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Transmediterranean History @transmedhistory.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

AotW: Daniel G. König, 996: Yaḥyā b. Saʿīd al-Anṭākī on a Pogrom against Foreign Christian Traders in Old Cairo, in: Transmediterranean History 8.1 (2026), doi.org/10.18148/tmh.... *We are looking for authors: ojs.ub.uni-konstanz.de/transmed/ind... !* #medievalists #medievalsky

Cairo in the Fatimid Era, Raymond 2000, p. 32

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

That depends on whether or not the ownership’s desire to protect their reputation is more important to them than the institution they own.

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Gender & History Journal @genderandhistory.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We are excited to announce our Annual Lecture 2026! Prof. Judith Evans-Grubbs (Emory University) "An Illegal and Dishonorable Deed": The Sale of Children by their Parents in the Roman Empire (200-600 CE) Wednesday, 21 October, 3:30 PM-5 PM (further details and links to come) #skyhistorians

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Gender & History Annual Lecture 2026

Professor Judith Evans-Grubbs (Emory University) will speak on the Sale of Children by their Parents in the Roman Empire (200-600 CE)

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Matthew J Kuiper @matthewjkuiper.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This looks fantastic: “Dr Mara Nicosia will explore the education of Syriac Christian intellectuals in Abbasid Iraq, and the role they played in carrying Greek science and philosophy into Arabic” 🗃️

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History of Syriac Intellectuals in Abbasid Iraq | The Institute of Ismaili Studies

Join IIS on 7 October 2026 for an online IHTLS lecture about history of Syriac intellectuals in Abbasid Iraq were educated and rose to prominence.

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A deal means admitting guilt. Which undermines the point of the project. There is also the prospect of a PL investigation for the period 2018-2026. This is not going to be dealt with neatly.

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Josef Ženka @mozkyt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Nestává se moc často, aby člověk mohl vystoupit na půdě Marocke královské akademie, navíc s objevem, který přepíše dějiny marockeho území a Ceuty v polovině 13. století. Téměř 50 dosud neznámych diplomatickych dokumentů z Ceuty. Nález pulstoleti.

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

You do not know what will happen, neither do I. Expulsion may happen. And either way the owners could decide to walk away, and that would be the trigger that destroys the club. The potential financial liability is huge, and they show no sign of wanting to negotiate a settlement.

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

That's why I said they falsified their accounts. (Seemingly).

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The current ruling already establishes a terrifying precedent. It states that a member club falsified their financial accounts for over a decade, amounting to nearly a billion pounds. How can they allow them to stand without damaging the PL's sporting reputation?

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Then that will be very nice for the Abu Dhabi royal family, who have a private interest in the club. And the fans of course. But it looks extremely unlikely based upon the current state of affairs.

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And it may be the current strategy of the ownership to keep denying it, until the point that the club faces extinction (expulsion, squad costs + liability to other clubs), and then threaten to walk away without facing the consequences, blaming the Premier League all the way.

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And even if they stick around, the Premier League will also investigate the period from 2018-2026. And I doubt very much this inflation of sponsorships ceased in 2018. The model is broken. Why sink more money into a project that will only deliver diminishing returns?

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Business only continues as usual until a decision is taken on the appeal(s). If titles are stripped and the club are expelled from the league, then everything with the sponsors will have to be renegotiated anyway. What would the owners do then? I doubt they will pay another two billion.

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In that scenario, what would you do? Spend another billion or two on something that will always be tainted. Or cut your losses. These are serious business people, as you point out.

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I agree, and it may be they can use these connections to avoid expulsion. But if they are relegated or expelled. They have already invested a billion and would be looking at doing the same again to rebuild the squad + liability. Plus, the brand becomes toxic, and is no longer useful to them.

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Rurouni_Phoenix @rurouniphoenix.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Post advertising iShamela, An app containing a digital library of Islamic texts on AcademicQuran the source for all things pertaining to Islamic studies, the Quran, early Islam and Islamic history: www.reddit.com/r/AcademicQu...

