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I'm so saddened by the passing of Roy Mottahedeh, a giant among scholars and an all around lovely person. I'm very lucky to have had him as my doctoral advisor. I learned so much from him and treasured his friendship. May he rest in peace.

Thank you to the Committee on Academic Freedom MESA for this clear-headed critique of New York University’s dangerous new code of student conduct, which claims that criticism of Zionism, a political ideology, is antisemitism. mesana.org/advocacy/commi…

This looks like it is (and will become even more so) an important resource: arsheef.org

My department New York University is hiring a historian of the 18th-19th c Middle East, with a preference for those working on the Persianate world, broadly defined. Please circulate widely! apply.interfolio.com/155283

The #SakıpSabancıCenter invites you to this year's inaugural event, featuring our Center's Visiting Professor, Edhem Eldem, in convo with Iheb Guermazi and Abigail Balbale on "The Alhambra at the Crossroads of History." Join us on October 15. Register: bit.ly/3N77Wh1

Tuesday at Columbia! Edhem Elden’s fascinating new book explores how the Alhambra was seen by visitors from all over the world, and how its memory was deployed in various contexts in the long 19th c.

Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday's fantastic book talk at the #SakıpSabancıCenter. Special thanks to Edhem Eldem, Abigail Balbale, and Iheb Guermazi for the fabulous conversation! Stay tuned to this page for the panel video and more events from our Center!

I am delighted that my Cornell University Press book, The Wolf King: Ibn Mardanish and the Construction of Power in al-Andalus, has won the 2024 Premio del Rey from American Historical Association. I'm honored to join the list of previous winners of this award, all scholars I admire enormously!

Don't miss the video from our latest book panel featuring Edhem Eldem, Iheb Guermazi, and Abigail Balbale on Eldem's "The Alhambra at the Crossroads of History." Stay tuned for more events and videos from #SakipSabanciCenter. youtu.be/ZEOllj-9s8c?si…

Rachel Schine’s new book is out! It presents a new history of racialization in medieval Islamdom using popular stories that ordinary people knew well, told and retold. … A learned history from below!

🧑‍🏫New Webinar!🧑‍🏫How do we make studying the Middle Ages relevant and enjoyable? Abigail Balbale, Theodore Cachey, & Martha Rust) will discuss strategies for elevating our pedagogy. Join us for "Teaching the Middle Ages" on Nov 19th, and register today 🔗 bit.ly/TeachingMiddle…

Join us on Zoom or in person next tues, nov 19th @ 12:30pm NY time for Theo's talk "To Render Fables Poetic: On the Sources of Qāniʿī Ṭūsī's Versification of Kalīla and Dimna"! Zoom link (nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regist…) In-person (airtable.com/apptoCTIRlPPkI…)

Missing people posters up in the old city in Damascus, only possible since the fall of the Assad regime. #syria

A very proud moment for an emerging academic. I am happy to share with you that my article about Sufism and space in early-modern Istanbul has been published! You can access it here: academia.edu/126373509/Exam…

“NYU’s expansion of what constitutes discrimination is too broad and will inevitably infringe on lawful, important academic discussions and debates on campus about Palestine and Israel — it’s dangerous and puts academic freedom principles at risk.” nyclu.org/press-release/…