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Stacy Fahrenthold deposited Ladies Aid as Labor History: Working-Class Formation in the Mahjar on Humanities Commons 4 years ago
In the Arabic-speaking mahjar (diaspora), the plight of the working poor was the focus of women’s philanthropy. Scholarship on welfare relief in the interwar Syrian, Lebanese, and Palestinian diaspora currently situates it within a gendered politics of benevolence. This article reconsiders that frame and argues for a class-centered reassessment o…[Read more]
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Stacy Fahrenthold's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 4 years, 1 month ago
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Omar Cheta's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 4 years, 5 months ago
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Stacy Fahrenthold's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 4 years, 8 months ago
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Stacy Fahrenthold deposited Forced Migration in South Asia and the Middle East (Topics in History) on Humanities Commons 4 years, 9 months ago
This course explores histories of forced migration in the Middle East and South Asia during the twentieth century. Looking at the role of colonialism, partition, and social unrest in driving the movement of refugees, IDPs, and stateless peoples, we examine how everyday struggles for refugee protection, asylum, and citizenship influence regional…[Read more]
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Astrid Menz deposited Studien zum Türkisch der zweiten deutschlandtürkischen Generation in the group
Linguistics on Humanities Commons 4 years, 11 months agoMaster Thesis from 1991 (!) on the Turkish of 2nd generation migrants from Turkey in Germany, the influence of German as well as the restricted use of Turkish and the development of the mother tongue outside the actual language area.
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Astrid Menz deposited Studien zum Türkisch der zweiten deutschlandtürkischen Generation on Humanities Commons 4 years, 11 months ago
Master Thesis from 1991 (!) on the Turkish of 2nd generation migrants from Turkey in Germany, the influence of German as well as the restricted use of Turkish and the development of the mother tongue outside the actual language area.
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Stacy Fahrenthold's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 4 years, 11 months ago
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Omar Cheta's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 5 years ago
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A. Hilal Ugurlu deposited Philanthropy in the Form of a Hair Strand: Sacred Relics in Nineteenth-Century Ottoman Lands in the group
Religious Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years agoFrom the last quarter of the eighteenth century, the caliphal status and the legitimacy of the Ottoman sultans were constantly and increasingly challenged. One of the most effective and powerful tools that they utilized in order to strengthen their diminishing image in the eyes of their subjects was the re-appropriation of sacred places, either by…[Read more]
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A. Hilal Ugurlu deposited Philanthropy in the Form of a Hair Strand: Sacred Relics in Nineteenth-Century Ottoman Lands in the group
Ottoman and Turkish Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years agoFrom the last quarter of the eighteenth century, the caliphal status and the legitimacy of the Ottoman sultans were constantly and increasingly challenged. One of the most effective and powerful tools that they utilized in order to strengthen their diminishing image in the eyes of their subjects was the re-appropriation of sacred places, either by…[Read more]
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A. Hilal Ugurlu deposited Philanthropy in the Form of a Hair Strand: Sacred Relics in Nineteenth-Century Ottoman Lands in the group
Islamicate Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years agoFrom the last quarter of the eighteenth century, the caliphal status and the legitimacy of the Ottoman sultans were constantly and increasingly challenged. One of the most effective and powerful tools that they utilized in order to strengthen their diminishing image in the eyes of their subjects was the re-appropriation of sacred places, either by…[Read more]
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A. Hilal Ugurlu deposited Philanthropy in the Form of a Hair Strand: Sacred Relics in Nineteenth-Century Ottoman Lands in the group
History on Humanities Commons 5 years agoFrom the last quarter of the eighteenth century, the caliphal status and the legitimacy of the Ottoman sultans were constantly and increasingly challenged. One of the most effective and powerful tools that they utilized in order to strengthen their diminishing image in the eyes of their subjects was the re-appropriation of sacred places, either by…[Read more]
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A. Hilal Ugurlu deposited Philanthropy in the Form of a Hair Strand: Sacred Relics in Nineteenth-Century Ottoman Lands in the group
Cultural Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years agoFrom the last quarter of the eighteenth century, the caliphal status and the legitimacy of the Ottoman sultans were constantly and increasingly challenged. One of the most effective and powerful tools that they utilized in order to strengthen their diminishing image in the eyes of their subjects was the re-appropriation of sacred places, either by…[Read more]
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A. Hilal Ugurlu deposited Philanthropy in the Form of a Hair Strand: Sacred Relics in Nineteenth-Century Ottoman Lands on Humanities Commons 5 years ago
From the last quarter of the eighteenth century, the caliphal status and the legitimacy of the Ottoman sultans were constantly and increasingly challenged. One of the most effective and powerful tools that they utilized in order to strengthen their diminishing image in the eyes of their subjects was the re-appropriation of sacred places, either by…[Read more]
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Joakim Parslow's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 5 years ago
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A. Hilal Ugurlu's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 5 years ago
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Stacy Fahrenthold's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 5 years, 1 month ago
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Omar Cheta's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 5 years, 1 month ago
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Stacy Fahrenthold deposited “Claimed by Turkey as Subjects”: Ottoman Migrants, Foreign Passports, and Syrian Nationality in the Americas, 1915–1925 in the group
Ottoman and Turkish Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years, 3 months agoUnofficial Description: In Arab American studies, it’s long been understood that Syrian immigrants became “legally white” in 1915’s George Dow v United States. This access to whiteness was critical in getting access to US citizenship. However, US laws governing Syrian racial status also bore implications beyond the US context. Starting with Dow…[Read more]
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