The kingdom of Aksum was one of the most powerful empires in the world in the fourth century. It played a major role in the histories of Egypt, Persia and Rome, as well as the early days of Christianity and Islam. But Aksum’s accomplishments have long been overlooked because they are recorded in the ancient African language of Ge’ez. Like Latin, Ge’ez is rarely spoken today. It’s taught at just three universities in the Western world, including by Hamza Zafer…
Recent honors for 91±¬ÁÏ faculty include the 2021 Presburger award for theoretical computer science, an Early Career Faculty Innovator research grant for a collaboration in environmental studies with the Karuk Tribe in California, and a fellowship to explore war regulations and raiding norms among early Arabian Jewish communities.
The Stroum Center for Jewish Studies, in the 91±¬ÁÏ Jackson School of International Studies, was well represented at the 50th annual conference of the Association for Jewish Studies Dec. 16-18 in Boston.