Thrilled to share this news and grateful to the @khayrallahcenter.bsky.social for this recognition!
@nyupress.bsky.social
03.03.2026 03:23
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I’m also very much looking forward to visiting the @uvmvermont.bsky.social next week for a book talk on "Martyrs and Migrants" @nyupress.bsky.social.
Here are the details:
Date: Tuesday, March 3
Time: 3:30–5:00 PM
Location: Lafayette 210
If you are in the area, I’d love to see you there.
24.02.2026 02:09
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Next Friday, I’ll be giving a book talk on “Martyrs and Migrants” in the Department of Religious Studies at UVA! Please join us!
religiousstudies.as.virginia.edu/candace-luka...
21.02.2026 01:44
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Stories of Change in American Religion - Center for Religion and Civic Culture
USC Dornsife Site
American #religion is changing, and we need more than hot takes and simple graphs. @USCCRCC is launching a multi-pronged effort to get better stories out there. Including journalism fellowships.
dornsife.usc.edu/crcc/stories...
20.02.2026 14:41
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#cfp We are seeking papers for both a pre-conference workshop for New England-based anthropology PhD Students and early career faculty (March 27) and paper proposals for two panels (all ranks) (March 28). Due by 02.23.2026. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
06.02.2026 23:25
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Looking forward to my talk at Yale University with the Middle Eastern and North African Cultural Community (MENACC) next month!
07.02.2026 01:43
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Many thanks to the @curabu.bsky.social for organizing this book talk and conversation in early March! If you’re in Boston, consider joining us: www.bu.edu/cura/2025/12...
28.01.2026 01:50
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Sinan Antoon’s ‘Of Loss and Lavender’
In this conversation over e-mail, Sinan Antoon talks about the novel, the fraught nature of collective memory, the process of self-translation, and the sort of “security checkpoints” a book must pass through in the process of translation.
Sinan Antoon’s ‘Of Loss and Lavender’
In this conversation over e-mail, Sinan Antoon talks about the novel, the fraught nature of collective memory, the process of self-translation, and the sort of “security checkpoints” a book must pass through in the process of translation.
26.01.2026 05:01
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Absolutely thrilled to be working with Leonard McKinnis on this project, “The Idea of Diaspora in the Study of American Religion”! Many thanks to the @aarweb.bsky.social for their support!
23.01.2026 13:28
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Worn papyrus with drawings of figures, symbols, and writing in Coptic. More here https://smarthistory.org/coptic-magical-text/
Coptic spell to Acquire a Beautiful Voice, 6th–7th century CE, Egypt, ink on papyrus, 37.3 x 25.4 cm (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven)
archives.yale.edu/repositories...
10.01.2026 22:19
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Excerpt from "A Memory of Violence"
An excerpt from A MEMORY OF VIOLENCE with commentary from author Christine Sheparson.
"[A MEMORY OF VIOLENCE's] analysis of early Christian conflicts has furthermore taken shape against the backdrop of ever more polarized U.S. political conversations..."
Read an excerpt with author's note from A MEMORY OF VIOLENCE by Christine Shepardson: www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/e...
#SCS2026
09.01.2026 22:02
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NEW MIDDLE EAST BRIEF: DISAPPEARANCE OR RECONFIGURATION? THE FUTURE OF MIDDLE EASTERN CHRISTIANS
@clukasik.bsky.social argues that focusing on population decline alone obscures how Christian communities are actively reconfiguring their presence and authority.
Read Here: brandeis.edu/crown/public...
22.12.2025 15:16
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Looking forward to this symposium at معهد الدوحة للدراسات العليا - Doha Institute for Graduate Studies!
My paper is entitled, "Entanglement: The Imperial Encounter and Diasporas of Empire.”
www.dohainstitute.edu.qa/en/News-and-...
12.12.2025 15:38
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‘Ammar Abu Bakr’s wall of martyrs with wings, Muhammad Mahmoud Street, February 2012. Author’s photo.
Lucie Ryzova's "Portrait of a #Martyr as a Young Man: Social Lives of #Photographs in Revolutionary #Egypt" is open access and out on FirstView!
doi.org/10.1017/S001...
03.12.2025 16:57
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Promotional graphic announcing that Rajbir Singh Judge's PROPHETIC MAHARAJA is the Winner of the 2025 Best First Book in the History of Religions from the American Academy of Religion (AAR). It includes the book's cover and a 20% discount with code CUP20SM at cup.columbia.edu.
We are pleased to announce that Rajbir Singh Judge's PROPHETIC MAHARAJA is the winner of the 2025 Best First Book in the History of Religions from the American Academy of Religion (AAR). buff.ly/aTJkAo6 @rajbirsinghjudge.bsky.socia @aarweb.bsky.social
07.12.2025 22:57
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So happy to have seen you, Lena! Congratulations again on your amazing book! 🎉
26.11.2025 22:24
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Thanks, Chance!! I was questioning whether it was working, but I decided to be bold! Also, your outfit was on point!
26.11.2025 03:02
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What an incredible week of celebration. Book panels at AAA and MESA, thinking “Martyrs and Migrants” and Sarah Bakker Kellogg’s “Sonic Icons” together, and a brief stop at AAR, reuniting with people that make my heart full. Thank you all!
26.11.2025 02:31
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We're concluding another successful AAR-SBL gathering, and it’s been wonderful to connect with all our authors in Boston!
With tomorrow as the final day, we're giving away the remaining display books for free! Swing by Booth 813 starting at 8:30!
#AAR #SBL #AARSBL2025
24.11.2025 21:26
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Our symposium on the 20th anniversary of the release of Saba Mahmood’s Politics of Piety is now available online, with thanks to @biqbal.bsky.social for bringing us together. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
20.11.2025 00:52
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Many thanks to Fiona McCallum Guiney for this detailed and incredibly thoughtful review in @ersjournal.com of ‘Martyrs and Migrants’ @nyupress.bsky.social!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
12.11.2025 02:21
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06.11.2025 22:41
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A Thousand Saddams: The Fate of Iraq’s Democracy
20 years after Saddam Hussein’s fall, what can upcoming elections tell us about the future of #Iraq’s democracy? Read our latest Crown Conversation by Killian Clarke, Candace Lukasik, & Kerem Uşşaklı: www.brandeis.edu/crown/public... | @kbclarke.bsky.social @clukasik.bsky.social
03.11.2025 18:06
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#ERSBookReview 📘
"This book offers a fascinating account of the interconnectedness between empire, migration, religion and race".
Fiona McCallum Guineon reviews Martyrs and Migrants @nyupress.bsky.social by @clukasik.bsky.social
Read the full review: doi.org/10.1080/0141...
30.10.2025 15:45
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Tomorrow!
25.10.2025 02:27
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Candace will also be hosting a workshop on the following day, where she'll delve into her research with Coptic and Assyrian groups. Explore how everyday life unveils the unseen mechanisms of empires.
Workshop: buff.ly/Kz2qan1
@clukasik.bsky.social
16.10.2025 19:08
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