conducted on campus. Please email Mona Madgavkar at [email protected] for information on testing times and places to sign up for the next session. Testing is ongoing, so please sign up as soon as possible. Space is limited!

07/02/2012

No more grace period on student loans

Heads up, students on loans!

(Psst! We offer full tuition coverage plus a stipend for our PhD programs!)

College students are facing a roughly $20 billion increase in the cost of their federal loans, despite a much-heralded deal in Washington to contain the expense of higher education.

06/06/2012

Looking for some additional Arabic practice this Summer? The Georgetown English as a Foreign Language department is looking for students who would like to exchange conversation, both in English and Arabic with native Arabic speakers for the summer semester!

The Language Exchange Program is an opportunity for our international students here studying English to get a chance to practice their conversational English (and not just academic English!). We recommend partners meet for at least an hour each week with (but meeting times and places are the responsibility of the participants, so they can meet as little or as much as they would like). We recommend that each language be practiced for half of the time. This is not intended for homework help, but rather for both participants to practice the language they’re learning with a native speaker.

These students are here for an 8-week session that ends July 13th and we are looking for participants!

If interested, please email your name, preferred email, phone number and age to Chelsea at: [email protected]

05/31/2012

The front desk got a makeover this morning!

05/30/2012

Photography courtesy of Timothy Neesam, Gumshoe Photos.