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If the club are expelled, the owners will drop City as soon as they can. It will become a financial black hole. A stain on their reputation best left to die. They cheated, and the institution will pay the price. If they lose the appeal, the interests of the fans & the owners no longer align.

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

All clubs consist of four layers, ownerships & senior management, staff, playing staff and fans. The ownership have seemingly attempted to cheat rules they signed up to, while also supporting regulation that prevented others (Newcastle, Aston Villa) from doing the same.

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Joshua Alfaro @joshuaalfaro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A new guide is available for Hill Museum and Manuscript Library’s photographic collections of Ethiopian manuscripts, including information on repositories, digitized and cataloged manuscripts, and how to view the manuscripts. hmml.org/assets/pdf/H...

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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 23/09/2026

please to see that my latest academic article is out now: "Ghost in the Machine. Crusade Medievalisms in the 21st-century United States" I take on the ghost of Samuel Huntington and some right-wing tropes in scholarship open access so free to read --> www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

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Mohamad El-Merheb @mohamadel-merheb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Coming soon! This volume (Open Access), co-edited with James Wilson, brings together 12 contributions based on Arabic, Anglo-Norman, Judeo-Arabic, Latin, Old French and Turkish medieval sources.

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Transmediterranean History @transmedhistory.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

AotW: Suleiman A. Mourad, 1340–1345: Ibn Qayyim al-Ǧawziyya on the Question of Permanent Truce, in: Transmediterranean History 8.1 (2026), doi.org/10.18148/tmh.... *We are looking for authors: ojs.ub.uni-konstanz.de/transmed/ind... !* #medievalists #medievalsky

Sultan al-Kāmil and Frederick II agree on the peaceful surrender of Jerusalem in 1229 (symbolised here by the Dome of the Rock), Giovanni Villani, Chronica, 14th c., today Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Rom Cod. Chigi L VIII 296, fol. 75r

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Priyamvada Gopal @priyamvadagopal.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If there are Cambridge academics/researchers here who would be interested in a letter demanding more substantial investigation than the two 'reviews' proposed by university & also transparent input methods, please let me know.

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Kordula Wolf @kordulawolf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

From #Ayyubid East to #Almohad #Maghreb: #manuscripts reveal how #Saladin's conquest of #Jerusalem evolved across the #medieval #Mediterranean. With Javier Albarrán Iruela & Paul Cobb 📅 24 Sept. 2026, 5:00-6:00 PM CET (Zoom) Register here: t1p.de/entanglement... #medievalsky #medievalmediterranean

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Marijn van Putten @phdnix.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I just heard the sad news of the passing of Professor Jan Just Witkam. Editor of the Journal of Islamic Manuscripts until very recently, and an otherwise inspiring codicologist. I'm proud to have been a co-author on (one of?) his last publications. doi.org/doi:10.1163/...

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Neither are in Europe. This could also provoke internal tensions if not managed correctly.

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

It’s being treated like a transfer story. Probably because of the wealth of the people involved and its potential impact on transfer activity. Plus there is one journalist who seems to get the news first, which is another similarity.

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Society for the Medieval Mediterranean (SMM) @socmedimedit.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

"Reconsidering the Historical Legacy of Ibn Khaldun”: research.ju.edu.jo/research/gro... The project was established in response to the growing conviction that the historical sections of Ibn Khaldun's writings deserve renewed scholarly attention beyond the dominant focus on the Muqaddimah.

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I would also be happier with more experience. But the club seem to be putting their faith in Leoni and Jacquet. Iraola wants defensive recruitment, so we will see if he gets it.

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Or you could view it as Liverpool signed Chelsea and their first choice cb target (Jacquet), and this is Chelsea signing the second choice. Jacquet is higher risk/higher upside, but they cost around the same amount. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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Liverpool beat Chelsea to agree £60m summer deal for Rennes centre-back Jérémy Jacquet

Liverpool have agreed a £60m deal for the Rennes defender Jérémy Jacquet, while Wolves have accepted Palace’s £48m bid for Jørgen Strand Larsen

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

This is probably related to the language. Dutch and Flemish are somewhat similar.

