Lovely piece by Amy Fallas, PhD for Contingent Magazine on the complex history of the Baron Empain Palace in Cairo. If you’re wondering what the goddess Shiva, the Belgian Congo, and young Egyptian brides might have in common, here’s your chance to find out.

Happy to share my new blog post about Salafi women’s access to higher education on the LSE Religion and Global Society blog!

How should we engage with physical/spatial manifestations of racist, colonialist, & violent pasts? #dusp's Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال explores in the context of her lived dissertation research experience for New Lines Magazine. More- bit.ly/elgamalNewLines

The Invasion of Iraq Wasn’t a “Mistake.” It Was a Crime. — In a recent Jacobin article, The Costs of War Project research estimates that since the Iraq invasion, between 550,000 and 580,000 people have died in Iraq and Syria. ow.ly/1tzY50Nn6Fk

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Excited to be joining the next cohort of Weatherhead scholars as a postdoctoral fellow Weatherhead Center for International Affairs this coming fall!

Meet the 2023–2024 Scholars! This year we welcome a record 27 visiting scholars, postdocs, and practitioners to Weatherhead Scholars Program. Read more about this year's cohort at: scholarsprogram.wcfia.harvard.edu/current-affili…

Did you know that in Arabic, there are 12 levels of friendship? For every level of friendship, there is an Arabic word to describe it. From Sadeeq to Khaleel, it is rare to find all 12 levels of friendship in one person. A thread on the 12 levels of friendship in Arabic…

For friends outside in Morocco who want to help. Please find this Google Doc that gathers all information about the organization you can support. Earthquake Relief Morocco - Resources docs.google.com/document/d/1jo…

🔴🔴🔴 People outside of #Morocco who'd like to help with the #earthquake. Here's a list of orgs where you can donate. Banque Alimentaire Maroc has a strong record of delivering assistance during natural disasters and @SahraOuld's crowdfund goes directly to the community.

A series of partners are convening weekly teach-ins introducing our common communities, educators, researchers, & students to the history & present of Gaza, in context. "Gaza in Context: A Collaborative Teach-In Series" (Friday, 20 Oct., 1 PM EST) buff.ly/3tFRkGJ

In an article for Security Dialogue, #dusp alumna Asmaa El Gammal أسماء الجمّال (PhD ‘23) analyzes spatial planning & land management practices in Egypt & Lebanon to propose alternative theoretical tools to understand the intersection of security & governance. More: bit.ly/elgamalSd

📣 [NEW ISSUE] Our May issue, TMR 41 FORGETTING, is coming soon! This issue celebrates art and writing that plumb the depths of memory and forgetting in their personal and political dimensions, in intimate spaces and public ones. 📩 Subscribe to our newsletter to be notified

Honored to have my name alongside these talented writers in this latest issue of The Markaz Review is @markaz-review.bsky.social

Excited to be joining this conversation next week

"It was as if I knew by instinct - as only children do - what life would teach me as an adult: that when the tragic meets the absurd, the most pernicious form of oppression is the denial of common sense." My essay, "The Elephant in the Box," for the The Markaz Review is @markaz-review.bsky.social.

My latest for New Lines Magazine on speculative fiction, intelligence, and the future of war