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U of A's Mohja Kahf is University of Michigan-Flint's December Commencement Speaker, Arkansas Newswire, 12/13/17
Peter Twal Named Winner of 2018 Etel Adnan Poetry Prize, Arkansas Newswire, 12/11/17
Historian Presents Research on Japanese Tea Exports, Muslim China and Expanding Markets, Arkansas Newswire, 11/06/17
U of A Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Commissions New Officers, Arkansas Newswire, 05/24/17
Army ROTC to Commission 12 Second Lieutenants on Friday, Arkansas Newswire, 05/08/17
Petra and Paradise: U of A Professor Leads Research for Smithsonian Channel, Arkansas Newswire, 04/27/17
Doctoral Student Awarded Grant to Conduct Middle East Community Rock Art Research, Arkansas Newswire, 04/19/17
Middle East Studies Student Wins Nationally Competitive Scholarship to Study Arabic in Oman, Arkansas Newswire, 04/06/17
[AUDIO] KUAF Arts Beat: Nadi Cinema Shines Spotlight on Middle East, Of Note with Katy Henrikson, KUAF 91.3, 03/16/17
Student Organization, Local Non-Profit Prepare for Refugees’ Arrival, The Arkansas Traveler, 10/25/16
Jess Rizkallah Named Winner of Inaugural Etel Adnan Poetry Prize, Arkansas Newswire, 10/11/16
Osborn Receives Scholarship to Study at the American University in Dubai, Arkansas Newswire, 8/22/16
U of A Students Intern for Arkansas Senator, Arkansas Newswire, 8/02/16
Young Scholars Summer Program Engages Children's Minds, Arkansas Newswire, 8/02/16
Four Fulbright College Honors Program Graduates Receive Harold D. Hantz Awards, Arkansas Newswire, 6/01/16
Henry Woods Leadership Award Winners to Be Honored This Friday, Arkansas Newswire, 5/04/16
Swedenburg Elected to MESA Board, Arkansas Newswire, 12/14/15
NOVA Show on Petra Featuring U of A Professor Scores PBS' Highest Ratings, Arkansas Newswire, 10/15/15
Paradise Named Director of King Fahd Center for Middle East Studies, Arkansas Newswire, 09/20/15
U of A Press, Arab American Writers Establish Etel Adnan Poetry Prize, Arkansas Newswire, 07/22/15
Fulbright College Announces 2015-16 Class of Sturgis International Fellows, Arkansas Newswire, 06/01/15
Nine U of A Students and Recent Alumni Receive NSF Fellowships, Arkansas Newswire, 04/23/15
U of A Student in Arabic Translation Awarded Prestigious Language Fellowship, Arkansas Newswire, 04/15/15
Five Mines students receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships, Colorado School of Mines Newsroom, 04/06/15
Two U of A Students Selected as Truman Scholarship Finalists, Arkansas Newswire, 04/02/15
[VIDEO] U of A Students Hold Vigil For Slain Chapel Hill Students, KNWA News, 02/19/15
Candlelight vigil planned in Fayetteville to honor Muslim murder victims in Chapel Hill, Fayetteville Flyer, 02/18/15
Professors on PBS TV Programs Boost UA Profile, Arkansas Business, 02/16/15
[AUDIO] Ozarks at Large for Monday, February 16, 2015 feat. Tom Paradise, KUAF Ozarks at Large, 02/16/15
The Temples of Doom: Professor’s research helps save rediscovered cities, Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 02/13/15
Paula Haydar's 'June Rain' Translation Highly Commended by Prestigious Award, Arkansas Newswire, 02/12/15
U of A Geosciences Professor Featured on NOVA Series Building Wonders of the World, Arkansas Newswire, 02/11/15
Winners of the 2014 University of Arkansas Arabic Translation Award Announced, Arkansas Newswire, 01/22/15
Top Middle East novels of 2014, The Daily Star, 12/30/14
Paradise in Petra: U of A Professor Leads Research for PBS Documentary, Arkansas Newswire, 11/11/14
