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Why family ties in Kūfa mattered for early Islamic politics
Read more: Why family ties in Kūfa mattered for early Islamic politicsAliya A Ali explores how kinship and marriage alliances shaped political power and governance in the early Islamic city of Kūfa.

Appropriating Christian History in Fujian: Red Tourism Meets the Cross
In the early years of China’s Civil War, the Communist army and leadership sought refuge from Nationalist troops in the remote western district of Fujian Province known as Tingzhou. Here, for over three years, the leaders of the fledgling Communist…