| 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? |
Brian Klug, Shai Lavi, Eugene Rogan |
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| Trade Networks Bridging Yemen, Israel, and Ethiopia: The Ḥibshūsh Family and Jewish-Muslim Commercial Relations in the 20th Century |
This lecture examines the commercial legacy of the Ḥibshūsh family, a prominent Yemenite Jewish dynasty that played a pivotal role in the Red Sea basin trade from the 1880s to the 1970s |
Menashe Anzi |
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| 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. |
Sonja Mejcher-Atassi, Marilyn Booth, Peter Hill, Eugene Rogan |
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| 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’ |
Elham Fakhro, Pascal Menoret |
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| 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’. |
Sajad Jiyad, Raihan Ismail |
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| Abraham and Moses as Entrepreneurs: Educating for the Future with Narratives of the Past |
How does the global entrepreneurial discourse, which advocates for a neoliberal, individualistic, and future-oriented identity, intersects with a state education system that seeks to establish a collectivist and ethno-national identity? |
Sari R. Alfi Nissan |
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| 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. |
Mouin Rabbani, Hasmik Egian, Eugene Rogan |
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| Synagogues in Israeli Urban Internal Frontiers as Symbols of Sovereignty |
Israeli synagogues in mixed cities following the 1948 war, and their sovereign role |
David Borabeck |
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| New & Jew, Zionism and the Quest for National Culture |
The Creation of Hebrew Music and its Origins |
Yaron Peleg |
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| 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’ |
Rusha Latif, Walter Armbrust |
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| 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. |
Naghmeh Sohrabi, Maryam Alemzadeh |
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| Michal Huss - You cannot really live (or die) here: ongoing struggles over cemeteries and housing in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, 1957-2020 |
Debates over housing and cemeteries in Jaffa. |
Michal Huss |
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| 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’. |
Ibrahim al-Marashi, Eugene Rogan |
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| Martin Goodman - The Image of Herod in Modern Israel |
Jewish, Israeli, and Zionist perceptions of Herod. |
Martin Goodman |
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| 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. |
Ezgi Başaran, Michael Willis |
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| Yemima Hadad - Buber and Gandhi on land and resistance: Reading the Buber-Gandhi correspondence after October 7 |
Contesting pacifist views and their implications today. |
Yemima Hadad |
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| The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa |
Professor Malika Zeghal (Harvard University) presents her new book 'The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa', an innovative analysis that traces the continuity of the state’s custodianship of Islam. |
Malika Zeghal |
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| What Gazans Think Before and After October 7th |
Professor Amaney A. Jamal discusses findings from surveys in Gaza and the West Bank, as the 46th Annual George Antonius Memorial Lecture. |
Amaney A. Jamal, Eugene Rogan |
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| The Loneliest Revolution: A Memoir of Solidarity and Struggle in Iran |
Ali Mirsepassi in conversation with Stephanie Cronin about his new book |
Ali Mirsepassi, Stephanie Cronin |
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| The Damascus Events Book Launch, Oxford |
Book Launch for "The Damascus Events: the 1860 Massacre and the Destruction of the Old Ottoman World" By Eugene Rogan, Published in hardback by Allen Lane, 2 May 2024. |
Eugene Rogan |
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| Reflections on Tunisian Women's Continued Fight for Respect, Dignity and Rights: Focus on Women in the Labour Movement |
MEC Women's Rights Research Seminar delivered by Dr Heba El-Shazli (George Mason University) Chaired by Dr Maryam Alemzadeh (St Antony's College) |
Heba El-Shazli, Maryam Alemzadeh |
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| The United Nations and the Question of Palestine |
