Arabic Studies Program Event Calendar

Monday, February 24, 2025

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  • 2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Arabic Tutoring

  • Meeting

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

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  • 2:00 - 3:00 pm
  • 1080 Lucy Ellis Lounge - Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Building (Formerly FLB)

  Game Night

  • Meeting
• • 4:00 - 5:00 pm
  • 1000 Lincoln Hall, 702 S. Wright St., Urbana

  Dr. Ussama Makdisi "Why is Palestine Important?" (*Hosted by CSAMES)

  • Lecture

Thursday, February 27, 2025

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  • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • Atrium, Lucy Ellis Lounge - Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Building (Formerly FLB)

  Taste of Language

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, February 28, 2025

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  • All Day
  • UIUC

  The Multilingual Mediterranean: Winter 2025 Workshop (*Hosted by CSAMES)

  • Conference/Workshop

Saturday, March 1, 2025

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  • All Day
  • UIUC

  The Multilingual Mediterranean: Winter 2025 Workshop (*Hosted by CSAMES)

  • Conference/Workshop

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

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  • 4:00 pm
  • Illini Union Bookstore 2nd floor Author's Corner 809 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820

  Dr. Huda Fakhreddine "On translating Arabic Poetry" (*Hosted by CSAMES)

  • Ceremony/Service

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

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  • 6:00 - 7:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center

  Intro to Islam

  • Meeting

Thursday, March 6, 2025

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  • 4:00 - 5:00 pm
  • 1038 Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Building

  Arabic Debate Meeting

  • Meeting

Sunday, March 9, 2025

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  • 3:30 - 5:00 pm
  • Smith Recital Hall

  Viola al-Mashura (The Enchanted Viola): Christina Ebersohl-Van Scyoc and Melissa Terrall

  • Performance

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

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  • 6:00 - 7:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center

  Intro to Qur'an

  • Meeting

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

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  • 6:00 - 7:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center

  Ramadan Across the World

  • Meeting

Thursday, March 27, 2025

• • 5:00 pm
  • TBD

  Film Screening and Discussion of "LYD" from Laura Goffman (*Hosted by CSAMES)

  • Performance

Monday, March 31, 2025

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  • 2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Arabic Tutoring

  • Meeting

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

• • 12:00 pm

  Dr. Nadim Bawalsa "Book talk on Transnational Palestine" (*Hosted by CSAMES)

  • Lecture

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

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  • 5:00 - 6:00 pm
  • 1080 Lucy Ellis Lounge - Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Building (Formerly FLB)

  Henna

  • Meeting