Faculty and Staff

Mamoun Sakkal
MELC's New Logo: Designed by Mamoun Sakkal
(September 16, 2022)
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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)
Shahnameh
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)
Hamza Zafer
A New Book by Prof. Hamza Zafer
(March 22, 2022)
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In Loving Memory of Walter G. Andrews (1939-2020)
(March 21, 2022)
Katherine Medill
New Faculty Searches
(March 21, 2022)
Since 1948
Interview with Dr. Naomi B. Sokoloff on Since 1948: Israeli Literature in the Making 
(March 21, 2022)
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Interview with Scott B. Noegel on “Wordplay” in Ancient Near Eastern Texts
(March 21, 2022)
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A Gateway Worth Walking Through
(March 21, 2022)
Naomi Sokoloff
A Letter From the Chair of NELC
(March 21, 2022)
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The Svoboda Diaries Project: Historical preservation of diaries from 19th century Iraq
(January 31, 2022)
Afghanistan through Afghan Voices: Society, Literature & the Arts
Afghanistan through Afghan Voices: Society, Literature & Arts
(January 19, 2022)
The Hebrew Kindergarten in Mizoch
Remembering Mizoch:NELC Hebrew Students Help Translate a Memorial Book
(December 18, 2021)
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New Book by Prof. Mika Ahuvia
(November 23, 2021)
Hamza Zafer
UW NELC Associate Prof. Hamza Zafer accepts prestigious Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Fellowship.
(October 6, 2021)
Gürbey Hiz Visiting Scholar
NELC Welcomes Visiting Scholar Gürbey Hiz in Turkish and Ottoman Studies
(August 24, 2021)
Makda Weatherspoon
NELC Welcomes Visiting Faculty Member in Arabic, Makda Weatherspoon
(August 16, 2021)
"A Survivors Tale" from Art Spiegelman's "Maus"
"Jewish Dogs and the Nazi Beast" Professor Naomi Sokoloff's recent lecture
(November 20, 2020)
Ottoman Lyric Poetry
American Association for Turkic Teachers Names Award After Prof. Walter G. Andrews
(October 15, 2020)
Professor Aria Fani
Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Professor in Persian and Iranian Studies
(October 12, 2020)
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"Effu­sive ado­ra­tion of Hebrew": Prof. Naomi Sokoloff on Hebrew poetry in two publications
(July 13, 2020)
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Professor Naomi Sokoloff's New Edited Volume, Since 1948
(June 6, 2020)
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Walter G. Andrews (1939-2020)
(June 1, 2020)
Dr. Aria Fani
The Allure of Untranslatability
(May 17, 2020)
A brochure of the various language classes offered by the NELC department for the summer of 2020
UW-NELC Online: Language Teaching During the Lockdown
(May 7, 2020)
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Gary Martin on the "Trouble with Adultery in the Cairo Genizah Biblical Manuscripts"
(February 13, 2020)
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Naomi Sokoloff's co-edited volume wins the prestigious National Jewish Book Award
(January 15, 2020)
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On gazel, ethno-geography and desire: Two talks and a short article by Selim S. Kuru
(January 6, 2020)
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN Witches in Turkish Shadow Theater
(October 31, 2019)
nelc Prof. Jere Bacharach Presentation on Fustat
ARCE 2019-2020 Public Lecture Series starts with Jere Bacharach on Fustat
(October 14, 2019)
Scott Noegel Delivers U-Wisconsin-Milwaukee Commencement Address
Professor Scott Noegel Receives Honorary Ph.D. in Letters from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
(October 7, 2019)
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NEW Assistant Professor in Persian and Iranian Studies: Aria Fani
(September 5, 2019)
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End of the Year Reception
(June 12, 2019)
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Turkic and Central Eurasian Studies Program Presents: Darren Byler on Uyghur Freedom
(November 1, 2018)
Mark Lehner
First Fall 2018 ARCE Lecture, Lost City of Pyramids by Dr. Mark Lehner
(October 3, 2018)
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Walter Andrews receives Undergraduate Research Mentor Award with the Newbook Project
(May 17, 2018)
Walter, Hannah and Jion at Reed College
Reed College Symposium,  From Evidence to Scholarship: Transforming Undergraduate Student Research in the Digital Age
(April 4, 2018)
NELC Jewish and Hebrew Studies Program UW Naomi Sokoloff
Prof. Naomi Sokoloff Co-directs a Conference on Israeli Literature @70
(March 21, 2018)
Sharzad Shams Near Eastern Languages and Civilization University of Washington Persian and Iranian Studies Program
WholeU Faculty Friday presents NELC Lecturer Shahrzad Shams
(March 21, 2018)
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Samad Alavi Reviews Born Upon the Dark Spear: Selected Poems of Ahmad Shamlu
(January 3, 2017)
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Islamic Studies Professor Dr. Zafer Co-Edits The Qurʾan Seminar Commentary
(January 3, 2017)