Archive for November, 2022


Iraq: A Spiritual Journey &  Personal Quest

Iraq: A Spiritual Journey & Personal Quest

November 29th, 2022

Ahlan wa sahlan! My name is Habeeb Quadri, I’m a sophomore majoring in neuroscience and learning Arabic at Loyola. Over the last winter break, I was blessed with the opportunity to visit the beautiful country of Iraq. While Iraq does indeed have a long history of political instability, the remnants of which still linger in […]


Dubai: An Extraordinary Cultural Consciousness

Dubai: An Extraordinary Cultural Consciousness

November 14th, 2022

My name is Winta Girmai, and I am majoring in Global Studies with a minor in Arabic Language and Culture. This Summer my family and I were lucky enough to visit back home in Eritrea in East Africa. We went to celebrate my uncle’s wedding and visit my family which I haven’t seen in over […]


Lebanon: The Desolations and Consolations of a Country in Crisis

Lebanon: The Desolations and Consolations of a Country in Crisis

November 3rd, 2022

In the summer of 2022, Andrew Milewski, S.J. traveled with other American Jesuit scholastics, men studying to be future Catholic priests, in order to study Arabic and learn about the works of the Society of Jesus in the Middle East. This is an account of his experiences over the summer. Currently, Lebanon is facing a […]