Egypt is currently ruled by “military fascism” and protests in support of the deposed and detained Mohamed Morsi have been dispersed with thousands of fatalities, according to Dr. Khaled Abdel Hamid, an Egyptian political observer.
“Fifteen hundred people were killed in the same day by the Egyptian military. It was a slaughterhouse,” Hamid said during a […]
The Middle East has made national headlines in recent years, but what is not being covered will be part of the discussion in history professor Steve Tamari’s lecture series that begins this week.
Photos courtesy of Kahled Hamid (left) and Ramah Kudaimi.
Tamari will bring in two speakers for his “Syria, Egypt and Us” series. Ramah Kudaimi, […]
SIUE students at the Bakewell Ottoman Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden
On Oct. 10 and 13, Assistant Middle Eastern History Professor Dr. Steve Tamari presented students in his Ottoman History class opportunities for hands-on, experiential learning with trips to the SIUE Gardens and the Missouri Botanical Gardens.
In Tamari’s class, students have been learning about the […]
Steve Tamari, associate professor of historical studies at SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences, just returned from the second of three conferences scheduled in nearly as many weeks. Tamari’s research focuses on ethnic and territorial identity before nationalism specializes in Ottoman Syria during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, a region called Bilad al-Sham, a […]
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