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Energy Policy from the Practitioner's Point of View

A conversation with about education, working in the public sector, and energy policy with Elai Rettig, the Israel Institute Teaching Fellow in Environmental Studies and Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies.

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Three Things You Should Know About Islam and Muslims

How is Islam like Hinduism? What is a defensive jihad? How does the concentration of Muslims in the Global South affect their perception worldwide? Aria Nakissa — a scholar of Islamic law and philosophy, contemporary Muslim societies, and classical Islamic texts — unpacks a trio of truths about this fast-growing faith.

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New name for Department of Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies

A new, pithier name reflects the cross-disciplinary focus that has always been the foundation of the Department of Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies (formerly the Department of Jewish, Islamic, and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures), one of the only departments in the country where one can take classes in Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi/Urdu, Jewish studies, and Islamic studies in one place.

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Tyler B. Parker, MA '18, returns to campus for symposium on Yemeni Civil War

Tyler B. Parker, MA '18, returns to campus for symposium on Yemeni Civil War

Energy Policy from the Practitioner's Point of View

Energy Policy from the Practitioner's Point of View

Three Things You Should Know About Islam and Muslims

Three Things You Should Know About Islam and Muslims

‘Khush Raho’: The WU Hindi department fosters a family of learning

‘Khush Raho’: The WU Hindi department fosters a family of learning

'Let's solve this': WU students discuss Green New Deal

'Let's solve this': WU students discuss Green New Deal

New name for Department of Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies

New name for Department of Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies

Toward More Expansive Perspectives on Gender, Authority, and Role Modeling

Toward More Expansive Perspectives on Gender, Authority, and Role Modeling

Former JIMES MA student, Anruo Bao, to present at upcoming conference, June 4-5

Former JIMES MA student, Anruo Bao, to present at upcoming conference, June 4-5

Maimonides and the Merchants

Maimonides and the Merchants

APTLII - Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Immersion Institute

APTLII - Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Immersion Institute

Routledge publishes collection including essays from two alumni

Routledge publishes collection including essays from two alumni

The Naomi Prawer Kadar International Yiddish Summer Program

The Naomi Prawer Kadar International Yiddish Summer Program

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