Waleed Hazbun

@whazbun.bsky.social

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IR and Middle East Studies Prof. at the University of Alabama. Mid East & East Med geopolitics, US foreign policy, Tourism & ✈️ Visiting Scholar, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2024-25).

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Middle East Research and Information Project @merip.bsky.social · 15h

PITCH US: MERIP's editors are inviting open pitches for our Summer 2026 issue on Visual Art and Cultural Production in the Middle East and North Africa!

Read more and pitch at the link below.

Call for Pitches—Visual Art & Cultural Production in the Middle East and North Africa

MERIP is seeking pitches for our Summer 2026 issue exploring visual art and cultural production in the Middle East and North Africa. We invite submissions that center artistic practices and cultural…

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 17h

But the biggest and most influential source of my thinking on this is Jonathan Schell's under recognized masterpiece: Unconquerable World: Power, Nonviolence, and the Will of the People.

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Laleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 20d

Excellent analysis by Narges Bajoghli:
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Iran Toppled the Shah in 1979. Why This Time Isn’t Quite Like That

"The conditions in Iran today are not comparable to those that precipitated the downfall of the Shah and the triumph of the revolution of 1979," writes Narges Bajoghli

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Dec 29

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From Jerusalem to Cairo and Beirut w/ Jean Said Makdisi

YouTube video by Makdisi Street

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Dec 28

Outcast in the third wave

Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Dec 28

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Dec 28

“Bauhaus” dark roast coffee from High Wire (Oakland, CA)

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · Dec 24

A Christmas message from the Mayor of Bethlehem in Palestine, the birthplace of Jesus Christ:

Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Dec 20

www.aros.dk/en/art/curre...

Anna Boghiguian – The Sunken Boat

The Sunken Boat marks Anna Boghiguian’s (b. 1946) first solo exhibition in the Nordic region. The exhibition explores global maritime history, rising sea levels, and the climate crisis through immersi...

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Middle East Research and Information Project @merip.bsky.social · Dec 11

ICYMI: We released highlights from our live event Honoring Joe Stork earlier this week on the podcast feed. Check it out, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!

The MERIP Podcast Episode 12: Honoring Joe Stork, Live in DC

Featuring Sarah Leah Whitson, Lisa Hajjar, Mouin Rabbani, Joel Beinin, Zachary Lockman, Rick Reinhard, Joan Mandell and Joost Hiltermann

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Journal of the Western Society for French History (JWSFH) @jwsfh.bsky.social · Dec 5

6. INTERVENTIONS: "Andor (Season 2), or the French Resistance in Space," a so-smart & also funny dialog between @tgpeterson.bsky.social & editor @meghankroberts.bsky.social about ANDOR!
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<em>Andor </em>(Season 2), or the French Resistance in Space

In August 2025, JWSFH Co-editor Meghan Roberts had the chance to speak with Terrence (Terry) Peterson, the author of Revolutionary Warfare; How the Algerian War made Modern Counterinsurgency (Cornell ...

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Dec 4

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Letter to the Editor | Eighty student media alumni condemn shuttering of campus magazines, urge support for students

The University of Alabama’s suspension of Alice Magazine and Nineteen Fifty-Six magazine has gravely disappointed decades of University of Alabama alumni who worked for the University’s student media ...

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Dec 3

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U. of Alabama Suspends Black and Female Student Magazines, Citing D.E.I. Guidance

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Nov 29

I miss our walks along the Thessaloniki waterfront.. this statue complex is such a prominent feature.

www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1288...

Death of sculptor Evangelos Moustakas | eKathimerini.com

Sculptor Evangelos Moustakas, best known for his statue of Alexander the Great and the monument to the National Resistance on the waterfront in Thessaloniki, has died at the age of 95.

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Abu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social · Nov 27

Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen multiple times

Kendrick Lamar
Bob Dylan
Jay-Z
Aimee Mann
Elvis Costello

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Nov 27

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times

R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots

Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · Nov 27

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —

NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello

Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Nov 24

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OU College of International Studies professor reportedly arrested by ICE

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly arrested an OU professor at Will Rogers International Airport Saturday.

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Middle East Research and Information Project @merip.bsky.social · Nov 20

REMINDER: We have a LIVE event in Washington DC on Saturday! Come join MERIP contributors Aslı Bâli, Joel Beinin, Lisa Hajjar, Zachary Lockman, Sarah Leah Whitson, Mouin Rabbani, Joan Mandell and Rick Reinhard, MC'd by Joost Hiltermann and w/ music from the Fast Flying Vestibule!

Honoring Joe Stork, Live in DC

November 22 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Nov 20

Is that Omar El Akkad in a tux! I am so happy for him and more critically what this recognition means.. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/b...

Books That Examine the Past and Present of the Middle East Take National Book Awards

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Joyce Karam @joycekaram.bsky.social · Nov 18

NEW: US canceled visit of head of #Lebanon army, @al-monitor.bsky.social confirmed. Haykal was due to arrive today but tension with Congress, differences over Hezbollah botched the trip... www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...