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/r/MiddleEastHistory is for anything related to Middle Eastern history, from the earliest civilizations of the Fertile Crescent to the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the modern era, along with anything in between! Book and article recommendations, maps, primary sources, pictures, text posts, archaeological findings, paintings, manuscripts, sculptures, architecture-- they're all welcome!
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This subreddit is for anything related to Middle Eastern history, from the earliest civilizations of the Fertile Crescent to the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the modern era, along with anything in between! Book and article recommendations, maps, primary sources, pictures, text posts, archaeological findings, paintings, manuscripts, sculptures, architecture-- they're all welcome!
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Is it true that Salahuddin Ayyubi (Saladin) was not well-known in the Muslim world before colonialism pushed him as a strong anti-western figure
I read that Kaiser Wilhelm's visit to the Levant particularly helped in cementing his image.
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Would anyone like to study with me?
Little background, I'm an exmuslim who has made studying the middle east and religion my main passion as a sort of weapon of knowledge no one can take away or lie about. Since then I've loved any piece of information I can get. Like right now I'm studying the Middle East from the 1940s to 2000s in a political sense. I like reaching all niches and aspects of this big topic. Since there might be some Muslims reading this, I don't mind you being my partner either
If you want to do it with me, just dm and I can give you my discord
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Dr. Tamer el-Leithy: "Scribbles in Hats, or the Afterlives of medieval Arabic Documents" (Dar Al Athar Museum - Kuwait, 2024)
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Hafez al-Assad and the rise of suicide bombing
It’s been quite awhile since watching the documentary, but in HyperNormalisation by Adam Curtis there is a claim that suicide bombing as a radical jihadist tactic was initially pushed by Assad Sr. in association with Ruhollah Khomeini and then caught on in general amongst various jihadist groups. Is there legitimacy to this narrative? It seemed the idea was supported by evidence within the narrative, but I haven’t seen much discussion of this topic at all, so I was wondering if there is a consensus amongst historians
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War Camels, Camels in war!
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Iran 1950s: (front, left to right) Queen Soraya Pahlavi, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Queen Mother Tadj ol-Molouk
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Mamluks & other Slave Soldiers in their Historical Context! (a light overview of an interesting historic phenomena)
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Why Ottomans waited for the printing press for 300 years?
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Why Turks lost the Middle East?
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The Circumcellions were a heretical Christian movement in Roman North Africa. They are well known for their strange beliefs regarding martyrdom, but what were the social pressures in Roman North Africa at the time? It has to do with slavery.
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Is this is Middle Eastern symbol
At first i thought it was a Celtic symbol, but i was told it looks more like a Middle Eastern symbol. Does anyone know what it is and what it means?
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Why Turks lost the Aegean Islands
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