Got soaked walking home after work but glad to find this on the doorstep; I'll have a read after drying out
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October 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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October 9, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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My latest weekly round-up of reading and listening recommendations, taking in authoritarian politics and international relations within the Middle East and Post-Soviet space, among other topics. 🧵
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Stop, Look, and Listen #51
A round-up of what I have been reading and listening to this past week.
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October 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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"Those taking part in the so-called "Gen Z protests" decry what they see as widespread corruption.Through chants and posters, they have contrasted the flow of billions in investment toward preparation for the 2030 World Cup, while many schools & hospitals lack funds & remain in a dire state"
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Anti-government protests in Morocco turn deadly, with 2 killed in a small town
Youth-led anti-government demonstrators in Morocco filled the streets for a fifth straight night on Wednesday, as protests over the state of public services descended into deadly violence.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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"The protests, which began Saturday with demands for better education and healthcare, have been organized online by a loosely formed, anonymous youth group calling itself “GenZ 212.” The group has used platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and the gaming app Discord to mobilize support"
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Morocco youth protests spread and turn deadly, two killed
Two people were killed and others injured in Lqliaa, near Agadir, when security forces used firearms to prevent a group of individuals from stealing their weapons on Wednesday night, local authorities said, in an incident that marks a deadly turn in anti-government protests that initially rallied for social justice reforms.
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October 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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My latest (50th!) weekly round-up of reading and listening recommendations, taking in colonialism and conflict in the Middle East, professional football, and the relationship between American film and politics. 🧵
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Stop, Look, and Listen #50
A round-up of what I have been reading and listening to this past week.
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September 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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"While the details of the pact remain vague, & Saudi officials maintained the timing was incidental, the implications were clear: if Israel & the US were reshuffling the Middle East order, Saudi Arabia was keen to shore up an older alliance with a nimble friend."
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Petrodollars and the ‘Islamic Bomb’: how a Saudi-Pakistan pact was forged
Gulf nation backed Islamabad’s nuclear weapons programme, say experts. A new defence pact draws the allies closer
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September 19, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Embroiled in preparations for this week's DAME (Digital Archive of the Middle East) conference, but things are just about falling into place #MENAsky
September 16, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Our new research paper with Nathan Brown is out from @carnegieendowment.org !
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Official Islam in the Arab States of the Gulf: Local Establishments in a Regional and Global Context
The story of religious institutions and the state in the Gulf exemplifies four main points: the “institutional isomorphism” in the region, the place of religion in the nation- and state-building proce...
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September 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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A group wants to paint white over a newly finished restoration of mimar Sinan’s masterpiece, Selimiye mosque in Edirne, to erase its historic calligraphy and illumination at the risk of losing UNESCO status.
Full report here: drive.google.com/file/d/1BJQ3...
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Full report here: drive.google.com/file/d/1BJQ3...
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September 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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📚How are #education reforms changing teaching in #MENA?
This article explores the integration of global practices into local contexts and examines how the #academic field of education is evolving to meet international standards!
Read here: shorturl.at/E0CE7
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This article explores the integration of global practices into local contexts and examines how the #academic field of education is evolving to meet international standards!
Read here: shorturl.at/E0CE7
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September 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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SALE!
50% off my book, The Afterlife of Ottoman Europe until September 8!
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The Afterlife of Ottoman Europe | Stanford University Press
The Afterlife of Ottoman Europe examines how Bosnian Muslims navigated the Ottoman and Habsburg domains following the Habsburg occupation of Bosnia Herzegovina after the 1878 Berlin Congress. Prominen...
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August 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Section members - Reminder about our elections! Only a few days left to get your vote in. You should have received an email (hint: search for 'Survey Research' in your inbox), or you can find the ballot on @apsa.bsky.social Connect. Get your votes in for your new elected representatives!
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August 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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🚨New Publication🚨
Thrilled to announce my newly published paper in Politics and Religion!
This paper examines Catholic Churches’ stances toward electoral manipulation in the post–Third Wave period.
It’s an open-access article🔓
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Thrilled to announce my newly published paper in Politics and Religion!
This paper examines Catholic Churches’ stances toward electoral manipulation in the post–Third Wave period.
