Middle East Research and Information Project

Critical Coverage of the Middle East Since 1971

Kathryn Spellman Poots

Kathryn Spellman Poots is a member of the faculty at Columbia University and the Aga Khan University's Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilizations (AKU-ISMC) in London.

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Sami Zubaida

Sami Zubaida, an exceptional scholar of Middle Eastern political sociology, law and culinary culture, passed away in London on April 6, 2025. Born to an Iraqi Jewish family, Sami left Iraq to pursue higher education in the United Kingdom. He received his BA degree from the University of Hull and

Hadi Enayat, Kathryn Spellman Poots • 2 min read