1) Introduce ourselves to one another. Feel free to introduce yourself as you'd like: you can identify your major; your interest in this course; you can list other Middle East related courses you have taken or are taking; you could share your favorite breakfast; and/or you could tell us something even more random.
2) Identify one fact from the readings for this week that you were not aware of previously or were otherwise surprised by.
I look forward to learning about you all.