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Historian of the Indian Ocean with particular reference to Iraq, Arabia and the Gulf from the eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Oral historian of Iraqi refugees and expats.
Beautiful shanashil. Did you photograph these yourself?
December 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Beautiful shanashil. Did you photograph these yourself?
Fascinating. The detail the Empire registered
November 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Fascinating. The detail the Empire registered
Who’s the student and who’s the professor?
November 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Who’s the student and who’s the professor?
Very modern look indeed
November 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Very modern look indeed
Wasn’t it called a maristan, or is that an Abbasid term?
November 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Wasn’t it called a maristan, or is that an Abbasid term?
Sensational! I wonder if it still stands…
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Sensational! I wonder if it still stands…
A beautiful and classic pattern
November 12, 2025 at 8:17 AM
A beautiful and classic pattern
You should feel his impact here. Hes become a local hero
hero.do
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
You should feel his impact here. Hes become a local hero
But his conclusion is disquieting in terms of Orientalist tropes
November 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
But his conclusion is disquieting in terms of Orientalist tropes
At least there’s a large window, the room must be stuffy with all this paraphernalia
November 7, 2025 at 6:15 AM
At least there’s a large window, the room must be stuffy with all this paraphernalia
Would that be a mule he’s riding? Or maybe a smaller horse?
November 6, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Would that be a mule he’s riding? Or maybe a smaller horse?
Is that the Janissary turban on top? The whole memorial is beautiful
November 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Is that the Janissary turban on top? The whole memorial is beautiful
Traditionally, the most famous horse breeders and merchants in Iraq were from late Ottoman Mosul, because they were close to tribal intermediaries
November 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Traditionally, the most famous horse breeders and merchants in Iraq were from late Ottoman Mosul, because they were close to tribal intermediaries
But as you seem to point out in your comment, it’s altogether fascinating that this network was able to rely on anonymity and silence for such a long time
October 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
But as you seem to point out in your comment, it’s altogether fascinating that this network was able to rely on anonymity and silence for such a long time
I don’t understand how the state was unable to penetrate this network for so long
October 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I don’t understand how the state was unable to penetrate this network for so long
Indeed. What a discerning scholar
October 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Indeed. What a discerning scholar
A famous example is Napoleon Bonaparte proclaiming he was a Muslim when meeting with Muslim clerics upon his invasion of Egypt
October 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
A famous example is Napoleon Bonaparte proclaiming he was a Muslim when meeting with Muslim clerics upon his invasion of Egypt
أنت من وين ؟ آسفة على الاحراج
October 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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