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Andrea Stanton
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Professor of Islamic studies & Middle East historian, University of Denver.

Research foci: digital Islam, Mandate Palestine, Arab-world radio.

Twin mama. Wordy by nature.
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You know what they’re going to store in those warehouses?

People
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:

- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown

This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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The call for proposals for #AHA27 is open until February 15, 2026. Our 2027 annual meeting will take place on January 7–10, 2027, in New Orleans. The Program Committee welcomes and encourages all historians to submit proposals. 🗃️
Call for Proposals - AHA
The AHA's annual meeting is the largest yearly gathering of historians in the United States. All historians are welcome and encouraged to submit proposals. The AHA also invites historically focused pr...
www.historians.org
January 30, 2026 at 3:45 PM
#Religion/ #Theology colleagues with Theta Alpha Kappa chapters: please encourage your students to submit a paper for the 2026 Albert Clark Award.

Awardees receive cash prizes + publication in the Journal of Theta Alpha Kappa

Submissions due tomorrow - Mon, 1/26!

thetaalphakappa.org/clark-awards/
The Clark Award - Theta Alpha Kappa
2026 Albert Clark Award Call for Papers You are invited to submit a paper for: THE 2026 ALBERT CLARK AWARD for the best papers in Religious Studies or Theology $1000.00 award for the best undergraduat...
thetaalphakappa.org
January 25, 2026 at 10:46 PM
#Denver friends and colleagues, please join us this Thursday at 7pm for a free screening of this award-winning #Gaza documentary. All welcome!
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
No surprises here: #Syriatel was a tool (or coopted as a tool) of the Asad regime: www.occrp.org/en/scoop/dam....
Damascus Dossier: Syrian Telecoms Operator Helped Assad Regime Spy on Citizens
Documents recovered after the fall of former Syrian dictator Bashar Al Assad show how Syriatel shared client phone data with an intelligence agency.
www.occrp.org
December 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The #American Center of #Research in #Jordan has numerous #fellowship opportunities open: acorjordan.org/fellowships-2/. Some focus on #archeology and some are reserved for #Jordanian citizens, but others are more open. Please consider applying if ACOR funding could support your work!
Fellowships, Scholarships, and Awards - ACOR
We are now accepting applications for all 2026–2027 Fellowships. The deadline to apply is February 15, 2026. Applications should be submitted online: https://orcfellowships.smapply.org/ Inquiries rega...
acorjordan.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
#Denver, #Boulder, & #Longmont friends, please join us for #FrontRange #Palestine Cinema Days this Sunday, Nov 2. Three films, three cities, all free, and all welcome. (Please note Longmont & Boulder require rsvps!)
October 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Multiple upcoming Dissertation and Proposal defenses, check your institutional email for all abstracts, room numbers, and Zoom links.

October 17, 2pm - 4pm MT: Jason Andrus dissertation defense. Title: "Islamic Political Anti-Theology."

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October 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
1/2 I oversee my college’s new faculty #mentoring program, and love this great @chronicle.com re-run on how chairs can support new faculty: www.chronicle.com/article/ask-....
Advice | Ask the Chair: How to Welcome a New Hire
The success of new faculty members doesn’t just happen. And it begins with thoughtful onboarding.
www.chronicle.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Please join us at the @uofdenver.bsky.social this afternoon at 2pm, for our Lund University colleague Martin Nykvist’s talk on #Sports and #Christianity in #Scandinavia!
September 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
So appreciated this @chronicle.com webinar on #faculty and #staff fatigue in #highered: www.chronicle.com/events/virtu.... It’s a hard time in many sectors, including ours ❤️‍🩹
Fighting Campus Fatigue
ON DEMAND: Faculty and staff are stretched thin, with rising workloads, low morale, and growing burnout threatening retention across higher education. Discover practical ways to reduce the strain and ...
www.chronicle.com
September 21, 2025 at 11:58 AM
#Denver friends and colleagues, please join us next Saturday, September 27, for ”Black America and #Palestine”:
September 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Death toll of Palestinians from starvation rises to 251
<article data-history-node-id="427256" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/death-toll-palestinians-starvation-rises-251" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/death-toll-palestinians-starvation-rises-251" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Death toll of Palestinians from starvation rises to 251</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The death toll from Israeli-imposed starvation&nbsp;in the Gaza Strip has risen to 251, including 108 children, according to the Palestinian health officials.&nbsp;</p> <p>They said that "Gaza hospitals recorded 11 deaths within 24 hours, including a child, due to acute malnutrition."</p> <p>Since early March, Israel has imposed a near total blockade on the entry of food and humanitarian assistance into Gaza. In recent days, Israel has allowed in small quantities of aid, though it is far below the needs of starving Palestinians.</p> <p>The World Food Programme recently warned that "a third of Gaza's 2.4m population "has not eaten for several days".&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>
www.middleeasteye.net
August 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Please be very careful with animals, children, and anyone with health issues! Lots of water, no paws or bare feet on hot pavement (especially streets!), etc.
This Week in Colorado Weather: A prolonged, sizzling heatwave begins NOW in the Front Range! 🥵📈🌡️

