New publication! In this article, Bas Hamhuis and I examine how the Islamic State used social space in Mosul as a medium through which it exercised power between 2014 and 2017. Open access in Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

What does the multifaceted reality of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) look like? 🌍 UG researchers Pieter Nanninga (@facultyofartsug.bsky.social) and Joram Tarusarira (@rcsunigroningen.bsky.social) hosted a training course for Ministry of Foreign Affairs staff 👇 www.rug.nl/let/onze-fac...

Nieuw onderzoeksrapport: Fleur Valk en ik duiden anti-institutionele tendensen in Nederland vanuit religiewetenschappelijk perspectief. In opdracht van @minbzk.bsky.social en namens de @facultyofartsug.bsky.social. Het volledige rapport is hier beschikbaar: research.rug.nl/en/publicati...

Samen met Kiki Santing, Petra de Bruijn en Asghar Seyed-Gohrab werd ik geïnterviewd door @pieternanninga.bsky.social voor over de overheidsbezuinigingen op het hoger onderwijs in Nederland. Sarah Michiel schreef er een artikel over dat hier te lezen is: www.academia.edu/129890019/_A...

"Als we ophouden beter te worden, dan houden we ook op goed te zijn": Midden-Oostenstudies in tijden van bezuinigingen (2025)

"Als we ophouden beter te worden, dan houden we ook op goed te zijn": Midden-Oostenstudies in tijden van bezuinigingen (2025)

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Mooie nieuwe Nederlandstalige inleiding tot de islam, geredigeerd door @joaswagemakers.bsky.social, met bijdrage van mijn hand over radicalisme!

Joas Wagemakers@joaswagemakers.bsky.social · last yr.

Enkele weken geleden is mijn nieuwste bundel verschenen bij @amsterdamupress.bsky.social, "Inleiding tot de islam: Een levende traditie", met bijdragen van tientallen experts op het gebied van de islam uit Nederland en België. Voor meer informatie, zie www.walburgpers.nl/nl/book/9789....

The new Syrian Government (by @Levant_24_ on X/Twitter).

Includes English translations of biographies of all the new ministers and partial translations/summaries of all of the new ministers' speeches from tonight. It's all here. Get caught up.

Aaron Y. Zelin@azelin.bsky.social · last yr.

New Syrian Government Starter Pack www.jihadologyplus.com/p/new-syrian...

Job alert! Fully-funded PhD @facultyofartsug.bsky.social, with myself, @karimeltaki.bsky.social and @bherborth.bsky.social on post-imperial geopolitical imaginations in/of the Arab world. Please help spread the word among interested candidates! Full details here: karimeltaki.com/phd-position...

"If strictly judging the new rulers of Syria by its actions against the Islamic State, Hezbollah, and the captagon trade, they appear to be committed to these tasks" Interesting read by @azelin.bsky.social ctc.westpoint.edu/the-new-syri...

The New Syrian Government’s Fight Against the Islamic State, Hezbollah, and Captagon - Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

Abstract: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s background as a former branch of the Islamic State and al-Qa`ida has created a perception that it is untrustworthy when it comes to security concerns of the United Sta...

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Full translation and overview of the Islamic State's latest editorial attacking the new Syrian government for its non-confrontational approach towards Israel and its incursion into southern Syria www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/islamic-st...

Islamic State Editorial on the New Syrian Government and Israel's Incursion

Since the beginning of Israel’s incursion into southern Syria following the fall of the Assad regime, the new Syrian government under Ahmad al-Sharaa (Abu Muhammad al-Jowlani) has adopted a consistent...

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Hi BlueSkyers :) Happy to finally be here to discuss, post and learn about the Middle East, religion and conflicts, extremism, propaganda and other stuff I'm working on!