Prof. Lorenzo Kamel
Lorenzo Kamel is a Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Freiburg's Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), where he lectures on the history of the modern Middle East. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) and a non-resident Associate at Harvard University's Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES), where he served as a postdoc fellow for two years. He published six books on Middle Eastern and Mediterranean affairs, including "Imperial Perceptions of Palestine: British Influence and Power in Late Ottoman Times", winner of the academic section of the Palestine Book Awards 2016
Items by Prof. Lorenzo Kamel
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On 24 August 1929, Hebron, in what was then British Mandatory Palestine, witnessed the massacre of 67 Jews at the hands of local Arab-Palestinians. More than 450 Jewish lives...
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The first recorded use of smoke as a weapon of asphyxiation against civilians in the MENA region dates back to the mid-19th century, when French general Bugeaud adopted this...
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In the last few years a number of scholars have focused on the thesis of the end of the "Sykes-Picot order", alluding to the secret deal between British diplomat...
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In his first "historical speech to the Islamic world" US President Donald Trump spoke about the "battle between good and evil", noting that from Lebanon to Iraq to Yemen, "Iran...
Published in:
Africa,
Article,
Asia & Americas,
Egypt,
Iran,
Iraq,
Israel,
Middle East,
Opinion,
Saudi Arabia,
Syria,
US
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The "fall" of Aleppo and the recent Berlin terror attack have triggered a wide number of articles mainly focused on Europe's security and the future of the Syrian proxy...
![Members of the “Old Yishuv” [American Colony Archive Collections, Jerusalem; the author wishes to thank Rachel A. Lev for the permission to use the photos]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Members-of-the-Old-Yishuv-American-Colony-Archive-Collections-Jerusalem-the-author-wishes-to-thank-Rachel-A.-Lev-for-the-permission-to-use-the-photos.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
On 24 August 1929, Hebron, in what was then British Mandatory Palestine, witnessed the massacre of 67 Jews at the hands of local Arab-Palestinians. More than 450 Jewish lives...
The first recorded use of smoke as a weapon of asphyxiation against civilians in the MENA region dates back to the mid-19th century, when French general Bugeaud adopted this...![Image of Qatari forces [Qatar_Tribune/Twitter]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017_6_7-Qatar-forcesDBphinXV0AEjLJx.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
In the last few years a number of scholars have focused on the thesis of the end of the "Sykes-Picot order", alluding to the secret deal between British diplomat...![Protesters march against the 'Muslim Ban' in New York, US on 4 February 2017 [Alisdare Hickson/Flickr]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017_2_4-protest-Trumps-muslim-ban32627628431_7de0787b86_o.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
In his first "historical speech to the Islamic world" US President Donald Trump spoke about the "battle between good and evil", noting that from Lebanon to Iraq to Yemen, "Iran...