Shehab Yasser

Arab History

A History of Medieval Arabs

Exploring medieval Arab history through Albert Hourani's A History of the Arab Peoples, a decolonized perspective on Arab heritage.

Mamluks

Scholarship, Statesmanship, and Meritocracy in the Medieval Islamicate World

The power transition from the Seljuks to the Mamluks: military conquest, intellectual advancement, and the revolutionary meritocracy of the enslaved elite.