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The Starving Empire: A History of Famine in France's Colonies (Cornell University Press, 2023) by Dr
Another Look at Congolese History: Arabic and Swahili Documents in the Belgian Archives (Académie Ro
Through stunning images, maps and insightful commentary, Life & Legacy: A Window into Jewish Lif
Despite theories to the contrary, religious nationalism, and the use of religion to determine member
Today I talked to Isak Svensson (editor) and Laurie Nathan (contributor) about Conflict Mediation in
Scholarly discussions on Islam in print have focused predominantly on the role of Urdu in the develo
Long before the 1979 Soviet invasion, the United States was closely concerned with Afghanistan. For
The “barbarian” nomads of the Eurasian steppes have played a decisive role in world history, but the
To The Good People of Gaza: Theatre for Young People by Jackie Lubeck and Theatre Day Productions (M
Waiting for the Revolution to End: Syrian Displacement, Time and Subjectivity (UCL Press, 2023) by D
How has a small nation of 9 million people, forced to fight for its existence and security since its
Anti-blackness has until recently been a taboo topic within Arab society. This began to change when
Tracing the development journey of the Arabian Gulf region with a forward-looking perspective, Susta
On today’s episode of International Horizons, RBI director John Torpey speaks with Jodi Rudoren, edi
Since 2012, ceasefires have been used in Syria to halt violence and facilitate peace agreements. How
For thousands of years, the Jewish people lacked a political state; yet, what can we say about the J
In times of peace as well as conflict, humor has served Algerians as a tool of both unification and
Exegetes have long relied on the framework of the Acts of the Apostles to understand the behavior an
Bahriye Kemal's ground-breaking new work serves as the first study of the literatures of Cyprus from
Israel has one of the most extensive and highly developed hiking trail systems of any country in the
