It's extra rewarding to see my @pspolisci.bsky.socialtinyurl.com/bd9xba2j

We are thrilled to be hosting Wendy Pearlman to discuss her new book on the Syrian diaspora, and to have Syrian activist and scholar Ibrahim Al-Assil provide comments. Join me, SAIS Middle East Studies, and our SAIS MENA Club for this important discussion Thursday Sept 19 at 12:00pm!

My comments on media instrumentalizations of history in @turkeyrecap.bsky.social: "Regime-produced videos link past victories to their contemporary custodian: RTE as rightful and necessary, leader and defender." Attending APSA? Jonas Draege and I present on authoritarians' uses of history in media

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We're witnessing history in the re-making. Get the latest Turkey news in this week's recap! Inside: - What Malazgirt means for Erdoğan - Turkish airstrike kills journalists in Iraq - Domestic and diplomatic wraps - August downpours flood, ravage cities

History Reheats Itself

Issue #223

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Call for Proposals: 2025 Travel Research Engagement Grants - Project on Middle East Political Science

The Project on Middle East Political Science announces a call for proposals for POMEPS Travel – Research – Engagement (TRE) grants for 2025. Awards of up to $3,000 will be offered to support research ...

Today we finished the 75th week of our Zoom writing solidarity group. I’m glad to be back to my whiteboard in DC to help keep track of our (19!) sessions and awesome volunteer hosts. Please send any MENA scholar who might benefit my way, happy to answer any questions!

This was the topic of a couple final papers in my Politics of Protest in Europe course. I had a bunch of MENA concentrators, and encouraged them to write on Europe-based solidarity protests with MENA. From what I see, in Ireland the anti-colonial struggle frame was quite resonant.

Agreed. I think a lot of the outrage is fear of the “unknown” and capitalizations on that. An unbelievable number of men don’t know how tampons or even menstruation cycles work. The right wing wields this powerfully.

Absolutely, sent!

It’s a tiny thing, but you are more than welcome to join the Zoom writing solidarity and accountability group I run. I was unable to get a MENA group going and so expanded my post-earthquake Turkey/Syria group to all from MENA. Please let me know if you are interested!

It’s a tiny thing, but you both are more than welcome to join the Zoom writing solidarity and accountability group I run. I was unable to get a Palestinian group going and so expanded my post-earthquake Turkey/Syria group to all from MENA. Please let me know if interested!