Honoring the Class of 2025: Senior Thesis Presentations in Middle Eastern Studies

The Middle Eastern Studies Department recently honored the Graduating Class of 2025 with a special event showcasing Senior Thesis presentations.

Seniors Andre Bouzid and Jonas Rosenthal presented their impressive research, offering insights into their academic work in the program.

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Left to Right: Tarek El-Aris, Andre Bouzid, Jonas Rosenthal, Jonathan Smolin

Andre Bouzid

Borders and Belonging: Post-Colonial Identity and Spatial Politics in the Maghreb

Advisor: Professor Tarek El-Ariss

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Jonas Rosenthal

What Euclid Did Not Write: Non-Mathematical Influences on the Riddles of Ibn al-Banna al-Marrakushi's Tanbih al-Albab

Advisor: Professor Jonathan Smolin

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