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Albert Hourani, and the American University of Beirut, 1937-1939

Lecture

American University of Beirut

Tuesday, 12. March 2024, 17:00-18:00

12
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Presenter: Prof. Jens Hanßen (Director of the Orient-Institut Beirut)

 

Discussant: Prof. Sonja Mejcher-Atassi (Department of English | American University of Beirut)

 

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