IU’s Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures has ‘never been more relevant’
EDITOR’S NOTE: The origins of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures were the subject of a previous article. Today, as the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures in Indiana University’s School of Global and International Studies celebrates its 50th anniversary, there were moments when that milestone seemed less certain. In 1979, at […]
Fifty years of Near Eastern scholarship at IU and the man who started it
The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures in Indiana University’s School of Global and International Studies is marking its 50th anniversary in 2015, beginning with a series of events this spring. Activities will include special lectures, an Arabic talent show and a film series, with more planned for the fall. At a time when […]
Media panel suggests relations between the West and Muslims will worsen
Guest post courtesy of IU Newsroom intern Annie Brackemyre Panelists at the “Covering Islam 2015: Muslims, Politics and the Media” symposium were not hopeful that the media will portray Islam less judgmentally anytime soon. Arsalan Iftikhar, an international human rights attorney, media commentator and author led the panel discussion of how American media “otherizes” Muslims […]
Panel at IU Bloomington will discuss U.S. news media’s coverage of Islam and Muslims
Millions worldwide join the Japanese people in mourning the latest victim beheaded by Islamic State, also known as ISIS. Muslims in France and elsewhere decry the recent attack on satire magazine Charlie Hebdo by extremists. Militant Islamist group Boko Haram has created havoc in Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, through a series of bombings, assassinations […]
