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The Türkiye‐Qatar Partnership: From Ottoman Roots to Strategic Alliance

Middle East Policy, Volume 33, Issue 3, Autumn (Fall) 2026.
Abstract As Qatar, a small country in a strategic location, faced a pressure campaign from Gulf states in 2017, Türkiye expanded its military presence and provided support that proved crucial to Doha's ability to overcome the crisis. This demonstrated Türkiye's new grand strategy, its capacity to project influence into the Gulf, and its status as a ...
Ismail Köse, Fatma Alghussein
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The Provenance of Silver in the Viking‐Age Hoard From Bedale, North Yorkshire

Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue S4, Page S86-S106, July 2026.
ABSTRACT The acquisition of silver was a key motive propelling the Viking expansion out of Scandinavia; identifying the sources of Viking silver during the early part of the Viking Age can provide critical insights into the relative significance of western European and eastern, Islamic wealth in the Viking expansion.
Jane Kershaw, Stephen Merkel, Andrew Woods, Jane Evans, Vanessa Pashley, Simon Chenery   +5 more
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The Damhus Hoard: New Insights Into Some of the Earliest Viking Silver Coinage

Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue S4, Page S71-S85, July 2026.
ABSTRACT In 2018, a hoard totalling 266 silver Viking Age coins was discovered near Damhus, south of Ribe (Denmark). The coins belong to the early ninth‐century ‘KG 4’ series, with the vast majority, 262 coins, identified as having Face/Forward Looking Deer on the obverse/reverse.
Thomas Birch, Helle Horsnæs, Rasmus Andreasen, Claus Feveile, Stephen Merkel, Jane Kershaw, Guillaume Sarah, Rory Naismith, Jens Christian Moesgaard   +8 more
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Bone Anvils and New Types of Osseous Tools at Walīla (Volubilis, Morocco): Use of Animal Byproducts in the Industries of a Medieval Town

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 36, Issue 3, Page 728-742, May/June 2026.
ABSTRACT Bone anvils used to sharpen metal sickle blades are frequently documented in the archaeological record of the Roman and medieval Mediterranean and beyond, with new finds reported each year. This article reports anvils from the early medieval town of Walīla (Roman Volubilis) in northern Morocco and presents two other types of bone tools (bone ...
Lisa Yeomans, Davit Naskidashvili, Asmae El Kacimi, Hassan Limane, Corisande Fenwick   +4 more
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Towards a New Reference Dataset for Northwest Arabian Pottery: A Preliminary Characterization of the Fabrics, Techniques, Shapes and Decoration of the Pre‐Islamic Pottery From Dadan (Third Millennium bce–Early First Millennium ce)

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 138-196, November 2025.
ABSTRACT The site of Dadan, in the al‐ʿUlā valley, is one of the major and longest‐settled ancient oasis settlements in northwest Arabia. As part of the Saudi‐French Dadan Archaeological Project (CNRS/RCU/AFALULA), a study of its pre‐Islamic ceramic assemblage has been underway since 2020.
Shadi Shabo, Jérôme Rohmer, Francelin Tourtet   +2 more
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Breeze of Continuity: New Evidence for the Occupation of Jumeirah Throughout the Islamic Period

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 306-327, November 2025.
ABSTRACT The Jumeirah Archaeological Research Project seeks to reassess the long‐term occupation of Jumeirah through an integrated study of three key archaeological sites—Jumeirah 1, 2 and 3. This study builds upon previous excavations and archival data to refine the chronology of the settlement and examine whether these sites functioned as a single ...
Karol Juchniewicz, Agnieszka Lic, Jerzy Oleksiak, Mansur Boraik, Hassan Zein   +4 more
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The rulership of Pippin I of Aquitaine

Early Medieval Europe, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 545-571, November 2025.
This article uses the reign of Pippin I of Aquitaine (d. 838) as a case study for the historiographical concept of ‘sub‐rulership’ in Carolingian Francia. It unpicks how Pippin’s status varied over time, arguing that Pippin’s rulership represents well the tension between kingship as an office and as a dynastic status.
Eddie Meehan
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A “Documentary Turn” in the Medieval History of Egypt and Syria?

History Compass, Volume 23, Issue 10-12, October-December 2025.
ABSTRACT The field of medieval Middle East history has seen a renewed attention to the use of documentary sources in recent years. These sources have long seen some neglect, and their interpretation has suffered from a stubborn narrative of paucity that has tended to relegate them to the fringe of this history. With the impact of other scholarly trends
Daisy Livingston
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Higher Objectives of Islamic Law (Maqāṣid al‐Sharīʿa) in Substantiating Justice in Land Tax

The Muslim World, Volume 115, Issue 4, Page 295-319, Autumn 2025.
Abstract This article discusses the relationship between the systemization of kharāj (land tax) and the higher objective of Islamic law or Maqāṣid al‐Sharīʿa. After the conquest of Sawād region (located in modern‐day southern Iraq), the First Caliph ʿUmar (634 ‐ 644 CE) introduced a new approach to the distribution of ghanīmah (spoils of war), leaving ...
Öznur Özdemir, Mehmet Asutay
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Muslim Diasporas and the Politics of Belonging: Ibadi and Ismaili Pasts and Presents in East Africa

Religion Compass, Volume 19, Issue 10-12, October-December 2025.
ABSTRACT This article examines the Ibadi and Ismaili Muslim communities in East Africa—particularly in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania (including Zanzibar)—and their distinct religious, social, and economic roles. Even as minorities within predominantly Sunni contexts, both groups have shaped the region through migration, commerce, and international ...
Kimberly T. Wortmann
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