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New Books in Middle Eastern Studies

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Recent Guests

Mehmet Çelik
Author of Empire and Nation in the City, Rusçuk from Ottoman Rule to Bulgarian Statehood
Syracuse University Press
Episode: Mehmet Çelik, "Empire and Nation in the City: Rusçuk from Ottoman Rule to Bulgarian Statehood" (Syracuse UP, 2026)
Elizabeth Davis
Author of Artifactual, Forensic and Documentary Knowing
Duke University Press
Episode: Elizabeth Anne Davis, "Artifactual: Forensic and Documentary Knowing" (Duke UP, 2023)
Robin Whelan
Reader in Mediterranean History
University of Liverpool
Episode: Robin Whelan, "Serving the Christian State in Late Antiquity" (Cambridge UP, 2026)
Emily Sibley
Author of The Poetics of Incivility, Satire and Subversion in Modern Arab Culture
Cornell University Press
Episode: Emily Sibley, "The Poetics of Incivility: Satire and Subversion in Modern Arab Culture" (Cornell UP, 2026)
Karène Sanchez Summerer
Editor, Palestine in Transition: Frank Scholten's Visual Archive of the British Mandate Period
Leiden University / CEU Press / Netherlands Institute for the Near East
Episode: Karène Sanchez Summerer and Sary Zananiri eds., "Palestine in Transition: Frank Scholten's Visual Archive of the British Mandate Period" (CEU Press, 2026)
Amihai Mazar
Professor of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Episode: Amihai Mazar and Nava Panitz-Cohen, "Tel Rehov: A Bronze and Iron Age City in the Beth-Shean Valle" (The Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University, 2020)
Marian Scheuer Sofaer
Esquire, translator and co-presenter
Book translator/editor
Episode: Zvi Yehuda and Marian Scheuer Sofaer, "The Expulsion of Jews from Iraq, 20th Century: The Agonies of Redemption" (Brill, 2024)
Einav Yehuda-Shnaidman
Dr. and daughter of Zvi Yehuda, co-presenter
Health/Science professional
Episode: Zvi Yehuda and Marian Scheuer Sofaer, "The Expulsion of Jews from Iraq, 20th Century: The Agonies of Redemption" (Brill, 2024)
Osam el-Hamalawy
Author of Counterrevolution in Egypt, Sisi's New Republic
Verso Books
Episode: Hossam el-Hamalawy, "Counterrevolution in Egypt: Sisi's New Republic (Verso Books, 2026)

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Miranda Melcher
Host of The New Books Network channel; associated with The New Books Network

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4.1 out of 5 stars from 86 ratings
  • Fascinating and illuminating. Fresh take on Arabic culture

    Podcast Addict
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    indigonegative
    8 months ago
  • Fantastic show!

    Always fascinating, and makes me want to do Middle Eastern Studies at uni!! The range of guests is especially fantastic, and the interview is in-depth, but accessible. Some audio quality problems, but otherwise always excellent

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    United Kingdom7 years ago

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Relative Strangers: Romani Kinship and Palestinian Difference
Q: So would you be able to explain the basics of what listeners need to know about Romani history in the Middle East, and particularly what the two terms that you use throughout the book, Roma and Dome mean and how they differ from each other?
The guest explains that the Roma in the region have existed for centuries, with the terms Roma and Dome representing Romani groups in different contexts; Dome refers to a Romani subset in Palestine, Jordan, and Syria, and the discussion emphasizes the flexibility and fluidity of identity, language, and occupation rather than fixed racial markers, highlighting a long history of mobility and the overlapping borders among nomadic communities.
Amihai Mazar and Nava Panitz-Cohen, "Tel Rehov: A Bronze and Iron Age City in the Beth-Shean Valle" (The Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University, 2020)
Q: One question about Volume 5.
A major part of Volume 5 is devoted to scientific studies, including animal remains, plants, radiocarbon dating, and other environmental evidence, which helps form a more precise chronology and life picture of Tel Rehov.
Karène Sanchez Summerer and Sary Zananiri eds., "Palestine in Transition: Frank Scholten's Visual Archive of the British Mandate Period" (CEU Press, 2026)
Q: What future work or projects are stemming from this archive?
Ongoing work includes an augmented reality walking tour of Mandate Jerusalem, collaborations with artists and technologists, film projects, and future scholarship that cross-references the archive with other sources to further illuminate subaltern histories and transnational networks.
Karène Sanchez Summerer and Sary Zananiri eds., "Palestine in Transition: Frank Scholten's Visual Archive of the British Mandate Period" (CEU Press, 2026)
Q: What makes Scholten's approach distinct compared to other photographers documenting Palestine at the time?
Scholten's approach blends a modern documentary sensibility with a cosmopolitan background, enabling him to document everyday life across class, religious, and ethnic groups, while leveraging new portable camera technology that allowed more candid, street-level images.
Karène Sanchez Summerer and Sary Zananiri eds., "Palestine in Transition: Frank Scholten's Visual Archive of the British Mandate Period" (CEU Press, 2026)
Q: Could you briefly tell listeners about the central arguments of Palestine in Transition?
The book argues that Scholten's photographic archive enables readers to see Palestine in the early 1920s as a lived, modern, and diverse society in transition, not a timeless biblical landscape, with the photographs highlighting urban growth, social diversity, and the infrastructural changes under the British Mandate.

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The program features in-depth conversations with scholars about newly published research across Middle Eastern studies, history, and related fields. Guests are often authors or researchers presenting theoretical frameworks, archival findings, or methodological approaches, with a focus on global histories, imperial contexts, and transregional networks. Episodes typically blend close readings of texts or sources with broader historical or political implications, offering listeners scholarly insights made accessible through clear interviews. Noteworthy is a penchant for cross-disciplinary perspectives—combining literature, archives, and social history—along with a track record of inviting regional specialists from a variety of universities and... more

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