Dr. Mehari Worku is a scholar of Christian Near Eastern languages and literatures, specializing in the Ethiopic and Syriac traditions. He holds a PhD (2024) and MA (2018) in Christian Near Eastern Languages and Literatures from The Catholic University of America, where his research focused on the linguistic, literary, and theological intersections of the Christian East. He also earned an MA in African Languages and Applied Linguistics (2011) and a BA in Amharic Language and Literature with great distinction (2007) from Addis Ababa University. His scholarship is marked by a scholarly commitment to the Ethiopian heritage and Christian Near Eastern traditions. His publications reflect a wide-ranging intellectual engagement—from African philosophy and Syriac poetry to youth language practices and multilingual policy. Notable works include co-translations of The Hatata Inquiries (2023), and studies on Ephrem the Syrian and Jacob of Serugh, and Giyorgis Saglawi of Ethiopia.