Paolo Sartori
@psardor.bsky.social
Senior Research Associate @oeaw |
Editor of JESHO and JCAH |
Chairman of the Committee for the Study of Islam in Central Eurasia
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Author of "A Soviet Sultanate: Islam in Socialist Uzbekistan"
Editor of JESHO and JCAH |
Chairman of the Committee for the Study of Islam in Central Eurasia
https://www.oeaw.ac.at/sice/
Author of "A Soviet Sultanate: Islam in Socialist Uzbekistan"
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While #Uzbekistan's President Mirziyoyev basks in the glory of hosting @unesco.org's General Conference in #Samarkand, activists are silenced amid forced evictions and demolitions of #UNESCO heritage sites. #SilkRoad #HumanRights
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Phone Lines Cut, Voices Blocked: How Uzbekistan Silenced Critics During the UNESCO Conference
The 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference is currently taking place in Samarkand. As local media enthusiastically report, this is the first time in 40 years that the conference is being held…
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November 6, 2025 at 8:40 AM
While #Uzbekistan's President Mirziyoyev basks in the glory of hosting @unesco.org's General Conference in #Samarkand, activists are silenced amid forced evictions and demolitions of #UNESCO heritage sites. #SilkRoad #HumanRights
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Escaping from Charjoy/Çärjew, Jumaqul runs away from the Bukharan emir and his henchmen, to embrace Russian assimilation. On conversion as escapism in early-20th-century Central Asia
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#islam #russia #colonization
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#islam #russia #colonization
Escaping from Islam, or Story of Jumaqul
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June 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Escaping from Charjoy/Çärjew, Jumaqul runs away from the Bukharan emir and his henchmen, to embrace Russian assimilation. On conversion as escapism in early-20th-century Central Asia
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#islam #russia #colonization
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#islam #russia #colonization
Only extractivist and exploitative? Or was there a scholarly cooperation in the history of Central Eurasia prior to the war in Ukraine?
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Extractivist, Exclusionary, and Exploitative?
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June 13, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Only extractivist and exploitative? Or was there a scholarly cooperation in the history of Central Eurasia prior to the war in Ukraine?
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Uzbekistan never did commission an independent investigation - no one has ever been held accountable for the deaths of unarmed protesters in #Andijan in 2005.
Addressing the lack of accountability for past abuses isn't high on this administration's agenda either.
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Addressing the lack of accountability for past abuses isn't high on this administration's agenda either.
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20 Years Since Andijan, Remembering Past Abuses in Uzbekistan
Addressing the lack of accountability for past human rights abuses, including the 2005 Andijan massacre, has not been high on the current government’s agenda.
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May 13, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Uzbekistan never did commission an independent investigation - no one has ever been held accountable for the deaths of unarmed protesters in #Andijan in 2005.
Addressing the lack of accountability for past abuses isn't high on this administration's agenda either.
thediplomat.com/2025/05/20-y...
Addressing the lack of accountability for past abuses isn't high on this administration's agenda either.
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The widely circulated video of Turkish doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk’s arrest in the Boston area has sent shock waves through the academic community as thousands turned out on Wednesday, demanding her release.
Masked agents whisk away Tufts student from sidewalk, video shows
The widely circulated video of Turkish doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk’s arrest in the Boston area has sent shock waves through the academic community.
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March 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The widely circulated video of Turkish doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk’s arrest in the Boston area has sent shock waves through the academic community as thousands turned out on Wednesday, demanding her release.
News from the #SICE blog: A history of violence from the archives of Soviet Sufism!
"Mystics and Gangsters: The 1963 Makhachkala Court Shooting" by yours truly and Shamil Shikhaliev
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"Mystics and Gangsters: The 1963 Makhachkala Court Shooting" by yours truly and Shamil Shikhaliev
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Mystics and Gangsters: The 1963 Makhachkala Court Shooting
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March 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM
News from the #SICE blog: A history of violence from the archives of Soviet Sufism!
