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An Afternoon of Music from the Silk Road
March 11, 2026
MELC Faculty and Student News 2025-2026
February 7, 2026
Morocco and Enchantment: Arabic and Islamic Studies 2026
February 7, 2026
Stories from the Ancient Middle East (HBANES 2026)
February 7, 2026
Exploring Complex Identities: Turkish and Ottoman Studies 2026
February 6, 2026
Horn of Africa Studies 2026
February 6, 2026
Reflection: Turkish 101/511 Session at TurkFest 2025
October 21, 2025
Prof. Hamza Zafer featured in “Ways of Knowing Episode 3: Ge’ez"
June 4, 2025
Interview with Shai ben Ami: Middle Eastern Studies and the Environment
February 18, 2025
What is happening in the Arabic and Islamic Studies Unit?
February 18, 2025
Ladino Day 2024
February 18, 2025
Introducing Mehari Worku and Our New Horn of Africa Program at UW
February 18, 2025
Oral History of Immigrants from the Middle East: How Can Students Get Involved?
February 18, 2025
The Svoboda Diaries: An Inside Look at the Late Ottoman Empire
February 18, 2025
MELC Event Celebrates The Horn of Africa @ UW
February 6, 2025
Global Business Center Awards Grant for Persian Business Language Curriculum
May 16, 2024
Creative Approaches
February 21, 2024
Tech-Enhanced Language Learning: Navigating Innovative Platforms for MELC language Courses
February 21, 2024
MELC Summer Study Abroad: Arabic Language and Culture in Morocco!
January 6, 2024
MELC Students discuss their Turkish language experience at UW
June 12, 2023
Dr. Naghmeh Samini brings Theater Workshop to the Classroom
June 12, 2023
Meet and Hear From our Language Students
March 1, 2023
Turkey in Seattle Oral History Project
February 27, 2023
Letter from the Chair (2023)
February 27, 2023
Launch Event for "Turkey in Seattle: An Oral History Project"
November 30, 2022
NELC Students and Theatre Group Bring Shahnameh into Life
June 7, 2022
A Gateway Worth Walking Through
March 21, 2022
"Effusive adoration of Hebrew": Prof. Naomi Sokoloff on Hebrew poetry in two publications
July 13, 2020
UW-NELC Online: Language Teaching During the Lockdown
May 7, 2020