It’s an open-access article🔓
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Catholic churches’ stances toward electoral manipulation in the post-Third Wave period | Politics and Religion | Cambridge Core
Catholic churches’ stances toward electoral manipulation in the post-Third Wave period
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August 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Is the baby name #Yaḥyā really a glorification of the #Hamas terrorist of the same name? A response from primary historical sources and research literature. A thread.
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August 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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What's the "silent killer" affecting thousands in #Dubai? 💭
A new study reveals that 1 in 6 adults in the #UAE have pre-diabetes! Find out which groups are the most vulnerable and why early detection matters in this article:
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A new study reveals that 1 in 6 adults in the #UAE have pre-diabetes! Find out which groups are the most vulnerable and why early detection matters in this article:
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August 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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More information on the scope and objectives of our APSA MENA Methods Workshop. @apsamena.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social #menasky
July 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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#UK plans to recognize #Palestine as independent country if no #Gaza ceasefire by Sept. If #France also follows through, this would leave #USA as last UN Security Council veto-holder that doesn't consider Palestine a country. www.nbcnews.com/world/united...
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Britain to recognize Palestine as a state unless Israel agrees to an 'immediate ceasefire' in Gaza
In a statement from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office, the government also called for the release of the remaining hostages held in the Palestinian enclave.
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July 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Al Jazeera Al Hamra: A ghost town or #cultural legacy? 🇦🇪🤔
Read about how the UAE's only historical pearling village could be transformed into a thriving #heritage site and become a cornerstone of #Emirati #history conservation efforts:
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Read about how the UAE's only historical pearling village could be transformed into a thriving #heritage site and become a cornerstone of #Emirati #history conservation efforts:
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July 27, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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Saudi Arabia pledges to invest more than $6 billion in Syria. This pledge follows a $7 billion electricity sector deal signed by the govt w/Qatar in May. Both Saudi & Qatar also jointly repaid Syria's $15.5 million debt to the WB, enabling it to qualify for loans needed for reconstruction.
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Saudi Arabia Pledges to Invest More Than $6 Billion in Syria
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July 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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What’s in a name?
Your ethnic name gets abuse?They won’t say it right, tease, bully, harm you for it? Say, “What kind of name is THAT?!”
Or they go overboard the other direction with a show of knowledge of your exotic culture based on their unique knowledge of your name?
#BrownSky #BlackSky #MENASky
Your ethnic name gets abuse?They won’t say it right, tease, bully, harm you for it? Say, “What kind of name is THAT?!”
Or they go overboard the other direction with a show of knowledge of your exotic culture based on their unique knowledge of your name?
#BrownSky #BlackSky #MENASky
So, for those of us for whom mispronunciation and ethnic identity are inextricably intertwined in our names—think of that poor kid Hussain who changed his name to Pat after the Patriot missile ffs! If your name marks you for teasing or TSA detention or ICE, what do you do? Discussion welcome!
For me, it's not so much the mispronunciation, although that's irritating, but the question, "What kind of name is that?" People pass it off as mere curiosity, but it's a challenge: that's clear, when they turn cold or even abusive after I answer their question.
BTW I also get, "What ARE you?"
BTW I also get, "What ARE you?"
July 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Watch the full interview here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJgX... [2/2]
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Pashtana Durrani tells Kasia Madera she doesn't speak to the Taliban
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July 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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In this interview with BBC News' @kasiamadera.bsky.social, WCW International Scholar-In-Residence @pashtanadurrani.bsky.social spoke about the fight for Afghan girls’ education and her refusal to negotiate with those denying them their future. [1/2]
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July 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Many thanks to Jared Manasek for reviewing The Afterlife of Ottoman Europe in the American Historical Review @historians.org
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Leyla Amzi-Erdogdular. The Afterlife of Ottoman Europe: Muslims in Habsburg Bosnia Herzegovina.
Leyla Amzi-Erdogdular’s new book, The Afterlife of Ottoman Europe: Muslims in Habsburg Bosnia Herzegovina, begins with a simple premise: The end of the Ott
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July 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Tune into season 2 of MEnbar, the podcast of
@mecouncil.bsky.social. First episode you can catch here! Shifting Dynamics of Gulf–Asia Relations | Adel Abdel Ghafar www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8RN... #Menasky
@mecouncil.bsky.social. First episode you can catch here! Shifting Dynamics of Gulf–Asia Relations | Adel Abdel Ghafar www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8RN... #Menasky
Shifting Dynamics of Gulf–Asia Relations | Adel Abdel Ghafar
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July 8, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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