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East of Empire: Egypt, India, and the World between the Wars

In this joint seminar with the Asian Studies Centre, Dr Erin MB O’Halloran, University of Cambridge, presents her new book 'East of Empire' (2025 Stanford University Press). Chaired by Professor Faisal Devji (St Antony’s College).

Chatting with Ghaith Alfakhry on his journey from dentistry into medical education in Syria

Ghaith Alfakhry, a dentist by background shares his journey into medical education his passion for advocating for change in Syria.

Understanding Syria through Syrian Voices: Refugees’ Stories of Revolution, War, and the Struggle for Home

In this joint seminar with Oxford University’s Refugee Studies Centre, Wendy Pearlman, Professor at Northwestern University, shares personal testimonies collected from displaced Syrians around the world.

From Jihad to Politics: How Syrian Jihadis Embraced Politics

In this Friday seminar, Jérôme Drevon discusses his book ‘From Jihad to Politics: How Syrian Jihadis Embraced Politics’ (OUP 2024).

Genocide in Gaza

On Tuesday 18 February 2025, the Middle East Centre hosted the launch for St Antony’s Emeritus Fellow, Professor Avi Shlaim’s, new book ‘Genocide in Gaza: Israel’s Long War on Palestine’ (Irish Pages Press, 2025).

The chaos (fawḍà) Bashshar al-Asad warned against – Damascus University 10th November 2005 – and present-day Syria

On Friday 21 February 2025, Professor Johannes Waardenburg gave the Middle East Centre’s Friday seminar

Israeli Public Opinion, War and Prospects for Peace

Political strategist and public opinion researcher, Dr Dahlia Scheindlin, shares her analysis of public opinion surveys before and during the war in Gaza.

Sudan's current war: a longer view on peacemaking and prospects

A talk from Dr Richard Barltrop, Visiting Senior Fellow at the LSE Middle East Centre, reflecting on the current war in Sudan and exploring lessons from the longer history of peacemaking in Sudan and other recent civil wars.

Lebanon and Syria Amidst Regional Turmoil

A talk from Joseph Bahout, Director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) at the American University of Beirut (AUB) and Associate Professor of Practice in Political Studies.

The Oxford Handbook of Religion in Turkey

A launch event for ‘The Oxford Handbook of Religion in Turkey’ (OUP), jointly convened by the MEC and SEESOX, with panellists Caroline Tee, Fabio Vicini, Sertaç Sehlikoğlu, and Stefan Williamson Fa.

Defining antisemitism: what is the point

In this talk, Dr Klug and Professor Lavi explore the following questions, among others: What useful role can definitions play in this controversy? Can the IHRA definition perform this role? Does the JDA give better guidance?

Writing Middle Eastern Lives: Biography in Modern Arab History

Sonja Mejcher-Atassi, author of ‘An Impossible Friendship’, Marilyn Booth, author of ‘The Career and Communities of Zaynab Fawwaz’, and Peter Hill, author of ‘Prophet of Reason’, discuss the writing of biography in modern Middle Eastern history.

The Abraham Accords: The Gulf States, Israel, and the Limits of Normalization

In this talk, Dr Elham Fakhro, a Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, launches her new book ‘The Abraham Accords: The Gulf States, Israel, and the Limits of Normalization’

God’s Man in Iraq: The Life and Leadership of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani

In this talk, Iraqi political analyst, Sajad Jiyad, discusses his new book ‘God’s Man in Iraq: The Life and Leadership of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani’.

Regional dimensions of the Gaza crisis, and the Arab role in the UN Security Council

Mouin Rabbani and Hasmik Egian discuss the impact the crisis in Gaza has had on the Arab world, with a particular focus on the UN Security Council.

The European Union

How does the European Union conduct its foreign policy in a turbulent world?

Tahrir, Gaza, and beyond: revolution, liberation, and praxis

Researcher and writer, Rusha Latif, gives a talk based on her new book ‘Tahrir’s Youth: Leaders of a Leaderless Revolution’

From the Cradle to the Street: Family and the 1979 Revolution in Iran

Professor Naghmeh Sohrabi, Charles (Corky) Goodman Professor of Middle East History and Director for Research at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University, describes the role of the family in the 1979 Revolution in Iran.

The challenges of writing Middle East history after 7 October: from Gaza to the climate crisis

Dr Ibrahim Al-Marashi reflects on the process of researching and writing the latest edition of his book, ‘A Concise History of the Middle East’.

The New Spirit of Islamism: Interactions between the AKP, Ennahda and the Muslim Brotherhood

Journalist and scholar, Dr Ezgi Başaran, presents her book which traces the links between the AKP, Tunisia’s Ennahda, and the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood after the Arab Spring.

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