Middle East

  • Even Better Than the Real Thing

    Perspectives Daily

    Leonie Rau | Aug 2, 2023

    Whether or not a food is “real” has been a question far longer than one might think.
  • Hedva Ben-Israel (1925–2023)

    In Memoriam

    Carole Fink | Jul 14, 2023

    Hedva Ben-Israel, professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJ) and one of the foremost scholars of modern nationalism, died...
  • Grant of the Week: MESA Global Academy Fellowships

    Perspectives Daily

    Lizzy Meggyesy | Apr 7, 2023

    The MESA Global Academy offers competitive fellowships to Middle East Studies scholars in the humanities and social sciences from the Middle...
  • Robert L. Tignor (1932–2022)

    In Memoriam

    Heather J. Sharkey | Feb 28, 2023

    A pathbreaking historian of modern Africa, the Middle East, and the world, and beloved mentor to generations of students, Robert...

Most Recent

  • Trading on Justice

    Mark Philip Bradley | Feb 22, 2023

    The latest AHR issue includes slavery and reparations, histories of the 19th century, and new approaches to transnational history.
  • Looking Back

    Mark Philip Bradley | Dec 27, 2022

    The latest AHR features the 1619 Project, W. E. B. Du Bois, transnational history, and the history of ideas.
  • Art as Historical Method

    Mark Philip Bradley | Oct 11, 2022

    Identity, colonial legacies, and recovering knowledge are all showcased in the latest issue of the AHR.
  • AHA Member Spotlight: Rachel Rothstein

    Matthew Keough | Mar 11, 2022

    Rachel Rothstein is a teacher and dean of social studies and the director of the Israel Poland Experience at the Weber School.
  • Seeking Truths through Fiction

    Alix E. Harrow, Suzanne Marie Litrel, and Laury Silvers | Nov 16, 2021

    Alix E. Harrow, Suzanne Marie Litrel, and Laury Silvers detail how they went from writing history to writing fiction.
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