My Arabic

My name is Kristiana Peric and I am a junior at Loyola majoring in International Studies and minoring in Spanish, Arabic and Peace Studies. Ever since the beginning of my freshman year I began to become deeply invested in the Syrian crisis. By the time spring semester of my sophomore year rolled around I started […]

My name is Uljana Sejko. I was born and raised in Albania and I moved to the United States with my family at the age of 15. I am in my third year at Loyola, studying Computer Science and Spanish and minoring in Arabic, Computer Forensics, and Psychology of Crime and Justice. When I started […]

My name is Ulfath Jameel and I’ have just finished my junior year at Loyola majoring in Psychology. The images in this blog represent one of the projects I have worked on in my Ceramics class, specifically a Hand building Class. This project was called the “Totem” because we had to create our own personal […]

My name is Dana, a junior majoring in Biology, pre dental track. I’m currently in my second semester of Arabic 102 with ustaadha Sawsan. On January 12th, I packed my suitcase and hopped on a flight to Amman, Jordan where I was about to embark on an unforgettable journey. From January 13 to 18, I […]

marHaba! My name is Uljana Sejko and I am a senior at Loyola. My studies focus on Computer Science and Spanish with minors in Arabic, Computer Forensics, and Psychology of Crime and Justice. I love learning languages and I am proficient in Albanian, Greek, and Spanish. I was born and raised in Albania and I […]

My name is Mark Neuhengen and I am a junior at Loyola University Chicago majoring in History and Religious Studies and minoring in Islamic World Studies, Arabic Language and Culture, and Catholic Studies. In Rome, the city of a thousand churches, a lone mosque sits in the northern corner of the city. During my semester […]

My name is Melissa. I am a sophomore at Loyola, majoring in International Studies and minoring in Arabic Language and Literature. Since an early age, I have been fascinated with the alphabet and root-system of Arabic. However, it was not until 2012 that I met any Arabic-speakers: a family of Christian refugees in Spain. For […]

marHaba, our names are Dana Elchami and Maria Ravazoula. We are both juniors, Maria double-majoring in Psychology and Criminology with a minor in Arabic, and Dana majoring in Biology on the Pre-Dental track. Apart from being good friends, we are also running the Loyola chapter of an international organization called Palestine Children Relief Fund, a […]

My name is Ariane Rahim. I’m a senior majoring in French and double-minoring in Arabic and Islamic World Studies. I have recently completed my Arabic minor and currently one of the Arabic tutors at Loyola. What comes to mind when you think of Devon? Generally, it’s a place known for its spicy samosas, sweet ladoos, […]

I am a Jesuit scholastic at Loyola working toward an MA degree in English Literature, and I also take graduate classes in philosophy and theology.  I chose to study Arabic as a way to make myself available for a possible future assignment in the Middle East. This summer I spent seven weeks in the border […]