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Ten Years of Community Engagement through Sela’s Work in Jordan - CBRL

CBRL - Council for British Research in the Levant @cbrl.bsky.social · 2d

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Over the past decade, Sela for Training and Protection of Heritage has pioneered a model of community-based heritage conservation in Jordan, transforming the way local communities engage with archaeol...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Ten Years of Community Engagement through Sela’s Work in Jordan. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

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Speaker: Maria Elena Ronza Founder and President of Sela for Training and Protection of Heritage

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CBRL - Council for British Research in the Levant @cbrl.bsky.social · 2d

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CBRL - Council for British Research in the Levant @cbrl.bsky.social · 2d

Join us for “Ten Years of Community Engagement through Sela’s Work in Jordan” - a lecture by Maria Elena Ronza on Sela’s pioneering heritage conservation journey.

📅 Oct 20, 6 PM (Amman) - 4 PM (London)
📍 CBRL Amman & online

Book your spot now!

Call for Tender for Surfacing Zarqa Digital Exhibition - CBRL

CBRL - Council for British Research in the Levant @cbrl.bsky.social · 8d

Ep. 4 of Learning from the Levant 🎙️

Prof. Yasir Suleiman speaks on how language, identity & place intersect in the Arab world — from Jerusalem’s street signs to the symbolic power of Arabic.

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CBRL - Council for British Research in the Levant @cbrl.bsky.social · 14d

Call for Tender 📢

We’re seeking a creative web designer or design team to co-create the Surfacing Zarqa digital exhibition.

🔸 Deadline: 31 Oct 2025
▪️ More details:
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Tender Outline for Creation of Collaborative Website for Surfacing Zarqa Project Project Title: Surfacing Zarqa digital exhibition Opening Date for tender submissions: 25th September 2025 Closing Date...

Weaponising sectarian emotions: Iran’s mobilisation strategy during the Syrian conflict (2012–2024)

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Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 15d

New online and open access from @contemplevant.bsky.social: "Weaponising sectarian emotions: Iran’s mobilisation strategy during the Syrian conflict (2012–2024)" by Seyed Ali Alavi: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Conventional scholarly explorations into Iran’s involvement in the Syrian turmoil (2012–2024) primarily highlight geopolitical motivations, particularly Tehran’s strategic interest in preserving th...

The Role of Pharmacists in Addressing Substance Use Disorders in Jordan Workshop - CBRL

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CBRL - Council for British Research in the Levant @cbrl.bsky.social · 15d

On 17–18 Sep, CBRL Amman hosted a workshop with the University of Jordan and @bristoluni.bsky.social on the role of pharmacists in tackling substance use disorders in Jordan, identifying the top research priorities, and launching a new academic network.

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With generous support from the CBRL, the University of Jordan, in collaboration with the University of Bristol, organized a two-day workshop entitled “Co-Development of an Academic Network and Researc...

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Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 20d

New online from @contemplevant.bsky.social: “Rethinking Wendy Pearlman’s ‘silencing fear’ in the rules of Hafez and Bashar al-Assad: an affective perspective”: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

You have your Gibran and I have my Gibran: representations of Kahlil Gibran, a century after The Prophet

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CBRL - Council for British Research in the Levant @cbrl.bsky.social · 27d

The September 2025 edition of CBRL’s newsletter is out now! 📬

Catch up on our latest news, research, and upcoming events across the Levant. Check it out! 📰

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Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · Sep 9

New online and open access from @contemplevant.bsky.social : “You have your Gibran and I have my Gibran: representations of Kahlil Gibran, a century after The Prophet” by Ibrahim Abraham: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

First published in 1923, and subsequently selling over one hundred million copies in over one hundred languages, Kahlil Gibran’s book-length mystical poem, The Prophet, is one of the most popular l...

