ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ hosts a wide and varied range of Middle East events, including public lectures, seminars, book launches and conferences. Events are open to the public and are free of charge, unless otherwise stated.
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Past Events
Tuesday 18 March | 18:00 - 19:00 GMT | Seçkin Sertdemir, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ & Zerrin Özlem Biner, SOAS
Co-organised with the Department of Sociology
Thursday 13 March | 18:00 - 19:00 GMT | Nasser Abourahme, Bowdoin College & Muna Dajani, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Middle East Centre
Monday 10 March | 18:30 - 19:30 GMT | Catherine Charrett, University of Westminster; Helena Cobban, Just World Education; Jeroen Gunning, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Middle East Centre; Mouin Rabbani, Jadaliyya
Co-organised with the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa
This International Women’s Day 2025 Conference will platform the diverse voices of women who work or are involved in the agricultural sector in Africa, and who are leading the way within their own communities and internationally to make the sector sustainable.
Monday 24 February | 17:30 - 19:00 GMT | Oula Kadhum, SOAS; Khogir Mohammed, Middle East Research Institute; Muhanad Seloom, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
As part of the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ MEC's Paper Series
Thursday 20 February | 18:00 - 19:00 GMT | Anne Kirstine Rønn, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Middle East Centre; Fuad Musallam, University of Birmingham; Razaw Salihy, Amnesty International
Co-organised with
Wednesday 12 February | 18:00 - 20:00 GMT | Habib Ayeb, University Paris 8; Muna Abbas, The Asfari Foundation; Ray Bush, University of Leeds
As part of the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ MEC's Kurdish Studies Series
Monday 3 February | 17:30 - 18:30 GMT | Marouf Cabi, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Middle East Centre; Kamran Matin, University of Sussex
Thursday 30 January | 18:00 - 19:30 GMT | Gilbert Achcar, SOAS; Tom Bateman, BBC; Sharri Plonski, Queen Mary University of London; Mezna Qato, University of Cambridge
Wednesday 22 January | 18:00 - 19:00 GMT | Jerome Drevon, International Crisis Group; Haid Haid, Chatham House; Raihan Ismail, University of Oxford
As part of the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ MEC's Kurdish Studies Series
Monday 2 December | 16:00 - 17:00 GMT | Bahar Baser, Durham University; Duygu Atlas; Mesut Alp; Moayed Assaf
Monday 25 November | 18:00 - 19:00 GMT | Ibrahim Bani, Yale University; Eva Khair, Sudan Transnational Consortium; Majdi Osman, Nubia Health; Nahid Toubia, Institute for Reproductive Health and Rights of Sudan
Thursday 21 November | 17:30 - 18:45 GMT | Walaa Alqaisiya, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Middle East Centre; Dasha M, Independent Researcher; Nicola Perugini, University of Edinburgh; Lara Sheehi, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies; Anna Younes, Independent Researcher
Wednesday 13 November | 18:00 - 19:00 GMT | Sana Murrani, University of Plymouth; Balsam Mustafa, Cardiff University; Michael Mason, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Middle East Centre
Thursday 7 November | 18:00 - 19:30 GMT | Lisa Anderson, Columbia University; Steven Heydemann, Smith College; Salwa Ismail, SOAS; Marc Lynch, The George Washington University
Podcasts by Year