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Ideas, concepts, and phenomena that help one understand contemporary discussions in the fields of history, anthropology, arts, and other disciplines

Dança, Dança, Van Damme

Tracing the evolution of the Angolan kuduro culture

“We Believe in Hybridity, We Believe in the Middle Ground”

Interview with Dr. Amal Malki on postcolonial feminism and overcoming outdated dichotomies

On “Hearth,” “Home,” and “Homeland”

Philologist and polyglot Iskandar Ding unravels the meanings of the most important words

What is Muslim Modernism?

Artiom Slota on the early 20th century Muslims’ dream to locate themselves in history

How the East became the “Other” of the Western world

Alima Bissenova on a core concept of postcolonial studies

Is “Middle East” Really a Region

Open call finalist Azad Asifovich on the origins of a contested term

How Appropriation Works for Those Who Practice It and Those Who Fight It

Power dynamics and mutability of the status quo

On the Transforming Perception of Cities in West Asia and North Africa

From a chaotic labyrinth to a heterogeneous metropolis

How the Logistical Revolution Defined Modern Colonialism

An explanation of the term with suggestions for further reading

Why a Colonial Invasion is a Structure, not an Event

An explanation of the term with suggestions for further reading