Arizona Arabic Flagship Program

Literary figure, poet, translator, writer, and anthologist Dr. Salma Khadra Jayyusi passed away last Thursday in Amman, Jordan at age 95. She was one of Palestine’s most revered literary figures.

She was the founder of PROTA (Project of Translation from Arabic) and left an unmatched literary legacy. Dr. Jayyusi received many awards, including, most recently, the “Cultural Personality of the Year Award” by the Sheikh Zayed Book Award. She will be remembered as an icon who had dedicated her life to introducing to western audiences works that promote Arabic literature. Whether her own published poetry or her skillfully-translated volumes, the works speak with a profound voice about the suffering in the Arab world and deep concerns about the human condition—especially the bitter Palestinian experience, which was very close to her heart.

Dr. Jayyusi has been often called the “Arab world’s cultural ambassador” and the “doyenne of Arabic literature.”
Some of her books are "My Jerusalem" and "Tales of Juha". May she rest in peace.

*UPDATE ON LOCATION AND TIME*
We are excited to announce that we will be having a distinguished speaker coming from Mississippi State University, Dr. Hsain Ilahiane! He will be hosting a talk at the Student Union, Sabino Room, from 1:00 to 3:00pm on Friday, April 7th.

His talk will examine how mobile phones have changed the ways farmers have changed their relationship in the market and their economic behavior. Refreshments will be offered afterwards!

Please join us for the talk and reception, and a chance to learn about how cell phones have changed Moroccan farmers!

Ramadan Mubarak!

Ramadan, one of the holiest months of the year for Muslims, is expected to begin on or around Wednesday, March 22 and conclude on April 21. Ramadan Mubarak is a greeting that means congratulations on the arrival of the holy month.

Happy International Mother Language Day!
يوم اللغة الام العالمي سعيد

Conversation Tables have begun! Come and join us!

Come join us next Friday for our Refugee Resettlement event! Three organizations from Tucson will come and talk to you all about ways you can use your Arabic speaking skills to help the community!

Link to register: https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/dGRxlXKb/vote

Welcome back!
We had a great time with new and returning students at our Spring Welcome Event last week! The students got to meet the teachers, tutors, and language partners while enjoying delicious food and learning about all of the exciting opportunities coming up this semester!
We hope everyone has a great spring semester!😊

There is an exciting internship opportunity for Flagship students/alums this summer! If you have no plans, would like to work with languages and technology, and get paid while staying in Hawai'i for 6 to 8 weeks, please consider applying!

Hello Flagship students!

I hope your first week of school has been successful so far! 😊

Save the date on your calendars for our Spring Welcome Back event taking place next Friday at 4pm! We will have food and some good music playing in the background as we talk about our program events and ways for you all to participate. This is also an opportunity for you to meet your fellow Flagship colleagues as well!

Please RSVP ahead of time so we can anticipate who will be coming. We look forward to seeing you all there!