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

You would think so. But maybe they will be more conservative with back up targets. I do not expect FSG to sanction €100 + million on Barcola for example.

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

It may make FSG less willing to sanction expensive signings. Hard to justify if there is no overarching long-term strategy.

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Mohamed Qassiti @mqassiti.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

New review: Theresa Bachhuber: Rezension zu Eric Böhme, The Agency of the Conquered. Muslim Communities in the Emergence of Norman Sicily and the Kingdom of Valencia. In: Das Mittelalter 2026, 31(1), 245–246. Heidelberg: Heidelberg University Publishing. doi.org/10.17885/hei... #medievalsky

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Eric Böhme: The Agency of the Conquered | Das Mittelalter. Perspektiven mediävistischer Forschung

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

A little bit the agent too, which may also be indicative of their wishes.

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

You can also read this as PSG have had no contact yet with RB Leipzig, and even if they do bid, there is no guarantee that they will offer what the German club want.

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Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) @cbrl.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Call for Participants 📣 [ International Writing Workshops in Translation Studies ] Are you an early-career researcher in Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, or Iraq with ambitions to publish in leading international journals in translation and interpreting studies?

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nrhodgson-hist.bsky.social @nrhodgson-hist.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Only a few days left to register for our Teaching Medieval Women CPD day - come and learn about strategies to incorporate more women into your teaching of history at school - and put your CAR questions to exam board reps! All welcome...

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Hopefully. But we have to remember how many goals we conceded in the early Klopp years too. One of the things I most like about Iraola teams is how they react to set backs. Like when we scored two set piece goals against them in the last away game, but they skill scored a winner in stoppage time.

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

All the senior players will have done (VVD, Alisson). I guess it depends who stays and gos. It will be interesting who Iraola appoints to his coaching staff.

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Well there will be some limits to this, because of pre-season tours etc. We'll see. I guess some players will struggle, and it will then be up to Hughes and Edwards to back the manager on this, even if they have to move on players they have brought in.

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Surely most of them will be used to it after working under Klopp.

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Embodied Imamate @embodiedimamate.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Call for paper for our upcoming conference 'The Institutional Embedding of Shiʿi Imams: Kinship, Caliphs, Courts and Companions (700-900)' embodiedimamate.hcommons.org/2026/04/25/c...

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I agree that Slot does not utilise his squad properly. But I have more problems with the younger players (Quansah, Trey, Rio in the first half of the season). Nyoni or Morton could have replaced Jones in the squad, and it would not be such a big problem.

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

This does not take into account that the first title was a byproduct of a collaborative process. Even if Klopp and Edwards fell out later. And that players at the core of the second title win (VVD, Salah) were key parts of the original title winning squad.

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

These players who Klopp made feel 'important' (Trent, Gini, Firmino), still showed an unwillingness to sign contracts, even when Klopp was in complete control. They still left. And if Klopp was still at LFC, Curtis would still probably leave next summer, as he is 25 and wants to start.

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

No I got the point, Klopp would have kept him anyway. But Edwards/Hughes also get hammered for letting players leave on a free (Trent, Konate). Klopp often let players see out their contracts, usually out of loyalty, even when it might have been better to replace them. Neither approach is perfect.

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James Wilson @jamesdavidwilson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I think you can make a good argument that Slot underplayed Jones last year. But he is leaving because he is 25 years old and has never been a starter at LFC (much of that under Klopp). Klopp may have kept him a year longer, but is letting him go for free really a better decision?

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Eric Böhme @e-boeh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Out now – Eric Böhme / Robert Friedrich, 1231: The Muslims of Menorca Submit to the Crown of Aragon in the Treaty of Capdepera, in: Transmediterranean History 8/1 (2026), DOI: doi.org/10.18148/tmh....

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1231: The Muslims of Menorca Submit to the Crown of Aragon in the Treaty of Capdepera | Transmediterranean History

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