News
Institute of Semitic Studies – Trip to Egypt
May 14, 2025
New MA Program Semitic Studies (English)
Apr 17, 2025
Summer semester courses 2025
Apr 11, 2025
New release: Folia Orientalia 61/2024
Mar 20, 2025
Call for Papers: Language, History and Collective Memory Syriac Studies Conference (20-24 July 2025)
Nov 19, 2024
Winter semester courses 2024/2025
Oct 14, 2024
International Conference - Aramaic Language Studies: Historical Dimensions and Universals
FU's Institute for Semitic Studies goes to Heidelberg.
Sep 26, 2024
New Release: The Jewish Arabic dialect of ˁĀna
We are pleased to announce the publication of the book " The Jewish Arabic dialect of ˁĀna. Grammatical sketch and texts " by Dr. Assaf Bar-Moshe .
Jul 02, 2024
AIDA-conference 15 Malta 2024
May 23, 2024
WebEx Link for Thursday's Turoyo class (14410)
Apr 18, 2024
New release: Integrating Digital Humanities Courses into University-Level Language Studies Curriculum. (Simona Olivieri)
We are thrilled to announce the publication of an exceptional paper authored by our esteemed former colleague Dr. Simona Olivieri (Venice) titled "Integrating Digital Humanities Courses into University-Level Language Studies Curriculum". The article sheds light on the courses on Digital Humanities (DH) offered at the Seminar für Semitistik und Arabistik, Freie Universität Berlin, spanning three semesters from 2021 to 2023. We invite you to read this paper to gain insights into the evolving landscape of Digital Humanities in higher education. Please find more information below. Olivieri, Simona. 2024. “Integrating Digital Humanities Courses into University-Level Language Studies Curriculum.” International Journal of Humanities and Arts Computing 18 (1): 5–19. https://doi.org/10.3366/ijhac.2024.0318 .
Apr 12, 2024
Summer semester courses 2024 at Semitic Studies
Apr 09, 2024
New release: Current Research in Semitic Studies
It is our pleasure to announce the publication of the new book "Current Research in Semitic Studies: Proceedings of the Semitic Studies Section at the 34th DOT at Freie Universität Berlin". This book was edited by Prof. Dr. Shabo Talay and Dr. Simona Olivieri . It presents current research results in the field of Semitic studies, which were presented during the 34th German Orientalist Day (DOT) at the Freie Universität Berlin. This publication promises a valuable insight into the latest developments and findings in this field.
Feb 28, 2024
New release: Folia Orientalia 60/2023
The new edition of Folia Orientalia , edited by Maciej Klimiuk and Arkadiusz Płonka, is now available online . The current issue contains an article by Assaf Bar Moshe (Freie Universität Berlin): The Prefix Vowels of the Prefix-Conjugation in the Jewish Arabic Dialect of ʿĀna: A Chain of Innovations and two reviews by Maciej Klimiuk.
Jan 25, 2024
