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Michael Hall
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Bostonian expat living in New York. Human rights. Academic freedom. Languages/linguistics. Russia, Central/Inner Asia. Politics of memory/commemoration. Books. The occasional lighthouse. Personal account, views expressed are my own. Repost≠endorsement. 🇺🇦🍉
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February 3, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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This looks fascinating! An in-person lecture on "The Christians of Medieval #Samarqand" by Benjamin Sharkey at #Oxford University this Friday, January 31, from 5-7pm. Further details in the image and accompanying alt text. #CentralAsia.
A flier announcing the lecture supported by Central Asian Studies at Oxford. Entitled "The Christians of medieval Samarqand" by Benjamin Sharkey, it will take place on Friday, January 31, in the Levett Room at Wolfson College, Linton Road, Oxford. The abstract reads as follows: "This work in progress presentation will outline the aims, arguments, and evidence of the final Chapter of Benjamin's DPhil Thesis. The chapter examines comprehensively the surviving sources related to the Christian community of Samarqand, present from at least the 7th through the early 15th [century]. The Christian community of Samarqand was one of Central Asia's largest and best documented, yet it has so far received almost no scholarly attention. As well as evidencing a continued presence in the city, these sources also offer the clearest view of how Christians and Muslims interacted in Central Asia. Perhaps most significantly they can throw new light on the process of Mongol Chaghatai Islamisation."
January 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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The #UniversityOfTartu is offering a free, asynchronous, online course on the history, culture, and politics of #Ukraine. The deadline to register -- January 31 -- is approaching fast! Details 👇

www.is.ut.ee/pls/ois/tere...
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January 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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