Professor Ardi Imseis new book explores the UN’s management of the longest-running problem on its agenda, critically assessing tensions between the Organisation’s position and international law. |
Ardi Imseis, Eugene Rogan |
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| Webs of oppression’ in everyday organizing in Palestine: An Intersectional Feminist Analysis |
This talk delves into the multifaceted challenges Palestinian women activists face, revealing how intersecting oppressions within a settler-colonized society shape their organizing efforts and experiences, challenging singular analyses of patriarchy. |
Amal W Nazzal, Maryam Alemzadeh |
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| The Gender Effect in Intra-Party Meritocracy (with Rabia Kutlu) |
This lecture explores how parliamentary activity affects the candidacy list placements of MPs in closed-list PR systems, particularly focusing on the interaction between gender and candidacy list decisions. |
Rabia Kutlu, Tugba Bozcaga, Maryam Alemzadeh |
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| Is a Binational State Possible After 7 October? |
In this podcast, Oxford Emeritus Professor Avi Shlaim compares notes with Exeter University Professor Ilan Pappé on the prospects for a binational state in the aftermath of the events of 7 October and the Gaza War. |
Ilan Pappe, Avi Shlaim |
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| Panel Discussion: Recognizing Palestinian Statehood: European views |
A discussion of European initiatives to recognize the State of Palestine to advance the prospects for a two-state solution. |
Alon Liel, Haizam Amirah-Fernández, Chris Doyle |
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| Genocide and Accountability in Gaza: The Limits and Potential of International Law |
Prof Noura Erakat explores the significance of South Africa's application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip before the International Court of Justice, and the Court's decision to hear the case. |
Noura Erakat |
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| The Settler Movement, Political Impasses, and Beyond |
Dr Hagar Kotef from SOAS examines the current situation of Israeli settlers both in the West Bank and in the Cabinet to assess the impact of the settler movement in political options following the Gaza War. |
Hagar Kotef, Raihan Ismail |
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| Considering the Political Options in Gaza After Three Months of War |
In the opening meeting of the Middle East Centre’s Hilary Term seminar series, the Fellows of the Centre led a panel discussion to set out the agenda for the series examining the political options following the Gaza War. |
Eugene Rogan, Walter Armbrust, Maryam Alemzadeh, Raihan Ismail |
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| Israeli Public Opinion and Political Options after 7 October |
Professor Yuli Tamir considers Israeli public opinion following the 7 October 2023 attack and the constraints that public opinion imposes on the political options moving forward. |
Yuli Tamir, Elizabeth Suzanne Kassab |
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| Modern Arab Kingship - Remaking the Ottoman Political Order in the Interwar Middle East |
Adam Mestyan argues that post-Ottoman Arab political orders were not, as many historians believe, products of European colonialism but of the process of "recycling empire." |
Adam Mestyan, Eugene Rogan |
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| Stories to Connect: The Reza Hosseini Memorial Lecture Series on the past and present of the Middle East |
Join Professor Ghassan Salamé for his Lecture on 'Lessons from 2003 Iraq: Twenty Years Later.' |
Ghassan Salamé, Eugene Rogan |
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| Reconsidering the 60s generation in the Arab world and beyond |
Professor Yoav di Capua offers a comprehensive empirical, theoretical, and methodological reassessment of the Arab 60s as a global pursuit with lessons that transcend the geography of the Middle East - the fruit of a decade of research on Arab thought. |
Yoav di Capua, Eugene Rogan |
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| What have the Arab Uprisings done to "Contemporary Arab Thought"? |
Professor Elizabeth Suzanne Kassab offers some reflections on the challenges that a post-2011 Arab critique might be facing. |
Elizabeth Suzanne Kassab, Eugene Rogan |
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| Zionism and the Jews of Iraq: A Personal Perspective |
Professor Avi Shlaim gives the George Antonius Memorial Lecture 2023, examining the Jewish exodus from Iraq in the aftermath of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, and arguing the Zionist movement played an active part in the uprooting of Iraqi Jews. |
Avi Shlaim, Eugene Rogan |
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| Book Launch - Russia and the GCC 'The Case of Tatarstan's Paradiplomacy' |
