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Nur Masalha on a trademark of Palestinian identity

The rise and decline of Palestine’s glass-making tradition

Glassware is among the most exquisite products ever created by human beings and the glassware of al-…

Jul 17 2026

Terje Tvedt on protecting history’s greatest river

The Nile: a river brimming with meaning and mystery

On the fourth floor of a modest archaeological museum about 35 kilometres outside Rome can be found…

Jul 11 2025

Jaber Baker and Uğur Ümit Üngör on Syrian Gulag

The Syrian Gulag – on researching a silent killing machine

On March 19, 2002, I [Jaber Baker] was arrested by the Assad regime’s infamous Military Intelligence…

Jul 26 2024

Selma Dabbagh on Nawal El Saadawi’s landmark novel

"One of the best examples of effective political fiction ever produced"

Direct, uncompromising and devastating, Woman at Point Zero is her landmark novel, which tells the s…

Jun 28 2024

David Avital on 40 years of I.B. Tauris

The importance of I.B. Tauris – “A university press without a university”

In 2023, I.B. Tauris is celebrating its 40th birthday. I.B. Tauris was founded in 1983 by Iradj Bagh…

Dec 08 2023

Nur Masalha on a trademark of Palestinian identity

The rise and decline of Palestine’s glass-making tradition

Glassware is among the most exquisite products ever created by human beings and the glassware of al-…

Jul 17 2026

Terje Tvedt on protecting history’s greatest river

The Nile: a river brimming with meaning and mystery

On the fourth floor of a modest archaeological museum about 35 kilometres outside Rome can be found…

Jul 11 2025

Jaber Baker and Uğur Ümit Üngör on Syrian Gulag

The Syrian Gulag – on researching a silent killing machine

On March 19, 2002, I [Jaber Baker] was arrested by the Assad regime’s infamous Military Intelligence…

Jul 26 2024

Selma Dabbagh on Nawal El Saadawi’s landmark novel

"One of the best examples of effective political fiction ever produced"

Direct, uncompromising and devastating, Woman at Point Zero is her landmark novel, which tells the s…

Jun 28 2024

David Avital on 40 years of I.B. Tauris

The importance of I.B. Tauris – “A university press without a university”

In 2023, I.B. Tauris is celebrating its 40th birthday. I.B. Tauris was founded in 1983 by Iradj Bagh…

Dec 08 2023

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