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Is the European Refugee Crisis Unprecedented? Symposium at the German...
A few weeks ago the European Union (EU) signed a controversial agreement with Turkey to staunch the flow of Syrian refugees to Europe. The agreement is a testament to Europe’s failure to cope with the...
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The Politics of Pepper: Deciphering a Venetian-Mamluk Gift Exchange
At the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in Venice, just a few feet from Piazza San Marco, where thousands of tourists come each day to pose for pictures and eat gelato, sits a manuscript—Codice Marciano...
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AHA Endorses Scholars at Risk Statement on Turkey
The American Historical Association, as a member of Scholars at Risk, and also as a scholarly body concerned with and committed to protecting the working environments and rights of historians across...
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The Gift Thieves: Interpreting a Scandal in Early Modern Venice
This is the third post in a series by Jesse Hysell, one of this year’s AHA Today blog contest winners. His posts examine material exchanges between Venice and Egypt in the early modern period. Previous...
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Searching for the Quotidian in the Archives: Trade, Fraud, and Intercultural...
This is the final post in a series by Jesse Hysell, one of this year’s AHA Today blog contest winners. His posts examine material exchanges between Venice and Egypt in the early modern period. Previous...
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AHA Member Spotlight: Mahjoob Zweiri
Mahjoob Zweiri is an associate professor in contemporary history of the Middle East in the Humanities Department and graduate faculty in the Gulf Studies program at Qatar University. He lives in Qatar...
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“Education Embargo”: Scholars at Risk Hosts Discussion on How Immigration...
President Donald J. Trump’s new executive order on immigration was supposed to go into effect today. The new order was slightly narrower in scope than the original—it suspended travel from six...
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AHA Member Spotlight: Maria Bashshur Abunnasr
Maria Bashshur Abunnasr is an independent scholar, historical consultant, and oral historian. She lives in Beirut, Lebanon, and has been a member since 2010. Maria Bashshur Abunnasr is an independent...
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AHA Member Spotlight: Shuang Wen
Shuang Wen is a research fellow at the Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore (MEI-NUS). She lives in Singapore and has been an AHA member since 2010. Alma maters: MA, American...
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AHA Member Spotlight: Sara Scalenghe
Sara Scalenghe is an associate professor of history at Loyola University Maryland. She lives in Washington, DC, and has been a member since the early 2000s. Website:...
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AHA Member Spotlight: Mark Sedgwick
Mark Sedgwick is a professor at Aarhus University, Denmark. He lives in Aarhus and has been a member since 1997. Mark Sedgwick is a professor at Aarhus University, Denmark. Website:...
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