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Been deep in date palms lately, including their "private lives." One of my favorite archival gems below: a vivid depiction of the harvest, workers' lodgings, and post-harvest music in 17th century Persia.

Our 'Document of the Month' by @arezouazad, celebrates 🎉 the agency, confidence & hard work of medieval women, through the lens of a 12-century petition 📜 by a tenant farmer in #Afghanistan seeking to defend her livelihood💪 bit.ly/afemalefarmers… #iwd #iwd2025 #medievalist

nytimes.com/2025/03/16/wor… via @NYTimes

On #InternationalRomaniDay, we reflect on the rich history and enduring spirit of the Romani people. Madeline Potter’s THE ROMA offers an insightful exploration into their untold stories. Available now. Madeline Potter Vintage Books

history.ucla.edu/person/christo… Obituary for Dr. Christopher Ehret. He was a pretty noted figure in African Studies, publishing numerous works and giving talks/lectures over the years. One of his major areas of concentration was African linguistics, especially the Afro-Asiatic family. He

Me and my fantastic co-author Chike Jeffers, finally meeting in person to launch our first book on Africana Philosophy! global.oup.com/academic/produ…

#Employment Hunter College invites applications for two open-rank, tenure-track professors in Palestinian Studies (one in social sciences, one in humanities), starting Fall 2025. mesana.org/resources-and-…

It's Gypsy, Roma & Traveller history month! For us, #GRTHM is every month, but lets celebrate each other nonetheless ❤️ 📷 by Eszter Halasi at Appleby Fair June 2024

On the Harbour, Mombasa, Kenya #archivesxt

Every cup of tea has a cost. Behind that cup lies the pain of women and girls who were abused, silenced and discarded. This week’s judgment isn't just about John Chebochok, KTDA, IEBC and TBK, it’s about tea workers. It’s about truth breaking through silence. #TrueCostOfTea

Ancient potsherd pavement visible at Owo.

Basra, Iraq 🌴🇮🇶

Der Islam 102.2 is hot off the press! First up: [open-access] Ana Davitashvili, "Sealing and the Root kh-t-m in the Qurʾān and pre-Islamic Christian Literature: On the 'Seal of the Prophets' and Disbelievers Having 'Seals on Their Hearts and Hearing'” degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/1…

#OpenAccess #NewRelease An Important Volume #IslamicManuscript #Codicology #Marginalia Marginal Matters Explorations into Commenting and Glossing Techniques in Arabic Manuscript Cultures ed. Stefanie Brinkmann.BRill 2025 brill.com/display/title/… PDF🎯 brill.com/downloadpdf/di…