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Congratulations to our 2023-2024 Suad Joseph Graduate Research Award Recipients!

Click here to view this year's recipients and their projects.

Announcing the new publication of medieval scholar Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani's Merits of the Plague. Originally written in Arabic, Mairaj Syed has co-translated Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani's work into English. See the link below to learn more.

On February 14, 2023, History Professor Baki Tezcan was featured on NPR's podcast Insight with Vicky Gonzalez. In this episode, Professor Tezcan discusses the historical context surrounding the current state of affairs in Turkey and Syria following the recent earthquake .

To learn more, click here to listen to the podcast.

Congratulations to Professor of Religious Studies and Middle East/South Asia Studies, Flagg Miller, who was elected to serve as the President of the American Institute for Yemeni Studies!

For more information see this link. 

Now announcing the publication of the fourth episode of “The Story of Iran”!

"The Story of Iran" is a podcast highlighting Iran's rich and diverse history. It was published in 2021 by Amy Motlagh and is guest-hosted by Elmira Louie, graduate student in Comparative Literature.

Suad Joseph Grants for Research

on the Middle East, North Africa, and/or South Asia

in the Humanities or the Social Sciences

Deadline: Friday March 10th, 2023 

Grants for graduate students

Suad Joseph Grants for Research
on the Middle East, North Africa, and/or South Asia
in the Humanities or the Social Sciences
Deadline: Friday, April 28th, 2023 

Grants for undergraduate students

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For the first time, Punjab Language instruction will be offered at all UC Campuses, the SacBee reports.

The Sacramento Bee reports that the Punjabi Language will be taught at all the UC Campuses

You can find our Punjabi Language Instructors here