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📢BRISMES is seeking nominations for a new President who will provide academic and strategic leadership to the Society, ensuring that it continues to thrive as a sustainable, inclusive and forward-looking community for #MiddleEastStudies in the UK and beyond.
👉www.brismes.ac.uk/news/president
👉www.brismes.ac.uk/news/president
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🚨 Register now for our #BISA2026 public lecture with Ilan Pappe 🚨
‘Gaza as an epicentre - the breakdown of the international order’ - all are welcome to attend 🌍
Space is limited so don't miss out! 👉 https://ow.ly/qhIf50Y4lfY
Simon Rushton @julietdryden.bsky.social VisitBrighton Juanita Elias
‘Gaza as an epicentre - the breakdown of the international order’ - all are welcome to attend 🌍
Space is limited so don't miss out! 👉 https://ow.ly/qhIf50Y4lfY
Simon Rushton @julietdryden.bsky.social VisitBrighton Juanita Elias
Ilan Pappe to give #BISA2026 public lecture on Gaza as an epicentre
The #BISA2026 conference in Brighton will commence with a lecture given by Professor Ilan Pappe.
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February 16, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🚨 Register now for our #BISA2026 public lecture with Ilan Pappe 🚨
‘Gaza as an epicentre - the breakdown of the international order’ - all are welcome to attend 🌍
Space is limited so don't miss out! 👉 https://ow.ly/qhIf50Y4lfY
Simon Rushton @julietdryden.bsky.social VisitBrighton Juanita Elias
‘Gaza as an epicentre - the breakdown of the international order’ - all are welcome to attend 🌍
Space is limited so don't miss out! 👉 https://ow.ly/qhIf50Y4lfY
Simon Rushton @julietdryden.bsky.social VisitBrighton Juanita Elias
@bordercrossings.bsky.social presents a new interactive performance 3-8 March.
Created with Syrian refugee women & featuring live debate, it reimagines The Suppliants — Aeschylus’ 2,500-year-old play, to explore asylum and democracy today.
bordercrossings.org.uk/whats-on/programme/suppliants-syria
Created with Syrian refugee women & featuring live debate, it reimagines The Suppliants — Aeschylus’ 2,500-year-old play, to explore asylum and democracy today.
bordercrossings.org.uk/whats-on/programme/suppliants-syria
February 15, 2026 at 10:38 AM
@bordercrossings.bsky.social presents a new interactive performance 3-8 March.
Created with Syrian refugee women & featuring live debate, it reimagines The Suppliants — Aeschylus’ 2,500-year-old play, to explore asylum and democracy today.
bordercrossings.org.uk/whats-on/programme/suppliants-syria
Created with Syrian refugee women & featuring live debate, it reimagines The Suppliants — Aeschylus’ 2,500-year-old play, to explore asylum and democracy today.
bordercrossings.org.uk/whats-on/programme/suppliants-syria
Curious about #MENA #Archives and their colonial & anticolonial legacies?
📽️ Watch the recording of the BRISMES webinar "What’s in an Archive?", organised by our Outreach & Pedagogy Committee:
📽️ Watch the recording of the BRISMES webinar "What’s in an Archive?", organised by our Outreach & Pedagogy Committee:
What’s in an Archive? The Colonial and Anticolonial Afterlives of MENA Archives
YouTube video by British Society for Middle Eastern Studies
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February 13, 2026 at 11:53 AM
#MENA #Events | Teach-in on the current situation of universities in #Rojava and the possibilities for academic solidarity, organized by DAVO-CAF.
📆 Wednesday, February 11
⏰ 20:00 Rojava | 18:00 (CET) | 12:00 (EST)
Register 👉 shorturl.at/PXZZR
📆 Wednesday, February 11
⏰ 20:00 Rojava | 18:00 (CET) | 12:00 (EST)
Register 👉 shorturl.at/PXZZR
February 10, 2026 at 1:46 PM
#MENA #Events | Teach-in on the current situation of universities in #Rojava and the possibilities for academic solidarity, organized by DAVO-CAF.
