Matthew Smith

Almanac – The Oxford Middle East Podcast

Title	Description	People	Date
Michael Willis on Recent Developments in the Maghreb	Michael Willis joins Almanac to discuss his new book, Algeria: Politics and Society from the Dark Decade to the Hirak, recent developments in Tunisia and Morocco, and why studying the area “West of Cairo” is of critical importance to Middle East Studies.	Matthew Smith, Michael Willis	17 January, 2023
Albert Hourani’s Impact	2022 is the 60th anniversary of the publication of Albert Hourani’s magnum opus Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age, 1798-1939.	Matthew Smith, Charles Ough, Paul Dresch, Eugene Rogan, Marilyn Booth	17 October, 2022
Developments in Jordan	An explanation and discussion of the modern history and recent political developments in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.	Piotr Schulkes, Guy Fiennes, Matthew Smith	20 April, 2022
2022 New Year’s Episode	The entire Almanac team gets together to discuss what they believe was the most important event in the region over the past year, something they are watching for in the region in 2022, and their favorite book on the Middle East.	Piotr Schulkes, Guy Fiennes, Isabella Cibelli Du Terroil, Oliver Franks, Kalyani Nedungadi, Matthew Smith, Adam Abdalla	17 January, 2022