Interviews with Scholars of the Middle East about their New Books Support our show by becoming a pre
Recent developments in the Middle East have raised concern about the potential for a wider regional
In The Fate of the Jews in the Early Islamic Near East: Tracing the Demographic Shift from East to W
Whether it’s in commerce or conflict, today’s world pays rapt attention to the Persian Gulf. But the
In the first few years after the Russian Revolution, an ideological project coalesced to link the de
Tribe-state relations are a foundational element of authoritarian bargains in the Middle East, and i
During the early medieval Islamicate period (800–1400 CE), discourses concerned with music and music
In times of profound crisis, when violence and hatred seem to dominate our world, we often search fo
How did the Algerian war of independence shape contemporary sociology? In Bourdieu and Sayad Against
On Revival: Hebrew Literature Between Life and Death (U Pennsylvania Press, 2024) is a critique of o
A note about content:This episode involves discussion of suicide, specifically in the contexts of sl
The essay "The Failed Concepts That Brought Israel to October 7" (Mosaic Magazine) by Shany Mor, dat
In July 1950, Avi Shlaim, only five, and his family were forced into exile, fleeing from their belov
Augustine believed that slavery is permissible, but to understand why, we must situate him in his la
On Tuesday 13 September 2022, all Mahsa Amini has planned is a day shopping in Tehran. Her birthday
Emrah Yildiz's new book Zainab’s Traffic: Moving Saints, Selves, and Others Across Borders (Universi
A critical challenge for militaries is preparing for future, not past, wars. History shows that succ
Over the last two decades, the United States has supported a range of militias, rebels, and other ar
This is Gaza – a place of humanity and creativity, rich in culture and industry. A place now utterly
How has migration shaped Mediterranean history? And what role did conflicting temporalities and the
The first in-depth study of the collaborative intellectual exchange between the European and the Ara
