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Herzl’s Jewish-Arab Utopia, ‘Old New Land’ – Doomed Never to be Realized?
With the exception of Binyamin Netanyahu, perhaps Golda Meir and Yitzhak Rabin, Israel’s prime ministers, of all political ...
The New Yorker1d
The Long Nap of the Lazy Bureaucrat
The stereotype of the unmotivated official, which has fuelled Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s assault on government workers, has ...
TheCollector on MSN5d
8 Key Facts For Understanding the Ottoman Empire
The Ottomans are one of the most interesting, yet misunderstood, dynasties in history. How did the Empire come about? Did ...
Greek Reporter5d
Levissi: The Ghost Village in Turkey Once Home to 10,000 Greeks
The abandoned ghost village of Levissi (known today as Kayaköy) was once an area bustling with Greeks on the slopes of a hill in Asia Minor.
Foreign Policy Research Institute6d
Turkey’s Return to Africa
Turkey is not the largest power interested in Africa. Its economic engagement, arms sales, and foreign aid are dwarfed by one or more of the major powers.
The Times of Israel7d
This Muslim scholar wants to revive the ‘Judeo-Islamic tradition,’ starting with Moses
In his new book 'The Islamic Moses,' US-based author Mustafa Akyol turns to the Quran's focus on a shared prophet to ...
Public Radio of Armenia8d
Bronze statue of Anahit could have stood in full height at Museum; Other parts of the statue also found buried
The bronze-cast Anahit could have stood 2.5 meters tall at the British Museum if not for the legislative changes over time ...
Greek Reporter9d
Rigas Feraios: On the Trail of the Protomartyr of Greek Independence
Rigas Feraios was a Greek revolutionary who fought in the mountains and worked as a writer, merchant, and agitator in the ...
How the Balkan Peninsula Transformed from Ottoman 'Outlying Province' to 'European Powder Keg'
The Balkan Peninsula, a crucial crossroads between Europe and Asia, has a storied history marked by the rise of the Byzantine Empire and the iron grip of the Ottoman Empire. From the conquest of the ...
The Armenian Weekly11d
Reflections on the ARF’s 135th anniversary
Note: These reflections were delivered as the keynote address on March 1, 2025, at the Detroit ARF Azadamard Gomideh’s ...
Kings and Generals on MSN11d
Sultanate of Women in the Ottoman Empire DOCUMENTARY
In a world dominated by sultans, it was the women of the Ottoman Empire who truly held power behind the throne. 👑🔥 This International Women's Day, we explore the Sultanate of Women—a fascinating era ...
mirrorspectator18d
Mehmet Polatel’s Book Armenians and Land Disputes in the Ottoman Empire, 1850–1914 Published
He received his PhD from Bogazici University in Istanbul with his dissertation on the emergence and transformation of the Armenian land question in the late Ottoman Empire. Prior to receiving his PhD, ...