📆 Wednesday, February 11
⏰ 20:00 Rojava | 18:00 (CET) | 12:00 (EST)
Register 👉 shorturl.at/PXZZR
📆 Wednesday, February 11
⏰ 20:00 Rojava | 18:00 (CET) | 12:00 (EST)
Register 👉 shorturl.at/PXZZR
🚨 BRISMES supports this call to action 🚨
🗓️ 17 March
The govt plans to give police new powers that could effectively ban repeat protests. Alongside many civil society groups, we urge MPs to oppose this attack on fundamental rights.
🔗 Register: palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/March2026Lobby
🗓️ 17 March
The govt plans to give police new powers that could effectively ban repeat protests. Alongside many civil society groups, we urge MPs to oppose this attack on fundamental rights.
🔗 Register: palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/March2026Lobby
February 4, 2026 at 5:09 PM
🚨 BRISMES supports this call to action 🚨
🗓️ 17 March
The govt plans to give police new powers that could effectively ban repeat protests. Alongside many civil society groups, we urge MPs to oppose this attack on fundamental rights.
🔗 Register: palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/March2026Lobby
🗓️ 17 March
The govt plans to give police new powers that could effectively ban repeat protests. Alongside many civil society groups, we urge MPs to oppose this attack on fundamental rights.
🔗 Register: palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/March2026Lobby
📢BRISMES is seeking nominations for a new President who will provide academic and strategic leadership to the Society, ensuring that it continues to thrive as a sustainable, inclusive and forward-looking community for #MiddleEastStudies in the UK and beyond.
👉www.brismes.ac.uk/news/president
👉www.brismes.ac.uk/news/president
January 27, 2026 at 3:30 PM
📢BRISMES is seeking nominations for a new President who will provide academic and strategic leadership to the Society, ensuring that it continues to thrive as a sustainable, inclusive and forward-looking community for #MiddleEastStudies in the UK and beyond.
👉www.brismes.ac.uk/news/president
👉www.brismes.ac.uk/news/president
Starting now! 👇
#eventreminder | BRISMES warmly invites you to its next event “What’s in an #Archive? The Colonial and Anticolonial Afterlives of MENA Archives.”
🗓️ 27 January | 15:30 | Online
🗂️ Exploring #MENA collections, archival ethics and archive research.
More info and registration: bit.ly/OP_Archives
🗓️ 27 January | 15:30 | Online
🗂️ Exploring #MENA collections, archival ethics and archive research.
More info and registration: bit.ly/OP_Archives
January 27, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Starting now! 👇
📚#Research by BRISMES Members | The Piruzai of Afghanistan
In the 1970s, Nancy Lindisfarne-Tapper & Richard Tapper lived with the Piruzai. Their book shares 380+ photos capturing the people, landscapes, and life of northern #Afghanistan.
Read more: shorturl.at/3GbL4
In the 1970s, Nancy Lindisfarne-Tapper & Richard Tapper lived with the Piruzai. Their book shares 380+ photos capturing the people, landscapes, and life of northern #Afghanistan.
Read more: shorturl.at/3GbL4
January 27, 2026 at 11:44 AM
📚#Research by BRISMES Members | The Piruzai of Afghanistan
In the 1970s, Nancy Lindisfarne-Tapper & Richard Tapper lived with the Piruzai. Their book shares 380+ photos capturing the people, landscapes, and life of northern #Afghanistan.
Read more: shorturl.at/3GbL4
In the 1970s, Nancy Lindisfarne-Tapper & Richard Tapper lived with the Piruzai. Their book shares 380+ photos capturing the people, landscapes, and life of northern #Afghanistan.
Read more: shorturl.at/3GbL4
📚@scholarsatrisk.bsky.social and @amnesty.org have launched a free, online course exploring #academicfreedom, how it connects to #humanrights and #highereducation values and why it matters for scholars, students, and society.
👇More info below
👇More info below
📢 New resource! What happens when certain questions feel too risky to ask? Today, on #InternationalDayofEducation, SAR & Amnesty International launch a free, online 90-min course: “Dangerous” Questions: Why Academic Freedom Matters.” Sign up and help us spread the word: https://ow.ly/gaK050Y25sq
SAR & Amnesty launch new academic freedom course on International Day of Education 2026 | Scholars at Risk
Scholars at Risk and Amnesty International have released a new, free, 90-minute course titled “Dangerous” Questions, Why Academic Freedom Matters. Created with input from academic and legal experts…
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January 26, 2026 at 4:26 PM
📚@scholarsatrisk.bsky.social and @amnesty.org have launched a free, online course exploring #academicfreedom, how it connects to #humanrights and #highereducation values and why it matters for scholars, students, and society.
