Category Archives: Academics

Nabil Al-Tikriti Participates in Iraqi Foreign Policy Workshop

Nabil Al-Tikriti Participates in Iraqi Foreign Policy Workshop On February 20-21, Associate Professor of History and American Studies Nabil Al-Tikriti joined a workshop in London entitled “Iraqi Foreign Policy in a Changing Middle East.” Participants included over thirty area experts, party representatives, government officials, scholars, and journalists.  The closed workshop was sponsored jointly by the Middle East and North Africa Programme of […] Continue reading

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Nabil Al-Tikriti Presents Great Lives Lecture on T.E. Lawrence

Nabil Al-Tikriti Presents Great Lives Lecture on T.E. Lawrence On Tuesday, Feb. 12, Nabil Al-Tikriti delivered a lecture entitled “Troubled Man, Troubling Legacy: T.E. Lawrence, 1888-1935″ as part of the Chappell Great Lives lecture series at Dodd Auditorium on the UMW campus. The prezi visuals which accompanied the presentation can be accessed here: http://prezi.com/bjyci7hkur_a/te-lawrence-troubled-man-troubling-legacy/.
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Nabil Al-Tikriti Presents at Istanbul History Symposium

Nabil Al-Tikriti Presents at Istanbul History Symposium On Thursday, Dec. 20, Nabil Al-Tikriti delivered a presentation in Turkish entitled “II Bayezid Oğulları Arasındaki Taht Kavgası / The Fight Between the Sons of Bayezid II for the Throne” to the “Symposium of the Sultan Beyazit II” in Istanbul, Turkey. The symposium was sponsored by Kültür Kenti Vakfı (Cultural City Foundation), Beyoğlu Municipality, […] Continue reading

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Nabil Al-Tikriti Presents Paper to Istanbul History Congress

Nabil Al-Tikriti Presents Paper to Istanbul History CongressOn Thursday, Nov. 8, Nabil Al-Tikriti delivered a paper entitled “The Ties that Bind: Ottoman Sea Ghazis from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean” to the 1st International Congress of Eurasian Maritime History (Turkish Naval History), hosted by Piri Reis University in Istanbul, Turkey.  The conference website and conference program is available in the links, and […] Continue reading

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Nabil Al-Tikriti Delivers Paper at Conference in Crete

On Sunday, July 1, Nabil Al-Tikriti delivered a paper entitled “Grim Advice, Bold Solutions: Idris-i Bitlisi’s 1513 Treatise on the Caliphate and Sultanic Protocols” to the 20th annual CIÉPO [Comité International des Études Pré-Ottomanes et … Continue reading

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Nabil Al-Tikriti Moderates Forced Migration Workshop at NGO Assembly

In his capacity as a board member of MSF / Doctors Without Borders USA, Nabil Al-Tikriti co-organized and moderated a June 7 workshop on migrant populations preceding the MSF USA 2012 General Assembly in New York City. Panelists included Dr. Alison Mo… Continue reading

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Nabil Al-Tikriti Presents Great Lives Lecture

  On Tuesday, April 17, Nabil Al-Tikriti delivered a lecture entitled “‘Ghazi’ Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 1881-1938″ as part of the Chappell Great Lives lecture series at Dodd Auditorium on the UMW campus. The prezi visuals which … Continue reading

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Nabil Al-Tikriti Participates in Tokyo and Amman NGO Conferences

In his capacity as a board member of the United States section of  MSF/Doctors Without Borders, Nabil Al-Tikriti, associate professor of history and American studies, participated in the annual MSF Japan General Assembly in Tokyo on March 24 and 25. F… Continue reading

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