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CBRL - Council for British Research in the Levant @cbrl.bsky.social · Sep 2

Join us TODAY, Online via Zoom, at 6 PM (Amman time) - 4 PM (UK time) for the third lecture in the Graduate Network Seminar Series! 🎓📑

CBRL - Council for British Research in the Levant @cbrl.bsky.social · Aug 28

The CBRL Graduate Network Skills Development Seminar Series continues! 🎓🔍

Lecture 3: "Research Methods and Collecting Data"

🔹 Prof. Omar Al Ghul, Yarmouk University
🔹2 Sep 2025 | 6 PM (Amman) | 4 PM (UK)
🔹Online (Zoom)

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Izhaq Abdel Hadi Mahmoud al-Hroub (Abu Iyad), 1941–2025: chronicler of Palestinian heritage and son of the land

CBRL - Council for British Research in the Levant @cbrl.bsky.social · Aug 31

New podcast episode!🎙️

Learning from the Levant – Ep.3

Shatha Mubaideen speaks with Muhyi Majeed on how participatory methods like photovoice & storytelling help young people reclaim their cultural heritage.

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CBRL - Council for British Research in the Levant @cbrl.bsky.social · Aug 28

The CBRL Graduate Network Skills Development Seminar Series continues! 🎓🔍

Lecture 3: "Research Methods and Collecting Data"

🔹 Prof. Omar Al Ghul, Yarmouk University
🔹2 Sep 2025 | 6 PM (Amman) | 4 PM (UK)
🔹Online (Zoom)

🔗 Register:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · Aug 26

In this moving obituary, Dr Loay Abu Al-Saud pays tribute to a stalwart of Palestinian local history and heritage: “Izhaq Abdel Hadi Mahmoud al-Hroub (Abu Iyad), 1941–2025: chronicler of Palestinian heritage and son of the land”: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Published in Contemporary Levant (Ahead of Print, 2025)

The Bata Company's eastern Mediterranean business operations 1918–1938: a structuration perspective

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Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · Aug 13

New online: “The Bata Company's eastern Mediterranean business operations 1918–1938: a structuration perspective” by
Milan Balaban, Jan Herman & Dalibor Savić - a case study of trade, manufacturing and labour, especially in mandate Lebanon and Palestine:

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This paper presents a comparative historical-sociological analysis of the Bata Company's business operations in the eastern Mediterranean between the two world wars. Focusing on countries such as E...

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Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · Aug 7

New online and #openaccess from @contemplevant.bsky.social: "Preventing fitna, promoting schism: a microhistory of conversion in mandate Palestine" by Dotan Halevy:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

‘People never learn the lessons of history’: an interview with Tim Mackintosh-Smith

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Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · Jul 28

New from @contemplevant.bsky.social: Muddasir Ramzan interviews Tim Mackintosh-Smith

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In this interview, distinguished traveller and scholar Tim Mackintosh-Smith shares his perspectives on the intersections of culture, history, and geography. Drawing from his extensive experiences i...

Call for Applications: Bridging Research to Publication - Advanced Writing Workshops (2025-2027) - CBRL %

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CBRL - Council for British Research in the Levant @cbrl.bsky.social · Jun 26

Deadline Extended to 28th June: "Bridging Research to Publication – Advanced Writing Workshops (2025-2027)" - CBRL's support package for early career researchers based in Jordan, affiliated with academic, research, or heritage institutions. Details/applications here: www.cbrl.ac.uk/news/call-fo...

CBRL in partnership with the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies (RIIFS), is launching an exciting new initiative aimed at enhancing the academic publishing skills of early career researchers (ECR...

Books open for review in Contemporary Levant

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Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · Jun 26

As well as English-language books, at @contemplevant.bsky.social we're really keen to showcase scholarship in the languages of the region we focus on, i.e. mainly Arabic & Hebrew. If you'd like to review recent titles, drop us a line at [email protected]

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This table lists books that are open for review in Contemporary Levant. We are a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed academic journal covering, broadly speaking, the history, culture, politics, society, e...

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CBRL - Council for British Research in the Levant @cbrl.bsky.social · Jun 21

Save the dates! @cbrl.bsky.social’s Graduate Network: Skills Development Seminar Series (2025-2026) starts on 1st July and includes sessions on research proposals, ethics, data collection and protection, analysis, interviewing… www.cbrl.ac.uk/news/graduat...

New CBRL Graduate Network: Skills Development Seminar Series (2025-2026) - CBRL

We are delighted to announce the CBRL Graduate Network: Skills Development Seminar Series (2025 – 2026). A new online programme designed to support early career researchers working across the Levant. ...