"Mystics and Gangsters: The 1963 Makhachkala Court Shooting" by yours truly and Shamil Shikhaliev
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"Mystics and Gangsters: The 1963 Makhachkala Court Shooting" by yours truly and Shamil Shikhaliev
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Interested in pursuing a PhD dissertation on the history of 19th to early 20th-century Caucasus or Central Asia? Here's a funding opportunity for you! Apply and join us in Vienna!! 👇👇👇👇
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Offene Stellen an der ÖAW
Aktuelle Stellenausschreibungen aus den Instituten und der zentralen Verwaltung der ÖAW
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March 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Interested in pursuing a PhD dissertation on the history of 19th to early 20th-century Caucasus or Central Asia? Here's a funding opportunity for you! Apply and join us in Vienna!! 👇👇👇👇
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Among the pleasures of editing a blog is the possibility to make space for that kind of historical craftsmanship which I have long admired And Natalia Krolikowska has just contributed once such piece of outstanding research to our blog! Find out more here at:
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January 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Among the pleasures of editing a blog is the possibility to make space for that kind of historical craftsmanship which I have long admired And Natalia Krolikowska has just contributed once such piece of outstanding research to our blog! Find out more here at:
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Of trees, cemeteries hidden in forests, the spirituality of places, and local communities preserving their integrity from the heavy march of history. Allen J. Frank has a new post on the SICE blog: "Deforestation and Indigenous Religion in Eastern Russia"
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Deforestation and Indigenous Religion in Eastern Russia
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January 14, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Of trees, cemeteries hidden in forests, the spirituality of places, and local communities preserving their integrity from the heavy march of history. Allen J. Frank has a new post on the SICE blog: "Deforestation and Indigenous Religion in Eastern Russia"
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Nouvelle émission de Paroles d'histoire en ligne: 364. Dans les archives d'un savant colonial. Plongée dans les 50.000 lettres de la correspondance Basset, avec Emmanuel Szurek, Marie Bossaert et Augustin Jomier.
Bonne écoute et bonne semaine !
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Bonne écoute et bonne semaine !
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January 13, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Nouvelle émission de Paroles d'histoire en ligne: 364. Dans les archives d'un savant colonial. Plongée dans les 50.000 lettres de la correspondance Basset, avec Emmanuel Szurek, Marie Bossaert et Augustin Jomier.
Bonne écoute et bonne semaine !
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Bonne écoute et bonne semaine !
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⚡️ Polish consulate in St. Petersburg closes after over 50 years.
Poland’s consulate in the Russian city of St. Petersburg has shut down, with the staff taking down the Polish and EU flags and clearing out the building, the Polish RMF24 news outlet reported on Jan. 8.
Poland’s consulate in the Russian city of St. Petersburg has shut down, with the staff taking down the Polish and EU flags and clearing out the building, the Polish RMF24 news outlet reported on Jan. 8.
Polish consulate in St. Petersburg closes after over 50 years
Poland closed its consulate building in St. Petersburg after 53 years. The decision follows Warsaw's order to close a Russian consulate in the Polish city of Poznan last year after accusing Moscow of ...
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January 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
⚡️ Polish consulate in St. Petersburg closes after over 50 years.
Poland’s consulate in the Russian city of St. Petersburg has shut down, with the staff taking down the Polish and EU flags and clearing out the building, the Polish RMF24 news outlet reported on Jan. 8.
Poland’s consulate in the Russian city of St. Petersburg has shut down, with the staff taking down the Polish and EU flags and clearing out the building, the Polish RMF24 news outlet reported on Jan. 8.
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Honestly, thinking that for the next four years, my most valued source of news will be the guy who does tinned fish reviews on TikTok.
January 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Honestly, thinking that for the next four years, my most valued source of news will be the guy who does tinned fish reviews on TikTok.
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Happy New Year everyone!
Hope you all had fun celebrating, and didn't do anything silly while overseen with ale, such as robbing a Portuguese merchant vessel...
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#NewYearsDay #PostParty #OddlySpecific
Hope you all had fun celebrating, and didn't do anything silly while overseen with ale, such as robbing a Portuguese merchant vessel...
https://maryrose.org/drunken-sailors
#NewYearsDay #PostParty #OddlySpecific
What did they do with the drunken sailors? - The Mary Rose
In June 1539, four of the Mary Rose's crew went drinking, and their drunken shenanigans would end up going down in history...
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January 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Happy New Year everyone!
Hope you all had fun celebrating, and didn't do anything silly while overseen with ale, such as robbing a Portuguese merchant vessel...
https://maryrose.org/drunken-sailors
#NewYearsDay #PostParty #OddlySpecific
Hope you all had fun celebrating, and didn't do anything silly while overseen with ale, such as robbing a Portuguese merchant vessel...
https://maryrose.org/drunken-sailors
#NewYearsDay #PostParty #OddlySpecific
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Actually, yes, Georgians now feel like they are finally overcoming the Russian colonial-imposed behaviour & stereotype of Georgians only being good for dancing and eating. Please note that this narrative has been indirectly yet persistently reinforced by the Georgian Dream too.
