Ottoman Empire
“Improves the Conditions of the Colonies”: The First Zionist Settlements in Ottoman Palestine
A discussion of using the first Zionist settlements in Ottoman Palestine to teach colonialism
“When I Came to Jerusalem”: Teaching the Social Changes of Industrialization using Nineteenth Century Jerusalem
Teaching the social effects of industrialization
“The Young Man Loved Jaffa”: Ottoman Palestine in the Late Nineteenth Century
Discussion of teaching late nineteenth-century Ottoman Palestine
“When Any of You Intend to Divorce”: Teaching Continuity and Divorce in the Medieval Islamic Middle East, c.600 - c.1600
A discussion of teaching continutiy using examples of divorce in the Islamic Middle East
“We Should All Wear the Fez”: Ottoman Jews in the Late Nineteenth Century
Istanbul has long been one of my favorite cities. Whenever I go there, I explore a new neighborhood or visit a new site. Every trip to Istanbul leads to some new insight or anecdote relevant to teaching world history. My last visit was no different. In the summer of 2022,
“Desist from Deporting the Jews”: Jews and the Ottoman Empire in the Late Sixteenth Century
Discussion of teaching how Ottoman policy regarding Sephardic Jews changed in the sixteenth century
“Turks Hold Respectable Jews in Esteem”: Jews and the Ottoman Empire in the Sixteenth Century
Discussion of teaching the Sephardic migration to the Ottoman Empire in the sixteenth century
“The Means for Promoting Good Order”: Administering the Ottoman Empire
Discussion of how to teach Ottoman administration in Europe.
“To Render Cairo a Second Manchester”: Teaching Egypt’s Nineteenth Century Production Revolution
Discussion of how to teach Muhammad Ali and Egypt in the nineteenth century
Voices of the Southern Front: Decolonizing our Teaching of the First World War
A discussion of how to teach the First World War using sources from India and the Middle East.
