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About Aaron Hagler

Aaron M. Hagler is an associate professor of history at Troy University.

NBN Episodes hosted by Aaron:

Middle Eastern Studies August 4, 2021

Muslim Sources of the Crusader Period

An Anthology

James E. Lindsay and Suleiman Mourad

Hosted by Aaron Hagler
In the West, the study of the phenomenon known as the Crusades has long been dominated by European concerns: European periodization, European selection of important moments and personages, and, most …
Middle Eastern Studies January 7, 2021

The Sword is Not Enough

Arabs, Israelis, and the Limits of Military Force

Jeremy Pressman

Hosted by Aaron Hagler
Jeremy Pressman is Associate Professor of Political Science and the Director of Middle East Studies at the University of Connecticut. Jeremy is the author of The Sword is Not Enough …
Middle Eastern Studies October 12, 2020

Tehrangeles Dreaming

Intimacy and Imagination in Southern California's Iranian Pop Music

Farzaneh Hemmasi

Hosted by Aaron Hagler
Farzaneh is the author of Tehrangeles Dreaming: Intimacy and Imagination in Southern California's Iranian Pop Music (Duke UP, 2020). The title obviously refers the song "California Dreamin'," but in this …
Middle Eastern Studies November 6, 2019

The Rebel and the Imam in Early Islam

Najam Haider

Hosted by Aaron Hagler
In the absence of any real certainty about the nature and intention of the early sources that tell us the story of the early Islamic period, how can we use …
Middle Eastern Studies August 12, 2019

The Tunis Crusade of 1270

A Mediterranean History

Michael Lower

Hosted by Aaron Hagler
Why was a Crusade that was initially meant for Syria end up in Tunis? How did the aspirations of the King of France and the Mamluk Sultan, the King of …
Middle Eastern Studies May 31, 2019

Authority and Identity in Medieval Islamic Historiography

Persian Histories from the Periphery

Mimi Hanaoka

Hosted by Aaron Hagler
How do peripheral places assert the centrality of their identity? Why are fanciful events, like dreams and myths, useful narrative elements for identity construction and arguments about authority, legitimacy, and …