Dr. Diana Galeeva introduces her book which examines the relations between the Gulf States and Russia from the Soviet era to the present day. |
Diana Galeeva, Roy Allison, Eugene Rogan |
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| Memorial in honour of Derek Hopwood OBE and Celia Kerslake |
The Director and Fellows of the Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College convened a memorial in honour of Derek Hopwood OBE, Emeritus Fellow in Middle Eastern Studies (1933-2020) and Celia Kerslake, Emeritus Fellow in Turkish (1946-2023). |
Eugene Rogan, Roger Goodman, Gina Rowland, Rosie MacGregor, Michael Willis, Dimitris Antoniou, Linda Schilcher, Laurent Mignon, Ahmed al-Shahi |
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| Women’s Movements and Citizenship in the Middle East |
Women's Rights Research Seminar where guest speaker, Dr Roel Meijer (Guest Lecturer in Islam Studies, Radboud Universiteit) presents on Women’s movements and citizenship in the Middle East. |
Roel Meijer, Maryam Alemzadeh, Marilyn Booth |
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| The Conflict in Syria, A Personal Story |
Dr Haytham Alhamwi draws on his personal experiences to explain the story of the conflict in Syria. |
Haytham Alhamwi |
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| Israel's Covert Diplomacy in the Middle East |
This lecture explores Israel’s secret relations with its neighbors during the years 1948-2022. |
Elie Podeh, Eugene Rogan |
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| 'The Transformation of Iraq since the 2003 Invasion: From "The Dodgy Dossier", to Human Security, Gender, and the Nation's Future in the Face of Climate Change' |
This lecture examines the resilience of the Iraqi state and nation before and after the 2003 invasion. |
Ibrahim al-Marashi, Walter Armbrust |
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| Iraq 2018-2019: The Rule of Law: a perspective |
The Rt Hon Sir Peter Gross (Formerly, Lead Judge for International Relations) shares his insight into the Judicial and Rule of Law developments in Iraq. |
Peter Gross, Michael Willis |
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| Cheaters Dilemma: Iraq, WMD and the path to the 2003 war |
Why did Iraq fail to prove its WMD absence before the 2003 invasion? This seminar examines new evidence from Iraq and United Nations sources to shed light on the internal debates leading up to the 2003 war. |
Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer, Neil Ketchley |
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| The Popular Mobilisation Units and their Pursuit of Power and Legitimacy within the Iraqi State |
This talk examines the Shi‘ite political parties linked to Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Units (PMU) and their influence over the state, exploring their strategies for legitimacy in politics, religion, and society. |
Inna Rudolf, Maryam Alemzadeh |
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| The Iraq Invasion and Transnational Jihadism |
This talk explores the impact of the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 on militant Islamism using new evidence. |
Thomas Hegghammer, Neil Ketchley |
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| Book Launch: Locked Out of Development: Insiders and Outsiders in Arab Capitalism |
Dr Hertog presents the key arguments of his new short monograph “Locked Out of Development: Insiders and Outsiders in Arab Capitalism” published by Cambridge University Press. |
Steffen Hertog, Neil Ketchley |
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| Anat Scolnicov - The Israel Supreme Court Religion and the Relationship of State and Religion in Israel |
On judicial independence in Israel |
Anat Scolnicov |
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| Amos Morris-Rich - The Fusion of Zionism and Science: The First Two Decades - And the Present Day? |
On Zionism's relation to Science |
Amos Morris-Reich |
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| Clerics in the time of Tishreen |
The evolution of religion-civil society relations in post-2003 Iraq. |
Marsin Alshamary, Maryam Alemzadeh |
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| The International Thought of Turkish Islamists: History, Civilization and Nation |
Katerina Dalacoura will presents her research project entitled ‘The International Thought of Turkish Islamists’, funded by a Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship. |
Katerina Dalacoura, Michael Willis |
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| The struggle for Salafism in Egypt’s post-revolutionary period |
A Middle East Centre Seminar on Salafism. |
Stéphane Lacroix, Thomas Hegghammer |
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| Resurrecting the Caliphate: The Creed of Abraham and ISIS’s Hermeneutics of Power |
