With gratitude to generous funding from Modern Languages & Literatures, and kind support of Professor Susana Cavallo, Department Chairperson, our Arabic program at Loyola University Chicago was honored to welcome well-known Chicago-resident Turkish artist, Sevim Surucu to a special Ebru art workshop with our Arabic students Fall 2018. Sevim Surucc is an acknowledged Ebru artist […]
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Arabic Calligraphy: “Therapeutic & Mesmerizing”
April 6th, 2018
Our Arabic program at Loyola University Chicago was honored to welcome well-known Chicago-resident Palestinian artist, Majed Abu Ajameyeh to a special calligraphy workshop with our Arabic students In March 2018. Abu Ajameyehstudied Arabic calligraphy and music “Oud” in Palestine. He moved to the United States in 1990 and has been active in music and calligraphy […]
Arabic as an Art: Loyola Visits CPS
March 14th, 2018
Our Arabic program at Loyola University Chicago has been privileged in February 2018 to host a one-hour Arabic workshop at one of the Chicago public Schools in the neighborhood. Five Arabic students’ volunteers (Kyle, Uljana, Maria, Veronika & Sarah) accompanied ustaadha Sawsan in a visit to a second grade classroom. They introduced basic sounds and […]
Ebru: Finding the Right Balance of Art and Life
November 28th, 2017
Our Arabic program at Loyola University Chicago was honored to welcome well-known Chicago-resident Turkish artist, Sevim Surucu to a special Ebru art workshop with our Arabic students on November 8, 2017. Sevim is an Ebru (Turkish Paper Marbling) artist with Bachelor of Art degree in Landscape Architecture from Istanbul University. In her marbling designs, […]