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[Book Review] Imperial Mecca: Ottoman Mecca & the Indian Ocean Hajj
Imperial Mecca is a significant study that bridges Ottoman and Indian Ocean studies, offering a fresh perspective on the complexities of empire, religion, and technology in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Masterfully weaving together Ottoman and British historiographies, Michael Christoper Low focuses on the Hijaz region as the nexus of competing imperial interests. Read
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[Media comments] Beijing supports Tehran in defending its sovereignty and security
Click HERE to read the article. I told local Chinese media outlet Zaobao that the recent call between Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, and Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani, contains signals. Beijing’s assertion that Tehran should defend its sovereignty is an indirect way of telling the Islamic Republic to retaliate.
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[Snap Insight] Killing of Ismail Haniyeh and other Hamas leaders won’t end Gaza war
In this reaction piece for Channel News Asia (CNA), I provide my two cents on the ripple effects of Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination, or the lack thereof, arguing that his death will further complicate ceasefire talks. Click HERE to read article. On the same topic, I provided brief comments to local Chinese media outlet Zaobao HERE.
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