December 31, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Actually, yes, Georgians now feel like they are finally overcoming the Russian colonial-imposed behaviour & stereotype of Georgians only being good for dancing and eating. Please note that this narrative has been indirectly yet persistently reinforced by the Georgian Dream too.
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Do you have any students in Museum Studies? We have scholarships available for our great 2-year MA!
Scholarships for our MA in Museum Studies, co-organised with Vienna's Wien Museum. Application deadline: February 4
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MA in Museum Studies at Central European University
Discover MA in Museum Studies jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.
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December 31, 2024 at 7:00 AM
Do you have any students in Museum Studies? We have scholarships available for our great 2-year MA!
Asian History fans around the world! The seventh fascicle of vol. 67 of JESHO is truly a gem!
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December 19, 2024 at 7:08 AM
Asian History fans around the world! The seventh fascicle of vol. 67 of JESHO is truly a gem!
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Of colonial legibility, the limitations of the archival script, and how to write the history of Islam in the Russian empire - here a new blogpost by Danielle Ross!
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Falling through the Cracks of Empire: The Plight of Ḥābbī Khwājā Niyāzov
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December 12, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Of colonial legibility, the limitations of the archival script, and how to write the history of Islam in the Russian empire - here a new blogpost by Danielle Ross!
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THE reference work on the history of land reform in early Soviet Uzbekistan for years to come....
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Rural History of Soviet Central Asia: Land Reform and Agricultural Change in Early Soviet Uzbekistan
"Rural History of Soviet Central Asia: Land Reform and Agricultural Change in Early Soviet Uzbekistan" published on 02 Dec 2024 by Brill.
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December 11, 2024 at 8:19 AM
THE reference work on the history of land reform in early Soviet Uzbekistan for years to come....
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CfA - Interested in the history of Islam in the Russian empire? Are you hooked on archives? Want to know more ab/t Crimea, the Caucasus, and the Volga-Urals? Then apply to our summer school 'The Archives of Islam in the Russian Empire'! July, 6-11 2025 👇👇👇
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December 9, 2024 at 1:20 PM
CfA - Interested in the history of Islam in the Russian empire? Are you hooked on archives? Want to know more ab/t Crimea, the Caucasus, and the Volga-Urals? Then apply to our summer school 'The Archives of Islam in the Russian Empire'! July, 6-11 2025 👇👇👇
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This is a wonderful and timely editorial project! Can't wait to sink my teeth into this book! t.co/URh2Xnz01i
December 5, 2024 at 9:54 AM
This is a wonderful and timely editorial project! Can't wait to sink my teeth into this book! t.co/URh2Xnz01i
Hello folks out there operating beyond the 'Islamic studies' bubble - what do you make of the 'Islamicate'? Does this make sense to you?
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The Venture of the Islamicate: The History of a Key Concept in Islamic Intellectual History
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December 3, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Hello folks out there operating beyond the 'Islamic studies' bubble - what do you make of the 'Islamicate'? Does this make sense to you?
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intellectualhistory.web.ox.ac.uk/article/vent...
very pleased to see so many friends and colleagues here in this list 👇
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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December 3, 2024 at 10:13 AM
very pleased to see so many friends and colleagues here in this list 👇
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FELLOWSHIPS for Scholars at Risk
Applications until 20.01.2025 at 23:59 (CET). #SAFE offers 60 fully-funded fellowships (up to 24 months) for doctoral & postdoctoral researchers of non-EU nationality.
Read the call carefully, contact potential supervisor in your academic field.
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Applications until 20.01.2025 at 23:59 (CET). #SAFE offers 60 fully-funded fellowships (up to 24 months) for doctoral & postdoctoral researchers of non-EU nationality.
Read the call carefully, contact potential supervisor in your academic field.
saferesearchers.eu
SAFE - Supporting
At-risk researchers
with Fellowships in Europe
As a pilot fellowship scheme, the SAFE project offers 60 fully-funded fellowships (up to 24 months) for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers of any non-EU nationality to work at a research institutio...
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December 1, 2024 at 9:18 PM
FELLOWSHIPS for Scholars at Risk
Applications until 20.01.2025 at 23:59 (CET). #SAFE offers 60 fully-funded fellowships (up to 24 months) for doctoral & postdoctoral researchers of non-EU nationality.
Read the call carefully, contact potential supervisor in your academic field.
saferesearchers.eu
Applications until 20.01.2025 at 23:59 (CET). #SAFE offers 60 fully-funded fellowships (up to 24 months) for doctoral & postdoctoral researchers of non-EU nationality.
Read the call carefully, contact potential supervisor in your academic field.
saferesearchers.eu