A talk with a focus on the contemporary militant group referred to by the acronym ISIS (or ISIL) and its views on the “caliphate.” |
Asma Afsaruddin, Eugene Rogan |
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| Algeria: Politics and Society from the Dark Decade to the Hirak |
Dr Michael Willis' new book offers an explanation of this unexpected development known as the Hirak Movement, examining the political and social changes that have occurred in Algeria since the ‘dark decade’ of the 1990s |
Michael Willis, Eugene Rogan |
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| Jihad, Radicalism, and the New Atheism |
Professor Mohammad Khalil scrutinises the claim by New Atheists like Richard Dawkins that Islam is a fundamentally violent religion |
Mohammad Khalil, Eugene Rogan |
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| Friendship |
Associate Professor Nuha al-Sha’ar speaking on ‘Friendship in Islamic Ethical Political Thought: Foundations and Modern Implications’ // Associate Professor SherAli Tareen speaking on ‘Debating Hindu-Muslim Friendship After Empire’ |
Faisal Devji, Nuha al-Sha’ar, SherAli Tareen |
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| Michael Willis on Recent Developments in the Maghreb |
Michael Willis joins Almanac to discuss his new book, Algeria: Politics and Society from the Dark Decade to the Hirak, recent developments in Tunisia and Morocco, and why studying the area “West of Cairo” is of critical importance to Middle East Studies. |
Matthew Smith, Michael Willis |
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| The Left |
Fadi Bardawil speaking on ‘Nation, Class, Community: Milestones on the path of the 1960s Lebanese New Left’. Nadia Bou Ali speaking on ‘Is the Heart for the East and Reason for the West? Mehdi Amel’s Critique of Edward Said’. |
Fadi Bardawil, Nadia Bou Ali, Faisal Devji |
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| Book Launch: Pacted Democracy in the Middle East: Tunisia and Egypt in Comparative Perspective |
A new theoretical framework for how democracy can emerge in the Middle East and wider Muslim world, where political conflicts over religion often predominate. |
Hicham Alaoui, Michael Willis |
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| Centres, Peripheries and New Histories of the Left in Iran |
How historians can gain new insights from global history, and how historians and histories of Iran can contribute |
Rasmus Elling, Stephanie Cronin |
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| Dissent |
Valerie Hoffman speaking on Charges of Radicalism: Ibāḍī–Wahhābī Polemics and Articulations of Identity. |
Valerie Hoffman, Faisal Devji, Usaama al-Azami |
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| Inside Qatar: Hidden Stories from One of the Richest Nations on Earth |
A talk based on John McManus’s book, Inside Qatar: hidden stories from one of the richest nations on earth. |
John McManus, Eugene Rogan |
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| In the Shade of the Sunna: Salafi Piety in the 20th-Century Middle East |
Aaron Rock-Singer presents their latest book "In the Shade of the Sunna: Salafi Piety in the 20th-Century Middle East". |
Aaron Rock-Singer, Usaama al-Azami |
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| Neta Schramm - Zionist Neutral? The Sardonic Zionism of Yeshayahu Leibowitz and Ovadia Yosef |
Neta Schramm discusses the (non-ideological) "think Zionism" stances of two leading Israeli figures. |
Neta Schramm |
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| Maya Mark - Menachem Begin’s stand on the imposition of the Military Government, 1948- 1966 |
Maya Mark discusses Menachem Begin's commitment to Liberalism |
Maya Mark |
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| All Necessary Measures? The United Nations and International Intervention in Libya |
Ian Martin presents his latest book on Libya: All Necessary Measures? The United Nations and International Intervention in Libya. |
Ian Martin |
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| The Making of the Modern Middle East |
A vivid and authoritative account of the making of the modern Middle East, from the BBC’s long-serving correspondent in the region. |
Jeremy Bowen, Eugene Rogan |
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| Hillel Cohen - Haters, Love Story: on the relations between Mizrahi Jews and Palestinian Arab’ |
Hillel Cohen discusses his new book on Mizrahim, Arabs, and Asheknazim in Israel |
Hillel Cohen |
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| Nemir Kirdar Memorial Event |
Memorial event for the late Mr Nemir Amin Kirdar (1936-2020). |
Roger Goodman, Margaret MacMillan, Eugene Rogan, Serra Kirdar, Yusef Abu Khadra, Mohammed Alardhi, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa |
