My new article on #Jerusalem just dropped in the Journal of Islamic Studies! Give it a read if you’re interested in apocalypse, empire, religious sites, conflict—or if you just love to argue! #TempleMount #HaramAlSharif #BabalRahma #AlQuds #GoldenGate academic.oup.com/jis/article-ab…

The Department of History (History @ The U) at the University of Utah is hiring a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor for Pre-Modern Middle East, North Africa, and Islamic World History (600-1400 CE). Applications are due Nov. 3, 2023. Spread the word! utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/151489

Ask Lyft My Lyft driver drove off with my pet cat still in the car. I was taking my cat to a vet appointment, I was sitting behind the driver and had the cat carrier on the floor of the passenger side back seat.

I'm working on an essay about teaching Middle Eastern cinema in the United States. If you have taught a course on Middle Eastern cinema (or specific national cinemas from the Middle East), can you send me your syllabus? RTs appreciated!

My friend Vivian Silver— a leader in ALLMEP for two decades, and a driving force with members like נשים עושות שלום & AJEEC-NISPED among many others— is missing from Kibbutz Beeri. If you pray, please pray for her. She is one of a kind, and has dedicated her life to 🇮🇱 🇵🇸 peace

Part of my interview with Forbes about how we got to this point. I know we are outraged now, but we should have been outraged years ago. Our failure to reach a peace agreement is why we are here. Our incompetent leaders is why we got to this point. Our outrage is late!

Rumors and misinformation about the Israel-Gaza war has flooded all social media platforms, but X may be rewarding those who actively promote falsehoods. apnews.com/article/social…

My mother called me crying as our 15 years old neighbor was shot in the head by soldiers who decided to raid East Jerusalem neighborhoods. This made me cry. This video reminds me of how we’re told my brother was killed. This happens all (business as usual)

חשיפה: השיחה שנערכה בין ראשי הביטחון בשבת בארבע בבוקר, הסתיימה בהערכה שעומד להיות יום קרב בשבת, שעלול לכלול חדירה של כוח מחבלים שינסה לפשוט ולהשתלט על ישוב, על מנת לחטוף. שב"כ הוריד צוות טקילה לשטח, צה"ל- לא עשה דבר. האוגדה אפילו לא עדכנה את החיילים בבסיס, את המוצבים והיישובים.

Elon Musk built a misinformation machine. 74% of the most-viral posts promoting misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war were shared by verified blue check-mark accounts. These false posts were viewed more than 100 million times. variety.com/2023/digital/n…

this is an absolutely UNHINGED way to open your book on the history of medicine !!!!!

Remembering BN Goswami, who passed way this morning, by re-visiting his essay on cats in South Asian art. m.thewire.in/article/books/…

For everyone interested in where emotions studies are today, do Zoom in to this conference einsteinforum.de/tagung/a-matte… at the beginning of February. Registration is now open. See you there!

It’s 2024 and the The Wall Street Journal still pushes out this type of garbage. Reckless. Bigoted. Islamophobic. Dearborn is one of the greatest American cities in our nation. - fastest growing city in MI - home to the #1 travel destination in MI (Greenfield Village / Henry Ford Museum) -

In response to the reviewer feedback, we’ve made a number of changes that have strengthened the article. In response to the reviewer tone, we’ve cried a little and sworn an oath of vengeance.

🧵1/ Thread on the Islamophobic and antisemitic disinformation about the #SydneyAttack . I downloaded X posts that wrongly stated that the attacker, Joel Cauchi, was either a Muslim or Jewish terrorist

“We met only once before October 7, but you were among the first to reach out, to send your condolences,” Inon told Abu Sarah, about the loss of his parents. “I will always love you for being there for me.” מעוז معوز Maoz goodgoodgood.co/articles/ted-t…

These are the words Pope Leo XIV shared with מעוז معوز Maoz and I when we met him this morning at Arena di Pace in Verona. His Holiness welcomed us, prayed with us, and showed true leadership. We will forever be grateful for his support.

It's #PubDay for THE HOME I WORKED TO MAKE! Recording Syrians' stories has been the honor of my life. The book “is a testament to the resilience of the survivors of war in the face of unspeakable loss” (Book Riot). It's also about the meaning of home. wwnorton.com/books/97813240…