#  NELC 

 



#  What is NELC? 

 

 

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The Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations Department (NELC) is devoted to:

- the languages, literatures, cultures, and histories of the ancient, medieval, and modern Near East
- the study of the Hebrew Bible, its sources in the Ancient Near East, and the history of its interpretations
- the study of Arabic-, Turkish-, and Persian-speaking Islamic civilizations in the Near East, Africa, South Asia, and elsewhere
- the study of Hebrew-, Aramaic-, Judaeo-Arabic, and Yiddish-speaking Jewish civilizations in the Near East, Europe, the New World, and elsewhere.
- the study of Armenian and East Christian civilizations



 

##  News 

 



  [### Julia Rhyder Selected as a Short-Term Fellow at the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies

 ](/news/2026/06/julia-rhyder-selected-short-term-fellow-katz-center-advanced-judaic-studies) June 05, 2026 

 

   [### Peter Der Manuelian Awarded a Frontiers of Innovation for Societal Impact Fund Grant

 ](/news/2026/06/peter-der-manuelian-awarded-frontiers-innovation-societal-impact-fund-grant) June 05, 2026 

 

   [### Khaled El-Rouayheb Named a New Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

 ](/news/2026/04/khaled-el-rouayheb-named-new-member-american-academy-arts-and-sciences) April 27, 2026 

 

   [### Adam Mestyan Selected as 2026 Guggenheim Fellow

 ](/news/2026/04/adam-mestyan-selected-2026-guggenheim-fellow) April 15, 2026 

 

   [### New Book Edited by Christina Maranci

 ](/news/2026/04/new-book-edited-christina-maranci) April 10, 2026 

 

   [### Malika Zeghal's Book a Finalist for the American Academy of Religion Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion: Historical Studies

 ](/news/2026/03/malika-zeghals-book-finalist-american-academy-religion-award-excellence-study-religion) March 03, 2026 

 

   [### Masoud Ariankhoo Selected as a Three Minute Thesis Finalist

 ](/news/2026/02/masoud-ariankhoo-selected-three-minute-thesis-finalist) February 19, 2026 

 

   [### 2025 Alwaleed Bin Talal Dissertation Prize Awarded to Two NELC Graduates

 ](/news/2025/10/2025-alwaleed-bin-talal-dissertation-prize-awarded-two-nelc-graduates) October 31, 2025 

 

   [### Zakir Gul Published an Article

 ](/news/2025/10/zakir-gul-published-article) October 28, 2025 

 

  

 

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