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In the public eye, Najati Sidqi was known as a journalist and writer, a translator of Russian classics, and an outspoken opponent of Nazism. However, Sidqi concealed a critical component of his life from the world and his family. He was an undergroun... more

Today, much of the Middle East is “Arab”—an identity that now extends across North Africa and up through the Near East to Syria. Yet how did this region become Arab? How did this identity spread? Was it due to migration, or conquest?

Historian Yoss... more

Adam Bursi’s Traces of the Prophets: Relics and Sacred Spaces in Early Islam (Edinburg University Press, 2024) uses writings by early Muslims to map a history of material objects, relics, and tombs of prophetic figures as they were conceptualized in ... more

In the 1970s, American curator Donna Stein served as an art advisor to Empress Farah Diba Pahlavi, the Shahbanu of Iran. Together, Stein and Pahlavi generated an art market in Iran, as Stein encouraged Pahlavi’s patronage of the Tehran Museum of Cont... more

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Recent Guests

Margaret Litvin
Professor of Arabic Literature and Translation at Boston University, co-translator of The Memoir of Najati Sidqi
Boston University
Episode: Najati Sidqi, "Memoirs of a Palestinian Communist: The Secret Life of Najati Sidqi" (U Texas Press, 2025)
Yossef Rapoport
Historian of the Islamic Arabic-speaking Middle East during its Middle Ages
Queen Mary University London
Episode: Yossef Rapoport, "Becoming Arab: The Formation of Arab Identity in the Medieval Middle East" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Adam Bursi
Editorial assistant at Fortress Press and author of the book
Fortress Press
Episode: Adam Bursi, "Traces of the Prophets: Relics and Sacred Spaces in Early Islam" (Edinburgh UP, 2024)
Gershom Gorenberg
Columnist for the Washington Post and a senior correspondent for the American Prospect, as well as an adjunct faculty at Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.
Washington Post
Episode: Gershom Gorenberg, "War of Shadows: Codebreakers, Spies, and the Secret Struggle to Drive the Nazis from the Middle East" (Public Affairs, 2021)
Donna Stein
A curator, essayist, and writer who authored the memoir about her experiences in Iran.
Skira
Episode: Donna Stein, "The Empress and I: How an Ancient Empire Collected, Rejected and Rediscovered Modern Art" (Skira, 2020)
Zainab Saleh
Professor and anthropologist focusing on migration, displacement, and citizenship law.
Stanford University Press
Episode: Zainab Saleh, "Political Undesirables: Citizenship, Denaturalization, and Reclamation in Iraq" (Stanford UP, 2025)
Sean Mathews
Greek American journalist and author covering the Middle East
Correspondent with Middle East Eye
Episode: Sean Mathews, "The New Byzantines: The Rise of Greece and Return of the Near East" (Hurst, 2025)
Nile Green
Editor of Sarandib's Translations and expert in the history of Islam and the Indian Ocean World
UCLA
Episode: Nile Green, "Serendipitous Translations: A Sourcebook on Sri Lanka in the Islamic Indian Ocean" (U Texas Press, 2026)
Julia Elyachar
An anthropologist who writes on coloniality, finance, and embodied sovereignty.
Duke University Press
Episode: Julia Elyachar, "On the Semicivilized: Coloniality, Finance, and Embodied Sovereignty in Cairo" (Duke UP, 2025)

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Dr. Miranda Melcher
Host of the New Books Network and an expert in Middle Eastern Studies, Dr. Melcher engages with scholars to discuss their research in this field.

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4.1 out of 5 stars from 81 ratings
  • Fantastic show!

    Always fascinating, and makes me want to do Middle Eastern Studies at uni!! The range of guests is especially fantastic, and the interview is in-depth, but accessible. Some audio quality problems, but otherwise always excellent

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Donna Stein, "The Empress and I: How an Ancient Empire Collected, Rejected and Rediscovered Modern Art" (Skira, 2020)
Q: What are your hopes for the collection you helped create?
Stein hopes the collection continues to be appreciated and showcased, emphasizing its cultural and aesthetic significance beyond just its financial value.
Donna Stein, "The Empress and I: How an Ancient Empire Collected, Rejected and Rediscovered Modern Art" (Skira, 2020)
Q: What was it like being a woman doing this work at the time?
Stein describes Tehran as vibrant with an international community and shares her experiences of navigating cultural and gender dynamics in her professional role.
Donna Stein, "The Empress and I: How an Ancient Empire Collected, Rejected and Rediscovered Modern Art" (Skira, 2020)
Q: How did you get involved in this grand adventure of moving to Tehran in 1974 and working on this museum?
Stein shares that her involvement began with a grant and a trip that took her to Iran, leading to her work with the Queen's office on various art projects.
Yossef Rapoport, "Becoming Arab: The Formation of Arab Identity in the Medieval Middle East" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Q: How did conversion to Islam fit into this process?
Islam was adopted before identifying as Arab; new converts sought to enhance their status by connecting to the Arab identity.
Yossef Rapoport, "Becoming Arab: The Formation of Arab Identity in the Medieval Middle East" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Q: How did Arab identity spread?
Rapoport argues that it was adopted by medieval peasants in response to shifting political power rather than through migration or conquest.

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