The Life and Times of Sultan Selim I
Episode 472 with Alan Mikhail hosted by Sam Dolbee Sultan Selim I is well known for the conquests he pursued that brought places like Cairo, Damascus, and Mecca into the Ottoman Empire. But in t...
18 Aug 20200s
David Ohannessian: Art, Exile, and the Legacies of Genocide
Episode 471 with Sato Moughalian hosted by Sam Dolbee David Ohannessian is one of the foremost pioneers of the ceramic styles associated today with the city of Jerusalem, but the remarkable stor...
13 Aug 20200s
Shibli Nomani's Urdu Travelogue of the Ottoman Empire
Episode 468 with Gregory Maxwell Bruce hosted by Zoe Griffith In 1892, the renowned Islamic scholar and educator Shibli Nomani traveled to the Ottoman Empire, where he visited cities in mode...
22 Juli 20200s
The Economic Roots of Modern Sudan
Episode 466 with Alden Young hosted by Chris Gratien As a site of recent civil wars, ethnic cleansing, and genocide, Sudan's history is often framed by violence. In this podcast, our guest A...
11 Juli 20200s
Mementos from Habsburg Life in Ottoman Istanbul
Episode 465 with Robyn Dora Radway hosted by Emily Neumeier What was it like to be a foreigner living in Ottoman Istanbul? In this episode, our guest Robyn Dora Radway answers this question by ...
5 Juli 20200s
Cemal Kafadar Between Past and Present, Part 1
Episode 464 with Cemal Kafadar hosted by Maryam Patton, Chris Gratien, and Sam Dolbee In part one of our interview with Cemal Kafadar, we discuss his intellectual influences in the broadest se...
29 Juni 20200s
The Journeys of Ottoman Greek Music
Episode 463 with Panayotis League hosted by Chris Gratien What is Greek music? For our guest Panayotis League, it's no one thing. Rather, it is diversity that defines the many regional music...
3 Maj 20200s
Singing the Prophet's Praise
Episode 462 with Oludamini Ogunnaike hosted by Shireen Hamza Reading and writing poems in praise of the prophet Mohammad is no simple matter in West Africa. Their composition was a vehicle for...
27 Apr 20200s
