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Illinois Global Institute Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

China and the Middle East through the lens of Halal Diplomacy

This research focuses on certain halal markets that are large and have aspirations to lead halal certification and quality standardization in recent years. Example: the MENA. Southeast Asia has...
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Voices of Nubia

Speakers:  1. Faten Morsy, Professor of Comparative Literature, Ain Shams University Cairo 2. Mona Radwan, Assistant Professor of English, Cairo University  3. Pervine Elrefaei,...
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Eman Saadah wins "SLCL Diversity & Engagement Award"

This award recognizes alumni or members of the community at large who have made significant contributions (tangible and intangible) to the SLCL community; contributions which strengthen our public service mission, our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusivity, and our international...

Eman Saadah wins "SLCL Diversity & Engagement Award"

This award recognizes alumni or members of the community at large who have made significant contributions (tangible and intangible) to the SLCL community; contributions which strengthen our public service mission, our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusivity, and our international connections. This year’s awardee is Eman Saadah. Eman is a professor in the Department of Linguistics and serves as director of the Less Commonly Taught Languages Program and...

Professor Waïl S. Hassan publishes new book on Arab Brazil

Until recently, Arab-Brazilian relations have been largely invisible to area studies and Comparative Literature scholarship. Arab Brazil: Fictions of Ternary Orientalism (Oxford University Press, 2024) is the first book of its kind to highlight the representation of Arab and Muslim immigrants in a...
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