American academic (born 1957)
Joshua M. Landis (born May 14, 1957) is an American academic who specializes in the Middle East and is an expert on Syria .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] He is the head of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma ,[ 7] and since 2004, he has published the blog Syria Comment .[ 8] He is married to Manar Kachour and has two sons, Kendall and Jonah Landis.
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^ Hussein, Sara, Lapenkova, Marina (September 16, 2015). "Russia moves into Syria to boost Assad, send signal to West" . Yahoo! News . Agence France-Presse . Retrieved October 14, 2015 . {{cite news }}
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^ Bulos, Nabih (October 12, 2015). "A 'kaleidoscopic' mix of rebel alliances on Syria's battlefield" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 14, 2015 .
^ "Professor's blog keeps OU in the news, world informed on Mideast nation" . OUDaily.com. 2008-11-06. Retrieved October 13, 2015 .