Finally caught up with the Celebrity Traitors final and all I can say is David Olusoga will not be putting this appearance as one of his top-10 academic outputs.

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Tagging more contributors here! @ammars.bsky.social @jamilmouawad.bsky.social @hyyppati.bsky.social @emilykmscott.bsky.social

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4) A roundtable conversation on the landscape for funding (and knowledge production) in MENA social science featuring Lisa Anderson, Sofia Fenner, Ellen Lust, Jamil Mouawad, Salma Mousa, and me. Please read, enjoy, and share!

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3) A symposium on Syria's transition co-edited by @rbkhoury.bsky.social and Sefa Secen, featuring thought-provoking interventions from Tiina Hyyppä, Sumaya Malas, Salam Said, Emily K. M. Scott, Sefa Secen, and Ammar Shamaileh; and

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This issue features: 1) A searing essay from Laurie Brand on the state of academic freedom in the US, its impact on Middle East studies, and what we can do in response; 2) A comprehensive and theoretically rich intervention on the roots of Sudan's war and ongoing crisis from Khalid Medani;

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