Georgetown University Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies

Looking to get a graduate degree in and or know someone who is? Look no further! Join us this Friday, November 12, 2021 at 1:00 PM EST for our Virtual Prospective Student Open House. RSVP for the Zoom link to join: https://forms.gle/ZZhEYT9uhBJwv2ix7

The Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies and The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs are partnering throughout the 2021 - 2022 academic year to offer a series of seminars on theology in Arabic.

The first event is for Georgetown University Faculty, Staff, and Students and will be held on October 2, 2021 at 3:00 PM.

RSVP required: bit.ly/TheologyInArabic

Join Georgetown University Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, and Georgetown University English Department for a poetry reading by Palestinian American Poet, Ahmad Almallah.

This event is in celebration of National Poetry month as presented by the Arabic Literature Colloquium.

The event will be held on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at 5:00 PM via Zoom. Please be sure to RSVP here to receive the Zoom link: https://forms.gle/MxqtQwcAcFMS5n4G6

Any questions, comments, or concerns can be directed to [email protected]. A good faith effort will be made to meet accommodation requests.

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Check out our academic programs! Here at the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, we offer the following options for undergraduate students: a Bachelor's degree in Arabic as well as an Arabic minor. Looking for a graduate degree? We have you covered. Head over to our website (arabic.georgetown.edu) for further details on our Master's and Ph.D. programs in Arabic and Islamic Studies.

Want to learn more or have some questions? Don't hesitate to contact us via email at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!

Congratulations, to one of our graduating Arabic Minors, Olivia Chiu! We look forward to following all you do with your future.

Please join us in congratulating Olivia Chiu as a 2020 Suzanne Tarlov Spirit Awardee! Olivia is a Spring 2020 graduate of the College who majored in Government & Spanish and minored in Arabic.





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Want to attend Georgetown as an Arabic Major or Minor? Join our Georgetown Admission Ambassador (GAAP) Session via Zoom on April 17, 2020 from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM. https://georgetown.zoom.us/j/672666529

Learn about our Arabic Program:
2:00 PM Program Overview
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Dr. Felicitas Opwis

2:10 PM Overview of the Arabic Language Instruction
Professor Hanaa Kilany

2:20 PM Experience as a Major, Going Abroad, and Beyond
Current Major Ivana Gabriele-Smith

2:30 - 4:00 PM Q&A

We are very excited to present our first Virtual Event featuring Saudi-American actor, writer, and producer, Hisham Fageeh. Hisham will be speaking on "Art and Film Making in Saudi Arabia" and will be taking your questions on April 2, 2020, at 5:00 PM.
We hope you will join us via Zoom: https://georgetown.zoom.us/…//georgetown.zoom.us/j/953468323

The Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies is pleased to present Bernard Freamon as part of the Islamic Studies Lecture Series. He will be speaking on his book, "Possessed by the Right Hand: Slavery in Islamic Law and Muslim Cultures" on March 3, 2020 at 5:00 PM in the CCAS Boardroom (ICC 141). We hope you will join us!

Please join us in congratulating Professor Elliott Colla on his latest achievement. His book, Baghdad Central, has officially been adapted and released as a TV mini-series.

Congratulations, Dr. Colla!

Book by Georgetown Professor Made into TV Mini Series - Georgetown College It’s not every day that your book is published, and it is an even more rare occurrence when it is adapted for the screen. For Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies professor Elliott Colla, this became reality with the announcement that the United Kingdom’s Channel 4 will release a mini-series...