Study Tours

Andalucian Spain, 2010

In February 2010, the department of Middle East Studies and Mapmes students set out on a study tour to southern Spain. We began in the city of Cordova were we visited the Mesquita, one of the biggest and most fascinating mosques in the world. Inside the mosque Christian rulers built a cathedral, creating a unique specimen of religious architecture. In the following...

Muslim India, 2011

The Department of Middle East Studies will conduct a study tour of India from Feb. 8 to Feb.21 , 2011.

Istanbul and West Turkey, 2012

This year the study tour will focus on Istanbul and West Turkey. For about two weeks we will tour the city of Istanbul, Gallipoli, Izmir, troy, Ephesus, Pergamon, Bursa and Iznik. As in previous years the tour will focus on the historical context in which local societies emerged, from Greek antiquity to our days, with an emphasis on the Islamic-Ottoman influences...

Islam in Israel, 2009

This course focuses on Islam in Israel since the 1950s. We will learn about schools of thought and Islamic movements in Israel, particularly, the question of how they defined their Islam comparing to the Arab and Islamic worlds. Emphasis will be placed on theological and legal worldviews as well as on other thematic issues such mysticism, worship, da‘wa,...

Eastern Turkey, 2008

The main focus of our trip to eastern Turkey in 2008 was an introduction to the complex ethnic and religious makeup of this part of the Middle East. Straddling the borders of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria, the population in this region is made up of many religions: Sunni and Shi'i Muslims, Yezidis, Alevis, Greek Orthodox and Syriac/Assyrian Christians; and of...

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Study Tours