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MELC Prof. Melike Yücel Koç Presents on Immigrant Narratives and American Identity at the OHA Conference
October 27, 2025
New Publication Highlights Iranian Poetry in Translation
May 19, 2025
“Collaboration was absolutely key to success”: Interview with Dr. Aria Fani, Director of the Persian and Iranian Studies Program
February 18, 2025
Remembering Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi
September 16, 2024
Prof. Fani’s First Book to be Published in Iran
August 30, 2024
MELC Faculty Honored during Arab American Heritage Month
April 25, 2024
MELC Updates 2023-2024
February 26, 2024
Alum awarded the Middle East Medievalists Book Prize
November 27, 2023
A Novel Prize for Persian Translation
August 21, 2023
Seattle’s First Iranian Theater Company - “The Forgotten History of Mastaneh”
February 6, 2023
Aria Fani Interviewed by the Daily Texan on His Forthcoming Book
November 15, 2022
Prof. Scott Noegel Interviewed on BBC's "The Forum"
September 22, 2022
Interview with Dr. Naomi B. Sokoloff on
Since 1948: Israeli Literature in the Making
March 21, 2022
Interview with Scott B. Noegel on “Wordplay” in Ancient Near Eastern Texts
March 21, 2022
New Book by Prof. Mika Ahuvia
November 23, 2021
Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Professor in Persian and Iranian Studies
October 12, 2020
"Effusive adoration of Hebrew": Prof. Naomi Sokoloff on Hebrew poetry in two publications
July 13, 2020
Gary Martin on the "Trouble with Adultery in the Cairo Genizah Biblical Manuscripts"
February 13, 2020
Naomi Sokoloff's co-edited volume wins the prestigious National Jewish Book Award
January 15, 2020
