Middle East
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The Gift Thieves: Interpreting a Scandal in Early Modern Venice
Jesse Hysell | Jul 27, 2016
This is the third post in a series by Jesse Hysell, one of this year’s AHA Today blog contest winners.... -
AHA Endorses Scholars at Risk Statement on Turkey
American Historical Association | Jul 25, 2016
The American Historical Association, as a member of Scholars at Risk, and also as a scholarly body concerned with and... -
The Politics of Pepper: Deciphering a Venetian-Mamluk Gift Exchange
Jesse Hysell | Jul 6, 2016
At the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in Venice, just a few feet from Piazza San Marco, where thousands of tourists come... -
Is the European Refugee Crisis Unprecedented? Symposium at the German Historical Institute Provides Historical Perspective
Dane Kennedy | Apr 4, 2016
A few weeks ago the European Union (EU) signed a controversial agreement with Turkey to staunch the flow of Syrian... -
Advocacy Briefs
AHA Staff | Mar 1, 2016
In February, AHA president Patrick Manning signed a letter to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turk... -
AHA Member Spotlight: Mark Dickens
Matthew Keough | Feb 18, 2016
AHA members are involved in all fields of history, with wide-ranging specializations, interests, and areas of employment. To recognize our... -
Letter of Concern Regarding Reports of Punitive Measures against Turkish Academics
American Historical Association | Feb 8, 2016
AHA president Patrick Manning sent a letter urging President Erdogan of Turkey to respect the academic freedom and freedom of... -
Proposed Resolution on Palestinian Right to Education Defeated at AHA Annual Meeting
AHA Staff | Feb 1, 2016
At the 2016 business meeting of the American Historical Association in Atlanta, members voted agains... -
Proposed Resolution on Palestinian Academic Freedom Defeated at AHA Annual Meeting
AHA Staff | Jan 11, 2016
At the 2016 business meeting of the American Historical Association in Atlanta, members voted against a proposed resolution, “Protecting the... -
Understanding the Present
Leila Fawaz | Nov 16, 2015
Watching the ongoing refugee crisis in the Middle East and Europe, I cannot but recall the suffering of Middle Eastern...
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