Middle East Studies Program Announces Spring 2015 Course Line-Up, Arkansas Newswire, 11/10/14
[AUDIO] Racial Politics of Ebola feat. Joel Gordon, KUAF Ozarks at Large, 10/29/14
[VIDEO] Sulphur Springs Mayor Posts 'Joke' About Muslims feat. Joel Gordon, KNWA News, 09/11/14
[VIDEO] What Is ISIS? Local Veteran & Syrian Professor Weigh In feat. Mounir Farah, KNWA News, 09/10/14
[VIDEO] WEB EXTRA: UA Professor & Syrian Explains The History of ISIS feat. Mounir Farah, KNWA News, 09/10/14
Middle East Cinema Series Announces Fall 2014 Line-Up, Arkansas Newswire, 08/25/14
History Graduate Student Awarded U.S. Department of Education Fellowship, Arkansas Newswire, 05/13/14
Anthropology Student Wins National Fellowship, Arkansas Newswire, 05/08/14
Historians Receive 2013-14 Hudson Doctoral Fellowship, Arkansas Newswire, 04/22/14
Geosciences Professor Explores the Mysteries of Petra, Arkansas Newswire, 04/17/14
Upcoming Documentary Features UA Professor, The Arkansas Traveler, 03/05/14
Nadi Cinema Announces Spring 2014 Line-Up, Arkansas Newswire, 01/15/14
Kahf to Participate in Call for Hunger Strike to Bring Attention to Starvation in Syria, Arkansas Newswire, 01/10/14
2013 Winners of the U of A Arabic Translation Award Announced, Arkansas Newswire, 11/22/13
Author speaks on Syrian peace movements, The George-Anne, 11/12/13
Non-Violent movements in Syria brings GSU together, The George-Anne, 11/12/13
[AUDIO] Local Experts Invite Community to Discuss The Arab Spring, Three Years Later feat. Dhia Ben Ali, KSMU Ozarks Public Radio, 11/04/13
Ferial Ghazoul and John Verlenden Win the 2013 University of Arkansas Arabic Translation Award, Arabic Literature (in English), 10/25/13
King Fahd Center backs UA international travel policy, Razorback Reporter, 09/19/13
[VIDEO] Joel Gordon: Bassem Youssef, Mohammad Morsi, and the Egyptian Revolution's Last Laugh, Middle East Discussion Group at the University of Denver's Josef Korbel School of International Studies, 09/26/13
[VIDEO] Local Expert Breaks Down Turmoil in Middle East feat. Joel Gordon, KNWA News, 09/03/13
Syrian Professor Warns Against US Military Action, The Arkansas Traveler, 09/11/13
Nadi Cinema Announces Fall 2013 Line-Up, Arkansas Newswire, 08/26/13
2013 Fisher Fellow Yuliya Uryadova, Center E-News, 07/01/13
[AUDIO] Bab al-Hadid: Yousef Chahine’s Cinematic Classic feat. Joel Gordon, Diwaniyya 25, 05/21/13
[AUDIO] Syrian Opposition panel discussion feat. Mohja Kahf - 'Today' China Radio International, 04/03/13
[AUDIO] Syrian Women in the Revolution feat. Mohja Kahf - 'The Women's Magazine' KPFA 94.1, 11/26/12
Political Science Instructor Promotes Neighborliness at Joplin Mosque Rally, Arkansas Newswire, 09/24/12
From a Distance: Egyptian and Libyan Students Talk about Protests at Home and Pressures Abroad, Razorback Reporter, 09/20/12
Doctoral Candidate in History Wins International Fellowship, Arkansas Newswire, 08/27/12
Three Students to Spend Summer Studying 'Critical' Languages, Arkansas Newswire, 06/11/12
Dean at University of Kuwait Taking Information about M.A.T. Back Home, Arkansas Newswire, 03/02/12
Syrian Poet and Activist, Mohja Kahf, Heaves Poems, Arkansas Newswire, 11/29/11
Activism from Afar: The Syrian Revolution From a UA Professor, The Arkansas Traveler, 11/17/11
Farah Talks to Lithuanian Students About Revolution, Education, Arkansas Newswire, 11/01/11
Ted Swedenburg Appointed Visiting Professor in Levant Studies at Georgetown University, Arkansas Newswire, 09/22/11
Middle East Film Club Offers Culture, Discussion, The Arkansas Traveler, 09/14/11
