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Guest speaker Rev. Dr. Kapugollawe Anandakiththi set to discuss UNESCO World Heritage Site Sigiriya

Theravada Buddhist monk and Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Rev. Dr. Kapugollawe Anandakiththi, will be the guest speaker during an event that will highlight Sigiriya – a 5th-century plateau-top palace situated in Sri Lanka’s serpentine geological zone.

February 28, 2024Events

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Department of Religious Studies to host Dr. Steven M. Vose for Jain Community Lecture

The talk, titled “Just as When Hindus Ruled: The Sultans of Delhi in Jain History and Memory,” will highlight two persistent and problematic ways of writing the history of India.

February 28, 2024Events

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Dr. Adib Farhadi releases fifth volume in The Great Power Competition Book Series: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and Implication for the Central Region

Dr. Farhadi’s latest edited volume addresses national security threats and strategic opportunities for the United States and its allies in the Middle East and Central Asia following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

October 10, 2023Publications

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