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MES Forum Members, I’m writing to remind you about two upcoming events and a special opportunity.</div>
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<div role="presentation"><span style="text-transform: none;">MCRME Dialogue — Thursday, April 9</span></div>
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Talking About the Middle East: Dialogue 4 will take place on Thursday, April 9 at 5:30. We hope you’ll join us and also encourage interested students to attend. More details are available here:
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https://mesc.osu.edu/events/talking-about-middle-east-dialogue4</a></p>
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<div role="presentation"><span style="text-transform: none;">Calligraphy Workshop — Friday, April 10 (Workshop is full)</span></div>
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Thank you for the strong interest in our <a href="https://mesc.osu.edu/events/calligraphy-2026" data-outlook-id="b812f864-ff1b-460d-8765-8942e57cbd9c" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
Calligraphy Workshop on Friday, April 10</a><a href="https://mesc.osu.edu/events/calligraphy-2026" data-outlook-id="22114ecb-4a66-4c26-a3fc-de1a33f8372e" style="text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
</a>— the workshop is now full. </p>
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Special Opportunity to join Master Calligrapher Muhammad Habib for dinner</p>
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If you or an undergraduate you know (who is registered in the workshop) would be an interested in a special opportunity to join Master Calligrapher Muhammad Habib for dinner afterward, please let me know. Already, people are asking for limited seats - please
tell them to email me as soon as possible, subject line: Dinner with Master Calligrapher. </div>
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Office of International Affairs<br>
Middle East Studies Center<br>
145D Enarson Classroom Building<br>
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