"Hadhrami #Arabs in #Britain’s policy towards #Muslims in Malaya before the Japanese occupation, 1939-1941". Our PhD student, @OmarTarekNasr, has published a new essay on the LSE South East Asia LSE Southeast Asia Blog. Read the essay here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/seac/2024/11/1… David Motadel #WW2

Michaelmas term is over 🎄so it's time for the Modern European History Workshop's Lent term 🔥call for papers🔥Email us your 200-300 word abstracts by Tuesday, January 7 ❄️ to get the new year off to a great start!

Yes. Syria’s starting conditions for a post-authoritarian transition are extremely poor. Its leaders need to get ahead of 4 key security challenges immediately: 1) Securing the Central Bank & any other buildings that might be looted 2) Establishing monopoly over use of force

Lauren Benton's They Called It Peace: Worlds of Imperial Violence is a sweeping account of how small wars shaped global order in the age of empires. Read a free sample of this important book today: hubs.ly/Q02_1wzg0

Great thread, wirth reading

Falls sich jemand, wie Thilo Sarrazin, nicht mehr sicher ist, warum die Syrer damals nach Deutschland geflüchtet sind („wer jetzt nicht geht, ist nicht aus pol. Gründen geflohen, sondern wollte wohl vor allem Sozialleistungen“), hier eine kleine Erinnerung👇Talk im Hangar-7⁩

Der weltweit erste Prozess zu syrischer Staatsfolter fand in Koblenz statt. Syrische und deutsche Juristen sind Expert:innen für Assads Foltergefängnisse, Befehlsketten, Beweise, Zeugenschutz. Sie sollten die Aufarbeitung der Verbrechen jetzt in Damaskus vorantreiben ECCHR

An interesting background piece written in #Arabic by Hosam Jazmati for all wondering who the father of #AlSharaa (Hussein Ali al-Sharaa) is. Is he also related to former foreign minister of #Syria Farouk al-Sharaa? aljumhuriya.net/ar/2024/09/10/سيرة-والد-الجولاني-بقلمه/

“Documents are often the last line of defense against denial and revisionism. In the hands of families searching for closure, these records provide answers. In the hands of future prosecutors, they deliver justice.” foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/17/syr… by Rawan Shaif.

What does the city of Istanbul reveal about its past? 'Constantinople Through the Ages' explores the city’s history from its foundations to today, highlighting how its layers of heritage continue to shape modern life. A rich journey through time! brill.ws/cim8

Reading today: One of my close readings today where I followed the trail of almost every single footnote. Great overview by prof Hafiz Zakariya on Britain’s Islampolitik in the Malay world. Can be read here: researchgate.net/publication/33…

Looking forward to present my paper titled "Uncomfortable Alliance: Islam in Birtain's Imperial Security Policy during WWII" at Modern European History at Cambridge at on 27 February. Cambridge History Cambridge University LSE International History

Looking forward to discuss my paper at Cambridge History Modern. British History Workshop in March

It was a great pleasure to present and discuss my research on The British Empire and Islam in WW2 yesterday at the Modern European History at Cambridge Workshop at Peterhouse, Cambridge and the Cambridge World History Workshop at Cambridge History. Questions and comments were very helpful and thought provoking. Really enjoyed it🙌🏽🙌🏽

Yesterday I attended this fascinating talk by Mezna Qato at the World Histpry Research Seminar at Gonville & Caius College. A meticulous global microhistory of possibilities and limitations of Palestinian education in Jordanian-annexed West Bank, deeply researched and felt! Thanks, Mezna!

Very much looking forward to seeing my article on Colonialism and the Qur'an published soon in French as Colonialisme et Coran, alongside the French translation of the entire volume, Le Coran européen. LSE International History

I wrote a short tribute for on the importance of Ghee’s scholarship on Muslim contribution to Britains war effort in WW2. There is much more to be said, I hope others who knew him better will come forward to share their reflections. My condolences to his family and loved ones.