Danny Stoker
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Professor of Middle East History, focus on religious minorities in MENA, Football fan, Father, Husband, lover of cooking.
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who's gonna tell 'em
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September 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM
who's gonna tell 'em
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Some of my thoughts on the struggle of witnessing the atrocities in Gaza play out online. www.maghreb-mashriq.com/blog/gaza-is...
Gaza is Breaking our Minds — Maghreb to Mashriq
I left the government in 2020 for the cushy life of an academic and I had thought I had left the unpleasant images of my previous career behind. That is until 7 OCT 2023. The atrocities committed by H...
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June 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Some of my thoughts on the struggle of witnessing the atrocities in Gaza play out online. www.maghreb-mashriq.com/blog/gaza-is...
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Imagine waiting 600 days to bravely tell the world a genocide is a genocide.
May 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Imagine waiting 600 days to bravely tell the world a genocide is a genocide.
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Israel's gambit with the Druze in Syria is not new, but it isn't likely to improve the security of the Druze in Syria. www.maghreb-mashriq.com/blog/syria-t...
Making sense of Israel's involvement with the Syrian Druze — Maghreb to Mashriq
Israel has a long and tangled history with the Druze in the region that explains its current actions in Syria and the potential repercussions.
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May 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Israel's gambit with the Druze in Syria is not new, but it isn't likely to improve the security of the Druze in Syria. www.maghreb-mashriq.com/blog/syria-t...
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The best signal that US-Iran talks might actually be going somewhere is the utter freakout of the Iran Hawk crowd. That’s not much to go on since they tend to wet their pants over hilariously stupid things, but it’s something. What are they hearing and why are they wetting their beds?
May 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The best signal that US-Iran talks might actually be going somewhere is the utter freakout of the Iran Hawk crowd. That’s not much to go on since they tend to wet their pants over hilariously stupid things, but it’s something. What are they hearing and why are they wetting their beds?
Israel's gambit with the Druze in Syria is not new, but it isn't likely to improve the security of the Druze in Syria. www.maghreb-mashriq.com/blog/syria-t...
Making sense of Israel's involvement with the Syrian Druze — Maghreb to Mashriq
Israel has a long and tangled history with the Druze in the region that explains its current actions in Syria and the potential repercussions.
www.maghreb-mashriq.com
May 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Israel's gambit with the Druze in Syria is not new, but it isn't likely to improve the security of the Druze in Syria. www.maghreb-mashriq.com/blog/syria-t...
There is a lot I admire about Pope Francis. I believe he was a force for good in this world and that he spoke out on behalf of the marginalized and needy. Thankful for that example.
The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just Catholics but the men and women of our time.
Pope Francis, who reached out to the margins of society, has died at 88
The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just Catholics but the men and women of our time.
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April 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
There is a lot I admire about Pope Francis. I believe he was a force for good in this world and that he spoke out on behalf of the marginalized and needy. Thankful for that example.
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This stock market crash thing is so confusing. On one hand you have every economist and bank in the free world freaking out. On the other, there are some blue check accounts on Twitter with ancient statues as their profile pics doing 20 part threads on why down is the new up. 🤷🏻♀️
April 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This stock market crash thing is so confusing. On one hand you have every economist and bank in the free world freaking out. On the other, there are some blue check accounts on Twitter with ancient statues as their profile pics doing 20 part threads on why down is the new up. 🤷🏻♀️
Fantastic reporting from Syria
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Israel’s Syria Gambit
Firsthand accounts from the Golan Heights point to more conflict ahead, even as residents long for a respite following Assad’s fall
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February 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Fantastic reporting from Syria
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newlinesmag.com/spotlight/is...
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This this this this THIS.
February 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This this this this THIS.
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Why is that not a facemask?
January 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Why is that not a facemask?
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The profound narcissism of Americans will never cease to amaze me. There were replies - deleted and blocked - mentioning how Arab Americans abandoned Harris, implying that this was deserved somehow?
Most Gazans aren't Americans. Most Arabs aren't Americans. Most humans on Earth aren't Americans.
Most Gazans aren't Americans. Most Arabs aren't Americans. Most humans on Earth aren't Americans.
The full ethnic cleansing of Gaza is now being seriously discussed by the new US administration. The population of Gaza is over 2 million people, mostly children.
Trump also resumed sending the 2000 pound bombs that Biden sent to Israel before pausing.
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Trump also resumed sending the 2000 pound bombs that Biden sent to Israel before pausing.
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January 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The profound narcissism of Americans will never cease to amaze me. There were replies - deleted and blocked - mentioning how Arab Americans abandoned Harris, implying that this was deserved somehow?
Most Gazans aren't Americans. Most Arabs aren't Americans. Most humans on Earth aren't Americans.
Most Gazans aren't Americans. Most Arabs aren't Americans. Most humans on Earth aren't Americans.
