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About
FENJAN

Founded in 2020, Fenjan is the University of Pennsylvania’s premier student produced journal on the Middle East. Through non-partisan, quarterly issues, Fenjan is dedicated to increasing empathy for and understanding of the Middle East among the Penn Community through written and visual work. Fenjan covers countries commonly recognized as part of the MENA region. We welcome people of every cultural identifier and background.
Meet Our Team
Co-Founders and Editors-in-Chief

Laila Shadid '23

Zeynep Karadeniz '22
Managing Editor

Bruce Shen '24, Managing Editor
Editors

Ali Hamandi '22

Cole McCann Phillips '23

Marissa Ephron '22

Nadia Mokhallalati '23

Donya Zarrinnegar '22

Ece Yildirim '23

Zaid Tabaza '24

Alexander Norris '22
Copy Editors

Anika Prakash '23
Art and Design Editors
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Abdel Hubbi '23

Yasmine Mezoury '23
Media Editors

Iman Syed '23
Mo Foroutan '25
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