Discussion Threads Go Here

Comments Off on Discussion Threads Go Here

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 Ottomanes] Conference in Rethymno, Crete, Greece.  The abstract of the paper was as follows: “Following the intensely chaotic violence of [...]
Posted in Academics, CIEPO, College of Arts and Sciences, conference, Ottoman History, Professional Notes | Leave a comment

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 Mountz of Wilfred Laurier University, Dr. Apostolos Veizis of MSF Greece, and Ivan [...]
Posted in Academics, College of Arts and Sciences, Professional Notes | Leave a comment

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 accompanied the presentation can be accessed here: “‘Ghazi’ Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, 1881-1938″
Posted in Academics, Great Lives, Middle East, Professional Notes, Turkey | Leave a comment

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. Following that, he participated in the annual Field Associative Debate (FAD) for MSF staff serving [...]
Posted in Academics, Asia, College of Arts and Sciences, Middle East, MSF, NGO, Professional Notes, Relief Work | Leave a comment

Even Einstein couldn’t think of a peace plan An archive of Einstein’s letters reveal his thoughts on a problem he couldn’t solve: how Arabs and Jews can live together. From Jerusalem, Donald Macintyre reports

Einstein’s views on Palestinian peace…

Posted in history | Leave a comment

Yehoshua on American Jewry

In this article, prominent Israeli writer A.B. Yehoshua states that American Jews are only “partial Jews”.

Posted in Current Events | Leave a comment

Christopher Torchia, SF Gate, 2/24/2012: “Turkey’s Jewish narrative: tolerance and dark side”

Turkey’s Jewish narrative: tolerance and dark side.  This article discusses the SS Struma sinking that we mentioned in class this week.

Posted in history | Leave a comment

Jonathan Lis, Ha’aretz, 2/23/2012: “U.S. refuses to grant visa to Israeli MK due to his membership in ‘terror group’”

U.S. refuses to grant visa to Israeli MK due to his membership in ‘terror group’ — for the first time in recent memory, an Israeli parliamentarian was denied entry into the United States due to membership in a banned organization, in this case the “Chai” group.

Posted in Current Events | Leave a comment

Israel Shamir, Counterpunch, 2/22/2012: “What Really Happened in the “Yom Kippur” War?”

What Really Happened in the “Yom Kippur” War?

Posted in history | Leave a comment