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Fahd Asad Khan Bangash

Fahd Asad Khan Bangash is the name. I happen to belong the Pukhtoonkhwa, Pakistan, the land of the Pukhtoon. I take Arabic with the hope that it will help me understand the Quran in a better way. I have found the class fun so far and I am sure its going to stay that way. I should probably be a CSE and Economics double major. The goal is to build software in Pakistan. I look forward to learning the language.

Tarrell Campbell

I'm a Senior here at Stanford. I'm from St. Louis, Missouri and I'm the oldest of four children. I'm currently in the process of designing my own major entitled "economic social systems and mediterranean studies." This program is centered on economic policy and how it can be best implemented in the arab world. I hope to intern for a year or so after I graduate (ideally in the U.N working on such issues as the world's food supply) and eventually go on to law school followed by a career in international law. Currently in second year Arabic.

Sophomore. Plans: major in CS. Interest: Curiousity about the culture of one of my high school friends initiated my interest in the Middle-East. Learning a third language (my second being Spanish) excited me too, and Arabic, therefore, seemed like the perfect choice as it would also allow me to delve more into the Middle-Eastern culture as well. I find the culture as equally rich as the Arabic script is beautiful. I am immensely fascinated by the people and the influence of Islam in their culture, in creating a sense of unity among all Muslims, and I admire the sometimes-stringent self-disciplined lifestyle, in devotion to Islam, displayed among many Muslims in their daily lives. But what has motivated me most to continue learning about the Middle-Eastern culture and its people is that I've found it to be among the most misunderstood, under-represented, unfairly-portrayed-in-the-media cultures in America, having been and still subjected to many unfair stereotypes. It is my hope to better understand the culture and people, using the Arabic language as a first step, and hopefully be able to someday share and educate others from my experiences.

Nauman Khan

Rich Michaels

I'm continuing my Arabic studies after having spent the summer in Lebanon at a language institute. As a Lebanese-American, I always wanted to learn the language but kept putting it off until this year. I hope to go back next summer and be able to say something more than "marhaba," "shukran" and "uheb Lubnan ikteer." I'm a master's student in the International Policy Studies program and will graduate in June.

Sabir Muhammad

Senior, International Relations and Computer Science. Currently in third year (Advanced) Arabic.

Anena-Lanyom Otii

Junior; Language (Acoli, Swahili, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic); Kiriadongo, Uganda; I'd like to recite the Quor'an someday.

Lisa Rampton

I'm a first-year graduate in the History Ph.D. program. My areas of concentration include Modern Jewish and Modern Middle Eastern History.

Eren Tasar

I am a Freshman planning on majoring in medieval studies and music with a minor in Arabic. My parents come from Ankara and I learned English and Turkish from them. Languages interest me a great deal: this is the main reason I am taking Arabic. I hope to use it as a stepping-stone for studying Urdu, Farsi, Panjabi, Osmanic, and Old Turkish. Another reason is that I wish to read the Qur'an in its original form, so this will entail taking a course in Classical Arabic. I have studied Modern, Middle, and Old French as well.

I also play the piano and harpsichord. Aside from European music, I have studied compositions by Djimal Rechid Rey, Adnan Saygun, and Halim Al-Dabh. Currently I am in the first-year Arabic class, learning slowly but making progress....

Salim Yusufali

Senior, Computer Science. Interested in learning the Arabic language in order to read and attempt to comprehend the Holy Qur'an. Insha'Allah. Currently in third year Arabic.

About the Lecturer

Khalil Barhoum

Khalil Barhoum is senior lecturer in the Special Language Program of the Division of the Literatures, Cultures, and Languages. He earned his Master's and Ph.D. in Linguistics from Georgetown University, and also has a Master's in English Literature. He has taught Arabic Language and Literature courses at Stanford since 1985.

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