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Al-Mashhad al-Juyūshī: The story behind one of Cairo’s most remarkable Fatimid monuments
Read more: Al-Mashhad al-Juyūshī: The story behind one of Cairo’s most remarkable Fatimid monumentsExplores how power, memory and faith come together at al-Mashhad al-Juyūshī, a Fatimid monument set high on Cairo’s Muqaṭṭam Hills.
How do you pronounce the words tide and tied? A dive into the Scottish Vowel Length Rule in the 21st century
Discover the Scottish Vowel Length Rule (SVLR), also known as Aitken’s Law, and why it matters for Scottish English pronunciation.
American Poets Traveled to Europe and It Shaped Modern Literary History
Elin Käck discusses the role of American poets’ travels to Europe in the evolution of modern American poetry and literary history in general.
What Superheroes and US Security Are Not About
Warning! Does Not Contain Spoilers
The Warehouse of Bamiyan: Q&A with Arezou Azad
Arezou Azad rediscovers Bamiyan’s medieval archives, revealing a diverse, literate and interconnected Islamicate society in Afghanistan.
Hezbollah in International Law: Q&A with Mireille Rebeiz
Mireille Rebeiz recounts Hezbollah’s violence in Lebanon and in the region which prompted her work on the legal status of Hezbollah as a State or a non-State actor.
Q&A: Television Drama in Mexico
Paul Julian Smith reflects on visiting Mexico City whilst researching his new book.
Masculinities in Nigerian Fiction: Receptivity and Gender – Q&A with the author
A Q&A with Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike on Masculinities in Nigerian Fiction: Receptivity and Gender, exploring Nigerian masculinities, ethics, and gender in literature.
Updating Roman Jakobson’s ‘Poetic Function’ with Vector Semantics
Kurzynski discusses how poetry extends beyond sound and rhythm and taps into a deeper network of meanings.
The politics of precarious migration
Highlights the ways in which precarious migration challenges the 'statist quo'