👇More info below
👇More info below
#AcademicFreedom | @cnn.com has published its coverage of the #UsamaGhanem case at KCL, including comments from Lewis Turner, BRISMES co-vice president and chair of BRISMES CAF, on academic freedom and #freedomofexpression. Worth a read 👇
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/23/e...
#HigherEducation
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/23/e...
#HigherEducation
A student at a UK university lost his visa after pro-Palestinian activism. Some academics urge a reversal | CNN
Egyptian student Usama Ghanem took part in pro-Palestinian campus protests, prompting disciplinary action which could see him deported from Britain within days.
edition.cnn.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:10 PM
#AcademicFreedom | @cnn.com has published its coverage of the #UsamaGhanem case at KCL, including comments from Lewis Turner, BRISMES co-vice president and chair of BRISMES CAF, on academic freedom and #freedomofexpression. Worth a read 👇
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/23/e...
#HigherEducation
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/23/e...
#HigherEducation
BRISMES has written to the Metropolitan Police and the Greater Manchester Police expressing our serious concern regarding recent arrests of #Palestine #solidarity protesters for holding placards or chanting slogans that include the phrase “Globalise the intifada".
Read our letter: bit.ly/49WU0RP
Read our letter: bit.ly/49WU0RP
January 23, 2026 at 4:28 PM
BRISMES has written to the Metropolitan Police and the Greater Manchester Police expressing our serious concern regarding recent arrests of #Palestine #solidarity protesters for holding placards or chanting slogans that include the phrase “Globalise the intifada".
Read our letter: bit.ly/49WU0RP
Read our letter: bit.ly/49WU0RP
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The CAFs of the German Middle Eastern Association (DAVO) & @brismes.bsky.social condemn Israel’s military assault on Birzeit University and call on the international community to pressure Israel to end its systematic targeting of Palestinian universities.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The CAFs of the German Middle Eastern Association (DAVO) & @brismes.bsky.social condemn Israel’s military assault on Birzeit University and call on the international community to pressure Israel to end its systematic targeting of Palestinian universities.
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📢We are pleased to announce that submissions are open for the 2026 BRISMES #EarlyCareer Development Scholarship! Two awards of £3,000 each are available.
🗓Deadline: 20 March 2026
🔗www.brismes.ac.uk/awards/ecds
#EarlyCareerResearchers #ECR #awards #funding #MiddleEastStudies #postdoc
🗓Deadline: 20 March 2026
🔗www.brismes.ac.uk/awards/ecds
#EarlyCareerResearchers #ECR #awards #funding #MiddleEastStudies #postdoc
January 22, 2026 at 4:23 PM
📢We are pleased to announce that submissions are open for the 2026 BRISMES #EarlyCareer Development Scholarship! Two awards of £3,000 each are available.
🗓Deadline: 20 March 2026
🔗www.brismes.ac.uk/awards/ecds
#EarlyCareerResearchers #ECR #awards #funding #MiddleEastStudies #postdoc
🗓Deadline: 20 March 2026
🔗www.brismes.ac.uk/awards/ecds
#EarlyCareerResearchers #ECR #awards #funding #MiddleEastStudies #postdoc
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The core problem for the international order is twofold:
1. Persistent armed attacks and violence against students and universities
2. A broad lack of engagement and integrity in Western academia
1. Persistent armed attacks and violence against students and universities
2. A broad lack of engagement and integrity in Western academia
The #AcademicFreedom Committees of BRISMES and the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO) strongly condemn the Israeli military attack on #Birzeit University on 6 January 2026.
Read our statement in full: bit.ly/Birzeit_200126
Read our statement in full: bit.ly/Birzeit_200126
January 21, 2026 at 11:16 AM
The core problem for the international order is twofold:
1. Persistent armed attacks and violence against students and universities
2. A broad lack of engagement and integrity in Western academia
1. Persistent armed attacks and violence against students and universities
2. A broad lack of engagement and integrity in Western academia
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A @brismes.bsky.social online webinar on “What’s in an Archive? The Colonial and Anticolonial Afterlives of MENA Archives” - 27 January 2026
For more information and to register: www.brismes.ac.uk/events/outre...
#MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology
Shared for reference; opinions not my own.
For more information and to register: www.brismes.ac.uk/events/outre...
#MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology
Shared for reference; opinions not my own.
What’s in an Archive? The Colonial and Anticolonial Afterlives of MENA Archives
www.brismes.ac.uk
January 20, 2026 at 4:09 PM
A @brismes.bsky.social online webinar on “What’s in an Archive? The Colonial and Anticolonial Afterlives of MENA Archives” - 27 January 2026
For more information and to register: www.brismes.ac.uk/events/outre...
#MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology
Shared for reference; opinions not my own.
For more information and to register: www.brismes.ac.uk/events/outre...
#MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology
Shared for reference; opinions not my own.
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Join us for the launch of our new report:
Palestinian Education Still Under Attack: Restoration, Recovery, Rights and Responsibilities in and through Education
Register here to join in person or online: https://palestinianeducation.eventbrite.co.uk/
Palestinian Education Still Under Attack: Restoration, Recovery, Rights and Responsibilities in and through Education
Register here to join in person or online: https://palestinianeducation.eventbrite.co.uk/
January 9, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Join us for the launch of our new report:
Palestinian Education Still Under Attack: Restoration, Recovery, Rights and Responsibilities in and through Education
Register here to join in person or online: https://palestinianeducation.eventbrite.co.uk/
Palestinian Education Still Under Attack: Restoration, Recovery, Rights and Responsibilities in and through Education
Register here to join in person or online: https://palestinianeducation.eventbrite.co.uk/
#eventreminder | BRISMES warmly invites you to its next event “What’s in an #Archive? The Colonial and Anticolonial Afterlives of MENA Archives.”
🗓️ 27 January | 15:30 | Online
🗂️ Exploring #MENA collections, archival ethics and archive research.
More info and registration: bit.ly/OP_Archives
🗓️ 27 January | 15:30 | Online
🗂️ Exploring #MENA collections, archival ethics and archive research.
More info and registration: bit.ly/OP_Archives
January 20, 2026 at 1:28 PM
#eventreminder | BRISMES warmly invites you to its next event “What’s in an #Archive? The Colonial and Anticolonial Afterlives of MENA Archives.”
🗓️ 27 January | 15:30 | Online
🗂️ Exploring #MENA collections, archival ethics and archive research.
More info and registration: bit.ly/OP_Archives
🗓️ 27 January | 15:30 | Online
🗂️ Exploring #MENA collections, archival ethics and archive research.
More info and registration: bit.ly/OP_Archives
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Joined statement by the @brismes.bsky.social and DAVO committees on #academicfreedom on the IDFs attack on Birzeit University Campus calling for condemnation of the ongoing attacks and destruction of Palestinian higher education institutions by the international academic community.
www.brismes.ac.uk
January 20, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Joined statement by the @brismes.bsky.social and DAVO committees on #academicfreedom on the IDFs attack on Birzeit University Campus calling for condemnation of the ongoing attacks and destruction of Palestinian higher education institutions by the international academic community.
The #AcademicFreedom Committees of BRISMES and the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO) strongly condemn the Israeli military attack on #Birzeit University on 6 January 2026.
Read our statement in full: bit.ly/Birzeit_200126
Read our statement in full: bit.ly/Birzeit_200126
January 20, 2026 at 11:39 AM
The #AcademicFreedom Committees of BRISMES and the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO) strongly condemn the Israeli military attack on #Birzeit University on 6 January 2026.
Read our statement in full: bit.ly/Birzeit_200126
Read our statement in full: bit.ly/Birzeit_200126
📢 #CallForApplications | BRISMES invites nominations for two elected positions on our Communications Committee - help shape our social media, website & newsletter and promote #MENA studies.
🕔 Submit by Sunday, 18 January, at 5PM (GMT)
More info: bit.ly/BRISMESComms
🕔 Submit by Sunday, 18 January, at 5PM (GMT)
More info: bit.ly/BRISMESComms
January 16, 2026 at 10:23 AM
📢 #CallForApplications | BRISMES invites nominations for two elected positions on our Communications Committee - help shape our social media, website & newsletter and promote #MENA studies.