Honors College Students Win Undergraduate Research Awards, Arkansas Newswire, 09/01/11
At Tell Qarqur, Researchers Find Evidence of Continuous Civilization During Period of Collapse, Arkansas Newswire, 08/24/11
UA Mixed on Bin Laden’s Death, The Arkansas Traveler, 05/03/11
Now Showing: A Cultural Experience, The Arkansas Traveler, 02/24/11
UA Alum Witnesses Revolution, The Arkansas Traveler, 02/08/11
Amid Mideast Peace Talks, Some Harbor Doubt, Razorback Reporter, 09/13/10
History Doctoral Student Wins National Fellowship to Russia, Arkansas Newswire, 06/14/10
Four University Students Earn State Department Scholarships, Arkansas Newswire, 05/17/10
Terrorism, human rights among topics discussed to raise Islamic awareness, The Arkansas Traveler, 04/14/10
Adnan Haydar Wins Lois Roth Award for Translation, Arkansas Newswire, 12/07/09
Middle Eastern Studies program provides insight into a complex culture, The Arkansas Traveler, 11/18/09
Osher Institute Receives Third Year of Funding; Reaches 400 Members, Arkansas Newswire, 10/06/09
Fall Issue of Research Frontiers in Print, on the Web, Arkansas Newswire, 09/30/09
An Arkansas Ramadan, The Arkansas Traveler, 09/25/09
Judge Morris Arnold, Johnelle Hunt Among Speakers at University of Arkansas Commencement 2009, Arkansas Newswire, 04/16/09
Earth: Publisher Creates Atlas of an Entire Planet, Arkansas Newswire, 02/26/09
From Arkansas to Ireland: Graduate Student's Work Leads to World Archaeological Congress Presentation, Arkansas Newswire, 11/03/08
UA professor's readings part of 'Veil' exhibit, The Arkansas Traveler, 10/15/08
The walls of the Fine Arts Gallery unveiled, The Arkansas Traveler, 09/17/08
University of Arkansas Press Publishes Anthology of Arab American Poets, Arkansas Newswire, 04/28/08
Member of 'Little Rock Nine' to Speak at University of Arkansas Commencement, Arkansas Newswire, 04/24/08
Organization hosts lecture on Islam and democracy, The Arkansas Traveler, 04/14/08
Seminar to focus on democracy in the Middle East, The Arkansas Traveler, 04/11/08
Israeli-Palestinian conflict affects everyone, students and professors say, The Arkansas Traveler, 04/04/08
Keeping Traditions in a Modern-Day Bedouin Village, Arkansas Newswire, 03/03/08
Media image of Muslim women and sexism in the Middle East is misconstrued, professor says, The Arkansas Traveler, 02/11/08
Dinner celebrates diversity, breaking of Ramadan fast, The Arkansas Traveler, 09/28/07
American Law Institute, Arkansas Newswire, 02/28/07
UA Middle East Studies professor contributes to new English Al-Jazeera, The Arkansas Traveler, 11/27/06
A Woman True to Herself, Arkansas Newswire, 10/16/06
UA film club screens Islamic foreign films, The Arkansas Traveler, 09/18/2006
Risk Recall, Arkansas Newswire, 09/07/06
UA forum addresses U.S. role in Israeli, Lebanese War, The Arkansas Traveler, 09/01/06
New Leadership at King Fahd Center, Arkansas Newswire, 05/17/06
Satellite images used to find ancient cities, The Arkansas Traveler, 04/21/06
Middle Eastern movie club grows, shows ‘Paradise Now’ in Giffels tonight, The Arkansas Traveler, 04/20/06
UA Experts Available to Comment on Threat of Terrorism, Arkansas Newswire, 01/19/06
Award-Winning Translation of a Middle East History Published, Arkansas Newswire, 12/09/05
Three UA Faculty Members Awarded Fulbright Grants, Arkansas Newswire, 11/23/05
UA Press Fall 2005 Catalog Showcases Art, History, Poems, Foreign Lands, Arkansas Newswire, 07/11/05
2005 Arkansas Arabic Translation Award Announced, Arkansas Newswire, 01/04/05
