Laith Shakir
@L_Shakir
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PhD candidate, History & MEIS @NYUniversity. Tracing the intersections of development, archaeology, and tourism in Iraq. Prev @SOAS, @AmericanU. He/him/his
Brooklyn, NY
Joined October 2012
My article on colonial development and air tourism in mandate Iraq is now available to read online (for free!) in Itinerario: Journal of Imperial and Global Interactions:
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“Bringing ‘The Magic Carpet Up to Date’: Imperial Airways in Iraq, 1920–1932” - Volume 48 Issue 3
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RT @fatma_denizz: A very proud moment for an emerging academic. I am happy to share with you that my article about Sufism and space in earl….
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Öz Bu makale on yedinci yüzyıl İstanbul'unda bir Halveti şeyhi tarafından yazılmış bir ben-anlatısını, Sohbetnâme (1661-1665) adlı metni mekân analizi yaparak incelemeyi, Sufilerin mekân kullanımları...
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RT @dan_a_lowe: 'Passports and Identity Documents in the Hands of Artists' is a small but (I hope) impactful single-case display that I put….
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RT @James_AL_Downs: Sad to see this old Ottoman-era house in Baghdad - once home to King Ali of the Hejaz, Agatha Christie and then the Bri….
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RT @James_AL_Downs: Sadly no longer functioning, but the decorative facade of Baghdad's Al-Zawra'a Cinema (opened in 1937) is still stunnin….
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RT @deepcutiqtibas: spun up a quality of life tool today for searching all name permutations based on a kunya, ism+nasab, and nisbas to sav….
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RT @isisnaucratis: In this post, we share so far unpublished pictures taken by a Gazan source. They hope that what follows can help educate….
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In this post, we share so far unpublished pictures taken by a Gazan source. The source in question has entrusted us with this material and asked us to publish it. They hope that what follows can he…
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RT @isisnaucratis: Here is the 🇵🇸 Ministry of Antiquities' Gaza office. More pics below .cc @UNESCO @CIJ_ICJ @heritage4peace .
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RT @_ZachFoster: NPR reported on Feb. 4, 2024 ( that Saleem Elrayes's antique shop in Gaza has been destroyed. I w….
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RT @alijla2021: I could have written to them privately only, but I preferred to teach everyone a lesson. This also serves to highlight the….
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RT @Tine_Lavent: NEW on our library shelves—The Arab Nahda as Popular Entertainment: Mass Culture and Modernity in the Middle East, ed. by….
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RT @MichaelDPress: First archaeologists were stumped, now they're bewildered, but there's still little attention to the legal and ethical d….
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