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Nabil Al-Tikriti

Nabil Al-Tikriti is professor of Middle East history at the University of Mary Washington and and vice-chair of MERIP’s editorial committee. He was a member of the MSF/Doctors Without Borders USA Board of Directors from 2011 to 2017, culminating as

Intellectual Traditions and the Academy in Turkey — An Interview with Evren Altınkaş
Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against a purge of thousands of education staff since the attempted coup in July 2016, in front of the main campus of Istanbul University, November 3, 2016. Osman Orsal/ReutersEvren Altınkaş
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Intellectual Traditions and the Academy in Turkey — An Interview with Evren Altınkaş

MERIP editors interview Evren Altınkaş, a Turkish scholar who was pushed out of his academic position by his university’s administration as a consequence of participating in the Gezi Park protests of 2013. Altınkaş discusses his work on the intellectual tradition in Turkey, the role of the ruling AK
Ayça Alemdaroğlu, Elif Babül, Nabil Al-Tikriti • 11 min read
The Evolution of Conflict Medicine in the Middle East - An Interview with Ghassan Abu Sittah
Ghassan Abu Sittah working at Al-Awdah Hospital in Jabalya refugee camp, in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018. Photo courtesy of Medical Aid for Palestinians.
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The Evolution of Conflict Medicine in the Middle East - An Interview with Ghassan Abu Sittah

During his tenure at AUB, Ghassan Abu Sittah’s work radically transformed the practice of medicine and surgery. As the chair of the plastic surgery department at AUB Medical Center, he singlehandedly redefined the workload of the hospital from a focus on cosmetic surgery to one on reconstructive sur
Ghassan Abu Sittah, Omar Dewachi, Nabil Al-Tikriti • 17 min read