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| Suzanne Schneider - The Divine People? Mapping the political-theological coordinates of post-liberalism |
On the political theology of "illiberal democracy" |
Suzanne Schneider |
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| Gabriel Schwake - Dwelling on the Green Line: Privatize and Rule in Israel/Palestine |
Gabriel Schwake discusses his new book dealing with urban planning along the green line. |
Gabriel Schwake |
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| Tilde Rosmer - The Islamic Movement in Israel |
Tilde Rosmer (Zayed University) discusses the history and politics of the Islamic Movement in Israel. |
Tilde Rosmer |
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| Albert Hourani’s Impact |
2022 is the 60th anniversary of the publication of Albert Hourani’s magnum opus Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age, 1798-1939. |
Matthew Smith, Charles Ough, Paul Dresch, Eugene Rogan, Marilyn Booth |
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| Religion II |
Professor Elizabeth Shakman Hurd (Northwestern University) speaking on 'Decolonizing the category of religion' and Dr Rushain Abbasi (Stanford University) speaking on 'Regulating Religion in Premodern Islamic Governance'. |
Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, Faisal Devji, Usaama al-Azami |
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| Gideon Katz - The Fear of Judaism in Israeli Culture |
Gideon Katz discusses some of the mure surprising aspect of Israeli secularism |
Gideon Katz |
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| Women's Rights Research Seminar: Threatened motherhood in the Israeli welfare state: The discourse and the practice behind the disqualification of disadvantaged women's motherhood |
Prof. Esther Hertzog gives a talk on the vulnerable situation of motherhood in the Israeli welfare state. |
Esther Hertzog, Soraya Tremayne |
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| Nitzan Lebovic: Is Zionism a “Left-Wing Melancholy”? |
Nitzan Levobic discusses Zionism and melancholy, through the woks of Israel Zarchi |
Nitzan Levobic |
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| Tony Shaw and Giora Goodman - Hollywood and Israel: A History |
The authors of a recently published book dealing with the history of Hollywood's relation with Israel discuss some of their findings |
Tony Shaw, Giora Goodman |
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| Law |
Professor Mohammad Fadel speaking on ‘The Protean Sovereign of Sunni Law’ and Professor Lena Salaymeh speaking on ‘Reconsidering the Political in Premodern Islam.' |
Mohammad Fadel, Lena Salaymeh |
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| Developments in Jordan |
An explanation and discussion of the modern history and recent political developments in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. |
Piotr Schulkes, Guy Fiennes, Matthew Smith |
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| Violence |
Nesrine Badawi speaking on ‘Debating Militancy in the Modern World’ and Murad Idris speaking on ‘Theorizing Colonialism, Capitalism, and Violence in an Islamist Key.' |
Nesrine Badawi, Murad Idris, Faisal Devji, Usaama al-Azami |
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| Yemen’s Enduring Crisis |
Helen Lackner speaks about Yemen’s enduring crisis. |
Helen Lackner, Michael Willis |
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| The Global Merchants: The Enterprise and Extravagance of the Sassoon Dynasty |
Professor Joseph Sassoon in conversation with Dr Michael Willis about his recent book, The Global Merchants: The Enterprise and Extravagance of the Sassoon Dynasty (Allen Lane, Penguin Group, 2022). Emeritus Professor Avi Shlaim joins them. |
Joseph Sassoon, Michael Willis, Avi Shlaim, Eugene Rogan, Faisal Devji |
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| All Jihad Is Local: the Micro-Politics of Militant Islamism in 1980s Lebanon and Beyond |
Dr Raphaël Lefèvre in conversation with Dr Neil Ketchley about his recent book, 'Jihad in the City: Militant Islamism and Contentious Politics in Tripoli' (Cambridge University Press, 2021). |
Raphael Lefevre, Neil Ketchley |
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| Sovereignty |
Neguin Yavari speaking on ‘Islamic imperatives and Islamic rulers’, Samy Ayoub speaking on ‘Law and the Exercise of Power: Debates on Political Legitimacy and Authority in the 19th - 20th centuries Egypt’. |
Neguin Yavari, Samy Ayoub, Faisal Devji, Usaama al-Azami |
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| The Career and Communities of Zaynab Fawwaz: Feminist Thinking in Fin-de-siècle Egypt |
Marilyn Booth speaking on her new book. |
Marilyn Booth |
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| Religion |
