Seminar: “Skin and Blood? Blackness and Arabness in Middle Eastern Perspectives by Rachel Schine (NYU AbuDhabi) & Peter Webb (Leiden University),” Princeton University, December 14, 2021 @ 12:00 – 1:30 PM

From the organizers: Please join us for our next seminar of the virtual series entitled “Race, Race-thinking and Identity in the Middle Ages and Medieval Studies” A SEMINAR SERIES We aim … Continue reading Seminar: “Skin and Blood? Blackness and Arabness in Middle Eastern Perspectives by Rachel Schine (NYU AbuDhabi) & Peter Webb (Leiden University),” Princeton University, December 14, 2021 @ 12:00 – 1:30 PM

Toni Morrison, John Ralph Willis, and Black Muslim History

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By Kristina L. Richardson Allow me to share a factoid about Toni Morrison’s (1931-2019) little known connection to Islamic historians. She grew up in Lorain, Ohio, with her younger cousin … Continue reading Toni Morrison, John Ralph Willis, and Black Muslim History

Seminar: Sirat ‘Antar and Formation of Arab Tribal Identity in Mamluk Egypt by Yossef Rapoport, The Department & Program in Near Eastern Studies (Princeton University), November 23, 2020 @ 12:00 – 1:20 pm

Topic: NES Seminar Series #12 Sirat 'Antar and formation of Arab tribal identity in Mamluk Egypt Speaker: Yossef Rapoport, Queen Mary University of London Respondent: Marina Rustow, Princeton University _____________________________________________________________ … Continue reading Seminar: Sirat ‘Antar and Formation of Arab Tribal Identity in Mamluk Egypt by Yossef Rapoport, The Department & Program in Near Eastern Studies (Princeton University), November 23, 2020 @ 12:00 – 1:20 pm