The Other Side of SDF: Power, Politics, and Human Rights in Northeast Syria
Interview with Rena Netjes, Arabist and independent researcher Rena Netjes studied Arabic and Hebrew at the University of Amsterdam. She taught Arabic and Hebrew, was…
Exodus
The Muslim exodus and the emergence of the modern Serbian State in the first half of the 19th century
By Krzysztof Popek , Ph.D One of the main goals of Serbian Uprisings was to banish Muslims from Serbian lands. The Serbian policy towards Muslims…
The Principality of Bulgaria, the Sublime Porte, and the Muslim Minority (1878-1885)
By Krzysztof Popek , Ph.D After the Berlin Congress and separating Muslim communities in Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire, the Sublime Porte wanted to protect…
“A Body Without a Head”. The Elite of the Muslim Minority in the Bulgarian Lands at the Turn of the 20th Century
By Krzysztof Popek , Ph.D The year 1878 was crucial for the history of the Bulgarian lands. The collapse of the Ottoman rule created new…
De-Ottomanization of Land. Muslim Migrations and Ownership in the Bulgarian Countryside after 1878
By Krzysztof Popek, Ph.D Land was of crucial importance to the Bulgarian society, which until the mid-20th century primarily inhabited rural areas, and was mainly…
Muslim Emigration from the Balkan Peninsula in the 19th Century: A Historical Outline
By Krzysztof Popek , Ph.D The19th century was a tempestuous time for the Balkans. There were wars, revolts against local liege lords, battles between armed…
“To Cut Down the Forest of Minarets”: The Transformation of Bulgarian Cities After 1878
By Krzysztof Popek , Ph.D The period in Bulgarian history after the Liberation and the creation of the modern state in 1878 was linked to…
Multilingual or Monolingual? The Minority Languages in Bulgaria after 1878
By Krzysztof Popek , Ph.D At the end of the19th century, the Bulgarian lands were not ethnically homogenous. In 1887, about 73.75% (2 326 250)…
Remarks on the Theories on the Origin of Muslims in Bulgarian Lands – Nineteenth-Century and Present Perspectives
By Krzysztof Popek , Ph.D One of the most enduring after-effects of the Ottoman rule in the Balkans was the formation of Muslim communities there…
The Emigration of Muslims from the Greek state in the 19th century. An Outline
By Krzysztof Popek , Ph.D Although Greece itself does not want to be treated as one of the Balkan countries, the Greek experience of the…