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Middle Eastern & African studies, Publisher, Cambridge University Press. All views are mine.

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Maria Marsh @mariasolemarsh.bsky.social · Dec 10

If you can, please do take the time to read sections of Salwa Ismail’s THE RULE OF VIOLENCE: this is a manuscript that has stayed with me since I read it, a powerful look at the rule of the Assad family in Syria - www.cambridge.org/core/books/r...

The Rule of Violence

Cambridge Core - Middle East History - The Rule of Violence

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Maria Marsh @mariasolemarsh.bsky.social · 2d

The Frederick Douglass Book Prize finalists have been announced and I'm so pleased to see that Makhroufi Ousmane Traoré's book with Cambridge, SLAVERY, RESISTANCE, AND IDENTITY IN EARLY MODERN WEST AFRICA is on the list.

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Yale Announces 2025 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Finalists

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Maryam Aldossari @maryamaldossari.bsky.social · 16d

As the world recognizes Palestinian state, Israel's plan to bury it.“It’s performative diplomacy.You’re recognizing the Palestinian state,but at the same time,your actions are aiding and abetting the very system that is destroying that state.” www.972mag.com/palestinian-...

As the world recognizes Palestinian state, Israel's E1 plan moves to bury it

The long-frozen settlement project would sever East Jerusalem from the West Bank, fragment Palestinian communities, and advance permanent annexation.

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Maria Marsh @mariasolemarsh.bsky.social · 22d

The second element in our new series "Elements in Middle East Politics" has published: Narratives of Sino-Middle Eastern Futures - www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Narratives of Sino-Middle Eastern Futures

Cambridge Core - Sociology: General Interest - Narratives of Sino-Middle Eastern Futures

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BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · Aug 7

More than 40 students trapped in #Gaza with scholarships to UK Universities are asking for a safe route to come & study. Over 4,800 UK university staff urge the UK Home Office & FCDO to allow biometric visa deferrals & open a safe route.

Read the letter: bit.ly/3IYjqVl

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Maria Marsh @mariasolemarsh.bsky.social · Aug 11

Publishing this month: Ethan Sanders' book in the African Identities series: BUILDING THE AFRICAN NATION - www.cambridge.org/core/books/b...

Building the African Nation

Cambridge Core - African Government, Politics and Policy - Building the African Nation

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Saqi Books @saqibooks.bsky.social · Aug 7

Over 400 writers, publishers and booksellers — including figures across the literary world — have signed an open letter warning that a proposed ban on protest group Palestine Action represents a serious threat to free expression and civil liberties.
@theguardian.com

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Maria Marsh @mariasolemarsh.bsky.social · Aug 1

North Gaza: Food, Water & other Distributions by The Sameer Project - chuffed.org/project/help...

North Gaza: Food, Water & Other Distributions

Translating Falasteen (Palestine), in collaboration with The Sameer Project, launched a fundraising campaign to support families in Gaza facing severe hardships. Our mission is to provide essential ai...

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Maria Marsh @mariasolemarsh.bsky.social · Aug 1

From the account Gaza Poets Society over in that other place: Famine by Design by Taqwa Al Wawi

Maria Marsh @mariasolemarsh.bsky.social · Jul 25

A template for writing to your local representative: Stop UK's Complicity in Israel's Atrocities: www.map.org.uk/campaigns/st...

Stop UK's Complicity in Israel's Atrocities

Email your MP and ask that they call on the UK Government to take decisive action to end Israel’s atrocities and stop Gaza being erased.

www.map.org.uk

Maria Marsh @mariasolemarsh.bsky.social · Jul 23

Publishing this month: OCCUPIER AND OCCUPIED by Chloe Skinner - www.cambridge.org/core/books/o...

Occupier and Occupied

Cambridge Core - Middle East Studies - Occupier and Occupied

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Maria Marsh @mariasolemarsh.bsky.social · Apr 23

Publishing this week: THE RULE OF LAW IN THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, edited by Hadi Enayat and Mirjam Künkler - www.cambridge.org/core/books/r...

The Rule of Law in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Cambridge Core - Constitutional and Administrative Law - The Rule of Law in the Islamic Republic of Iran

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Stella Morgana @stellamorgana.bsky.social · Apr 21

Happy to see this finally out. Featuring my chapter on labour rights. Thanks to Hadi Enayat and Mirjam Künkler for their hard work www.cambridge.org/core/books/r...

The Rule of Law in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Cambridge Core - Middle East Government,Politics and Policy - The Rule of Law in the Islamic Republic of Iran

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · Mar 24

NEW: Hossam Shabat’s Last Article

Filed hours before his killing in an Israeli airstrike, journalist
Hossam Shabat describes the resumption of Israel's scorched earth campaign in his hometown of Beit Hanoun.

