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Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Human Rights: Cooling a Planet on Fire

Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, calling for a new approach to politics in response to the climate emergency.

The Devaki Jain Lecture - Empowered voices: Jordanian women shaping their future

The Middle East Centre was honoured to host the 2025 Devaki Jain Lecture. This year’s lecture was delivered by Rana Husseini, Jordanian activist, journalist and author.

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).

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.

Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

What people really want from platforms

In this episode we explore how people around the world use platforms for news and information about politics, the value they see in them, and the concerns that they have.

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.

Oxford Martin School: Public Lectures and Seminars

The UK’s development strategy and the new economic and geopolitical challenges

The Minister for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell MP, will join us to discuss how to address these challenges as well as seize new opportunities.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.'

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.

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.

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.

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