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Dr. Roger Allen, Emeritus Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature, Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania

Part of the 1st Annual Middle Eastern and North African Undergraduate Organization Conference (University of Arizona)

Sponsored by Middle Eastern and North African Undergraduate Organization, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, Arizona Arabic Flagship Program

Filmed March 6, 2015

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