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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Al-shukr lillāh (الشكر لله) “thanks to God” and thank you to everyone who made yesterday’s session of Qahwa Talks at Origin Café in The Pearl, Qatar, a success. I am deeply indebted to Sara Elamin for inviting me. I greatly enjoyed the discussions with everybody. prezi.com/view/RTn2nLP...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Ich gratuliere dir “I congratulate you,” Maria, on being elected as one of the House Captains at Doha English Speaking School. Maria will lead the year 3 pupils belonging to Camel House this academic year. I am deeply grateful to the DESS staff, especially Mrs. Aileen Ward. app.smore.com/n/sdvr1

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“I thank you from my heart” (أشكرك من قلبي), Abdullatif Alhemaid. In a session chaired by Bedour AlOthman at the First Symposium on Saudi Historical Writing on October 7, 2026, Abdullatif will offer a “critical reading” of my book Historiography in Saudi Arabia: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ashkuruki jazīl al-shukr “I thank you very much,” Sara Elamin! Sara generously invited me to speak at a session of Qahwa Talks, a Doha-based initiative she founded. On October 13, 2026, I will present “How Science Fiction United Science and the Humanities.” qahwatalks.com/events/octob...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Three thank-yous go to Jessie Cohen, @calebzakarin.bsky.social and Marshall Poe of @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. The trio generously offered me a slot in “NBN in the Classroom,” a regular feature of the New Books Network Newsletter. newbooksnetwork.substack.com/i/213978112/...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Once again, I would like to say how proud I am of my daughter, Maria. She is among the silver medal winners in the International Kangaroo Mathematics Competition (IKMC) 2026. I am immensely grateful to DESS for enabling her to enter this contest. www.kangarooqatar.org/ikmc/ikmcres...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Thank you thirty times to @spencerstriker.bsky.social for releasing all thirty episodes of Al-Khwarizmi: Father of Algebra & the Algorithm! Many exchanges with fellow scholars got us to this point. You can watch the trailer of our docudrama series on IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt4370...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Allah razı olsun (may God be pleased with you), Ece Yiğit, for enabling me to hire a research assistant again through the Student Employment Program at VCUarts Qatar. All students currently enrolled at a university in Education City are eligible for this role. www.academia.edu/172303264/Av...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I am doubly grateful to @brianclegg.bsky.social for reviewing my book Teaching Science Through Science Fiction and the wider @springer.springernature.com series on Science and Fiction of which it is part. He posted his opinion on his site Popular Science. popsciencebooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/teac...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I am beyond fortunate to have @emadscifi.bsky.social. He was the first to request a copy of my new @springer.springernature.com, Teaching Science Through Science Fiction. Thanks to his editor at The Liberum, Arthur Blok, his review is also the first to be published. theliberum.com/exclusive-te...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Grazie ancora di cuore and thank you again from the bottom of my heart to Lisa Scalone and her colleagues at @springer.springernature.com for publishing my book Teaching Science Through Science Fiction: A Story of Innovation in the Classroom and Beyond! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Thank you very much to @spencerstriker.bsky.social for releasing another episode with me of his docudrama series “Al-Khwarizmi: Father of Algebra and the Algorithm.” The fifth installment, “House of Wisdom,” is on YouTube. www.youtube.com/shorts/cDH96...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

For the second time this year, I express my gratitude to @anthony-nairn.bsky.social and Fraser Watts. The two of them provided me with feedback on, and ultimately published, an essay about teaching with @wikipedia.org for the July 2026 blog of @the-issr.bsky.social . www.issr.org.uk/blog/july-20...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I am hugely grateful to Spencer Striker of @nuqatar.bsky.social for inviting me to contribute to his docudrama series “Al-Khwarizmi: Father of Algebra and the Algorithm.” It premiered on July 15. Episode 2 “The Prodigy from Khwarizm” with me is already on YouTube: www.youtube.com/shorts/3Ieys...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I am profoundly appreciative of Joe Holloway for accepting and editing an essay of mine entitled “Using Places and Plaques to Teach the History of Science.” My piece appeared in Viewpoint: Magazine of @bshsnews.bsky.social 138 (summer 2026), 2–3. bshs.org.uk/viewpoint-no...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Thank you to all those who participated in our ICE Conference 2026 yesterday! Shoaib Ahmed Malik, Majid Daneshgar and I had to alter the schedule for July 7: Julio César Cárdenas Arenas, Julia Tomasson, Nazir Khan and Hani Ahmed Zewail will speak between 12 and 2pm. divinity.ed.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I owe dozens of individual thank-yous to all those who submitted an abstract to the Islamic Colloquia of Edinburgh (ICE) Conference 2026 on “The Histories of Islam and Science.” Shoaib Ahmed Malik, Majid Daneshgar and I had great difficulty selecting the speakers. divinity.ed.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I thank everyone involved in reviewing my application for Membership in the International Astronomical Union (after 2 years of me being an Associate). I am immensely grateful to @susanne-m-hoffmann.bsky.social, Chair of @iau-wgsn.bsky.social, for encouraging me to apply. www.iau.org/Profile?ID=4...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Jazāka Allāhu Khayran “May God reward you with goodness,” Abdullah Ansar, for reviewing Shoaib Ahmed Malik’s and my edited book on Islamic Theology and Extraterrestrial Life (@bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social): “a timely, innovative, and largely successful intervention” muse.jhu.edu/pub/197/arti...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

