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Normalizing Gaza's genocide
And other big questions about the direction of Middle Eastern politics. Thank you so much for subscribing to Abu Aardvark's Ghost and the MENA Academy (sounds like a killer indy band, right?). Moving from Substack to Ghost raised the costs of maintaining the blog considerably – Ghost's
Twilight of the Saints
Stephane Lacroix's spectacular new book on Islamism in Egypt, plus (perhaps) the last MENA Academy scholarship roundup of the summer The end of the summer is fast arriving, I'm afraid. Last week, I offered up some grim forecasts for the coming semester along with a long
Higher education is facing omnicrisis. Is your syllabus done?
Maybe I can help. The first of August is the traditional breaking point for academics to suddenly realize that despite the scorching temperatures the summer is rapidly coming to an end. The coming semester is going to be deeply challenging for all of us, and especially for those of us
Regional Order Making After October 7
A fascinating new collection of essays building on our recent book has never been more timely Note: I've been sick the last few days and have fallen behind on posting. I'll be making up for that, I'm afraid. Keep an eye out very soon