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We have had UMW students do internships at Jerusalem Fund in the past.  Here is the link to their application, which is due in April. More details: The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development offers internship positions with its educational program, the Palestine Center, for graduate and undergraduate students. These positions are based in […] Continue reading →

We have had UMW students do internships at Jerusalem Fund in the past.  Here is the link to their application, which is due in April. More details: The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development offers internship positions with its educational program, the Palestine Center, for graduate and undergraduate students. These positions are based in […] Continue reading →

This call for papers is an example of what graduate students — and then professors — do when they explore historical questions.  I hope you’ll give this a quick look to see what advanced professionals strive for in historical research: Cambridge Graduate Student Conference on Violence and Violent Memory: Abstracts for papers are invited for […] Continue reading →

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Article: Saudi Arabia is embarking on two ambitious projects in Islam’s holiest cities, Mecca and Medina, including plans to build one of the world’s largest mosques. King Abdullah, Saudi’s 88-year-old monarch, laid the foundation stone this week to mark the expansion of the Prophet’s mosque in Medina from a current capacity of 200,000 worshipers to … Continue reading » Continue reading →

Famous Films Portrayed as Persian Miniatures — this website gives you some versions of films portrayed in the style of Persian Miniatures.
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“Cultural Encounters: Jesus and Jerusalem in the Mughal Court” Museum Exhibit
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Scores die trying to flee to Turkey
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This website is a German repository of Middle East and North African primary source documents and secondary literature journals.  The journals are mostly in German, but many of the primary sources are in English — including one that I found … Continue reading → Continue reading →