Near Eastern & South Asian Languages and Cultures

Discover the department of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures at The Ohio State University.

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Wenxuan Yuan will be giving a talk titledHe Imposed a Law upon the Sea: Cosmic Structure and Order in the Hebrew Bible. This event is free & open to the public.

Where: Hagerty Hall 159
Zoom (https://t.co/exynP3lcl4 )
Date: Monday, Feb. 6th

Time: 10:00

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Come attend the Book Launch with Lucille Toth and Johanna Sellman at the 934 Gallery on February 17th at 6pm. Following the conversation there will be a reception catered by Lavash.

https://t.co/ZuLLggSzHD

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Eric X. Jarrad will be giving a talk titled In the Shadow of Monuments: Biblical and Early Jewish Historiography and Their Imperial Precedents.
This event is free & open to the public.

Where: Hagerty Hall 159
Zoom (https://t.co/hqrA5mUvVK )
Date: Monday, Jan. 30th

Time: 10:00

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NESA Event! James D. Moore will be giving a talk about The Hebrew Bible in Its Imperial Context. This event is free and open to the public.

Where: Hagerty Hall 159 or Zoom (https://t.co/LtrMW6jDqX)
Date: Monday, January 23rd
Time: 10:00

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Course Alert! PERSIAN 3350 - Iranian Society Today: Internal Conflicts and Social Movements

This multi-disciplinary course is a journey through political, social, and intellectual history of Iran.

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Course Alert! NELC 3700 - Mythology of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia

An introductory comparative survey of the mythology of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.

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Course Alert! JEWSHST 3205 - Art and Judaism

An exploration of the nature and function of art in Judaism from the standpoints of history, cultural history, and material culture.

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Course Alert! ISLAM 3205 - Women in the Muslim Middle East

Examination of the position on women in the contemporary Middle East; impact of regional environment on gender identity; gender bias studies in various Middle Eastern countries.

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Arabic 3705 - A Thousand and One Nights: Storytelling in Arabic and World Literature.

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#OnThisDay OSU grad Jesse Owens shattered numerous Olympic records at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. A humanitarian as well, Owens was a consistent opponent of persecution and bigotry, regardless of its origin.

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#OnThisDay in 1875, al-Ahram debuted in Egypt, becoming the first newspaper in the Arab World!

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#OnThisDay in 1888, Palestinian Jewish writer Yitzhaq Shami was born. One of the earliest Hebrew novelists in Palestine, Yitzhaq's works are a vital window into a period of the region's history.

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Happy Maldives Independence Day! Situated in the Indian Ocean, Maldives has long been a place of intersection between the Middle East and South Asia.

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Looking to see how the Middle East has come to be what it is today? Take History 2353 and go beyond the generalizations and dive deep into how this key political area of the world came to be what it is today during the 20th century!

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Check out "History 2353 - The Middle East Since 1914", offered autumn semester! The course presents an overview of the political, social, economic, & cultural history of the Middle East from late-19th century-present. Taught by Assoc. Prof. Yiğit Akin, T & R 11:10am-12:30pm.

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Course Alert: Anthropology 3434 - Archeology of the Holy Land

Examine the archaeological evidence and cultural contexts for the emergence of Judaism, Christianity and Islam in a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural landscape. All students are welcome!

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Course Alert: JS 3210 Jewish Mysticsm AU22

Are all mystical experiences the same? How can we tell the rational from the irrational? Is spirituality a force for stability or anarchy in society? Discover how the Jewish Mystical tradition looks to answer these questions!

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#OnThisDay in 1888, Shmuel Yosef Agnon was born. A Nobel prize winner, S. Y. Agnon is one of the great pioneers of modern Hebrew fiction.

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Congratulations to former MA student, Benjamin Batarseh, for his newly published book - The Art of Learning a Foreign Language: 25 Things I Wish They Told Me.

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#OnThisDay in 1851 the construction of the first railway in the Arab world began! Completed in 1858, the railway connected Cairo to Suez.

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#OnThisDay in 1999, 200 Moroccan women made the world's largest tagine. This supersized version of the region's famous dish required over 12 tonnes of sardines!