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<span style="color:#212121">The big public event for our department this term is the<a href="https://nesa.osu.edu/events/diverse-afghanistan-symposium" title="https://nesa.osu.edu/events/diverse-afghanistan-symposium"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#0078D7"> </span></span><span style="color:#0078D7">“Diverse
Afghanistan” Symposium</span></a>, Monday March 27, 4:00pm-5:30pm, Hagerty 159. Invited are Omar Sadr, a brilliant young Afghan scholar with unique insights on the problem of pluralism in modern Afghanistan. His book won the Central Eurasian Studies Society
Book Award last fall. Commenting is our very own Margaret Mills, Professor Emerita of NELC. Both are Persianists in addition to their expertise concerning on-the-ground complexities of the land. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Before that, we have two excellent events this week:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://nesa.osu.edu/events/short-history-natron" title="https://nesa.osu.edu/events/short-history-natron"><span style="color:#0078D7">Chris Parmenter, Classics</span></a>, today 4:00pm, Hagerty 259.<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<a href="https://nesa.osu.edu/events/nomads-soldiers-musicians-and-hairdressers" title="https://nesa.osu.edu/events/nomads-soldiers-musicians-and-hairdressers"><span style="color:#0078D7">Michael MacDonald, U Oxford</span></a>, Friday 5:00pm, Mendenhall 191.<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="color:#212121">Please consider taking time out of your busy schedules to participate in our department’s intellectual community.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:21.0pt"><span style="color:#292929">Best wishes, Morgan</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Morgan Y. Liu <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Postal</i>: Department of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:red">NESA</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> Chair, Department of 300 Hagerty Hall</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> Languages & Cultures Columbus, OH 43210-1340</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> Associate Professor U.S.A. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> Department of Anthropology </span><span style="color:#212121"><a href="mailto:liu.737@osu.edu" title="mailto:liu.737@osu.edu"><span style="color:#0078D7">liu.737@osu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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