CC Revisited... Eugene Rogan – What do the 1860 ‘Damascus Events’ mean for the Middle East today?

Another revisited Conflicted Community episode for you this week,
as we gear up for a new season of Conflicted. This time we bring
you the FULL episode of Thomas' conversation with Eugene Rogan, who
back in 2024 told us about his latest book, 'The Damascus Events'.
Enjoy... -- The 1860 ‘Damascus Events’ saw Syrian Christians
murdered by their Sunni Muslim neighbours in a brutal genocidal
moment that reshaped the late Ottoman Empire. It’s an example of
how previously harmonious communities can descend into brutal
violence in a very short time span. But in the Ottoman Empire’s
response to the violence, it’s also an example of how hostile
communities can be brought back from the brink. To learn more about
this fascinating historical episode and its resonances today,
Conflicted welcomes Eugene Rogan to our community! Eugene is a
Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History and a Fellow of St.
Anthony’s College at the University of Oxford. His recent book,
‘The Damascus Events: The 1860 Massacre and the Destruction of the
Old Ottoman World’ is available now at all good bookshops and is
very much recommended for the Conflicted Community as a must read
to learn more about the late Ottoman Empire. Thomas and Eugene
discuss his incredible book, how late Ottoman reforms and war in
Lebanon caused the crisis, how Ottoman leaders brought the
communities back together after the terror, and what we can learn
from this episode when looking at the conflicts occuring in the
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