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Emergency Podcast drops today with the victim of a possible domestic terror attack in Lancaster, PA.

Why writing? And why publishing online, including Substack? Sam made beautiful and succint summary of reasons that are also important for me: “The process of writing hones my opinions […] In a world of polarisation, it’s all too easy to see an absurd position online and instinctively take the opposite view. In fact, the extreme views sur…

Slowing down

🧵1/ A few days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Damascus buzzed with revolutionary euphoria. Activists gathered at the Hijaz Railway Station, dreaming of a new Syria. But alongside hope, there were ghosts—like the gaunt face of Mazen al-Hamada, a tortured activist, martyred days before victory.

2/ In Homs, the mother of Abdel Baset Sar…

Letter to the Revolution: Syria’s Jihadi Dilemma

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If you are a history based Substack then please do like and comment on this post as I would love to check out your work and subscribe. I am primarily interested in ancient and medieval history but open to all parts of world history.

If you write historical non fiction books, then I would also really love to check out your content as well !

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