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Tag Archives: Middle East
The Naked Blogger of Cairo, by Dr Dina Rezk
In November 2011, 20 year old Egyptian Alia Mahdy posted a nude photograph of herself on her blog Diary of a Rebel. She was wearing nothing but black stockings, red leather shoes, and a flower in her hair. The photograph … Continue reading
Posted in News, women's history month
Tagged 2011, Alia Mahdy, arab spring, autonomy, blogger, Diary of a Rebel, Egypt, history, Middle East, modern history, Revolution, social media, the body, University of Reading
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Upcoming Event – ‘ ‘Islamic State’: Where From, Where To?’ A Roundtable Discussion
One of our new colleagues, Dr Dina Rezk, will be speaking at ‘ ‘Islamic State’: Where From, Where To?’ at the University of Warwickon Thursday 26th November. This is a roundtable event taking place at Warwick. The event is open … Continue reading
Posted in Events, News
Tagged Middle East, modern history, politics, University of Reading
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Meet Our New Members of Staff
In this Special Feature, Professor David Stack, Head of Department, introduces our new members of staff The future has never looked so bright for the study of the past at Reading. This autumn we welcome our largest intake of new … Continue reading
Posted in The History Project
Tagged Asia, history, Kate Williams, Middle East, public engagement, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria, research, Revolution, Russia, Soviet Union, US
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