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The Department of Near Eastern Studies Has Changed Its Name. Again.
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A Clash of Islams: Sufism vs Salafism
The City as Anthology: Eroticism and Urbanity in Early Modern Isfahan
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HKEELEE (Talk To Me) a Performance by Leila Buck
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Before the Naked Ape: al-Tawhidi Performs the Animal Self in a Sphere of Political Participation
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A Visit by acclaimed author Hoda Barakat
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Rediscovering Hellenistic Petra
Identity, Power, and a Prayer to Our Lady of Perpetual Repatriation
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Gender in Israeli Society and Culture: A Symposium part 2
Gender in Israeli Society and Culture: A Symposium
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Egypt Movie Night ~ Featuring Palace Walk
The Mythopoetics of Conversion:Crosssing and Transgressing Religious Boundries in Persian Literature
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From Syria to Michigan:Flint and Highland Park Pioneers in the Arab American Journey
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