University of Virginia
Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures

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The Semiannual Newsletter

Spring 2013

Volume 3, Issue 1

In this issue:

  • Cyrus and Jefferson: Did they Speak the Same Language?
  • Project GO Grant to Support Critical Language Study
  • Notes from the Chair: We, at MESALC, Take Great Pride in Our Students
  • MESALC Graduate Student Wins Award to Study in Morocco
  • Graduate Reflections
  • MESALC Welcomes Three New Faculty
  • Phi Beta Kappa Inducts Six MESALC Students
  • Aash: A Poem by Zjaleh Hajibashi
  • Arabic Lecture Series
  • New MESALC Courses
  • Introducing: Naomi Shihab Nye
  • New in the MESALC Library
  • MESALC Student Wins Fulbright Scholarship
  • Iranian-American: The "Heritage Speaker" Phenomenon
  • Calendar of Events
  • "Unveiling the Self" in the Eye of the Storm

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Spring 2012

Volume 2, Issue 2

In this issue:

  • A Sermon in Stone
  • Notes from the Chair, "We Believe in the Enduring Power of Words"
  • Peacebuilding: A Life
  • One Journey: Through the Heart of Peacebuilding
  • Women in the Media
  • Introducing Iranian Cinema
  • Project Global Officer
  • A Unique Program at U.Va.
  • New MESALC Courses 2012
  • Spring in Hindi-Urdu's Garden
  • New in the MESALC Library
  • My Year Abroad
  • Critical Language Scholarships
  • Jefferson Trust Grant
  • Calendar of Events
  • Thank You, Jessica Strang
  • Writing Beyond Lives: Reflections on the "Alternative Biographies" Symposium

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Fall 2011

Fall 2011

Volume 2, Issue 1

In this issue:

  • "Three Plus One Initiative"
  • Notes from the Chair, "We Dream With Our Eyes Wide Open"
  • "Rocking the Casbah at U.Va.," Guest Speaker Robin Wright
  • "MESALC Welcomes New Faculty Members"
  • "Pakistani Women Fiction Writers"
  • "Three Portraits"
  • New MESALC Courses 2012
  • Graduate Student News
  • New in the MESALC Library
  • "Studies in Dushanbe"
  • "Multicultural Poetry Night"
  • Report on Fall Courses
  • "Project GO Grant Extension"
  • Featured Faculty
  • Calendar of Events
  • "The Literary City in South Asia," Symposium

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Spring 2011

Spring 2011

Volume 1, Issue 1

In this issue:

  • "Teaching in a Time of Revolution"
  • Notes from the Chair
  • "Letters from Your Muslim Aunty," A Reading with Mohja Kahf
  • Faculty Update
  • U.Va.-Yarmouk Summer Arabic Program
  • Alumni News
  • Calender of Upcoming Events
  • Featured Graduate
  • 2011 Spring Lecture Series

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