School of Law to Host Panel Discussion on Post-Election Iraq, Arkansas Newswire, 10/25/04
Fulbright Fellowship Takes UA Professor to Syria, Arkansas Newswire, 09/17/04
Halman teaches in Indonesia, The Arkansas Traveler, 09/15/04
UA Professor to teach in Syria, The Arkansas Traveler, 08/27/2004
Arkansas Artist, Pilot, Philanthropist And More Featured In Spring Book Lineup, Arkansas Newswire, 02/10/04
Middle East Studies Director to be Keynote Speaker at Conference for World Religious Leaders, Arkansas Newswire, 12/09/03
Graduate Student Wins Leslie White Award For Research, Arkansas Newswire, 11/26/03
UA Walton College Received Federal Grand to Partner with a University in Tunisia, Arkansas Newswire, 11/19/03
Fulbright College Programs Win $190,516 State Department Grant, Arkansas Newswire, 10/13/03
UA Faculty Forge New Programs with Russian Colleagues, Arkansas Newswire, 09/30/03
History, Translation Featured In Fall 2003 University Of Arkansas Press Catalog, Arkansas Newswire, 05/23/03
Poet and Translator Khaled Mattawa to Read at U of A, Arkansas Newswire, 03/24/03
University of Arkansas Press Announces Translation Award, Arkansas Newswire, 02/10/03
Non-Islamic Cultures Not Portrayed in Saudi Arabian School Textbooks, Arkansas Newswire, 10/25/02
International Gathering Of Scholars Will Establish Foundation For 2003 Meeting Of World Religious Leaders In Italy, Arkansas Newswire, 05/07/02
University of Arkansas to Sign Cooperative Agreements with Major Universities in Tunisia, Arkansas Newswire, 02/28/02
UA Director of Middle East Studies to Participate in International Seminar of Muslim and Christian Scholars, Arkansas Newswire, 01/10/02
Hacktivism: UA Researcher Explores Political Protest On-Line, Arkansas Newswire, 12/06/01
University of Arkansas News Conference, Arkansas Newswire, 09/11/01
Model Arab League Offers High School Students Chance to Learn About Issues Facing Arab League Nations, Arkansas Newswire, 03/01/01
Moroccan Delegation from Ministry of Higher Education to Sign Cooperative Agreement with University of Arkansas, Arkansas Newswire, 02/13/01
University of Arkansas Press Serves Up Elvis, Poetry, History, Newspapers, Inspiration, Translation in Spring 2001 Catalog, Arkansas Newswire, 01/30/01
UA Anthropologist Studies 'Moral Panic' In Egypt, Arkansas Newswire, 12/11/00
University Of Arkansas Publishes First Undergraduate Research Journal In History Of State, Arkansas Newswire, 11/10/00
Dean Randall Woods Appoints Vincent Cornell Director of Middle East Studies at the University of Arkansas, Arkansas Newswire, 05/25/00
U Of A To Join With Educational Leaders In Morocco And Saudi Arabia To Form Center For Community Services In Morocco, Arkansas Newswire, 05/09/00
Major U.S. Corporations Support UA Partnerships With Universities And Governments Around The Globe, Arkansas Newswire, 04/14/00
Students Provide A Model For Arab Nations In The 2000 Model Arab League, Arkansas Newswire, 03/03/00
UA Students Honored Among Top 100 In Nation, Arkansas Newswire, 02/21/00
University of Arkansas Historian Finds Fame, Censorship on Egyptian Television, Arkansas Newswire, 11/18/99
Saudi Minister of Education and Delegation Sign Cooperative Agreements with University of Arkansas, Arkansas Newswire, 05/28/99
Saudi Minister of Education and Delegation to Sign Cooperative Pact with University of Arkansas, Arkansas Newswire, 05/19/99
The University of Arkansas "Joins" the Ivy League with Two Truman Scholars Named in One Year, Arkansas Newswire, 03/23/99