Faculty and Staff

Prof. Elkhafaifi's Award, a Libyan Clock
MELC Faculty Honored during Arab American Heritage Month
(April 25, 2024)
The Combinatorial House of Wisdom book cover
Announcing a New Book by Prof. Amina Moujtahid
(April 12, 2024)
An image from the GLITS "Let There Be Lit Symposium"
Launch of the Global Literary Studies Major
(April 10, 2024)
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Prof. Melike Yücel-Koç Receives Language Educator of the Year Award
(February 28, 2024)
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Prof. Stephanie Selover Awarded a Site Preservation Grant by the  American Institute of Archaeology
(February 27, 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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Creative Approaches
(February 21, 2024)
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Tech-Enhanced Language Learning: Navigating Innovative Platforms for MELC language Courses
(February 21, 2024)
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Black Stewards of Early Islamic Lands: The 2024 Ziadeh Lecture
(February 21, 2024)
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The 2023 Symposium on Indigenous Languages in China and Taiwan
(February 21, 2024)
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Engaging Academic Events by the Turkish and Ottoman Studies Program
(February 21, 2024)
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A Week with Rakhshan Bani-E'temad at MELC
(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)
The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca
MELC SUMMER STUDY ABROAD: ARABIC LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN MOROCCO!
(January 6, 2024)
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Prof. Hussein Elkhafaifi Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
(January 4, 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)
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MELC celebrates veteran film director Rakhshan Bani-E'temad
(November 16, 2023)
Svetlana Ostroverkhova
Student Spotlight: Svetlana Ostroverkhova
(October 26, 2023)
Mo Habib: Artwork by Amelia Ossorio, MELC student majoring in Persian
A Novel Prize for Persian Translation
(August 21, 2023)
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Dr. Naghmeh Samini brings Theater Workshop to the Classroom
(June 12, 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)
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Symposium on Indigenous Languages in China and Taiwan: The Dynamics of Revitalization vs. Devitalization
(April 28, 2023)
Contesting the Iranian Revolution: The Green Uprisings
Contesting the Iranian Revolution: The Green Uprisings
(April 13, 2023)
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Conversations with Scholars Series: A conversation with Prof. Scott Noegel
(April 11, 2023)
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Meet and Hear From our Language Students
(March 1, 2023)
Anaëlle Enders
MELC Faculty and Student Updates
(February 27, 2023)
Paul Siscel
New Faces in MELC
(February 27, 2023)
Turkey in Seattle Oral History Project
Turkey in Seattle Oral History Project
(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)
Excavating War: Violence, Power, and Urbanism in Prehistoric Anatolia
Excavating War: Violence, Power, and Urbanism in Prehistoric Anatolia
(February 6, 2023)
MELC Meet & Greet 2022
MELC Meet & Greet
(January 31, 2023)
Adam Benkato
Middle Persian Workshop for MELC Students and Community
(December 14, 2022)
"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)
Dream image of a woman in the sky
Prof. Scott Noegel Interviewed on BBC's "The Forum"
(September 22, 2022)
Mamoun Sakkal
MELC's New Logo: Designed by Mamoun Sakkal
(September 16, 2022)
Undergrad Symposium
NELC Students Present at the Undergraduate Research Symposium
(June 14, 2022)
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NELC Students and Theatre Group Bring Shahnameh into Life
(June 7, 2022)
Aria Fani
NELC Concludes Afghanistan Lecture Series and Offers New Course
(June 3, 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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Shahnameh: A Contemporary Reading
(April 28, 2022)
Wasif Bakhtari (b. 1942), Afghan Poet and Scholar
How to (Not) Read Afghan Literature?
(April 28, 2022)
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Canan Bolel Selected as Assistant Professor in Jewish Cultures, Literature and Languages of the Eastern Mediterranean
(April 18, 2022)
Piper Coyner
NELC Student and Faculty News and Awards
(March 22, 2022)