Geography
This river, the longest in the world, flows through Egypt and Sudan
What is the Nile River?
This empire ruled much of the SWANA region for over 600 years after World War I
What is the Ottoman Empire?
This Palestinian American supermodel has used her platform to speak about her heritage
Who is Bella Hadid?
This traditional Arab vocal expression is often heard at weddings, festivals, and other joyous occasions
What is Zaghroota?
These seven active clubs make up the SWANA ICC on campus
What is IranSA, ASA, MSA, Coptic Club, LSA, SJP, NASA?
This city, known as the Mother the World, is the largest in both Egypt and the SWANA World
What is Cairo?
This city is the capital of Libya
What is Tripoli?
This singer, famous for his global hits like "Ya habibi" mixes Arab and Western influences
Who is Mohammed Ramadan?
This annual festival celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, and Kurdish regions marks the Persian New Year
What is Nowruz?
This center formerly housed SWANA students and resources within DIRC before the creation of the center
What is the Asian Pacific American Resource Center?
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers run through this SWANA country called the Cradle of Civilization
What is Iraq?
In 1979 this country went through an Islamic revolution and change in government
What is Iran?
This Turkish historical drama is based on the founder of the Ottoman Empire and is one of the most watched series
What is Ertuğrul?
This traditional Moroccan dish is cooked in a cone-shaped clay pot of the same name
What is tagine?
These two liaisons provide mental health resources through CAPS to our SWANA students on campus
Who are Naji Shtayyeh and Ladan Maleki?
This SWANA country is the only one to have a coast on the Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea
What is Morocco?
This 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement divided Ottoman territories between these two major powers
What are Britain and France?
These two actors played Jasmine and Aladdin in the 2019 remake of the famous Disney movie
Who are Naomi Scott and Mena Massoud?
The Arabic script is used to write these three non-Arabic languages.
What are Persian, Urdu, and Kurdish?
This student centered award ceremony has repeatedly had SWANA orgs as winners for the past few years
What are the Tuffy Awards?
This SWANA country is home to the Rub' al Khali, the largest continuous sand desert
This major event in 1956 involved Egypt, Britain, France and Israel in the Sinai Peninsula
What is the Suez Crisis?
This Algerian player won the CAF African Footballer of the Year award in 2016 after leading his underdog club to a Premier League title
Who is Riyad Mahrez?
In many SWANA countries, this ritual involves slaughtering an animal, typically a goat or sheep, as part of a religious or family celebration, often tied to Eid al-Adha
What is Dahiya/Qurbani?
This Persian public health professor serves as the SWANA club advisor
Who is Mojgan Sami?