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UALR Middle Eastern Studies program seeking grant applications

University of Arkansas at Little Rock faculty and students are invited to apply for grants to support activities and scholarship in Middle Eastern studies.  Continue reading “UALR Middle Eastern Studies program seeking grant applications”

UALR student Andrea Elias rides a camel through the Moroccan desert during a trip to the International Model Arab League in Morocco.

UALR students take home International Model Arab League awards

A group of 15 University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Clinton School of Public Service students who attended the International Model Arab League in Morocco brought home several awards for their diplomatic efforts.  Continue reading “UALR students take home International Model Arab League awards”

UALR student Andrea Elias rides a camel through the Moroccan desert during a trip to the International Model Arab League in Morocco.

International Model Arab League participants will hold panel discussion on Morocco trip

Dr. Rebecca Glazier, faculty advisor to the UALR Model Arab League and associate professor of political science, recently returned from leading 15 University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Clinton School of Public Service students to the International Model Arab League in Morocco.  Continue reading “International Model Arab League participants will hold panel discussion on Morocco trip”

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

UALR to host International Celebration Week Nov. 14-17

Hundreds of University of Arkansas at Little Rock students, employees, and families will gather for an international Thanksgiving celebration on Nov. 16.

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Past participants of the 2015 Model Arab League at UALR

UALR to host Model Arab League

More than 150 Arkansas high school students are expected to participate in the Model Arab League at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Friday and Saturday, March 4-5.

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Lecture: Can Peace be Achieved in Terror War?

Dr. George A. Lopez, chair of Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, will present a lecture “Can We Achieve Peace in the War on Terror?” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in UALR’s Fine Arts Building.

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Egyptian Revolution Offers Peace Lessons

Dr. David Cortright, director of policy studies at Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, will present a lecture, “Lessons from the Egyptian Revolution: The Power of Nonviolence,” at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, in the UALR Donaghey Student Center’s Ledbetter Hall B.

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Film Series Portrays Middle Eastern Life, Culture

UALR’s Middle Eastern Studies Program is hosting a series of films from Monday to Wednesday, Oct. 17 to 19, followed by discussions led by  members of the Middle Eastern Studies faculty.

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Non-Credit Class in Beginning Arabic Starts Sept. 21

UALR’s non-credit course in Arabic will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 21. The weekly classes – which will continue until Wednesday, Dec. 7 – will be held in room  206 in Stabler Hall and are open to the public.
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