My Arabic

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 […]

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 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 […]

For the past five years, the Syrian people, both inside and outside the country, have suffered an immense pain with the constant violence and chaos that erupts within areas like Aleppo, Homs, Hama, etc. As a result, I along with many other volunteers were blessed enough to visit regions where there were a high amount […]

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 Summer Moghamis and I graduated from Loyola University Chicago in the spring of 2016. I majored in Psychology and had a double minor in Arabic and Psychology of Criminal Justice. I was involved in Greek Life (Alpha Chi Omega) and was a tour guide as well as an Arabic Tutor. I […]

My name is Chris Benson, Arabic-tutor-on-leave for the Loyola Ricci Scholar program, which sends me to Italy, John Felice Rome Center, for one semester and China, The Beijing Center for Chinese Studies, for the spring.  At Loyola, I’m studying History, Sociology, and Anthropology and minoring in Arabic. I have worked as tutor for Arabic at […]

As a student Tour Guide, I have grown quite comfortable talking about my school and its resources, life as a student in Chicago, and about my experiences as an International Studies major and Arabic Language and Culture minor. However, I never imagined my studies in Arabic would become relevant to my work. I had the […]

My name is Miriam Saffo and I am a junior double majoring in Political Science and International Studies with a minor in Arabic. I recently completed four semesters of Arabic driven by my families Iraqi heritage in an attempt to better understand my culture and communicate with the greater Arab community that is increasing steadily […]

My name is Amy, and I’m a sophomore nursing major currently enrolled in Arabic 102. I decided to learn Arabic because for years I’ve been interested in working as a nurse in under served areas of the Middle East. I thought learning Arabic would be a great first step of preparation, and that has certainly […]