So thrilled to announce you can now read a free online sample of my translation and study of 'Fath al-Andalus' ('The Conquest of al-Andalus') for Routledge. It also appears that the e-book version is available for purchase at a discount price!

RT @ajaltamimi: New guest post: a view on the situation of the Twelver Shia in Syria, with feelings of bitterness about exploitation and ab….

The Islamic State’s attempted genocide of Yezidis attracted global media attention and was also a trigger for the wider military intervention against the group in Iraq and Syria. People did not go on marches to protest against that intervention, dimwit.

I do not think calls for an Israeli-supported Druze state are remotely realistic: it is this point that needs to be emphasised to those making such calls, w/the govt also taking concrete steps to show it will make amends for violations & is an authority the population can trust.

New guest post: a view on the situation of the Twelver Shia in Syria, with feelings of bitterness about exploitation and abandonment by Bashar al-Assad and his allies

Maybe just keep your stupid ideas and dumb punditry to yourself.

Should be a wake-up call for Israel's advocates about just how awful Israel's war in Gaza has become when Pipes is writing this, calling for a negotiated release of the hostages & leaving a war to destroy Hamas for a future time when/if the group attacks Israel.

RT @OmarKadkoy: We need first to address the gender inequality and inclusivity in Syrian citizenship law; Syrian women with children from f….

RT @ajaltamimi: I've written a tribute to my friend Abd al-Majid Sharif,who was from Druze village of Kaftin & long opposed to Assad regime….

I've written a tribute to my friend Abd al-Majid Sharif,who was from Druze village of Kaftin & long opposed to Assad regime prior to the revolution. He always stood up for his principles & was willing to speak out. Voices like his are more needed than ever

RT @ajaltamimi: Delighted to announce that I have now signed the contract for my third academic book, which will be published by Routledge!….

RT @IranWonk: I had the pleasure to read and comment on one of Aymenn's historical manuscripts and translations. Beyond how impressive it….

Delighted to announce that I have now signed the contract for my third academic book, which will be published by Routledge! This calls for a rather monstrous celebration.

RT @ajaltamimi: New post: Harakat Rijal al-Karama's spokesman on events in al-Suwayda' a month on. He laments the implantation of sectarian….

RT @verobellin: The Report of the Commission of Inquiry on the Coastal Massacre is finally out - it found the violence to be widespread and….

RT @joshua_landis: #Syria #Druze . In this post, Basem Abu Fakhr- the spokesman for Harakat Rijal al-Karama- offers his overview of the ca….

RT @colebunzel: Excellent write-ups on recent literature on Wahhabism (including my own book) by @FaheemAMHussain. I concur fully with him….

New post: Harakat Rijal al-Karama's spokesman on events in al-Suwayda' a month on. He laments the implantation of sectarian division at the expense of national belonging and speculates on the possibility of an internationally-brokered partition of Syria

RT @meforum: Druze spiritual leaders desert Damascus’s narrative -calling the government’s siege of Suwayda’ treacherous. They demand withd….

RT @JohnSimpsonNews: Anas al-Sharif, the Al Jazeera journalist accused by the IDF of working for Hamas, was previously part of a Reuters gr….

This isn't the main basis of the Israelis' claim at all (which needs to be properly represented in order to be scrutinised & challenged).The main basis of their claim that Anas was a Hamas member is purported Hamas documentary records. Those records should be made fully available.