My utmost appreciation goes to James Campbell for interviewing me for the “In Conversation” podcast of @intellectbooks.bsky.social. On June 3, 2026, we spoke on Google Meet about the Journal of Gulf Studies and my work more generally. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTSq...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I am most appreciative of @sfritzsche.bsky.social and her colleagues for organizing the Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA) Annual Conference. On June 20, 2026, I will present “A History of Teaching Science with Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century.” sfra.org/conferences/...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I could not be any prouder of my daughter Maria today. Her stellar class teacher, Miss Maryam Aslam, informed Jeanne Vaz and me this morning that Maria won the BSME Primary Writing Event 2026 in the category of year 1–2. The competition attracted entries from 45 schools. app.smore.com/n/ag2f6v

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I am deeply appreciative of Nicholas Campion for featuring my @springer.springernature.com book Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for a second time. After reviewing it in the JAHH, he recommended it again in the Editorial of Culture and Cosmos 28 (2024). www.cultureandcosmos.org/pdfs/28/28_C...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Five years’ worth of applause for Mustafa Nasar for finishing his doctoral dissertation on representations of the Ottoman Empire in the Gulf. It was an exceptional privilege for me to serve as his second supervisor at @unibas.ch. nahoststudien.philhist.unibas.ch/en/doktorat/...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Many congratulations and بہت بہت مبارک ہو to Fariha Ahmed on completing her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) thesis in Design at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar! Together with Diane Derr and Rab McClure, I had the distinct honor of serving on Fariha’s committee. scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/8352/

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Meine herzlichen Glückwünsche and my heartfelt congratulations to my daughter Maria on being among the finalists of DESS Has Got Talent for this year! She entered the competition by playing a piano piece by Daniel Steibelt called “Sonatina.” app.smore.com/n/kdvbg

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I am in wonderful company when I thank Hureyre Kam for inviting me to join the Editorial Board of his new book series on Islam, Science and Ethics of Emerging Technologies. It is published by Trivent under its Transhumanism imprint. trivent-publishing.eu/120-islam-sc...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

For the second time in days, I am obliged to say thank you to Mahjoob Zweiri and Emilie Rutledge. After first inviting me to join the Editorial Board of the @intellectbooks.bsky.social Journal of Gulf Studies, they appointed me as one of their Associate Editors www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-g...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Herzlichen Dank and thanks from the heart to @susanne-m-hoffmann.bsky.social for entrusting me with the role of General Councillor of @iau-wgsn.bsky.social. It is an exceptional honor and privilege for me to collaborate with brilliant scholars from across our planet. exopla.net/star-names/g...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Thank you to Emilie Rutledge, the Managing Editor of our @intellectbooks.bsky.social Journal of Gulf Studies, for asking Mahjoob Zweiri and me for our thoughts on a call for papers she proposed! We are soliciting submissions for a special issue on the Iran war www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-g...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Doppelter Glückwunsch and double congratulations to my daughter Maria! She achieved first place in her class in the DESS Primary Creative Writing Competition 2026. Moreover, she is one of three whose writing has been entered into the larger BSME competition. app.smore.com/n/qd82ty

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Words cannot describe how grateful I am to @samhfranz.com for editing a manuscript of mine for publication in the @historyscience.bsky.social Newsletter 55, no. 2 (April 2026). My piece is entitled “How to Revolutionize Your Survey Course in the History of Science.” hssonline.org/blogpost/198...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Around twice a year, it is time for me to give thanks in my role as book review editor of the Journal of Arabian Studies. Guillemette Crouzet, Neil Partrick, Nora Derbal, @thomasjuneau.bsky.social and Tobias Zumbraegel all contributed pieces to volume 15, issue 2. www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjab20/1...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

A few thank-yous in advance to everyone who is part of my panel 5 on “Cultural Production” at the conference on Muslim Futures on April 17, 2026. They include Delia Cortese, Glaire Anderson and @vjumamel.bsky.social as well as Nathaniel Greenberg. islamicstudiescenter.gmu.edu/events/17717

