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Startlingly modern portraits from Egyptian late antiquity. Beautifully described by the brilliant William Dalrymple. You won’t see anything to match this on Twitter today.

So much outstanding content in this piece, it's like the Telegraph appointed Marie Antoinette as their Glastonbury correspondent

Terrific overview by ⁦@EskandarSadeghi⁩ on both the painful structural limitations and genuine potential of the Iranian presidency under Pezeshkian. newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/…

The Taliban have often acquiesced to aid organizations that have insisted on roles for women. Indeed, the behavior of the Taliban varies across Afghanistan, providing opportunities for a principled approach. That is better than simply cutting all aid. thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2024/0…

One of the chapters in Sick of It investigates restrictions on pregnant Palestinians' access to healthcare before 7th Oct. I didn't think I could be more horrified. In recent book talks I've been flagging this piece by Azadeh Moaveni & Yara Asi, PhD work lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/…

A grim outcome. A 15 year old girl, groomed online & brought to Syria as a minor. Pregnant with three children before the age of 18, & lost all three in the tortuous conditions of NE Syria. Shamima Begum loses final UK court bid over citizenship - BBC News bbc.com/news/articles/…

Self pity.

NYT: Five packages of antiquities allegedly looted from Iraq and Iran were seized from Susan Womer Katzev, an illustrator in Maine who has long worked with archaeologists to document the Kyrenia and other ancient shipwrecks. nytimes.com/2024/08/12/art…

I reviewed Ben Macintyre's excellent new book, The Siege, for New York Times Books. i loved it so much, it was like Argo, Remains of the Day, The Bureau, and The Leopard woven into one mad week-long showdown in 1980 London. nytimes.com/2024/09/08/boo…

NYT: The Role of New York’s Lauded Looted Art Unit Is Challenged in Court The Art Institute of Chicago challenge of Schiele case argues that Alvin Bragg lacks jurisdiction in this case, and by extension, many others. nytimes.com/2024/10/08/art…

An A-list panel discussing Afghan women's rights & Taliban engagement coming up Global and Joint Program Studies together with BGIA- Oct 28 6-8pm, 20 Cooper Square With Kaavya Asoka Erica Gaston Fatema Daryab Ahmadi Annie Pforzheimer moderated by the one and only Elmira Bayrasli

Looking forward to being part of this panel discussing gender and human rights in Afghanistan. Coming next Monday!

Syria's economic collapse isn't discussed enough as a factor in the regime's unraveling. Society faced a silent death sentence: endemic poverty, ever-worsening and untold. In recent months, I was working on the challenge of representing such misery tactfully. A short visual 🧵

I am excited that my new book, Iran’s Grand Strategy: A Political History will be out in late spring. It is comprehensive examination of how Iran sees its national security and interests and why it adopts particular strategies to achieve them. press.princeton.edu/books/hardcove…

Tehran last night! The youth rule the street! #ChaharshanbeSuri