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Nabil Al-Tikriti Presents at MESA Conference

Posted on December 8, 2011 by admin

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 →

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Nabil Al-Tikriti

Posted on June 23, 2011 by admin

Nabil Al-Tikriti, associate professor of history, was elected on June 11 to serve a three year term on the Board of Directors of MSF/Doctors Without Borders-USA.
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Nabil Al-Tikriti Lectures in Istanbul

Posted on May 31, 2011 by admin

Prof. Nabil Al-Tikriti (History) offered a lecture entitled “All My Children: Succession Politics Under Bayezid II” at the American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) in Istanbul on 30 May 2011.  This talk was given in conjunction with th… Continue reading →

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Nabil Al-Tikriti

Posted on May 8, 2011 by admin

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 →

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Prayer Call in Turkish

Posted on March 22, 2011 by admin

Interesting factoid of the day, hopefully accurate.  Yesterday I was hanging out at the village cafe with some small town Marxists, and they told me that the (Arabic) prayer call was in Turkish in Turkey from ca. 1932 to ca. … Continue reading →

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My Hotmail Account Gets Amnesia

Posted on March 20, 2011 by admin

I just lost hundreds of old emails from my hotmail account, and thought I should share their corporate response for those out there who might someday lose their correspondence as well: Question Summary Hundreds of emails disappeared from prior to … Continue reading →

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Save USIP Letters to Senators Mark Warner and Jim Webb

Posted on February 24, 2011 by admin

Dear Senators Warner and Webb: This letter is in support of continuing to fund the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), the entire budget of which the House of Representatives voted to eliminate in the past month. I understand that the … Continue reading →

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The Yin and the Yang of Japanese Militarism and Pacifism

Posted on February 19, 2011 by admin

Anyone wanting to experience both extremes of Japanese politics as they concern foreign policy and military affairs could hardly learn more than by visiting Hiroshima’s Peace Museum one day and the Yushukan museum on another day.  I just did that … Continue reading →

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Nabil Al-Tikriti

Posted on February 13, 2011 by admin

Nabil Al-TikritiNabil 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 →

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Stealth Jihad, Saddam’s Turbe, Bank Heists, and Orientalism Today

Posted on February 8, 2011 by admin

Potpourri: 1) This is the level of discourse for many Americans. On this “Amerisrael” posting University of Mary Washington ‘Stealth Jihadist’ Faculty, a completely anonymous person (10-1 he’s male) goes after me and my colleagues at Mary Washington following a … Continue reading →

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