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Farhat G. Ziadeh Distinguished Lectures 2026 Presents Shawkat Toorawa (Yale University)
May 4, 2026
An Afternoon of Music from the Silk Road
March 11, 2026
Friends of MELC Spotlight 2026: Translation Studies and the Middle East Center
February 7, 2026
MELC Prof. Melike Yücel Koç Presents on Immigrant Narratives and American Identity at the OHA Conference
October 27, 2025
MELC to Host Second Iraj Khademi Residency November 2025
April 23, 2025
“Collaboration was absolutely key to success”: Interview with Dr. Aria Fani, Director of the Persian and Iranian Studies Program
February 18, 2025
MELC Event Celebrates The Horn of Africa @ UW
February 6, 2025
MELC Student Finding Family in Korea through Language & Plants
September 17, 2024
MELC to Inaugurate Iraj Khademi Residency in November
July 23, 2024
MELC Faculty Honored during Arab American Heritage Month
April 25, 2024
A Novel Prize for Persian Translation
August 21, 2023
Dr. Naghmeh Samini brings Theater Workshop to the Classroom
June 12, 2023
Announcing the Winner of the Inaugural Mo Habib Translation Prize
June 5, 2023
Call for Applications: The Iraj Khademi Residency in Persian Literature at the UW
May 11, 2023
Turkey in Seattle Oral History Project
February 27, 2023
Letter from the Chair (2023)
February 27, 2023
MELC’s Inaugural Walter G. Andrews Memorial Lecture Featuring Dr. Michael Pifer
January 3, 2023
Middle Persian Workshop for MELC Students and Community
December 14, 2022
Prof. Scott Noegel Interviewed on BBC's "The Forum"
September 22, 2022
MELC's New Logo: Designed by Mamoun Sakkal
September 16, 2022
Memorial to be Held for Iraj Khademi on August 18 at the University of Washington's Kane Hall
August 12, 2022
NELC Students and Theatre Group Bring Shahnameh into Life
June 7, 2022
Translation Studies Hub (TSH) has been renewed for the academic year 2022-2023
May 18, 2022
Reflections on Event on Gender Inclusion in Language Instruction
May 16, 2022
New Faculty Searches
March 21, 2022
Remembering Mizoch: NELC Hebrew Students Help Translate a Memorial Book
December 18, 2021
American Association for Turkic Teachers Names Award After Prof. Walter G. Andrews
October 15, 2020
Nowruz 2020: A Message from NELC - PISP
March 20, 2020
A Candle Light Vigil
January 10, 2020
On gazel, ethno-geography and desire: Two talks and a short article by Selim S. Kuru
January 6, 2020
Electronic resources for the study of Islamic numismatics
September 26, 2019
End of the Year Reception
June 12, 2019
5th year of cooperation with the NELC-PISP Iranian Film Initiative at SIFF and films from our region at the Festival
May 6, 2019
Nowruz at UW
April 30, 2019
Farhat J. Ziadeh Lecture 2019: Jane McAuliffe on the Quran in America
April 21, 2019
Ancient Iran Day 2018
April 21, 2019
