I support this petition, and, if necessary, I would serve in a leadership position.

I certainly appreciate the efforts of the MLA to open spaces of representation for fields and sub-fields that are often immersed in larger configurations. Indeed, classical Arabic, in the context of the MLA, is submerged within Arabic, which tends to be modern.

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Thanks to all of your for this productive and provocative conversation. I would only like to intervene regarding Suha’s point about al-nahdah. I don’t think many folks are “cheering” al-nahdah. The *critical* turn […]