My Arabic

My name is Maria and I’m a senior graduating Loyola in few days! I specialize in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience with a minor in Arabic Language and Culture. The Arabic language has always intrigued me since I was a kid. The sound of each letter and the way it is spoken has always sounded like […]

Marhabaan! My name is Andrew Milewski. I am a first-year master’s student in the social philosophy program as well as a Jesuit scholastic studying for future ordination. I am very happy to be associated with the Arabic language and culture program here at Loyola University Chicago. I grew up in a traditionally Arabic speaking Catholic […]

My name is Lilly Pireva and I am currently a freshman majoring in Cognitive & Behavioural Neuroscience and minoring in Spanish and Arabic. I am lucky to have grown up bilingual, speaking Bulgarian with my family at home and English at school, so I learned to love foreign languages from a young age. I started […]

My name is Elizabeth and I’m a sophomore majoring in Global & International Studies and learning Arabic at Loyola. I had a conversation with my grandparents, the other day. A real conversation, we did not say much to each other, but I could tell how much it meant to them. They asked me how school […]

My Name is Elise D’Amico and I am a PhD candidate at the Department of Political Science (Global Politics) with my dissertation specializing in the link between climate and conflict through migration. In the Summer of 2019, I visited Istanbul, Turkey and Athens, Greece. I went to Istanbul to attend a conference on migration and […]

As-salaam alaykum. My name is Ibrahim, and I am a sophomore here at Loyola. I am pursuing a double major in Biology and Information Technology with a minor in Arabic, with the goal of becoming a dentist. I am currently in Arabic 104, and hope that I can continue to elevate my communication and understanding […]

My name is Myah Wells and I am a rising junior at Loyola. I am a double major in psychology and Spanish and a double minor in psychology of crime and justice and Arabic. I knew before I even started college that I wanted to study abroad. I started looking into programs and originally thought […]

My name is Michael Ghiloni and I am a junior at Loyola majoring in Global and International Studies with a minor in Arabic Language and Culture. Over this past winter break, I was able to share my passion for Arabic with an unexpected individual. I had just boarded a plane en route to Boston on […]

marHaba! My name is Nida Hameed and I am a senior here at Loyola. I’m currently in 104 class, minoring in Arabic language and Culture and I recently attended a Palestinian Mock Wedding held by the SJP chapter at Loyola. It was amazing to see the culture and history I was surrounded with. The theme of […]

 My name is Amy and I am a third-year Loyola student with a double major in Political Science and Global and International Studies, and a minor in Arabic Language and Culture. My dad is originally from Madaba, Jordan, and my mom is from Kazmierza Wielka, Poland.  I’m happy to share a blog on a special […]