Ohio State is in the process of revising websites and program materials to accurately reflect compliance with the law. While this work occurs, language referencing protected class status or other activities prohibited by Ohio Senate Bill 1 may still appear in some places. However, all programs and activities are being administered in compliance with federal and state law.

Topic Introductions

Middle East Studies

Goldschmidt, Arthur: A Concise History of the Middle East, 2005. 

Anderson, Roy, Robert Seibert, Jon Wagner: Politics and Change in the Middle East, 2004. 

The History of Islam, Past and Present

Hodgson, Marshall: The Venture of Islam, 1974. 

Peters, F.E.: Muhammad and the Origins of Islam, 1994

Esposito, John L.: Islam: The Straight Path, 1988

Judaism

Fishbane, Michael: Judaism, 1987. 

Cohen, Abraham: Every Man’s Talmud,1975. 

de Lange, Nicholas: An Introduction to Judaism, 2000.

Solomon, Norman: Judaism: A Very Short Introduction, 1996.

Eastern Orthodox Christianity

Kallistos, Bishop of Diokleia: The Orthodox Church,

Meyendorff, John: Byzantine Theology: historical trends & doctrinal themes,

Christianity in the Middle East

Dalrymple, William: From the holy mountain: a journey among the Christians of the Middle East, 1998. 

Arab History and Language

Hourani, Albert: A History of the Arab Peoples, 2002. 

Versteegh, Kees: The Arabic Language, 2001. 

Jewish Studies

Scheindlin, Raymond P: A Short History of the Jewish People Oxford University Press, 2000.

Potok, Chaim: Wanderings. Ballantine Books, 1978.

Kugel: On Being a Jew 1990.

Turkish History

Findley, Carter: The Turks in World History, 2005.

Inalcik, Halil: The Ottoman Empire: The classical age 1300-1600, London, 1973.

Quataert, Donald: The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922, New York, 2000. 

Persian and Iranian History

Browne, Edward G: Preface of The Persian Revolution, edited by Abbas Amanat, pp. xi-xxi and 31-58, Washington, 1995.

Bill, James A: The Eagle and the Lion: The tragedy of American-Iranian relations, Binghamton, 1988. 

Kurds in the Ottoman Empire

Özuglu, Hakan: Kurdish Notables and the Ottoman State: Evolving Identities, Competing Loyalties, and Shifting Boundaries, Albany, 2004. 

Islamophobia