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Upcoming Events

Picnic with olives and wine
September 18, 2025

The Legacy of Winemaking in the Middle East with Barb Petzen

Event Start Time: 11:30 am
Event Location: 100 Enarson Classroom Building, 2009 Millikin Road and Online
Stuffed grape leaves, okra, herbs
September 19, 2025

From Soil to Souq: A Middle Eastern Foodways Working Session

Event Start Time: 9:00 am
Event Location: CoHatch at the Shops at Lane, 1733 Lane Ave
Boren Awards Logo
October 22, 2025

NSEP Boren Information Session

Event Start Time: 3:00 pm
Event Location: Mendenhall Lab 185
October 22, 2025

World Languages Skills and Competencies Workshop

Event Start Time: 3:30 pm
Event Location: 351 Hagerty Hall

Recent News

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Student Opportunity: Two Assistant Positions for MCRME Project

We are excited to announce 2 student assistant positions to support the MCRME project. We will give priority to applications received by September 30. The job posting is here:
 

Dr. Sultana Nahar

Recognizing Sultana Nahar

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Sultana Nahar was honored with two awards this April.

Nahar is a distinguished physicist and research professor in the Department of Astronomy at The Ohio…

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Announcing a new forum for research and dialogue around communities in the Middle East!

The Directors of the Melton Center for Jewish Studies and the Middle East Studies Center, partnering with the Center for Ethics and Human Values, are pleased to announce the award of a $75,000…
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Experiencing the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities 

By Miles DiNardo

Experiencing culture firsthand is perhaps the best way to learn about the Middle East. Yet, research in the Middle East is marked by significant challenges, due to political instability.  The…