📢 SOAS Event 23 Jan Join us this Thursday for an event on Islamic art, exploring 13th century lajvardina vessel ceramics and the wider context of the Ilkhanid period. Register bit.ly/4h7GZHu

Does Civic Participation Through Development Support Institutional Mitigation in Egypt? | By Maria Gloria Polimeno (#SOAS) for الباروميتر العربي /Arab Barometer. Read here: arabbarometer.org/2025/01/does-c…

Join us for a webinar tomorrow with Author & International Geopolitical Consultant Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش for a talk on The Abraham Accords: A comparative review of Israel's relations with Iran and Saudi Arabia 📅 6.00pm (UK) Thursday 6 Feb 2025 Register here: soas.ac.uk/about/event/ab…

Now open! Don’t miss the first retrospective in the Gulf dedicated to Nadia Saikali, exploring the broader context of women artists practicing in Beirut during the 1960s and 1970s. "Nadia Saikali & Her Contemporaries", on view at Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, until July 13, 2025.

TOMORROW, Feb 13, at 6:30 PM—The 2024 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize Annual Lecture for Arabic Literary Translation. Welcome drinks from 6 PM. Register below: soas.ac.uk/about/event/ce…

The Barjeel Art Foundation is pleased to unveil "A Wonderful World", a new commission by Afifa Aleiby. Conceived as a companion to Mahmoud Hammad’s Muslim Scientists, it celebrates the legacy of 16 women from the Islamic civilisation. On view at the House of Wisdom, Sharjah.

Centre for Palestine Studies SOAS University of London SOAS Law SOAS Middle East Institute "Gaza: Empire, Colonialism, Genocide" With Adam Hanieh, Rafeef Ziadah and Nate George Register here: soas.ac.uk/about/event/ga…

The #SOAS Centre for Iranian Studies SOAS Centre for Iranian Studies and SOAS Middle East Institute will host a discussion with Professor Mohsen Milani Mohsen Milani on his new book: Iran’s Rise and Rivalry with the United States in the Middle East. 📅 5.15pm, Friday 14 March 2025 📌 SOAS University of London soas.ac.uk/about/event/ir…

📚 Book Launch | 13 May, 5:30–7pm. "Egypt and the Rise of Fluid Authoritarianism: Political Ecology, Power and the Crisis of Legitimacy". With author Dr. Maria Gloria Polimeno, Research Fellow SOAS Middle East Institute and Prof. Dina Matar. 🔗Register:soas.ac.uk/about/event/eg…

SOAS seeking a Director for Middle East Institute! Critical time for academic leadership, and an interesting opportunity to shape its future. I have personally felt the absence of decent MENA events + research this year. SOAS Middle East Institute SOAS University of London Vacancy details ⬇️ vacancies.soas.ac.uk/job/699153

📌 Book Launch | 13 May, 5:30–7pm | KLT Join the SOAS Middle East Institute for the book launch of "Egypt and the Rise of Fluid Authoritarianism: Political Ecology, Power and the Crisis of Legitimacy" with author Dr. Maria Gloria Polimeno, PhD (Exeter). Chair: Prof. Dina Matar. 🔗Register here: bit.ly/3YjE331

Next week at #SOAS! Kamran Djam Lectures 2025 | The Wisdom of Iran: From the Gāthās of Zarathushtra to the Masnavī of Rūmī 7 – 8 May 2025. Register here: soas.ac.uk/about/event/ka… Speaker: Prof Alan Williams, University of Manchester School of Arts, Languages and Culture

Maria Gloria Polimeno, Research Fellow at SMEI, spoke to the BBC about Donald Trump's decision to lift sanctions on Syria. #SOAS bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

New publication: Reframing Political Communication and Media Practices in the Middle East and North Africa Dina Matar (Anthology Editor) #SOAS Further info: bloomsbury.com/uk/reframing-p… Published by I.B. Tauris / Bloomsbury Books UK

NATO leaders agreed to increase their military spending to 5% of GDP by 2035 after intense pressure from President Trump. Trump acted as a “salesperson for the military industrial complex,” says Gilbert Achcar / جلبير الأشقر.

Podcast: China, Iran and the Middle East — After Trump's Airstrikes Listen here: soas-china-institute.buzzsprout.com/1669327/episod… #SOAS

📢 Submissions are OPEN for our #BRISMES2026 conference: War, Empire and Sabotage in an Age of Genocide 📅 23-25 June 2026 📍SOAS University of London, University of London Call for papers: shorturl.at/Bnm0N Please share widely!

The #SOAS Centre for Iranian Studies was launched on this day, 15 years ago, on 16 October 2010! The event included lectures, documentary films, participatory activities, book and craft stalls and comedy with Peyvand Khorsandi, music by Sahra, Parvaz Ensemble and Radio Tehran!

On 28 October we'll be hosting Francesco Belcastro (University of Derby) and @EdwardWastnidg (The Open University) at #SOAS for a discussion on 'International Relations in a Multipolar Middle East'. The session will be chaired by Maria Gloria Polimeno. Register here: soas.ac.uk/about/event/in…