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Busy Market in Cairo
Fri, October 9, 2026
Teaching Today's Egypt
10:00 am
Enarson Classroom Building, Room 160
Middle Eastern foods
Thu, December 10, 2026
Middle East Studies "Read and Feed" in Hagerty Hall
12:00 pm
Hagerty Hall

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Funding Opportunity: From the Office of International Affairs and Sabancı University (Türkiye)

Joint research funding opportunity

The Office of International Affairs and Sabancı University (Türkiye) have announced a call for joint research projects under the…

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Middle East Studies Center Brings Global Learning to Educators Across the Country and the World
By Melinda McClimans

Unbeknownst to many, The Ohio State University’s Middle East Studies Center does far more than host public lectures and campus events. Each year, MESC works with the other area studies centers in…

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Sultana Nahar Honored at University of Jordan Forum, Advances STEM Education in Gaza and Bangladesh
By Melinda McClimans

Dr. Sultana N. Nahar continues to champion STEM education and forging collaboration between The Ohio State University and institutions in the Middle East with numerous achievements. In July 2026,…

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A History of US-Iranian Relations (Part II)
By Ian Staker

This article delves into the question, "What factors and events in US-Iranian relations over the past four, nearly five, decades have prevented diplomacy from taking hold?"

Part I of this…

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