Andrew Simon

Buena Vista Social Club was tremendous. Toward the start, one actor notes how all of their music classes in college revolved around Mozart, Bach, and Beethoven. Artists from Cuba were nowhere to be found - voices this musical showcases and ones I won’t soon forget.

Nothing says Valentine's Day like a @stanfordpress.bsky.social book. All titles in stock are now 30% off!

An exciting new article on Azharis, Sudan, and the Free Officers in IJMES: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Critical Thinking in the Age of AI An Interview with AI in Education Expert Eric Hudson

What does critical thinking look like in practice? What is the value of the humanities? And how might AI be more "human-centered"? Recently, I launched a newsletter that engages these questions and others with fellow educators. I hope you enjoy it. polygencesir.substack.com/p/critical-t...

A visiting fellowship for Palestinian scholars is available at the University of Bologna. bandi.unibo.it/s/dse/call-f...

5 new scholarships are available for Palestinian students at Goldsmiths, University of London.

An exciting conversation with Kim Ghattas and Ann Kerr, the mother of Golden State Warriors’ head coach Steve Kerr, at the American University of Beirut!

Next week, Nelly Hanna will be discussing “how to write about empires” at the American University in Cairo!

Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one. Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”

Imagine Bad Bunny wanting to collaborate with you. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...

Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one. Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”

Imagine Bad Bunny wanting to collaborate with you. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...

I’ve started to receive book proposals. It’s been such a joy seeing people’s ideas come to life. If you have a book in mind about the Middle East, don’t hesitate to reach out!

Awesome! Can’t wait to learn more.

I’ve started to receive book proposals. It’s been such a joy seeing people’s ideas come to life. If you have a book in mind about the Middle East, don’t hesitate to reach out!

Call for Pitches—Visual Art & Cultural Production in the Middle East and North Africa MERIP is seeking pitches for our Summer 2026 issue exploring visual art and cultural production in the Middle East and North Africa. We invite submissions that center artistic practices and cultural h...

An exciting opportunity to submit an essay on cultural production to a leading Middle East Studies publication! www.merip.org/2026/02/call...

Seeing “Media of the Masses” in people’s photos of books they purchased at the Cairo International Book Fair is bringing me a lot of joy.

اللحظة دي أجمل ليا يا صديقي. الف الف شكر لاهتمامك بالكتاب أعلام الجماهير اللي كتبته من قلبي. اتمنى ان تشوف نفسك فيه و مستنى رأيك فيه. شكراً!

د. خالد فهمي من أهم مؤرخي مصر، ولسه فاكر أول مرة قرأت كتابه "كل رجال الباشا" وأنا في برنامج الدكتوراه. والكتاب ده أثّر فيَّ بشكل عميق، سواء في طريقة تفكيري أو أسلوب كتابتي. ووجود كتابي "إعلام الجماهير" جنب كتابه الجديد "ولي النعم" على صفحة قارئة مصرية شاطرة هو شرف كبير أوي ليا

Find yourself a friend who will send you photos of your book in the wild. Feeling grateful for these images from the Cairo International Book Fair.

My first Arabic-language podcast! A thousand thanks, Ghadeer, for this memorable opportunity to dive into Egypt's recent past and the extraordinary impact of an ordinary technology. youtu.be/sMloy3NjTBk?...

My first Arabic-language podcast! A thousand thanks, Ghadeer, for this memorable opportunity to dive into Egypt's recent past and the extraordinary impact of an ordinary technology. youtu.be/sMloy3NjTBk?...

The last time I attended the Cairo International Book fair I purchased so many books that I ended up straining a tendon in my hand carrying all of them back home. I still can't believe that my book will be at the Book fair this year. Something I never imagined was possible.

This thoughtful engagement with "Media of the Masses" made my entire month. Thank you, Hossam! 3arabawy.substack.com/p/rewinding-...

A thousand thanks to Diwan Bookstore in Cairo for recommending my book! There's something poetic about seeing "Media of the Masses" next to the author of "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction."

I cannot recall the last time I was so excited to read an article. A thousand congratulations to Reem Abou-El-Fadl on this important, open-access publication. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

To have "Media of the Masses" make this end of the year video by one of Egypt's most voracious readers means the world to me. Thank you, Hatem, for engaging with this book!

The British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (BJMES) is searching for a new editor! #MiddleEast

The British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (BJMES) is searching for a new editor! #MiddleEast

The Middle East Studies Association just announced their new call for papers for this year's conference in Boston.

A book I cannot wait to read!

Are you writing a book on the Middle East or the Global South? If so, let me know! I just joined Lynne Rienner Publishers as a consulting editor and am eager to bring engaging, innovative, and impactful scholarship to readers around the world.