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The Qur’anic “commanding right & forbidding wrong” (3:104, 110) can be done, acc2 a famous hadith, w/ the heart, w/ the tongue, and/or w/ the hand. But in modern Muslim societies, should “w/ the hand (bi yad)” be taken to mean state enforcement of religious norms or for actual “morality police”? 1/
Syria's new leaders turn to Islamic law in effort to rebuild Assad's police
Syria's new authorities are using Islamic teachings to train a fledgling police force, a move officers say aims to instil a sense of morality as they race to fill a security vacuum after dismantling ousted president Bashar al-Assad's notoriously corrupt and brutal security forces.
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January 24, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The Qur’anic “commanding right & forbidding wrong” (3:104, 110) can be done, acc2 a famous hadith, w/ the heart, w/ the tongue, and/or w/ the hand. But in modern Muslim societies, should “w/ the hand (bi yad)” be taken to mean state enforcement of religious norms or for actual “morality police”? 1/
While I hope that I'm wrong and welcome the news of a ceasefire and hostage release, I'm skeptical of the long-term prospects of a ceasefire in Gaza www.maghreb-mashriq.com/blog/a-fragi...
January 16, 2025 at 4:40 AM
While I hope that I'm wrong and welcome the news of a ceasefire and hostage release, I'm skeptical of the long-term prospects of a ceasefire in Gaza www.maghreb-mashriq.com/blog/a-fragi...
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On the Gaza ceasefire news, everyone is casting Trump as a lead character. Naw, the real news is how easily little *Qatar* manipulated Trump in order to pressure Netanyahu! The Palestinians benefit from it this time, but the results will be unpredictable.
January 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
On the Gaza ceasefire news, everyone is casting Trump as a lead character. Naw, the real news is how easily little *Qatar* manipulated Trump in order to pressure Netanyahu! The Palestinians benefit from it this time, but the results will be unpredictable.
The transitional government can take basic yet vital steps such as helping refugees who left years ago obtain new identification, adjudicating what should happen to property that was stolen or occupied during the war, and providing stable electricity and running water www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/w...
Syria Faces Big Challenge in Seeking Justice for Assad Regime Crimes
The rebel alliance that took power has vowed to prosecute senior figures from the ousted government, but accountability will be hard to achieve in a vulnerable, divided and battered country.
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January 12, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The transitional government can take basic yet vital steps such as helping refugees who left years ago obtain new identification, adjudicating what should happen to property that was stolen or occupied during the war, and providing stable electricity and running water www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/w...
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"The State of Israel, which has never been a moral beacon with regard to human rights, has loosened all restraints. The loosening... would not have been possible without a radical dehumanization of the residents of the Gaza Strip & all Palestinians."
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Torturing Palestinians in Israeli prisons won't bring my brother back to life | Opinion | @dovmorell.bsky.social
Torturing Palestinians in Israeli prisons won't bring my brother back to life
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January 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
"The State of Israel, which has never been a moral beacon with regard to human rights, has loosened all restraints. The loosening... would not have been possible without a radical dehumanization of the residents of the Gaza Strip & all Palestinians."
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To me, the difference in engagement between someone exploiting the hostages and someone who is an actual hostage family member responding to her exemplifies exactly what is happening in our larger discourse on the topic.
January 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
To me, the difference in engagement between someone exploiting the hostages and someone who is an actual hostage family member responding to her exemplifies exactly what is happening in our larger discourse on the topic.
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Residents of Syria’s Quneitra are frustrated by lack of action to halt Israeli advance
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Residents of Syria's Quneitra are frustrated by lack of action to halt Israeli advance
The presence of Israeli troops who entered a U.N. buffer zone on the border with Syria following the fall of President Bashar Assad is frustrating the local population.
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January 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Residents of Syria’s Quneitra are frustrated by lack of action to halt Israeli advance
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To be clear, this isn't enough. Syria needs sanctions relief, I understand the apprehension but acting in good faith is a much better policy.
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Exclusive | U.S. to Ease Aid Restrictions for Syria in Limited Show of Support for New Government
The move reflects Washington’s wariness about the U.S.-designated terror organization that leads the country.
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January 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
To be clear, this isn't enough. Syria needs sanctions relief, I understand the apprehension but acting in good faith is a much better policy.
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January 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Looking for something new to read this year? Here are three of the best books I read in 2024. www.maghreb-mashriq.com/blog/three-b...
Three Books I read in 2024 — Maghreb to Mashriq
At the beginning of every year I typically set a goal to read a set number of books. While most of the books I read deal with the history of the Middle East, I try to read on a broad spectrum of topic...
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December 31, 2024 at 4:39 AM
Looking for something new to read this year? Here are three of the best books I read in 2024. www.maghreb-mashriq.com/blog/three-b...
I'm not sure where this will go, but I've started a blog, as a place to collect my thoughts and just get into the habit of writing again. Feel free to check it out. www.maghreb-mashriq.com
Maghreb to Mashriq
News, history, and culture of the Middle East and Arab World
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December 25, 2024 at 3:47 AM
I'm not sure where this will go, but I've started a blog, as a place to collect my thoughts and just get into the habit of writing again. Feel free to check it out. www.maghreb-mashriq.com