Dr. Huda Fakhreddine, Associate Professor of Arabic Literature, and Dr. Fatemeh Shams, Associate Professor of Persian Literature, were recognized in Best Literary Translations 2025 by Noh Anothai, Wendy Call, Öykü Tekten, and Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún for their contributions to the field of literary translation.
Dr. Fakhreddine was honored for her translation of "Not Just Passing", a poem by the late Heba Abu Nada.
Dr. Shams was celebrated for her translation of "Five Poems", of a collection of poems, by Armen Davoudian
Congratulations to Dr. Fakhreddine and Dr. Shams!