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Is Climate Change Causing Conflict in Iraq-Syria? – Global Justice Blog

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/globaljusticeacademy/2014/09/26/climatechane_iraqsyria/

In this post, Nicaylen considered the rise of Islamic State and how this intersects with climate change. ... ISIS ( Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), the Sunni Jihadist organisation responsible for the newfound violence in the region, arose earlier this

2022-23 History of Art Work Placement Highlights – History of Art

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/art_history/2024/02/13/2022-23-history-of-art-work-placement-highlights/

Image credit:. https://digitallabivcc.com/uncategorized/spring-2023-newsletter-now-available/. Working for the Digital Lab for Islamic Visual Culture & Collections, undergraduate Fine Art student Aisha and postgraduate MSc student Isabella

Writing Numbers in the Islamicate World – A Roundtable – Welcome to the Caliphal Finances Blog

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/caliphalfinances/2025/06/30/writing-numbers-in-the-islamicate-world-a-roundtable/

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Cathy MacDonald in conversation with Mona Siddiqui – Winter Tales Book Festival

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/wintertales/event-details/cathy-mcdonald-in-conversation-with-mona-siddiqui/

Mona Siddiqui OBE, is Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies and Assistant Principal for Religion and Society at the University of Edinburgh. ... Her research lies in the field of Islamic law and ethics and Christian-Muslim relations.

Protecting Tax Evaders, Securing the Revenue: A Lecture in the “Egyptian Christianities” Series – Welcome to the Caliphal Finances Blog

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/caliphalfinances/2025/11/24/protecting-tax-evaders-securing-the-revenue-a-lecture-in-the-egyptian-christianities-series/

Ultimately, my research shines a light on the symbiotic relationship between local governance and the broader fiscal system in Early Islamic Egypt. ... Naturalising Muslim Rule in the Early Islamic Empire (600–1000),” led by Petra Sijpesteijn at

Talbot Rice Gallery at 50 – Enlightened

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/enlightened/2025/09/03/talbot-rice-gallery-at-50/

Photo: Sally Jubb. The Talbot Rice Gallery owes its existence to Professor David Talbot Rice, an eminent art historian specialising in Islamic and Byzantine art.

A Warm Welcome to Studying Historical Brass Instruments – Peter's Brass Blog

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s2121784/2024/12/03/a-warm-welcome-to-studying-historical-brass-instruments/

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Using Digital Tools to Study Medieval Taxation – Welcome to the Caliphal Finances Blog

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/caliphalfinances/2024/12/19/using-digital-tools-to-study-medieval-taxation/

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Dr Annie Webster’s #ResearcherCommunities – IAD4RESEARCHERS

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/iad4researchers/2024/02/20/dr-annie-websters-researchercommunities/

Data, Culture and Society (CDCS), and the Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Department (IMES).

Collections List – DIGITAL ISLAM ACROSS EUROPE

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/digitalislameurope/research-findings/archiving/collections/

The objective is to identify, catalogue and analyse Muslim organisations’ and actors’ websites (Online Islamic Environments or OIEs) from these different countries 1.