Spotlight: Who are the Circassians and How Did They End Up in the Middle East?
Presenter: Alia Azouqa
Delivered: Amman on February 11, 2023
Alia Azouqa takes a deep dive into the Circassians - an indigenous Northwest Caucasian ethnic group and nation native to the historical country-region of Circassia in the North Caucasus - and how they ended up in the Middle East.
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