Jörg Matthias Determann

Historian @VCUQatar. Author of “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Astronomy” and “Islam, Science Fiction and Extraterrestrial Life”

[Jörg Matthias Determann @JMDetermann]

See also the announcement on the BSME @instagram account: https://t.co/hkBny8xc70

[Jörg Matthias Determann @JMDetermann]

I could not be any prouder of my daughter Maria today. Her class teacher, Miss Aslam, informed Jeanne Vaz and me this morning that Maria won the BSME Primary Writing Event 2026 in the category of year 1–2. The competition attracted entries from 45 schools. https://t.co/CIM18jagHY

[IntellectBooks @IntellectBooks]

Journal of Gulf Studies Call for Papers
Special Issue: ‘The US-Israeli War on Iran: What Next for Iran and the GCC States?’

Deadline: 9 June 2026

Find out more 👉 https://t.co/JfsQXr5b1H

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I am deeply appreciative of @NickCampion1 for featuring my @springer1842 book Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for a second time. After reviewing it at length in @AstroHeritage, he recommended it again in his Editorial of Culture and Cosmos 28 (2024). https://t.co/34mklsoLxa

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This web page is also available in German: https://t.co/cCWMMM7mCD

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Five years’ worth of applause for @mnasar1992 for finishing his doctoral dissertation on representations of the Ottoman Empire in the Gulf. It was an exceptional privilege for me to serve as his second supervisor at @UniBasel. https://t.co/YnOsvN5km1

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Please also check out Fariha’s graduation showcase and the @canva site to which it links: https://t.co/0hj1zeJDgn

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Many congratulations and بہت بہت مبارک ہو to Fariha Ahmed on completing her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) thesis in Design at @VCUQatar! Together with @dianederr and Rab McClure, I had the distinct honor of serving on Fariha’s committee. https://t.co/tf7ZWIYLCu

[Shoaib Ahmed Malik (PhD, PhD, FISSR, SFHEA) @DrShoaibAM]

Today might be 'Disclosure Day!' For those interested in prepping up, here's a book that might provide food for thought :)

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@doris_vickers @DessDoha Vielen herzlichen Dank, liebe Doris! Du bist so nett und großzügig. Bis nächste Woche! Ich freue mich schon wieder sehr auf unsere Gespräche innerhalb der @IAU_WGSN

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Meine herzlichen Glückwünsche and my heartfelt congratulations to my daughter Maria on being among the finalists of @DessDoha Has Got Talent for this year! She entered the competition with a piano piece by Daniel Steibelt called “Sonatina.” https://t.co/NDfZLuih75

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@IsmandarRe86601 @DessDoha Thank you so much, Reema! Your generous words mean a huge amount to me. May God bless you and your family as well.

[Martin Muchall @MartinMuchall]

@AdrianaC26347 @LeoKearse Which reminds me: I bought this recently but haven’t got around to it yet. One of the SF authors Determann discusses apparently envisaged hijab-wearing robots in their fiction.

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@syllabus_tweets Thank you so much, @syllabus_tweets ! I immensely appreciate your generous support. It means an enormous amount to me.

[The Syllabus @syllabus_tweets]

@JMDetermann This episode is featured in this week's edition of the Best of Podcasts: https://t.co/67odeQwTxW

[The Syllabus @syllabus_tweets]

Despite repression, visions of tomorrow flourish across the Muslim world, blending sci-fi with Islamic elements. This episode argues these futures, shaped as much by capital as by creativity, reveal a region reimagining itself.

With @JMDetermann

https://t.co/o2Bg4p0cpZ

[Rıza Tevfik Kalyoncu @rtkalyoncu]

An endeavor to reply challenges of contemporary world from the classical perspective. Congratulations @KamHureyre

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I am in wonderful company when I thank @KamHureyre for inviting me to join the Editorial Board of his new book series on Islam, Science and Ethics of Emerging Technologies. It is published by @thetrivent under its Transhumanism imprint headed by @SSorgner. https://t.co/FjxVpsXweh

[Trivent Publishing @thetrivent]

📢 New book series launch: Islam, Science and Ethics of Emerging Technologies, ed. Hureyre Kam (Univ. of Innsbruck)

Exploring AI, bioethics, transhumanism & Islamic thought.

📚 Open for submissions: https://t.co/SLrfFYkWzn

#AIEthics #IslamicStudies #Bioethics #Transhumanism

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@doris_vickers @Profmzweiri @RutledgeEmilie @IntellectBooks @arasbulent @VCUQatar @dohainstitute @Marwan_Kabalan @ArabCenter_ar @ArabCenter_en @OpenUniversity Vielen herzlichen Dank, @doris_vickers ! Hab ein schönes Wochenende!

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For the second time in days, I am obliged to say thank you to @Profmzweiri and @RutledgeEmilie. After first inviting me to join the Editorial Board of the @IntellectBooks Journal of Gulf Studies, they appointed me as one of their Associate Editors. https://t.co/0Gsh7li8ea