The Chaldean Language Workshop graduation ceremony is at Oakland University this Friday, April 17th. Stephen Hannawi is back with us to speak about the growth of the workshop, the preservation of the Chaldean language, and the impact students are already having in helping Chaldean-speaking patients communicate in healthcare settings.

The Chaldean Language Workshop, founded by OU Graduate Student Stephen Hannawi, currently meets twice a week on campus and invites participants to come learn about the Chaldean alphabet, grammar, and pronunciation in an engaging and academic setting.“I founded the CLW to preserve and revive one of the world’s oldest and most influential languages — the Chaldean language — which once served as the language of Babylonian science and later became the language of the Word of God in early Christianity,” said Hannawi, who is pursuing a master’s degree in artificial intelligence at OU.

Stephen Hannawi, whose interests include law, technology and linguistics, began reading and writing Chaldean at 8 years old, a foundation that deeply influenced his lifelong commitment to cultural and linguistic preservation. He was inspired to create the CLW while attending Cooley Law School.

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