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

My thanks to reviewers of my books are often delayed, as I don’t find out about their pieces. This is the case with Hureyre Kam, who reviewed Shoaib Ahmed Malik’s and my @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social volume Islamic Theology and Extraterrestrial Life www.buchgestaltung-online.de/Leseproben/L...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Grazie infinite and endless thanks to Lisa Scalone and her colleagues at @springer.springernature.com for believing in my book Teaching Science Through Science Fiction: A Story of Innovation in the Classroom and Beyond. It is scheduled for publication in August 2026 link.springer.com/book/9783032...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The greatest gratitude is due to @aljazeera.com for supporting our Doha Debates Podcast. Soraya Salam hosted the discussion between @drfunkyspoon.bsky.social, Hamza Karamali, Nick Pope and me. Ruby Zaman, Dagna Gallinger Maksym and many others made this possible. www.aljazeera.com/video/doha-d...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Kull al-shukr (كل الشكر) “all the thanks” to Amjad Atallah and his colleagues at Doha Debates for recording a podcast with @drfunkyspoon.bsky.social, Hamza Karamali, Nick Pope and me. Guided by our host Soraya Salam, we discussed “Are we alone in the universe?” dohadebates.com/doha-debates...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

March 24, 2026: Lots of thanks, شكراً جزيلاً (shukran jazīlan), and سپاس فراوان (sepās-e farāvān) to Emilie Rutledge and Mahjoob Zweiri for inviting me to join the Editorial Board of the Journal of Gulf Studies (@intellectbooks.bsky.social). www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-g...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Triple thanks to Farichah Naily Faizah, Muslimah Paxia ilyas, and Siti Mardiyah for reviewing Shoaib Ahmed Malik’s and my edited volume Islamic Theology and Extraterrestrial Life (@bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social). The trio calls our book an “essential resource.” doi.org/10.1080/1474...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I owe an extraordinary debt of gratitude to @anthony-nairn.bsky.social for having Shoaib Ahmed Malik and me in discussion with one another. Our episode of In Conversation, a series @the-issr.bsky.social, centers on pedagogy and the classroom. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOJP...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

On the heels of the completion of the annual report of our @iau-wgsn.bsky.social, I am delighted that the paper with our research finds has been published. You can find them on pages 1026–38 of the Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (JAHH) 28, no. 4 (December 2025). doi.org/10.3724/SP.J...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

A heaven full of gratitude to everyone who volunteers their services to @iau-wgsn.bsky.social. @susanne-m-hoffmann.bsky.social, our Chair, uploaded our Annual Report for 2025, of which she, Clive Ruggles and I are the main authors. exopla.net/star-names/g...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Thanks are four years overdue to Arif Babul. Back in February 2022, he published a review of my @ibtauris.bsky.social book Islam, Science Fiction and Extraterrestrial Life in The Observatory 142, no. 1286. Arif wrote that my “survey is impressively comprehensive.” www.obsmag.org/issues/publi...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Felicidades and congratulations, gracias and thank you to @pascalin.unam.social.ap.brid.gy ! I congratulate him on winning the inaugural ISHPSSB Community Award. Among other roles, David has served as the editor of the ISHPSSB Newsletter since 2011. www.ishpssb.org/news/newslet...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

More than a few thank-yous to everyone who made the Horizon Hub Workshop 2026 on “The Role of Data Storytelling and Generative AI in Progressive Education” an extraordinary success! Special thanks go to Mohamed Mahgoub for moderating my panel. sites.google.com/view/horizon...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Thank you, mamnounak (ممنونك) and merci to Jad Tayah for welcoming me as a panelist within the Horizon Hub Workshop Series 2026. Organized by Hamad Bin Khalifa University, it has the theme “The Role of Data Storytelling and Generative AI in Progressive Education.” sites.google.com/view/horizon...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Do you use Canva? Would you like to meet members of its senior leadership, including Ahmad Iqbal? If so, please join the Canva Focus Group at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar in room 216, today, February 1, 2026. I thank our @petergouldart.bsky.social for facilitating this connection.

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

I owe a large debt of gratitude to Sumaiya Hamdani for inviting me to speak at the conference of the AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies at @georgemasonu.bsky.social on Muslim Futures on April 16 and 17, 2026. I also thank @pmandaville.bsky.social islamicstudiescenter.gmu.edu/events/17717

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Un grand merci and a big thank you to Kevin Kaiser and Aaron Wright for allowing me to contribute to issue 107 of Communiqué, the magazine of the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science (CSHPS): “Preserving the History of Women’s Activism in Science.” cshps.ca/wp-content/u...

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