Dr. Kara Cooney, Professor of ancient Egyptian Art and Architecture and Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, has just published Recycling for Death: Coffin Reuse in…
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2024-2025 Applications for the Morvarid Guiv Graduate Fellowship in Zoroastrian Studies Open
Published: August 13, 2024Call for Applications for the Morvarid Guiv Graduate Fellowship in Zoroastrian Studies The Pourdavoud Institute for the Study of the Iranian World announces a call for applications for the Morvarid…
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Professor Arnold J. Band
Published: July 8, 2024With great sadness, we announce the passing of Professor Emeritus Arnold J. Band. He was a valued member of the Near Eastern Languages & Cultures department. Please send your thoughts…
Read MoreIranian Studies graduate student praised for his participation in the Mo Habib Translation Prize in Persian Poetry
Published: June 25, 2024Iranian Studies graduate student, Ashkaan Kashani received an honorable mention for his participation in the prestigious Mo Habib Translation Prize in Persian Poetry. His project was highly praised by the…
Read MoreStatement of Faculty in the UCLA Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures in response to the attack on and removal of the Palestine solidarity encampment
Published: May 6, 2024Statement of individual faculty members of the UCLA Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures in response to the mob attack on the Palestine solidarity encampment (April 30) and the…
Read MorePh.D. Student Tyler Jarvis appears on ‘Jeopardy!’
Published: April 30, 2024by Sean Brenner UCLA doctoral student Tyler Jarvis studies early Jewish community and the Hebrew bible. So during his recent appearance on “Jeopardy!,” he felt pretty optimistic as host Ken…
Read MoreRe-Watering the Tree of Amazigh Studies at UCLA
Published: February 9, 2024Through hard work and dedication, Professor Aomar Boum, a core faculty member of Islamic Studies, has shared a spectacular update regarding the relaunch of Amazigh Studies at UCLA. In partnership…
Read MoreUC Opportunity: Call for Papers for New Horizons in Premodern Iranian Studies Conference
Published: January 4, 2024On May 4, 2024, the Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture at the University of California, Irvine, will host a conference entitled “New Horizons in Premodern Iranian…
Read More2023 ArabLit Story Prize Winner: Dima El Mouallem
Published: December 20, 2023On December 13, 2023, ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly announced the winners of the 2023 ArabLit Story Prize to be the NELC Department’s own Dima El Mouallem for her translation of…
Read MoreNew Critical Edition and Translation: Io parlo dai confini della notte
Published: November 2, 2023Professor Domenico Ingenito has published a critical edition of the original Persian texts and Italian translation of the entire literary production of iconic Iranian poet, Forugh Farrokhzad (1934-1967), Io parlo…
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