🕔 Submit by Sunday, 18 January, at 5PM (GMT)
More info: bit.ly/BRISMESComms
🕔 Submit by Sunday, 18 January, at 5PM (GMT)
More info: bit.ly/BRISMESComms
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Grateful to @brismes.bsky.social for this letter, calling out the harmful path @qmul.bsky.social management has taken in policing posters on staff's office doors.
#AcademicFreedom | BRISMES CAF has written to @qmul.bsky.social regarding recent instructions to remove materials described as “pro-Palestine,” “anti-Israel”, or otherwise ‘personal political opinions’ from office doors and campus spaces at the university.
Read our letter: bit.ly/49cfHhy 1/4
Read our letter: bit.ly/49cfHhy 1/4
January 16, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Grateful to @brismes.bsky.social for this letter, calling out the harmful path @qmul.bsky.social management has taken in policing posters on staff's office doors.
📢 Submissions are still open for #BRISMES2026 and the deadline is approaching!
"#War, Empire and Sabotage in an Age of #Genocide"
📅 23–25 June 2026 @soasuni.bsky.social
👉 #CallForPapers: bit.ly/BRISMES2026
Submit by next Sunday 18 Jan!
#MiddleEastStudies #AcademicConference
"#War, Empire and Sabotage in an Age of #Genocide"
📅 23–25 June 2026 @soasuni.bsky.social
👉 #CallForPapers: bit.ly/BRISMES2026
Submit by next Sunday 18 Jan!
#MiddleEastStudies #AcademicConference
January 14, 2026 at 5:38 PM
📢 Submissions are still open for #BRISMES2026 and the deadline is approaching!
"#War, Empire and Sabotage in an Age of #Genocide"
📅 23–25 June 2026 @soasuni.bsky.social
👉 #CallForPapers: bit.ly/BRISMES2026
Submit by next Sunday 18 Jan!
#MiddleEastStudies #AcademicConference
"#War, Empire and Sabotage in an Age of #Genocide"
📅 23–25 June 2026 @soasuni.bsky.social
👉 #CallForPapers: bit.ly/BRISMES2026
Submit by next Sunday 18 Jan!
#MiddleEastStudies #AcademicConference
📢 #CallForApplications | The British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (BJMES) is seeking applications for a new Editor. The successful candidate will lead the journal’s next phase and oversee its editorial direction.
Apply by 30 Mar 2026
#EditorRole #MiddleEastStudies
Apply by 30 Mar 2026
#EditorRole #MiddleEastStudies
January 13, 2026 at 9:13 AM
📢 #CallForApplications | The British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (BJMES) is seeking applications for a new Editor. The successful candidate will lead the journal’s next phase and oversee its editorial direction.
Apply by 30 Mar 2026
#EditorRole #MiddleEastStudies
Apply by 30 Mar 2026
#EditorRole #MiddleEastStudies
#AcademicFreedom | BRISMES stands with civil society in defending the right to protest and freedom of expression—fundamental for both democracy and academic freedom 👇 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Civil society groups condemn ‘dangerous’ plans for more anti-protest powers
Dozens including TUC join force to oppose ‘wide-ranging’ move to increase police powers in England and Wales
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:03 PM
#AcademicFreedom | BRISMES stands with civil society in defending the right to protest and freedom of expression—fundamental for both democracy and academic freedom 👇 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
#AcademicFreedom | Honoured that BRISMES and BRISMES CAF are cited in the new article “Academic freedom challenged: Comparing France, Germany and the UK” by Donatella della Porta & Sevgi Doğan.
Check it out here:
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Check it out here:
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Academic freedom challenged: Comparing France, Germany and the UK
While violations of academic freedom seemed for a long time to be a problem that almost exclusively affected authoritarian regimes, in recent times a …
sciencedirect.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:48 PM
#AcademicFreedom | Honoured that BRISMES and BRISMES CAF are cited in the new article “Academic freedom challenged: Comparing France, Germany and the UK” by Donatella della Porta & Sevgi Doğan.
Check it out here:
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Check it out here:
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...