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Professor Milani Visits Wesleyan College
Professor Farzaneh Milani recently visited Wesleyan College in West Virginia, and learned an important lesson about stereotypes. Read the full Daily Progress opinion/commentary piece here.
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The Oxford India Anthology of Modern Urdu Literature
The Oxford India Anthology of Modern Urdu Literature comprehensively and creatively surveys the field from the mid-nineteenth to late twentieth centuries. Covering 100 years of literary production, including about 90 authors and over 130 selections, and many new translations, the twin volumes cover major genres like poetry, drama, and fiction, as well as essays, autobiography, and letters.
Words, Not Swords
A Cup of Sin
Les mots sont mes armes
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Professor Huekstedt's Session at Jaipur Literature Festival
October 26, 2020
Professor Al-Samman's interview with Jadaliyya regarding the publication of Anxiety of Erasure
September 30, 2020
Coming Out/Coming In
July 20, 2020
MESALC Statement on Anti-Racism
June 9, 2020
“BEHIND THE ‘MANDALORIAN’ MASK: MEET UVA GRAD EMILY SWALLOW,”
June 9, 2020