Contact / Executive Board
Email:
ACC@student.gvsu.edu
Postal Mail:
Arab Culture Club
Student Life Office
Kirkhoff Center
One Campus Drive
Allendale, MI 49401
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Executive Board of Arab Culture Club
President - Basel Kais
President
Basel Kais
Basel Kais is a sophomore at Grand Valley State University. He is majoring in Architecture.
Suzane Itani - Vice President
Vice President
Suzane Itani
Suzane Itani is a sophomore at Grand Valley State University. She is majoring in Business Management.
Treasurer – Jen Hemkes
Treasurer
Jennifer Hemkes
Jen Hemkes is a senior at Grand Valley State University. She is majoring in International Relations.
Secretary – Emily Vanderwoude
Secretary
Emily Vanderwoude
Emily Vanderwoude is a senior at Grand Valley State University. She is a liberal studies major.
Organization Advisor: Majd Al-Mallah
Arab Culture Club advisor
Dr. Majd Al-Mallah, Middle East Studies Professor
Majd Al-Mallah received his Ph.D. in Arabic and comparative literature from Indiana University, Bloomington. He Currently teaches Arabic at the elementary and intermediate levels as well as Middle East Studies courses on civilization, culture, and literature. His research is concerned with a number of periods and genres of Arabic Literature. For example, he works on medievel poetry )especially 10th and 11th centuries) and studies how this poetry functioned within the ruler's court and the community at large. In addition, he works on the modern Arabic Novel, especially Naguib Mahfouz (1988 Nobel Laureate) and Tayyib Salih. He currently serves as the advisor of the Arab Culture Club.
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