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Candace Lukasik

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Assistant Professor of Religion at Mississippi State University | “Martyrs and Migrants” NYU Press | religion, migration, violence, empire candacelukasik.com

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"شهداء ومهاجرون":أقباط في ظل الإمبراطورية

Another extensive review in Arabic of “Martyrs and Migrants” @nyupress.bsky.social from Coptic novelist Shady Lewis Botros—very grateful for this in depth engagement with the book!

rb.gy/73wmdi

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And here is the link to the review: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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The first review of Martyrs and Migrants (@nyupress.bsky.social) written by Nevine Abraham has just been published with the International Journal of Middle East Studies (IJMES). I am so grateful for this generous and thoughtful engagement!

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📚📚📚New Book Review📚📚📚

Nada Moumtaz reviews // “Devotion to the administrative state: Religion and social order in Egypt” // by Mona Oraby @princetonupress.bsky.social 2024

Find it here in AE 52.3 Early View: ⤵️

anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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My review of @galekenny.bsky.social’s “Christian Imperial Feminism” (NYU Press) is published and part of the Spring 2025 issue of @amrel.bsky.social.

muse.jhu.edu/issue/55127

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رحلة تحليلية و في كتابي : ——
بقلم الكاتب الصحفي حسام حداد، كل الشكر والتقدير لهذا المجهود المميز!

(The first review of Martyrs and Migrants is out—and in Arabic with al-Bawaba!) @nyupress.bsky.social

www.islamist-movements.com/71629

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My @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast interview on Martyrs and Migrants (@nyupress.bsky.social) is up. Many thanks to Diana Dukhanova for the invitation!

newbooksnetwork.com/martyrs-and-...

26.06.2025 12:42 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Middle Eastern Christians and the Politics of Persecution by Candace Lukasik - NYU Press Over the past two decades, Western politicians, think tanks, and NGOs have re-channeled their efforts into “saving” Middle Eastern Christians facing violence in the wake of the American invasion…

Over the past two decades, Western politicians, think tanks, and NGOs have re-channeled their efforts into “saving” Middle Eastern Christians facing violence. In a post for the blog, Candace Lukasik explains what these efforts reveal about US empire.

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Middle Eastern Christians and the Politics of Persecution by Candace Lukasik - NYU Press Over the past two decades, Western politicians, think tanks, and NGOs have re-channeled their efforts into “saving” Middle Eastern Christians facing violence in the wake of the American invasion of......

A short, public-facing intro to Martyrs and Migrants just published on @nyupress.bsky.social From the Square blog

nyupress.org/blog/2025/06...

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The Future of Egypt and North Africa | Crown at 20: The Future of the Middle East
YouTube video by Crown Center for Middle East Studies The Future of Egypt and North Africa | Crown at 20: The Future of the Middle East

For recent our 20th anniversary, we gathered Crown scholars to explore the challenges facing the #MiddleEast. Watch our panel on #Egypt & #NorthAfrica featuring @clukasik.bsky.social, Andrew F. March, @jlsowers.bsky.social, & Ian VanderMeulen, moderated by Eva Bellin:

youtu.be/ylJWV_XiPKc

13.06.2025 18:54 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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When Motherhood Turns Into a Never-Ending Funeral Palestine Square, فلسطين الميدان

What does motherhood mean when hospitals are bombed and schoolbags become grave markers? Mohammed Abu Muheisen documents the unbearable weight carried by Gaza’s mothers in a war with no end.

🔗 www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1657...

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issue 15 of religion & society is out! and with it, our 20-year anniversary forum on talal asad's FORMATIONS OF THE SECULAR www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal... aaron eldridge, brent eng, ashwak hauter, sohaib khan, jean-michel landry, candace lukasik, muneeza rizvi, and myself read its chapters

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Non-redemptive Narration (Prophetic Maharaja Book Event) 1. One of the things for which I have come to rely on Rajbir over the years is his unfailing attentiveness to the dynamics of loss: one that is unsentimental and non-indulgent. (Against the empire …

wrote some notes on @rajbirsinghjudge.bsky.social's wonderful book for the AUFS book event itself.blog/2025/05/31/n...

01.06.2025 03:30 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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How Coptic Martyrs—and Migrants—Inform Our Christian Faith - Christianity Today While beheadings grab headlines, poverty and cultural friction push emigration to the West—where the welcome is not always what Copts expect.

Thank you @christianitytoday.com‬ for highlighting a wonderful interview with author Candace Lukasik on how Coptic martyrs—and migrants—inform our Christian faith.

You can read the article here:

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How Coptic Martyrs—and Migrants—Inform our Christian Faith - Christianity Today Interview: While beheadings grab headlines, poverty and cultural friction push emigration to the West—where the welcome is not always what Copts expect.

My interview with @christianitytoday.com on Martyrs and Migrants @nyupress.bsky.social

“Martyrdom…represents a way of life that entails everyday sacrifice…[and] migration is also a form of sacrifice.”

www.christianitytoday.com/2025/05/egyp...

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This past weekend we hosted the 2025 Spring YSAR Sessions! Look into what a weekend at YSAR looks like, from the opening reception to closing dinners, and all the learning in between!
Apply for the 2025-2027 Cohort: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/you...

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Thank you!

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I have upcoming book talks at Stonehill College and the American University in Cairo, but for those interested in bringing “Martyrs and Migrants” to your campus for Fall 2025-Spring 2026, please be in touch!

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Today is publication day! 🎉

Martyrs and Migrants: Coptic Christians and the Persecution Politics of US Empire, is now available @nyupress.bsky.social.

Use code NYUAU30 for 30% off:
nyupress.org/978147983322...

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Martyrs and Migrants How Coptic Christian migrants reshape religious identity through the imagination of US empireCoptic Orthodox Christians comprise the largest Christian commun...

Candace's upcoming book, "Martyrs and Migrants: Coptic Christians and the Politics of US Empire," is out soon from @nyupress.bsky.social. Use code NYUAU30 for 30% off:

nyupress.org/978147983322...

21.03.2025 18:38 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Many thanks to @migrationpolicy.bsky.social for informing me that they included Martyrs and Migrants @nyupress.bsky.social in their Migration Information Source newsletter. 5 days until publication day! 🎉migrationpolicy.salsalabs.org/source-march17…

20.03.2025 11:07 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Coming Fall 2025 from @fordhampress.bsky.social Co-edited with the amazing @clukasik.bsky.social. It’s also lovely to see another one of my photos grace the cover of a FUP book. 🎉

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Coming Fall 2025 @fordhampress.bsky.social, Co-edited with @riccardiswartz.bsky.social 📚

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This Wednesday, I’ll be giving the annual Christianity and Culture lecture in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Join us!

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Looking forward to being part of this conversation today at @budiversity.bsky.social! Here is the link to the event: www.bu.edu/diversity/ev...

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thank you!!

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Thank you!!

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Thank you so much, Mike!!

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I still cannot believe it! 🥺🙏🏼Thank you so much, Donovan!

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