The Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS) is proud to announce a call for applications to its 2026 graduate student workshop, to take place on the weekend of July 25- 26 via Zoom. The deadline to apply is March 27. More info: pomeps.org/call-for-aga...
War in #Iran means relentless thunderous explosions, plumes of smoke across the skyline, and the destruction of military sites alongside airports, oil depots, water facilities, homes, and businesses. In my latest piece, I translate and share two firsthand accounts from inside Tehran.
Iranian missile warhead fell less than a kilometer from Temple Mount, al-Aqsa Mosque
Police find warhead, incendiary material in Sultan's Pool venue just meters outside Old City of #Jerusalem.
Missile could 'very possibly' have hit key holy site
www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-miss...
Iranain State TV confirms Khameneiβs death. #Iran
A drone strike at the Kuwait International Airport damaged the passenger building and injured a number of workers, according to Kuwaitβs General Authority of Civil Aviation. Videos and photos from after the strike showed damage to the departure area bsky.app/profile/fare...
The Israeli military says the body of Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old special forces policeman killed while fighting Hamas militants on Oct. 7, 2023, has been found. n.pr/3LZeEIK
Israel bars 37 nonprofits from Gaza, West Bank for not abiding by new guidelines https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-bars-37-nonprofits-from-gaza-west-bank-for-not-abiding-by-new-guidelines/
"The acts of murder perpetrated as part of the 7 October 2023 attacks 'were constituted, or took place as part of, a mass killing of members of a civilian population' and therefore amount to the crime against humanity of extermination."
New from Amnesty re: October 7th. www.amnestyusa.org/reports/targ...
All Daf Reactions episodes of @miriamanzovin.bsky.social are now source sheets on Sefaria.
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Prosecutors set to indict Beershebaβs deputy mayor for assaulting Bedouin men https://www.timesofisrael.com/prosecutors-set-to-indict-beershebas-deputy-mayor-for-assaulting-bedouin-men/
The Teaching, Research, and International Policy (TRIP) Project is seeking proposals for short-term collaborative research partnerships between academic researchers and policy practitioners! Find more information below!
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President Trump has just announced that Princeton University PhD student Elizabeth Tsurkov who was kidnapped in Baghdad in March 2023 and held by Kata'ib Hezbollah has been released and is now at the American Embassy in Iraq.
"Make Kuwait Pure Again...The Roots and Effects of Citizenship Revocation in Kuwait" by @alamer.bsky.social
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Thousands demonstrate, block roads at start of nationwide day of protests for hostages https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-demonstrate-block-roads-at-start-of-nationwide-day-of-protests-for-hostages/
New community study finds that Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews account for 10% of the US Jewish community: ejewishphilanthropy.com/jimena-share...
Hundreds of thousands march in Tel Aviv demanding a hostage deal and end to the war on Gaza. (1/2)
Thousands of Israelis stayed home from work, flooded city streets and blocked roads and highways across the country on Sunday, staging some of the largest anti-war protests in months as the military prepares for a major assault on Gaza City. wapo.st/4mvMVfK
POMEPS is pleased to call for proposals for the POMEPS Junior Scholar Book Development Workshops to be held in a virtual format throughout the academic year 2025-2026. The deadline to apply is Sept. 15. More info:
pomeps.org/pomeps-junio...
European countries slam videos of emaciated hostages, call on Hamas to disarm https://www.timesofisrael.com/european-countries-slam-videos-of-emaciated-hostages-call-on-hamas-to-disarm/
