-
#NACLA #MERIP #Jadaliyya #NYU #Kevorkiancenter #conference this 27-28 April on "The #Latin #East," in conjunction with the just released #MERIP issue on the same topic: as.nyu.edu/clacs/events/s…
#MERIP #MiddleEastReport just released its newest issue, "The #Latin #East," with several articles exploring connections between the Middle East and Latin America, in conjunction with an NYU joint conference on this topic next weekend: merip.org/mer/mer284
#RanaDasgupta #Guardian long read articulates a vision for a post nation-state world, with transnational citizenship, cross border taxation, and an empowered democratic polity. This is a worthy read. theguardian.com/news/2018/apr/…
#MESA / #MiddleEastStudies Association's #CAFMENA Committee on #AcademicFreedom for the #MiddleEast & #NorthAfrica, which used to usually speak out on such limitations in the region itself, today releases statement on #CanaryMission: mesana.org/advocacy/commi…
#Medium #RussJusklaian report on #WFP #UN use of #blockchain technology for personal #Syria #refugee ID purposes at #Jordan's #Zaatari camp, only briefly touching on implications of #technology as cutting edge experiment 4 #global #surveillance of everyone medium.com/mit-technology…
#DavidIKertzer #TheAtlantic relays story of #EdgardoMortara #PiusIX and #PopeFrancis, a tale of #Catholic-#Jewish tension in the #Vatican, and careful #history source research, doctored memoirs: theatlantic.com/international/…
#USMC veteran #PhilKlay reflects on the relationship of #US #veterans in society, in light of endless war, and the saying: "we're at war while America's at the mall." Perceptive essay: nytimes.com/2018/04/14/opi…
A statistic says so much, saying so little: in first 3.5 months of 2018, #US has accepted 11 #refugees / #AsylumSeekers from #Syria, vs. 790 in same period of 2017. Remember that next time they justify bombing the origin country for those seeking refuge npr.org/sections/paral…
#Douma chemical weapons attack death toll now said to top 150, yet the lead story on the #NBC weekend network #news was about a rogue German driver. Similar silence on 700+ Palestinians injured by Israeli live fire over the past week. We're being played, again. twitter.com/MhdKatoub/stat…
Number of people killed by #chemical weapons today in #Douma exceeded 30 , a barrel loaded with chemicals was dropped over a shelter . Number of contaminated people by chemicals in the 3 attacks of today exceeded 500 pic.twitter.com/S9o7vTbyyz
— Mohamad Katoub (@MhdKatoub) April 7, 2018#ChristopherNewfield at #Academe #blog critiques #Wisconsin #StevensPoint #UWSP administrative restructuring away from #SASH programs in #humanities & #liberalarts, as constituting second class #citizenship for working class #HigherEd #students: academeblog.org/2018/03/26/new…
Be a New Orleanian, wherever you are. twitter.com/Saints/status/…
Thousands of Saints fans, players, coaches and staff gathered at St. Louis Cathedral for the funeral of owner Tom Benson and then celebrated his life with a second line through the streets of New Orleans ⚜️ pic.twitter.com/eJblPYmIY7
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) March 26, 2018Stunning 11/17 #Wired article examines #China's "Social #Credit System," to rate each citizen for trustworthiness, stated opinions, actions, and all of the above of their friends. It then explores how it's already somewhat true in the West. Read this: wired.co.uk/article/chines…
Non-white? Ambiguously white? Now that #Bolton's got a seat at the table, get your #passport now, even though that might not save you in the #ICE crises to come: newyorker.com/news/daily-com…
That #POTUS #Trump replaces #NationalSecurityAdvisor #McMaster with #war monger #Bolton is the surest sign yet that war is in fact coming. It's just a matter of time at this point. Don't say you didn't know. bbc.com/news/world-us-…
Certainly reassured that #WhiteHouse confirms that #AustinBombings not a result of #terrorism. At the same time, what is terrorism, if placing bombs here and there isn't? reuters.com/article/us-tex…
#Iraq tales, #Armenian familes forced to flee to #Canada and elsewhere in wake of #US destruction of Iraqi society: huffingtonpost.com/entry/iraq-war…
A long, complicated, & ultimately life well lived. R.I.P. Requiescat in Pace #NOLA #NewOrleans icon #TomBenson. After all is said & done, you did much for our beloved city, via #Saints, #Pelicans, #DixieBeer, #Church, #BrotherMartin, #WVUE. 7th Ward 4ver: nola.com/saints/index.s…
Video look at new #MSF #DoctorsWithoutBorders office in #NewYorkCity: youtube.com/watch?v=-07pNs…
-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Jim Groom on Hello world!
