My Arabic

My name is Aliya Syed. I am a Human Services major with minors in Arabic and Psychology at Loyola University Chicago. Over winter break, I attended an Intensive Knowledge Retreat; part of the Annual Muslim American Society and Islamic Circle of North America (MAS-ICNA) Convention. This unique opportunity created a two day intensive knowledge experience […]

marHaba! My name is Nida Hameed and I am currently an Arabic student in my junior year here at Loyola. I recently attended a Palestinian Culture Night that was held on campus and I was marveled at the amount of culture and history I was surrounded by. The culture shined through the performances, food, decorations, […]

My name is Sabrina, a sophomore at Loyola majoring in Cybersecurity, while minoring in both Criminal Justice and Arabic.  I am currently a third semester student with ustaadha Sawsan.  My passion for learning the Arabic language stems from an experience I had from the summer of 2013, a six-week journey I’ll never forget. During the […]

My name is Grace, a Senator in Student Government of Loyola Chicago majoring in Global and International Studies & Visual Communications and minoring in Arabic Language and Culture. Learning a language is always going to be a difficult feat, especially in American society that thinks it is acceptable to wait until high school to start learning […]

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, […]