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Beautiful Monuments at Al Amin Mosque |
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Located in Downtown Beirut, Mohammad Al Amin Mosque was built between 2002 and 2007 following an Ottoman-style architecture. Ziad Sankari, December 2008
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A Beach Resort |
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Man made waterfalls at 'Jannah sur mer' beach resort in Damour, Lebanon. Hala Zahreddine, Summer 2008
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Afghanistan |
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Panj Sher (5 Lions) Valley, Afghanistan. Photo by Thomas McClimans
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Afghanistan |
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Babur's Tomb. Photo by Thomas McClimans
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Afghanistan |
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Babur's Tomb. Photo by Thomas McClimans
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Arab World Workshop |
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Beit Sefer |
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Beit Sefer - Hebrew School in Meknes Morocco. Sign in Arabic, Hebrew & French. Photo by Cory Driver
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Deir Wadee Annoubeen |
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Located in a Northern Lebanon, the convent is built inside a mountainous cave only accessible by foot and served in the early 1500's as the base of the Maronite Christian patriarch. Jessica El-Hallal, July 2008
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Downtown Beirut |
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Located in Downtown Beirut, Mohammad Al Amin Mosque was built between 2002 and 2007 following an Ottoman-style architecture. Ziad Sankari, December 2008
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Egypt |
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Citadel - Cairo, Egypt. Photo by Cory Driver
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Egypt |
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Midin Tahrir - Independence Square, Cairo, Egypt. Photo by Cory Driver
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Ehden |
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One of the best mountainous vacation towns in Northern Lebanon. Nabil Beaini, Summer 2005
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Follow the Light |
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Down on the road from Arez (the Cedars) to Bsharri in North Lebanon. Ghassan Daye, Winter 2009
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Geological Wonderland: Kapadokya |
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Taken in central Anatolia in Turkey. Man-made natural caves dug around 4C AD; they once served as homes of martyrdom for devout Christians and later as shelters to hide from opposing religious communities in 8C AD. It is estimated there are more than 600 rock-cut churches in Kapadokya. Noura Ismail, Summer 2008
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Iraqi University Presidents Visit |
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Nabeel Hashem Kaghed, President of Bablyon University speaks with Dieter Wanner, Associate Provost of International Affairs, OSU
Video online: http://www.osu.edu/features/2009/iraq/
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Juan Cole speaks about Iran |
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"Can Ayatollah Sistani's Alternative to Khomeinism Survive?" - lecture by Juan Cole, Oct. 8, 2008
Link to flyer. http://mesc.osu.edu/Flyers/Juan_cole_flyer.pdf
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MESC visits Afghan National Treasures Exhibit |
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MESC Staff, members of the community, visit the Afghan National Treasures exhibit in Washington D.C.
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Morocco |
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Rainbow Above a Sahara Town. By Cory Driver
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Morocco |
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The Road from Midelt to Tattiouine, Morocco. Photo by Cory Driver
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Morocco |
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Hassan Mosque - Rabat, Morocco. Photo by Cory Driver
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Morocco |
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The High Atlas Mountains in the Sahara, outside Tattouine, Morocco. Photo by Cory Driver
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Prosperity |
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The Nile River is the longest in the world and allowed Egypt to grow and prosper for thousands of years. The ancient Egyptian name for the Nile means "Great River". Today it flows right through a busy and fast pace downtown Cairo. Breanna Bowlin, Spring 2008
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Ramses the Great |
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Ramses II, also known as Ramses the Great, ruled Egypt from 1279 BC to 1213 BC and was one of the most important ancient Egyptian pharaohs. This 40 foot statue currently lies on the ground as it is protected by a covered pavilion. Breanna Bowlin, Spring 2008
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Tattiwine, Morocco |
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2 Moroccan Marabouyet - roughly translated as "Saints" they are often asked to bless people and causes, and will have their graves venerated after they are dead. Photo by Cory Driver
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The Nile River |
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Banana Island - Island in the Nile by Luxor, Egypt. Photo by Cory Driver
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The View from God's Window |
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Heavenly view of The Cedars of God - or little of what remains of the once vast and legendary forest commonly said that God Himself planted - overlooking the steep Kadisha Valley, a Gnostic and mystic hideout."The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted." (Isaiah 2:13 NIV) Nabil Beaini, Summer 2005
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Thou Shall Not |
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A fire in 1976 devastated much of this local Egyptian population. The Coptic Christians decided to use local stone to construct a church by carving out a side of a mountain. Biblical verses and pictures were also carved into the side of this mountain, one of which being the Ten Commandments. Breanna Bowlin, Spring 2008
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Traditional Lebanese House and Phoenician Ruins |
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Believed to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Byblos (Jbeil) contains layer upon layer of civilizations and cultures overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Ziad Sankari, June 2005
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