- Sharon on A Life Well Lived: Only SS Struma Survivor Passes Away
- Dee on My Hotmail Account Gets Amnesia
- naltikri on The Yin and the Yang of Japanese Militarism and Pacifism
- Tomoko Sasaki Craig on The Yin and the Yang of Japanese Militarism and Pacifism
Archives
- July 2017
- September 2016
- February 2016
- October 2015
- September 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2006
- April 2006
- February 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
- August 2005
- July 2005
- June 2005
- May 2005
- April 2005
- March 2005
- February 2005
- January 2005
- December 2004
- November 2004
- October 2004
Categories
- Academics
- Africa
- Albania
- altikriti299
- American Revolution
- ASA
- Asia
- Ataturk Legacies
- BDS
- bio
- bloodlands
- CIEPO
- Classifieds
- College of Arts and Sciences
- conference
- Congo
- Current Events
- DC Events
- Department of History and American Studies
- Dr. Al-Tikriti
- Egypt
- elections
- faculty
- Free Lance-Star
- FSEM: History of Genocide
- genocide
- genocides14
- Great Lives
- HIST
- history
- history and American studies
- hitler
- Holocaust
- Indonesia
- Internship
- Internships
- Iraq
- jromero
- jromero@umw.edu
- Maps
- Middle East
- Middle East History
- Middle East Studies
- Modern Iran
- Moghuls
- MSF
- Mubarak
- Nabil Al-Tikriti
- naltikri
- naltikri@umw.edu
- Netanyahu
- NGO
- OSCE
- Ottoman
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman History
- Oxfam
- Professional Notes
- Relief Work
- Rwanda
- Scarlett Johansson
- Settlements
- Settlers
- Soccer
- South Sudan
- Speaking
- Sports
- Syria
- Syria Civil War
- The Arab Israeli Conflict
- The Pahlavi Dynasty
- Torture
- Turkey
- Uncategorized
- Visuals
- Web Sources
- WWI
- Ya'alon
Meta
Category Archives: Nabil Al-Tikriti
Nabil Al-Tikriti Presents at MESA Conference
On December 2, Associate Professor of Middle East History Nabil Al-Tikriti presented a paper entitled “Ibn-i Kemal’s Confessionalism and the Construction of an ‘Ottoman Islam’” at the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) Con… Continue reading
Nabil Al-Tikriti
Nabil Al-Tikriti, associate professor of history, is currently serving as a short term observer (STO) for the May 8 municipal elections in Durres, Albania. For these elections, he is affiliated with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Euro… Continue reading
Nabil Al-Tikriti
Nabil Al-Tikriti, associate professor of history, gave a keynote address, “The State of Middle East Studies in the American Academy,” at the 5th Joint International Workshop held in Tokyo, Japan February 12-13. Al-Tikrit also served as a discussant for the graduate student workshop ”Science, Institutions, and Identity in the Muslim Societies” organized jointly by Kyoto University and the Tokyo University of […] Continue reading
Nabil Al-Tikriti
Nabil Al-Tikriti, associate professor of history, made presentations entitled “Shifting Borders and State Prerogatives: Iraqi Provincial Border Changes from the Ottoman Era to Today” at the July WOCMES conference in Barcelona, “Messiah Lovers, Sola Scriptura, and the Early Evolution of both an Ottoman Islam and Protestantism” at the October WHA conference in Istanbul, and “Iraqi […] Continue reading