August 22, 2017
Posted by: rldavis
This is the second in a two-part series about songs which UW Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) fellows have learned in their various locations around the world this summer.
July 18, 2017
Posted by: odedo
Jackson School Alumna Jwanah Qudsi (B.A. ’14) publishes a first-person piece documenting her return to war-torn Syria and the visit to her home town of Aleppo. Qudsi, who grew up in Aleppo,
June 12, 2017
Posted by: thormm
In “As an American Jew, I Celebrated Israel’s 1967 Victory. Now I’m Protesting the Occupation” Middle East expert and Prof. Joel Migdal shares how he changed his view on the outcome
June 6, 2017
Posted by: odedo
Following the rupturing of diplomatic relations between Qatar and five regional states, Gulf states expert and affiliate faculty Kristian Coates Ulrichsen provides a close look at the contentious history of Qatar in his article “Qatar: The
May 25, 2017
Posted by: odedo
Daniel Bessner, the Anne H. H. and Kenneth B. Pyle Assistant Professor in American Foreign Policy, discusses President Trump’s remarks following the terror attack in Manchester earlier this week in
April 26, 2017
Posted by: jlbeyer
The following article is in a series focusing on countries that restrict speech online in order to prevent “social panic” or “anxiety amongst citizenry.” The series will examine Venezuela, China, and Saudi
April 19, 2017
Posted by: rldavis
Studying Arabic with the FLAS has also impacted my experience here by allowing me to build friendships and make connections with Arabic-speaking students on a deeper-level. Perry Keziah is a
April 19, 2017
Posted by: jdpritch
March 30, 2017
Posted by: jdpritch
March 10, 2017
Posted by: rldavis
“Learning Hebrew has opened the door to Israel Studies, but also to languages like Ladino and Yiddish, which are often written in Hebrew letters. Knowledge of the Hebrew alphabet has