Category: Course Announcements

Unusual Hotels: Three Camel Lodge

Yurts are becoming trendy accommodations in national parks and upscale-camping facilities in the U.S., but at Three Camel Lodge in the heart of Mongolia's Gobi Desert, you can experience the yurt’s ancestor in its natural habitat. Three Camel Lodge houses its guests in traditional Mongolian gers €” felt-and-canvas tents developed by the region’s nomadic herders. While you’re there, be sure to take a camel ride and try the camel’s-milk lotion.So if anybody wants to plan this with me for the summer I think it would pretty fun (:http://www.threecamels.com/

I found this to be a great example of how GIS information can be used to create a multi-layered, really informative project. This would be a great resource for anyone interested in further researching the specific political, social, and economic statistics of the Middle East. As quoted directly from their website,  “GLiPHA is a highly interactive electronic atlas that provides a scaleable overview of spatial and temporal variation in quantitative information related to animal production and health.”http://kids.fao.org/glipha/index.html

Thought you’d enjoy the Abu Dhabi version of “American Idol” …

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/female-saudi-poet-known-for-controversial-verses-reaches-game-show-final/

Discovering Many Faiths: Zoroastrian Faith

Presented by the UR Chaplaincy and the Interfaith Council of Greater Richmond

Thursday, March 4, 2010, 6:30 pm

Keller Hall Reception Room

Zoroastrianism is an ancient monotheistic religion rooted in Iran that has influenced some of the major monotheistic religions of the present day, including Judaism and Christianity. As Rick Steves points out in his video on Iran, the history of Persian culture predates Islam, and the Zoroastrian faith is fundamental to understanding that rich history. In his lecture at the World Affairs Council on February 23, Dr. Michael Ledeen claimed there is a significant underground Zoroastrian movement in Iran contributing to the precarious position of the current regime. The largest Zoroastrian populations known to exist today are located in Iran and in India, where they are known as Parsis.

If you would like to learn more about the Zoroastrian faith, you are invited to attend the Office of the Chaplaincy's presentation this Thursday starting at 6:30 pm in Keller Hall Reception Room. I hope to see you there€”this is a great opportunity!

The Richmond World Affairs Council is presenting the “Iran and the War Against the West” lecture on Tuesday February 9, 2010. The presenter for this event is Michael Ledeen, PhD, an American Specialist on foreign policy. He is one of the principal western scholars on Iran.

 

                                

 

If you are interested, please contact me at chandana.chava@richmond.edu to reserve a free ticket for the event. In addition, the Office of International Studies is providing transportation to the event. Please contact Katreena Clark at kclark@richmond.edu to RSVP for a spot on the van.

Professor Klinker will give extra credit for those who attend the lecture.

For more information, please click here.