Translated through tears by Sharif Kouddous

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Hossam Shabat’s Last Article

Filed hours before his killing in an Israeli airstrike, journalist Hossam Shabat describes the resumption of Israel's scorched earth campaign in his hometown of Beit Hanoun.

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Maria Marsh @mariasolemarsh.bsky.social · Feb 25

Publishing in February: Nicki Kindersley's NEW SUDANS: Wartime Intellectual Histories in Khartoum, part of Cambridge's African Studies series www.cambridge.org/core/books/n...

New Sudans

Cambridge Core - History of Ideas and Intellectual History - New Sudans

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Maria Marsh @mariasolemarsh.bsky.social · Feb 24

Open Letter on the University of Cambridge’s application for an injunction to prevent protests for Palestine at Senate House. Open to employees of CUP&A and any alumnus/a: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Open letter on the University's application for an injunction to prevent protests for Palestine at Senate House and other administrative buildings

Open letter to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge Dear Vice-Chancellor, We are writing to express our grave concern over the University’s application to the High Court for an injunctio...

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Maria Marsh @mariasolemarsh.bsky.social · Feb 10

The first in the brand new series Elements in Middle East Politics is now available online. So pleased to see this launch with such an important topic, thank you @abuaardvark.bsky.social

Front cover of the book: What is the Middle East by Marc Lynch

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historians4palestine @history4palestine.bsky.social · Feb 8

www.historiansforpeace.org/2025/02/08/p...

Historians for Peace and DemocracyPetition to Members of the AHA Council

[To sign this petition please complete this form.] We urge you to rescind your veto of the Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza and put theresolution to a vote of all AHA members. The Council’s ...

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Maria Marsh @mariasolemarsh.bsky.social · Feb 4

TEHRAN'S BORDERLINES publishing this week. This book by Jaleh Jalili is a fascinating look at how urban development in Iran's capital city has affected public spaces and the people that use them - www.cambridge.org/core/books/t...

Tehran's Borderlines

Cambridge Core - Middle East Studies - Tehran's Borderlines

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Feb 1

It occurs to me, for no reason in particular, that I should put this starter pack back in circulation

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · Jan 29

"Not just path-breaking; it’s shapeshifting. Presents a bold argument that spatial inequality & regional economic differences, not ethnic identities, shape local and national political dynamics across Africa."

Inequality and Political Cleavage in Africa by Catherine Boone

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Inequality and Political Cleavage in Africa

Cambridge Core - African Government, Politics and Policy - Inequality and Political Cleavage in Africa

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Seckin Sertdemir @seckinsertdemir.bsky.social · Jan 21

I am also glad you like the cover, which features a Klein bottle inspired by the Mobius strip. I chose this image because, as illustrated in the Mobius strip, I argue in the book that authoritarianism and securitisation are inextricably linked.

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Maria Marsh @mariasolemarsh.bsky.social · Jan 20

Striking covers, as usual, from The Global Middle East series: the latest from @seckinsertdemir.bsky.social is CIVIC DEATH IN CONTEMPORARY TURKEY

Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · Jan 20

'Civic Death in Contemporary Turkey' by @seckinsertdemir.bsky.social.

Analyses the aftermath of the 2016 Turkish coup attempt, wherein the AKP government introduced new methods of authoritarian securitisation.

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Front cover of Civic Death in Contemporary Turkey by Sechin Sertdemir.

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historians4palestine @history4palestine.bsky.social · Jan 18

Historians For Palestine's response to the AHA Council veto:

1. Today's American Historical Association veto supports scholasticide.

Today's American Historical Association veto supports scholasticide. May 22, 2021, Samir Mansour stood on the rubble of his destroyed bookshop.

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · Jan 15

I am beginning with the case of @sanaabdlarhim.bsky.social who is collaborating with me on this series, to tell her own story and those of others. She’s a 35 year old single mother who lives in Belgium and who is fundraising for her family of 11. Find her fundraiser here: gofund.me/dd137898

Donate to Help My Family Evacuate Gaza to Egypt for Safety, organized by Sanaa Abdalrahim

Hello, my name is Sanaa Abdalrahim, and I live in Belgium alone with… Sanaa Abdalrahim needs your support for Help My Family Evacuate Gaza to Egypt for Safety

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Workshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social · Jan 10

Any current or former MLA members who can help spread the word about these campaigns, let’s connect. We would love to run a matching campaign for Sameer Project or organize an @openpoetrybooks.bsky.social gift certificate drive like this: open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/collections/...

[W4G] Workshops for Gaza Gift Certificate

We'd love to raise $5,000 for the Sameer Project's campaign South Gaza: Tents, Cash Aid & Medical before the new year! Want to support our fundraising efforts but not ready to sign up for a worksh...

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