We'll endure five straight days of scorching temperatures ahead of a weekend cooldown, with little hope for any rain in the near-term: bouldercast.com/this-week-in... #COwx #Colorado #Denver #Boulder
August 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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This Week in Colorado Weather: A prolonged, sizzling heatwave begins NOW in the Front Range! 🥵📈🌡️

We'll endure five straight days of scorching temperatures ahead of a weekend cooldown, with little hope for any rain in the near-term: bouldercast.com/this-week-in... #COwx #Colorado #Denver #Boulder
August 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Israel resumes token aid airdrops while continuing land blockade of aid into Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-resumes-token-aid-airdrops-while-continuing-land-blockade-aid
Israel resumes token aid airdrops while continuing land blockade of aid into Gaza
<article data-history-node-id="426344" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-resumes-token-aid-airdrops-while-continuing-land-blockade-aid" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-resumes-token-aid-airdrops-while-continuing-land-blockade-aid" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel resumes token aid airdrops while continuing land blockade of aid into Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="500" data-start="293">The Israeli military claims that it will reopen “humanitarian corridors” for UN convoys in Gaza and restart aid airdrops, measures aimed at easing a crisis largely caused by its own blockade of the besieged enclave.</p> <p data-end="682" data-start="502">The move comes after what the army described as a “situational assessment,” and follows months of Israeli restrictions that severely limited the entry of food, water, and medicine leading to a famine in Gaza.</p> <p data-end="1015" data-start="684">The airdrop, coordinated with international aid organisations, will include seven pallets of items such as flour, sugar, and canned goods provided by foreign partners. Airdrops have been widely criticised by humanitarian officials as symbolic and insufficient compared to allowing sustained truck deliveries through land crossings.</p> <p data-end="1335" data-start="1017">The Israeli army also said it would support the expansion of a water desalination plant in Gaza by connecting it to Israeli electricity. Israel has itself destroyed much of Gaza's water and electricity infrastructure.</p> <p data-end="1564" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="1337">Aid groups and UN officials have long called on Israel to fully lift its blockade and grant unrestricted access to humanitarian assistance, warning that piecemeal efforts fall short amid deepening famine and widespread disease.</p> </div> </div> </article>
www.middleeasteye.net
July 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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At least 10 more Palestinians have died of starvation in Gaza in a day, bringing the toll to 111 since Israel's war began, health officials say aje.io/81g6mw
Hunger crisis deepens in Gaza as 10 more starvation deaths reported
Aid groups warn of ‘mass starvation’ in Gaza amid blockade, while Israeli attacks kill dozens of others across enclave.
aje.io
July 24, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Register now for our webinAAR "Universal Design for Learning Guidelines 3.0," the second installment of our 2025 Inclusive Pedagogy Series. Join us on July 25 at 1 PM ET: aarweb.org/event/univer...
Universal Design for Learning Guidelines 3.0 (2025 Inclusive Pedagogy Series #2) – AAR
This is the second in a four-part webinar series organized by the Status of People with Disabilities in the Professions Committee. The first was on "Teaching with Disability" and occurred in May 2025....
aarweb.org
July 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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AAR's Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion recognizes extraordinary contributions to the public understanding of religion. Send in your nominations by September 15, 2025: aarweb.org/award/martin...
July 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
this entire piece is so beautiful - in part because the author is so willing to be vulnerable about their own experiences and what they witnessed at this comedy night.
At a comedy show, Mahmoud Khalil told Zohran Mamdani, “I am excited about the possibility of raising my son in a city where you are mayor.” It was a stunning moment, Hanif Abdurraqib writes.
Zohran Mamdani and Mahmoud Khalil Are In on the Joke
What it feels like to laugh when the world expects you to disappear.
www.newyorker.com
July 14, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Ordering #Arabic food for dinner tonight and I am missing the things that aren't on the menu in most US restaurants, like raheb, balila, loubieh, and muhammara. And of course missing the liberal use of pomegranate ... .
July 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Terrific Foundation for #MiddleEast #Peace podcast w two #Palestinian cultural luminaries: Cherien Dabis & Suad Amiry. Listen for Dabis’ account of making her most recent film & Amiry discussing the erosion of Palestinian hope over the past 20 years: fmep.org/resource/the....
The Urgency of Telling Palestinian Stories
In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Hilary Rantisi speaks with author & architect Suad Amiry and film & TV director/actor/producer Cherien Dabis. They…
fmep.org
July 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
This Future U podcast on #college #budgets is worth a listen for those less familiar with #highered finance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFnm....
Higher Ed 101: College Budgets Explained
YouTube video by Future U. Podcast
www.youtube.com
July 3, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Not the biggest issue in the world right now, but @kmattar001.bsky.social have been discussing this for the past few days.
July 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM