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Recently, a piece in this newspaper maligned faculty members of the Middle East Studies (MEST) Program at the University of Arkansas. As our UA colleague, its author might have reached out to us, but instead quoted an unreliable news outfit. What concerns me most is that he misleads our students about our course offerings.
In recognition of his distinguished scholarly contributions to medieval studies, Professor Ross Brann will be inducted during the academy’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 25.
THE ORNAMENT OF THE WORLDMonday, December 26, 2022The Story Of Medieval Spain, a Rich and Complex Period When Muslims, Christians and Jews Shared a Vibrant Culture THE ORNAMENT
"Iberian Moorings" compares Muslim and Jewish golden ages Known to Jews, Muslims, and Christians by three different names – Sefarad, al-Andalus, and Hispania, respectively – the Iberian Peninsula has been a centre of fertile intellectual, cultural and spiritual production for multiple religious traditions. In his new book "Iberian Moorings", Ross Brann, Milton R. Konvitz Professor of Judeo-Islamic Studies and Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow, compares the histories of the Jewish and Muslim traditions in the Iberian Peninsula between the tenth and thirteenth centuries, tracing how Isl...
May 3, 2021 Known to Jews, Muslims, and Christians by three different names – Sefarad, al-Andalus, and Hispania, respectively – the Iberian Peninsula has been a center of fertile intellectual, cultural and spiritual production for multiple religious traditions. Iberian Moorings In his new book “Iberian Moorings,” Ross Brann, Milton R. Konvitz Professor of Judeo-Islamic Studies and Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow, compares the histories of the Jewish and Muslim traditions in the Iberian Peninsula between the tenth and thirteenth centuries, tracing how Islamic al-Andalus and Jewish...