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<span style="text-transform: none;">MES Forum colleagues and friends, please print and post the attached flyer about this Friday’s Nowruz gathering. It’s a great opportunity to inform and remind students that Persian language and culture are offered at Ohio
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The Nowruz (Persian New Year) Gathering is this Friday, March 27, 2026, 11:00 a.m., Intercultural Gallery, Hagerty Hall</div>
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Please feel free to share with friends, students, family members, or anyone you think might be interested. Further details are available on our website, in addition to event updates:
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Thank you! We look forward to seeing you!</div>
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Office of International Affairs<br>
Middle East Studies Center<br>
145D Enarson Classroom Building<br>
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