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Senior Research Associate @oeaw | Editor of JESHO and JCAH | Chairman of the Committee for the Study of Islam in Central Eurasia https://www.oeaw.ac.at/sice/ Author of "A Soviet Sultanate: Islam in Socialist Uzbekistan"
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Absolutely chuffed to be able to announce the publication of a new book with my partner in crime Pavel Shabley! 'The Mansurov Affair: Empire and Sufism in the Qazaq Steppe.' #Islam #Russia #Archives #sufism

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Among the pleasures of editing a blog is the possibility to make space for that kind of historical craftsmanship which I have long admired And Natalia Krolikowska has just contributed once such piece of outstanding research to our blog! Find out more here at: www.oeaw.ac.at/.../how-the-....

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Of trees, cemeteries hidden in forests, the spirituality of places, and local communities preserving their integrity from the heavy march of history. Allen J. Frank has a new post on the SICE blog: "Deforestation and Indigenous Religion in Eastern Russia" www.oeaw.ac.at/sice/sice-bl...

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Nouvelle émission de Paroles d'histoire en ligne: 364. Dans les archives d'un savant colonial. Plongée dans les 50.000 lettres de la correspondance Basset, avec Emmanuel Szurek, Marie Bossaert et Augustin Jomier. Bonne écoute et bonne semaine ! parolesdhistoire.fr/index.php/20...

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⚡️ Polish consulate in St. Petersburg closes after over 50 years. Poland’s consulate in the Russian city of St. Petersburg has shut down, with the staff taking down the Polish and EU flags and clearing out the building, the Polish RMF24 news outlet reported on Jan. 8.

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Honestly, thinking that for the next four years, my most valued source of news will be the guy who does tinned fish reviews on TikTok.

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Happy New Year everyone! Hope you all had fun celebrating, and didn't do anything silly while overseen with ale, such as robbing a Portuguese merchant vessel... https://maryrose.org/drunken-sailors #NewYearsDay #PostParty #OddlySpecific

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Actually, yes, Georgians now feel like they are finally overcoming the Russian colonial-imposed behaviour & stereotype of Georgians only being good for dancing and eating. Please note that this narrative has been indirectly yet persistently reinforced by the Georgian Dream too.

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Do you have any students in Museum Studies? We have scholarships available for our great 2-year MA!

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Asian History fans around the world! The seventh fascicle of vol. 67 of JESHO is truly a gem! brill.com/view/journal...

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Of colonial legibility, the limitations of the archival script, and how to write the history of Islam in the Russian empire - here a new blogpost by Danielle Ross! www.oeaw.ac.at/sice/sice-bl...

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THE reference work on the history of land reform in early Soviet Uzbekistan for years to come.... brill.com/display/titl...

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CfA - Interested in the history of Islam in the Russian empire? Are you hooked on archives? Want to know more ab/t Crimea, the Caucasus, and the Volga-Urals? Then apply to our summer school 'The Archives of Islam in the Russian Empire'! July, 6-11 2025 👇👇👇 www.oeaw.ac.at/sice/events/...

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This is a wonderful and timely editorial project! Can't wait to sink my teeth into this book! t.co/URh2Xnz01i

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Hello folks out there operating beyond the 'Islamic studies' bubble - what do you make of the 'Islamicate'? Does this make sense to you? intellectualhistory.web.ox.ac.uk/article/vent...

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very pleased to see so many friends and colleagues here in this list 👇 www.historytoday.com/archive/revi...

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FELLOWSHIPS for Scholars at Risk Applications until 20.01.2025 at 23:59 (CET). #SAFE offers 60 fully-funded fellowships (up to 24 months) for doctoral & postdoctoral researchers of non-EU nationality. Read the call carefully, contact potential supervisor in your academic field. saferesearchers.eu

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So a reminder: It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom. It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president. It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child. For the record.

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I've been stuck in afwul #Oxford traffic for nearly an hour coming back from @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social, so before my battery runs out have a miniature! This one is from MS. Canonici 122, a copy of the #Persian #Sufi epic Intikhāb-i ḥadīqah by Sanāyī (supposedly edited by Farīd al-dīn ‘Aṭṭār).

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Possibly one of the best non-fiction books I have read in years

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Several of these books are by academics, which is good to see, but by my count only 1 of the 50 was published by a university press. Just an observation. Make of it what you will. www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/1...

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Today salvation from beauty

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Running away in horror from X: hello everyone!

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Remember the charlatan in Samarqand? The always brilliant Tom Welsford has found one in Bukhara! This week in our #SICE blog you can read more about Armenian priests and their exploits in Russian Central Asia! Clink the link here below for more! www.oeaw.ac.at/sice/sice-bl...

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