Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Program
News organizations are reporting today that two men allegedly working with backing from the Iranian government have been charged with plotting to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. Jamsheed K. Choksy, professor of Central Eurasian, international and Islamic studies and former director of the Middle Eastern Studies Program at Indiana University Bloomington, can offer perspectives and is available to speak with reporters.
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Two Indiana University research centers will share a $100,000 grant from the United States Department of State for the study of human rights violations in Libya.
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Scholars from across the United States are gathering this Friday (Sept. 23) at Indiana University Bloomington to share the latest policy-relevant research and to advance discussion of research methods to study the affairs of Muslim minorities in the West.
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Libyan rebels continue to battle to gain control of the capitol, Tripoli, while longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi and two of his sons continue to express that they won't relinquish their authority. An expert from Indiana University's College of Arts and Sciences can offer his perspectives and is available to speak with reporters.
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In response to news late Sunday (May 1) that Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, had died in a firefight with U.S. forces at his hideout in Pakistan, here is information from experts at Indiana University Bloomington who can offer additional perspective.
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A conference organized by Indiana University's Voices and Visions Project will dissect how Islam is framed by the news media and what Muslims are doing to counteract these seemingly hegemonic narratives about their faith and themselves.
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