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Passed down through generations, refugee memories morph through the different stages of trauma, from silence to a reawakening.
As millions gather for Hajj, they will circle the Kaaba, which is draped in the black cloth known as the kiswah – a sacred object shaped by centuries of faith, politics and power.
The violence that overwhelmed Sweida in July 2025 reflects challenges under the transitional government, but also age-old tensions over Druze autonomy.
Lebanon has a long history of sectarian violence, and the recent events in Syria are causing alarm among its religious minorities, including the Druze.
Public baths also often featured gymnasiums, libraries, restaurants and exercise yards. Archaeological evidence suggests even dentistry was performed at the baths.
The Sykes-Picot agreement is one of many colonial projects that we are still feeling the ripples of today.
Mosques with walls, barriers and separated entrances all send a clear message to Muslim women: that these spaces are not designed to include us.
The roots of today’s Israel-Palestine crisis can be traced back to colonial power dealings during World War I – of which the Gallipoli campaign and Anzac legend are an integral part.
The Somalia waters deals could upset the cordial relations between Ethiopia and Turkey, and put the UAE at odds with Egypt.
A scholar who has been working in Marrakech writes about the artisan communities, which have maintained the city’s architectural rich heritage for generations and have been hit hard by the earthquake.
As a displaced scholar, I never thought a show depicting events affecting modern Turkey would so strongly impact my interpretation of historical and political contexts intersecting with my family.
There’s a lot at stake in the May 14 presidential election. Will Turkey continue to be ruled by a populist Islamist government or return to a path of secular democratization?
A historian of the late Roman world, who visited earthquake-devastated Antakya several times, writes about the city’s rich history and recovery after being devastated in the past.
The Ottoman empire once stretched from Vienna to Cairo, an expert explains its power.
Nights of Plague is set on a fictional island in the early 20th century. Is it an allegory of empire’s fall; a contemplation on corruption and East-West tension or a reflection on pandemic life?
Is Catherine the Great a source of inspiration to Vladimir Putin? Her actions in Poland throughout her reign are remarkably similar to Putin’s designs on Ukraine.
From ‘turkey trot’ to ‘going cold turkey,’ the centerpiece to many Thanksgiving dinners has lent its name to many things. But it also borrowed its name from elsewhere.
Two scholars – both converts to Islam – set out to understand the Muslim community in Chile. Here is what they found.
The plight of residents in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of east Jerusalem highlights a history of Palestinians’ claims to land being ignored, argues a scholar of the Ottoman Empire.
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Director of International Studies, Colorado State University
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Instructor in History and Ethics, Lebanese American University
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Professor of International Studies, University of Washington
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Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
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Philip S. Bernstein Professor of Jewish Studies, University of Rochester
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Assistant professor, historien spécialiste de l'Afrique du Nord moderne, Université de Princeton, Fellows 2017- IEA Paris, Institut d'études avancées de Paris (IEA) – RFIEA
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Affiliate Researcher, Religion and Civic Culture Center, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Bayreuth University
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Professor of Philosophy, Lebanon Valley College
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Visiting Professor of Film, Brown University
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Professor of Art History, Columbus State University
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow, University of Warwick
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Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology, California State University, Chico
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Tenure Track in Global History, Tampere University
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Honorary Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, University of British Columbia
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Professor of International Relations, Keele University