Congratulations the winners & honorable mentions of annual book awards by Middle East Studies Association (@mesa1966.bsky.social). These works are a great window into some important topics & critical insights shaping the field. Looking forward to assigning as many of them as possible! #mesa2025

Our acquisitions editor Teddi Dols was in Washington, D.C., last week for the annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association. #MESA2025

INTERACT @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social at #MESA2025 in DC 📍

Follow our colleague @myriahmed.bsky.social for updates on her work about social mobilization in #Sudan and stay tuned for her article on the ecology of the Karthoum sit-in!

Ilkhanid Capital Cities on top, on the bottom Iran and Persianate Culture in the Indian Ocean World and An Unruly Classic about Kalila wa Dimnah

Loot from #MESA2025 - the bottom two were actually free, as presses were finding ways to give away display copies while offering free shipping on discounted online orders

Middle East Studies Association 2025 Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

Thank you to @mesa1966.bsky.social and all #MESA2025 attendees for a wonderful conference in Washington DC!

Our website where you can save 40% off our latest Middle East Studies books will remain up for a limited time: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/m...

See you all for #MESA2026!

Missed us at #MESA2025? We've put together a virtual exhibit of titles on display.

🕰️ Special pricing available through January 31 2026!
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Best part about #mesa2025 is catching up with authors and editors!

Now for some MESA conference news! Yesterday, we were delighted to see Mary Roberts (author/editor of Ottoman Architecture: A Study Published for the 1873 Vienna World’s Fair) at our booth - #7! Come on down today for 50% off and 2 for 1 offers. www.gorgiaspress.com/victor-marie... #mesa2025

It's the last day of #MESA2025 and we're only here for the morning! Stop by before noon for your last chance to check out our latest Middle East Studies books.

Our website where your can save 40% off our displayed book will be up for a few weeks after the conference: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/m...

Promotional graphic featuring books in Middle East Studies published by Agenda Publishing, Columbia Books on Architecture and the City, Fernwood Publishing, Jagiellonian University Press, and transcript publishing. It includes the book covers at a 20% discount with code CUP20SM at cup.columbia.edu..

Start your morning with these though-provoking reads at booth 48 from our distributed presses: @agendapub.bsky.social, @columbiagsapp.bsky.social, @fernpub.bsky.social, Jagiellonian University Press, and @transcript-verlag.bsky.social . buff.ly/V5fihtc #MESA2025 @mesa1966.bsky.social

When the Radio Lied Author Margaret Peacock on Cold War propaganda and the crisis of language in the Middle East.

"FREQUENCIES OF DECEIT is not simply a history of radio. It is a history of how states tried to speak entire worlds into being—and of what happened when those words failed."

Author Margaret Peacock on her new book and how propaganda shaped the Middle East: www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/w...

#MESA2025

Photo of SUP's 2025 MESA booth

Hello #MESA2025! We hope to see you at our booth

If you miss us in person, you can still enjoy our Virtual Book Exhibit showcasing our new authors and award-winning books
www.sup.org/virtual-exhi...

@mesa1966.bsky.social

An X post from Joshua Landis that Vahid Abedini was seized by ICE while traveling to the Middle East Studies Association

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Promotional graphics for award-winning books in Middle East studies published by Columbia University Press. Available at 20% off with code CUP20SM at cup.columbia.edu.

Add award-winning books to your Middle East studies collection. Find these books and more at booth 48 at #MESA2025 or online at buff.ly/V5fihtc! @mesa1966.bsky.social

There are lots of incredibly intelligent people at #MESA2025

Good morning, #MESA2025 attendees! It's our only full day of exhibiting so you've got all morning and afternoon to drop by and see our latest Middle East Studies books and chat with one of our editors.

Visit our MESA website to save 40% off our books on display: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/m...

STATIC FORMS: WRITING THE PRESENT IN THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST, by Shir Alon, is one of many amazing new books in Middle East studies from @columbiaup.bsky.social. Use the discount code MESA and save 30%. buff.ly/RMtSmQ9 #MESA2025 #ModernistLatitudes

Making Space for the Gulf | Stanford University Press The Persian Gulf has long been a contested space—an object of imperial ambitions, national antagonisms, and migratory dreams. The roots of these contestations lie in the different ways the Gulf has be...

Congratulations to @keshavarziana.bsky.social, whose Making Space for the Gulf: Histories of Regionalism and the Middle East won @mesa1966.bsky.social's Roger Owen Book Award #MESA2025 @stanfordpress.bsky.social

The Sublime Post A history of the postal system that once connected the Ottoman Empire   Before the advent of steamships or the telegraph, the premier technology for long-di...

Congratulations to @superoldgranny.bsky.social's whose book The Sublime Post: How the Ottoman Imperial Post Became a Public Service just won the @mesa1966.bsky.social's Albert Hourani Book Award #Mesa2025

Listening to @abshlimon.bsky.social call attention to scholars diminishing the Assyrian Genocide and Assyrian narratives of their identity #Iraq #Mesa2025

Greetings to @mesa1966.bsky.social and #MESA2025 attendees! Come by the @georgetownup.bsky.social booth and see what’s new! Or come chat about your new book project!

A Tomato-y Egyptian Lentil Soup for Cooler Days Author Anny Gaul shares a cozy recipe for fall soup season that highlights the key themes in her book, "Nile Nightshade."

Let's kick off #MESA2025 in the most traditional way: sharing the recipe for an Egyptian lentil soup!

NILE NIGHTSHADE author Anny Gaul shares her recipe for this warming soup for chilly nights and the significance of Egyptian cuisine for our MESA author content:

We’re exhibiting at #MESA2025 in Washington, DC!
Find us at Booth 18–19 at the Westin Washington, DC Downtown. On display: titles from @brepols.net, @equinoxpub.bsky.social, Gerlach Press, @harrassowitz-v.bsky.social, @mohrsiebeck.bsky.social, @peeterspublishers.bsky.social, & more!

Booth photos⬇️

And we're back in our Nation's Capital! Hello @mesa1966.bsky.social and #MESA2025 attendees! Drop by the exhibit hall and check out our latest books in Middle East Studies!

And visit our MESA website to save 40% on our displayed books throughout the conference: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/m...

Promotional graphic for featured books in Middle East Studies on display at #MESA2025. It includes book covers at a 20% discount with code CUP20SM at cup.columbia.edu.

Our books in Middle East studies reflect the interdisciplinary and global approach of our list. Stop by booth 48 or visit us online to check out our new titles for 2025-2026! buff.ly/V5fihtc @mesa1966.bsky.social #MESA2025

It’s here! MESA 2025 has begun in Washington, DC! 🎉 Discover new research, make connections, and stop by our booth to say hello! #MESA2025

Getting ready to drive down to #MESA2025

Books take time to write. If you can’t attend the Middle East Studies Association’s annual meeting this weekend in DC and would like a photograph of your book at the conference exhibit, please let me know. I’d be more than happy to help celebrate your hard work! #MESA2025

Promotional graphic for Columbia University Press attendance at the Middle East Studies annual Meeting Nov. 23-25, 2025. It includes a cover image for their new books in Middle East Studies 2025-2026. The exhibit booth hours and number, and a 20% discount with code CUP20SM at cup.columbia.edu.

Get conference ready for #MESA2025! Check out our new and forthcoming books in Middle East Studies 2025-2026! buff.ly/V5fihtc@mesa...

Join us for a celebration of our Gender, Culture, & Politics in the Middle East series! Stop by our booth at #MESA2025, browse our books, meet our authors, and enjoy food and drinks. Monday, November 24 at 12 pm.