The Annales School These books by Burke and Burguière offer detailed discussions of the authors and key ideas of this school.

Timely arrival this afternoon. It's publication day for the paperback.

🚨🚨#BREAKING: In a disappointing development, two member bench comprising #JusticeKhadimHussainRizvi and #JusticeAzamKhan of #Islamabad high court suspended order of #JusticeSardarEjazKhan to federal Govt to form a commission to probe allegations against blasphemy gang.

Help needed: A friend of mine, a Muslim woman has recently moved to Jaipur for a job, she is finding it very difficult to find safe accomodation in the area and facing discrimination due to her religious identity. (1/2)

Sensible humans can agree: This Israeli regime is evil and must be stopped while there are still Palestinians left to save.

Yesterday I was just scanning the bookstall at Namma Bengaluru airport. To my surprise or (not to my surprise), 98% of books were propaganda. We’ve a booker winner, don’t find a single book of her on any of the bookstalls in Namma Bengalooru. But at least 10 books on Modi, and

Proofs have now arrived for my chapter on Nuruddin's poetry in Dohoney and Shopov ed.s, Towards a Global History of Soil: Sciences, Practices, and Materialities, 1300–1750, published by Brill. Will share the link once published, hopefully soon.

Hi y'all. So I'll be presenting here on Brutalism & Urban Planning in #Karachi. Time slots aren't announced yet. Will share, once they are. You can register here: habib.edu.pk/imagining-futu… Habib University

Have you ever been physically punished by a Qari Sahab or Madarsa Ustad? If yes, what was the reason? Share your story below

The notion that lower-income countries "steal" technology from high-income countries is absurd. In my newsletter, I explain why technology should be shared rather than protected—and how a recent Hollywood blockbuster agrees. Link in replies.

The reason I am positive about China's rise is simple. China has lifted more people out of poverty than the rest of the world put together in the last 50 years, they're leading clean energy investment, and they're changing the international economic order for the better.

Abstract submission deadline extended to 1 August 2025, 11:59 PM.

If the US and UK halted military assistance to Israel and the EU suspended its trade agreement aid would be flowing into Gaza.

CDS Anil Chauhan has said that #OperationSindoor is still on. This has been said to give escape route to the government to not discuss the air battle on May 7/8 night with the opposition in the Parliament. Without this, rest is of little consequence because both sides have

Stokes on Inequality and Democratic Backsliding In her forthcoming Princeton University Press book, Susan Stokes makes a case that the key factor that explains democratic erosion is income inequality.👇 I'll be reading this book. For information on the book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardcove…

It’s normally easy for me to put down a non-fiction book. That’s not the case with Dan Wang’s “Breakneck.” I’ve been completely glued to it all day.

Strongly condemn the senseless killing of protestors in Tirah. There must be immediate transparency on the incident from the military & govt and an urgent investigation. The situation in KP is rapidly deteriorating. While the growing threat of TTP terror is very real, the

Been on a streak of great history books recently. This was just fantastically good - a cultural and social history of the origins of the French revolution covering hot air balloons, Rousseau, pamphlets, fluctuating bread prices...

🚨 Presentation Alert 🚨 Super excited to share that I'll be presenting on #Brutalism & #UrbanPlanning in #Karachi at Habib University's inaugural #ImaginingFuturesConference. The event is open to the public, but prior registration is required: habib.edu.pk/imagining-futu… Centre for Strategic & Contemporary Research

Matías Bianchi, Nic Cheeseman, and Jennifer Cyr examine an uncomfortable truth: that democracies often fail to reverse the damage after an authoritarian lapse. "The Myth of Democratic Resilience" muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…