Associate Prof. of Islamic World History, @UCHistoryDept Author of The Eastern Frontier: Limits of Empire in Late Antique and Early Medieval Central Asia
Cincinnati, OH
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Omg they did a male version of the ‘secret vote’ ad and it’s even better than the female version.
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The Hamilton County Board of Elections is aware of certain images circulating on the platform X, which appear to show a ballot which has been damaged or altered so that a candidate’s name appears misspelled. The images may be a hoax. (1/5)
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Reminder, abstracts for our forthcoming Biennial Convention in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, are due b the ed of the day on Thur. Oct. 31.
Join us next year in Tashkent! Tenth Biennial Convention of the ASPS to be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, August 12-16, 2025.
CFP open now. Abstracts due Oct. 31, 2024.
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8th-11th century city excavated at 6000m above sea level in Uzbekistan. Very cool.
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In the 9th cent, the governor of Baghdad shocked the city by abusing the corpse of a rebel. this is not the only story of postmortem violence. this article explores medieval Islamic sources for evidence of & polemics against necroaggression as a political tool
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HOLY SHIT.
Harris on Breakfast Club just said there should be a database for cops so they cant do bad things and get away with it by being passed around to other districts or departments to hide it.
I have NEVER heard a politician say that so clearly.
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Did you ever wonder how tile makers in the pre-modern Islamic world planned and created complex designs? Check out "Mail-Order Mihrabs" and delve into the logistics of tile production in 12th-14th century Kashan and the 15th-century Ottoman Empire.
Excited to see Brill's Companion to War in the Ancient Iranian Empires coming out next month, complete with a contribution by yours truly. Thanks to John Hyland @sasanianshah for inviting me to the project.
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Happy to be back in Hamburg for @rebellionUHH conference "How Rebellion Ends". Will be talking about the survivors of Ibn al-Ash`ath's revolt and the Muhallabids in Khurasan tomorrow.
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