“On December 1, 1924, French High Commissioner Maxime Weygand closed Ahliah Girls’ School…”So begins today’s story from Johanna Peterson.For further reading: A World I Loved: The Story of an Arab Woman by Wadad Makdisi Cortas (Nation Books, 2009) Colonial Citizens: Republican Rights, Paternal Privilege, and Gender in French Syria and Lebanon by Elizabeth Thompson (Columbia University Press, 2000)

Martin Luther Goes Undercover

90 Second Narratives is a podcast featuring engaging true stories told by trained historians. Each episode includes a short story interwoven with expert analysis of the story’s historical significance. The concise length and storytelling format of the episodes make history accessible, dynamic, and entertaining. The subjects of the stories are diverse—spanning the globe and ranging from the pre-historic to the modern age. While individual stories stand alone, the episodes in each season are linked thematically and combine to offer comparative perspectives that illuminate connections from across the human experience. Every episode also includes recommendations for further reading. 90 Second Narratives provides a novel way to hear historians share the wonders of the past in their own voices.