Madawi al-Rasheed speaking on ‘Islamic Reform in Saudi Arabia between “the Violence of the Minority and the Apathy of the Majority”. Pascal Menoret speaking on ‘Graveyard of Clerics’. |
Madawi al-Rasheed, Pascal Menoret, Faisal Devji, Usaama al-Azami |
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| Caliphate |
Elizabeth Alexandrin speaking on ‘Empire of the End Time: Fāṭimid Sovereignties in the 4th Century AH/11th Century CE’. Hüseyin Yilmaz speaking on ‘The Ottomans and the Question of the Caliphate'. |
Elizabeth Alexandrin, Hüseyin Yilmaz, Faisal Devji, Usaama al-Azami |
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| The Fate of Colonial Elites in Post-Colonial Regimes: Evidence from the 1952 Egyptian Revolution |
Dr Neil Ketchley in conversation with Professor Walter Armbrust about his current research. |
Neil Ketchley, Walter Armbrust |
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| Islam and the Arab Revolutions – the Ulama between Democracy and Autocracy |
Join us as we listen to Dr Usaama al-Azami (Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford) in conversation about his new book, 'Islam and the Arab Revolutions, the Ulama between Democracy and Autocracy'. |
Usaama al-Azami, Michael Willis |
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| 2022 New Year’s Episode |
The entire Almanac team gets together to discuss what they believe was the most important event in the region over the past year, something they are watching for in the region in 2022, and their favorite book on the Middle East. |
Piotr Schulkes, Guy Fiennes, Isabella Cibelli Du Terroil, Oliver Franks, Kalyani Nedungadi, Matthew Smith, Adam Abdalla |
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| Graffiti, music, and football ultras: expressing dissent in MENA (Middle East and North Africa) |
Piotr Schulkes, Adam Abdallah, and Kalyani Nedungadi discuss non-official ways in expressing dissent, comparing Morocco, Turkey, Egypt, and Palestine. |
Kalyani Nedungadi, Piotr Schulkes, Adam Abdalla |
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| What does political ecology tell us about the environmental crises in the Middle East? |
This is a recording of a live webinar held on Friday 3rd December 2021 for the Middle East Centre |
Christian Henderson, Walter Armbrust |
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| Afghanistan and the Middle East |
This is a recording of a live webinar held on Thursday 25th November 2021 for the Middle East centre. |
Ibrahim al-Marashi, Michael Willis, Kate Clark |
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| Failing Flows: The Politics of Water Management in Southern Iraq |
This is a recording of a live webinar held on Friday 19th November 2021 for the MEC. |
Michael Willis, Michael Mason |
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| Air Pollution, Toxicity, and Environmental Politics in the History of Iranian Oil Nationalisation |
This is a recording of a live webinar held on Friday 12th November 2021 for the MEC. Dr Mattin Biglari (SOAS, University of London) presents “Air Pollution, Toxicity, and Environmental Politics in the History of Iranian Oil Nationalisation”. |
Stephanie Cronin, Mattin Biglari |
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| Haggai Ram - The Social Life of Hashish in Mandatory Palestine and Israel: A Global History |
Haggai Ram charts the (modern) history of Hashish in the Holy Land |
Haggai Ram |
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| The Tunisian Political Crisis; the end of Democracy? |
On 25 July 2021 Tunisian President Kais Saied dismissed the government and suspended parliament, subsequently employing the army and security forces around government buildings to thwart any opposition to his power grab. |
Youssef Cherif, Anne Wolf, Michael Willis |
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| Environment Discounted: Energy and Economic Diversification Plans in the Gulf |
Oil price volatility and accelerated energy transitions away from hydrocarbons to meet climate change mitigation measures have presented existential threats to the economies of hydrocarbon-dependent welfare states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). |
Manal Shehabi, Walter Armbrust, Michael Willis |
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| Amnon Aran - Israeli foreign policy since the end of the Cold War |
Amnon Aran maps the development of Israeli foreign policy since the end of the Cold War |
Amnon Aran |
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| Michael Karayanni - Religion and State among the Palestinian-Arabs in Israel: A Multicultural Entrapment |
Michael Karayanni considers how the Israeli construction of religion and politics shapes the live Palestinian-Arabs in the state. |
Michael Karayanni |
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