For World Tourism Day 2022, we’re taking a historical perspective. Rachel Mairs writes about dragomans, the accomplished tourism professionals of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Rachel is the…Read More >
Middle Eastern History
Mohamed Morsi: death of Egypt’s former president shows deep state was always going to triumph
In a new post for The Conversation, Middle Eastern historian Dr Dina Rezk writes that Morsi’s inhumane treatment and subsequent fate is unexceptional in a regime set on imposing its…Read More >
THE LONG READ: From social media’s role in the Arab Spring to New Generation Thinker – Q&A with Dr Dina Rezk
Dr Dina Rezk’s research looks at contemporary history of the Middle East, including the Arab Spring, and has fed into policy briefings to the UK and US governments. She was…Read More >