Eye On The Arab World

STEP INTO THE HEART OF PALESTINE AS I UNVEIL A DEEPLY PERSONAL COLLECTION OF PHOTOS AND ACCOUNTS OF A PALESTINIAN’S RETURN TO THEIR ROOTS, WHERE EACH PHOTOGRAPH AND NARRATIVE WEAVES A PROFOUND TAPESTRY OF HOME. marHaba! My name is Jannah Abu-Khalil, and I am Senior double majoring in Political Science as well as Criminology and […]

My name is Mary Mulcahey. I am a senior majoring in Advocacy and Social Change, and minoring in French Language and Literature. I’m also learning Arabic this semester. Recently, I was given the opportunity to go to Palestine to finally see the Holy Land, learn more about the region generally, and better understand the Israeli-Palestinian […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

My Name is Zain Alnobani, a junior at Loyola with a double major in Political Science and Philosophy and a minor in Arabic language and Culture. Being a member of a Palestinian family in diaspora worldwide is a very interesting dynamic. We all live in countries that we may love, but it is not our […]

With deep gratitude to my home department Modern Languages and Literatures, I was able to visit, for educational orientation and scholarly exchange, the “Center for Cross-Cultural Learning CCCL,” a prominent language and culture center in Rabat, Morocco. The center is rooted within the vibrant neighborhood of Old Rabat; rich in centuries old of transdisciplinary vivid […]

With gratitude to the generous support of Modern Languages and Literatures at Loyola University Chicago, it was a pleasure to attend the Third International Conference on Education Development and Opportunities for Innovations hosted by the School of Humanities & Social Sciences and the Center for Arabic and Literacy Education at Al-Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco- […]

My name is Christian Voelker. I’m currently a sophomore, double majoring in Political Science and Global Studies, as well as double minoring in Arabic and Islamic Studies. Last Summer, I was able to visit Jordan, and as a recent Muslim convert, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to visit a Muslim majority country. It was […]

I got the opportunity to travel to Palestine for an extensive three week trip with my family following biblical historical routes and sites. My name is Jacob Habib and I am majoring in film and digital media. Some of the most memorable spots that we explored were the sight of the Sermon on the Mount, […]