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CANCELLED: Spiritual Subjects: Central Asian Pilgrims and the Ottoman Hajj – Lâle Can

Unfortunately, Thursday evening’s book talk by Dr. Lâle Can has been cancelled due to travel concerns. At the turn of the twentieth century, thousands of Central Asians made the annual […]

Saving Mes Aynak

The award-winning documentary Saving Mes Aynak follows Afghan archaeologist Qadir Temori as he races against time to save a 5,000-year-old archaeological site in Afghanistan from imminent demolition. A Chinese state-owned mining […]

Asia Today

Polder-Geist: Dutch Responses to Rising Sea Levels and Sinking Cities in the Netherlands, the United States and Asia

Workshop, November 14, Dauer 215 (12:00-1:30 pm): “Polder-Geist: Dutch Responses to Rising Sea Levels and Sinking Cities in the Netherlands, the United States and Asia.” Livestream link available HERE. Coastal […]