Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies is an interdisciplinary program whose purpose is to explore the historical experience; literary, religious and cultural expression; and political and material life of the Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern civilizations. Our program is unique in the United States because it integrates Islamic studies and Jewish studies. Whether students favor the study of ...

Before the 1980s, meaning of Orientalism was single, that is only to carry out research in various fields related Oriental civilization, and excavate, narrate write knowledge. written by Arab-American scholar Edward W. Said, one representative works colonial cultural theory emerged after 1990s. The Cairo Trilogy (Palace Walk, Palace Desire, Sugar Street), Egyptian Re...

The practice of medicine was considered a noble profession by Muslims. Before being allowed to practice one should have acquired a wide experience in medicine and should have been well trained and disciplined. Students were asked to be in close contact with patients in order 10 apply the theory they had learned by allending hospital rounds and seminars. The evolution of medical teaching passed ...

In the anoxic Cariaco Basin of the southern Caribbean, the bulk titanium content of undisturbed sediment reflects variations in riverine input and the hydrological cycle over northern tropical South America. A seasonally resolved record of titanium shows that the collapse of Maya civilization in the Terminal Classic Period occurred during an extended regional dry period, punctuated by more inte...