Francis Owtram
@fowtram.bsky.social
PhD International Relations, LSE; Honorary Research Fellow, University of Exeter; Gulf History Specialist, British Library.
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Sulayman al-Baruni: The life of an Ibadhi scholar and statesman in North Africa and Oman 1872-1940 | Qatar Digital Library
In 1923, the Government of India advised the Sultan of Muscat and Oman not to allow one Sulayman al-Baruni to enter his territory. Who was this ‘undesirable intriguer’ and why were British officials s...
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August 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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August 2, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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Out of the Hijaz: The Hashemite dynasty in the twentieth century | Qatar Digital Library
During the First World War, leading members of the Hashemite dynasty accepted British support in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire. Their aspirations to lead independent Arab states succeeded, b...
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August 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Lausanne’s Legacy: A peace treaty that led to a century of conflict | Qatar Digital Library
Signed in 1923, the Treaty of Lausanne is sometimes seen as a great victory for modern Turkey, but it left a troubling legacy.
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July 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Great to present Francis Owtram and Gareth Stansfield paper on peshmega and security sector reform in the KRI. Photo here with panel chair, James Hewitt, who presented an excellent paper.
June 17, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Great to present Francis Owtram and Gareth Stansfield paper on peshmega and security sector reform in the KRI. Photo here with panel chair, James Hewitt, who presented an excellent paper.
Great #kurdishstudies2025 conference at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr
May 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Great #kurdishstudies2025 conference at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr
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Today is the UN's International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people.
3 years ago, I wrote this article highlighting digitised records on Palestine and Palestinians from the British Library's India Office Records, with invaluable help from Palestinian colleagues:
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3 years ago, I wrote this article highlighting digitised records on Palestine and Palestinians from the British Library's India Office Records, with invaluable help from Palestinian colleagues:
www.qdl.qa/en/finding-a...
Finding Aid: Sources on Palestine | Qatar Digital Library
For over a hundred years, in tandem with the colonisation of Palestinian land, Palestinian history has been systematically erased, suppressed, and distorted. The QDL however contains multiple sources ...
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November 29, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Today is the UN's International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people.
3 years ago, I wrote this article highlighting digitised records on Palestine and Palestinians from the British Library's India Office Records, with invaluable help from Palestinian colleagues:
www.qdl.qa/en/finding-a...
3 years ago, I wrote this article highlighting digitised records on Palestine and Palestinians from the British Library's India Office Records, with invaluable help from Palestinian colleagues:
www.qdl.qa/en/finding-a...
Pleased to contribute chapter 3: The Foreign Policy of the Sultanate of Oman since 1970: the Promotion of Peace as a Regime Survival Strategy' #oman #foreignpolicy
November 29, 2024 at 9:08 AM
Pleased to contribute chapter 3: The Foreign Policy of the Sultanate of Oman since 1970: the Promotion of Peace as a Regime Survival Strategy' #oman #foreignpolicy