I was honored to contribute this piece to the Four Books series from @aarweb.bsky.social and @readingreligion.bsky.social Check out my review for great tips and resources for students and professors alike.

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#books #writing #research #GraduateSchool

To celebrate the start of #Olympics2024, I profile three Olympians: a Qatari high jumper, an Egyptian fencer, and a Tunisian swimmer. What events will you be watching?

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#OlympicGames #OtherThingsBlog

There’s nothing quite like fresh bread! This page explores different types of Middle Eastern bread and some great recipes. Not just pita, but msemen, barbari, lavash, and more.

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#MENA #SWANA #food #baking #OtherThingsBlog

Have you read these Saudi novels? We've seen some new translations in the past decade - beautiful and thought-provoking tales by Abdo Khal, Raja Alem, Badriah Albeshr, and others.

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#SaudiArabia #books #literature #MiddleEast #OtherThingsBlog

Today is International Women’s Day! On my blog, I honor the life of sociologist Marnia Lazreg, discussing her long career and her fascinating analysis of Islamic feminism, women's activism in North Africa, and more.

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#Algeria #NorthAfrica #OtherThingsBlog

Four sites I enjoy not only for their beauty, but also for their artistry, engineering, and architecture. Come travel to Istanbul for a quick tour, some history, and a ton of gorgeous photos.

#Istanbul #Turkey #history #art #architecture #OtherThingsBlog

I love this interview with Jocelyn Hendrickson from UAlberta. We discuss her research on Islamic legal history, her book Leaving Iberia, other scholarly works, and some fascinating podcasts about religion.

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#Islam #NorthAfrica #AlAndalus #InterviewingReligion

Today's interview: Dr. Roshan Iqbal from Agnes Scott College. We discuss Muslim feminism, marital and sexual ethics in Islam, and the topic of consent. Plus some incredible films and documentaries. Don't miss this!

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#Islam #ReligiousStudies #InterviewingReligion

What an honor to speak with Matthew Ismail on the Charleston Hub podcast Against The Grain. We discuss working as an independent scholar and the differences between communicating via scholarly articles and books and communicating via a blog. #ATGthePodcast

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I loved doing this interview with @christophersilver.bsky.social from McGill. We discuss his passion for North African music, his award-winning book Recording History, his other projects, and some great documentaries.

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#music #NorthAfrica #InterviewingReligion

My interview with Gary Beckman from the University of Michigan. We discuss Hittite religion and culture, and his recent edition of the Epic of Gilgamesh, compiled from the tablets and fragments recovered from the site of the Hittite capital.

#MiddleEast #InterviewingReligion

Looking for new recipes? Check out this incredible list of Middle Eastern cookbooks. So much good food... Lebanese, Moroccan, Persian, Syrian, Turkish, and more.

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#affiliate #MiddleEast #cooking #delicious

I'm always looking for new podcasts. Excited to try some of these!

My interview with Sarit Kattan Gribetz from FordhamNYC. I love the breadth of her work - from the gendered history of Jerusalem, to time in rabbinic literature, to the history of the Babylonian Talmud in South Korea.

#Judaism #InterviewingReligion

Why is there no highway between Erbil and Sulaymaniyah? The answers reveals a lot about the politics of Iraqi Kurdistan, reports Winthrop Rodgers for New Lines Magazine.

To celebrate the two-year anniversary of my blog, I’ve compiled a list of my favorite posts from the past year. Tunisian novels, Syrian art, Moroccan music, Kuwaiti architecture, Middle Eastern cookbooks, and more. Enjoy!

#OtherThingsBlog #MiddleEast