TheCollector on MSN3d
8 Key Facts For Understanding the Ottoman Empire
The Ottomans are one of the most interesting, yet misunderstood, dynasties in history. How did the Empire come about? Did ...
Houston Chronicle1mon
Map wars in the Middle East: How cartographers charted and helped shape a regional conflict
It was an attempt to supersede the more informal Ottoman land claims of the time. By the founding of Israel in 1948, only about 20% of the total area of what is known as historic Palestine had ...
Armenian Weekly17d
Mehmet Polatel’s book “Armenians and Land Disputes in the Ottoman Empire, 1850–1914” published
Edinburgh University Press has announced the publication of Dr. Mehmet Polatel’s Armenians and Land Disputes in the Ottoman Empire, 1850–1914. The book is part of the series “Edinburgh Studies on ...
Mongabay on MSN9d
Gaza and West Bank farmers salvage olive harvest amid displacement, destruction and Israeli settler violence
After Israel and the de facto government of the Gaza Strip, Hamas, agreed to a ceasefire beginning Jan. 19, Gaza’s olive ...