Our Friends

Stambouline is part of a constellation of independent internet destinations focused on the history, society, and culture of the Middle East and North Africa. We are dedicated to presenting open-access and advertising-free content generated by scholars and researchers from a variety of disciplines. Currently our sites include: 

A weekly internet radio program in English and Turkish offering interviews with scholars and researchers on emerging topics in the study of the Ottoman Empire and the modern Middle East.

A close-to-the-source document blog displaying primary sources and archival materials intended for use by researchers.

A cartography blog dedicated to presenting quality maps with a maximum pixel-to-word ratio.

A guide to researching the middle east and beyond

An academic blog and podcast about the Maghreb