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Creative Commons |
Yemen’s Enduring Crisis |
Helen Lackner speaks about Yemen’s enduring crisis. |
Helen Lackner, Michael Willis |
29 Mar 2022 |
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Creative Commons |
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 |
24 Mar 2022 |
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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 |
31 Jan 2022 |
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Creative Commons |
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 |
06 Dec 2021 |
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Creative Commons |
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 |
01 Dec 2021 |
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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 |
25 Nov 2021 |
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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 |
22 Nov 2021 |
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The Politics of Water Scarcity in the Case of Jordan |
Dr Hussam Hussein investigates the construction of the discourse of water scarcity in Jordan, and the political economy of the water sector. |
Hussam Hussein, Neil Ketchley, Michael Willis |
11 Nov 2021 |
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Tunisia: Unfinished Revolutions (Held jointly with the British-Tunisian Society) |
Hela Ammar (Artist) and Mohamed Kerrou (University of Tunis El Manar) give a talk for the Middle East Centre Friday Seminar Series. Chaired by Dr Michael Willis (St Antony's College, Oxford), the discussant was Professor Charles R H Tripp (SOAS). |
Hela Ammar, Mohamed Kerrou, Michael Willis, Charles R H Tripp |
12 Mar 2021 |
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Creative Commons |
Apocalymbo: Trickster Politics in the Age of the Pandemic (and Other Crises) |
Walter Armbrust (St Antony’s College, Oxford), author of Martyrs and Tricksters: An Ethnography of the Egyptian Revolution (2019), gives a talk for the Middle East Centre Friday Seminar Series on 20th November 2020. |
Walter Armbrust, Michael Willis |
25 Nov 2020 |
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Hirak: A roundtable on the Algerian protests |
Roundtable discussion looking at the Algerian protests. With Michael Willis (St Antony’s College), James McDougall (Trinity College), Hicham Yezza (Ceasefire Magazine) and Latefa Guemar (University of East London). |
Michael Willis, James McDougall, Hicham Yezza, Latefa Guemar |
20 Jun 2019 |
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Inside Tunisia's al-Nahda: Between Politics and Preaching |
Rory McCarthy (Magdalen College, Oxford) gives a talk for the Middle East Centre seminar series, chaired by Michael Willis (St Antony's College). |
Rory McCarthy, Michael Willis |
01 May 2019 |
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Tunisia |
Rory McCarthy (Magdalen College, Oxford) and Fabio Merone (Ghent University) give a talk for the Middle East Centre seminar series. Chaired by Michael Willis (St Antony's College). |
Rory McCarthy, Fabio Merone, Michael Willis |
27 Mar 2017 |
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Opening of the conference |
Dr Michael Willis, Director of the Middle East Centre, and Mohamed Salah-Omri, Associate Professor at St John’s College introduce The Tunisian Revolution: Origins, Course and Aftermath |
Mohamed Salah-Omri, Michael Willis |
27 Oct 2014 |
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North Africa in Transition: Mobility, Forced Migration and Humanitarian Crises: Session 2 |
This workshop provided a space for interested academics, practitioners and policy makers to critically engage with the evolving contemporary crises in North Africa. |
Dawn Chatty, Julien Brachet, Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Philip Marfleet |
11 May 2011 |
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North Africa in Transition: Mobility, Forced Migration and Humanitarian Crises: Session 1 |
This workshop provided a space for interested academics, practitioners and policy makers to critically engage with the evolving contemporary crises in North Africa. |
Dawn Chatty, Julien Brachet, Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Philip Marfleet |
11 May 2011 |
