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BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · 12h

📢 Submissions are OPEN for our #BRISMES2026 conference: War, Empire and Sabotage in an Age of Genocide

📅 23-25 June 2026

📍@soasuni.bsky.social, University of London

Call for papers: shorturl.at/Bnm0N

Please share widely!

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BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · 2d

Join BRISMES Trustee, Dr @ferasalkabani.bsky.social if you’re in @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org this Thursday 📚 📕

Details below 👇 All welcome 🙏

The Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge @camsociology.bsky.social · 2d

We are pleased to announce that Dr Feras Alkabani, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature (University of Sussex), is giving a book talk at the Centre for Islamic Studies (University of Cambridge) at 5.00pm on Thursday, 9 October. Please see the poster for more details.

poster for upcoming book talk. Tells the location of the event which is Room 10, Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA. The time of the event is 5pm to 6:45pm

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BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · 5d

📣BRISMES Trustee, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, Dr @ferasalkabani.bsky.social, is giving a book talk @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org

🗓️ Thursday, 9 October 2025; 17:00 – 18:45
📍 Room 10, Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA

All welcome 🙏 📚

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BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · 8d

BRISMES expresses its profound concern regarding the response of the NUS leadership to the open letter of 11 July 2025, which BRISMES co-signed alongside student representatives and civil society organisations. Read the statement in full 👉 bit.ly/NUS_300925

BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · 15d

BRISMES wholeheartedly welcomes the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah, whose case we have long supported. His freedom is a hopeful step, and we continue to stand in solidarity with all those unjustly detained, calling for the release of all political prisoners. #FreeAlaa #FreeThemAll

British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah freed from prison

Writer, who has served six years for sharing a Facebook post, was given a presidential pardon

www.theguardian.com

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BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · 27d

📢 Submissions are open for the 2026 Leigh Douglas Memorial #Prize awarded to the best #PhD dissertation on a #MiddleEastern topic in the Social Sciences or Humanities awarded by a British uni between 1 Oct 2024 and 30 Sept 2025.

Deadline: 15 Nov 2025

More info: www.brismes.ac.uk/awards/ldmp

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BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · 28d

You can read the SOAS response here: shorturl.at/Zx6zt

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BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · 28d

#AcademicFreedom | BRISMES CAF expresses deep concern over the decision by @soasuni.bsky.social to expel Haya Adam, a second-year Law & International Relations student and president of the SOAS Palestine Society. Read the statement: shorturl.at/IXGvf

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BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · Aug 29

As state institutions, universities have an obligation to avoid supporting or normalising such violations, especially in cases of alleged #genocide. We urge Helmut Schmidt University to reconsider and withdraw its invitation to Dr Graicer. 3/3

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BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · Aug 29

We are concerned that hosting this keynote could be perceived as legitimising actions that violate #InternationalLaw, including the deliberate destruction of educational infrastructure. 2/3

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BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · Aug 29

BRISMES Council wrote to Helmut Schmidt University to express concern over the forthcoming keynote by Dr Graicer, an instructor in the Israeli Defence Forces, entitled “Extracting Order from Chaos: Lessons from Military Design in an Eight-Front War.” 1/3 👉 shorturl.at/QQR7G

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BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · Aug 13

BRISMES members at @uni-newcastle.bsky.social are running a fundraiser to support families facing starvation in #Gaza. Please share and donate if you can (donations will still be received after the ‘closing date,’ so please keep giving): www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/gaza-hunge...

Direct Action for Palestinians in Desperate Need

We are fundraising for direct action for Gaza to ensure that we can keep as many people fed and safe as possible.

www.crowdfunder.co.uk

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BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · Aug 8

BRISMES has published a statement in support of Dr Toufic Haddad’s right to have his case of alleged unfair dismissal heard in UK courts, and in defence of his right to #AcademicFreedom.

Read the statement in full: bit.ly/Haddad_080825

BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · Aug 7

More than 40 students trapped in #Gaza with scholarships to UK Universities are asking for a safe route to come & study. Over 4,800 UK university staff urge the UK Home Office & FCDO to allow biometric visa deferrals & open a safe route.

Read the letter: bit.ly/3IYjqVl

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GAZA40+ @gaza40.bsky.social · Aug 5

✍️ 40 Students. One Petition. One Chance at Safety.

40 Palestinian students accepted into UK universities are trapped in Gaza - blocked by biometrics they can’t safely provide.

📢 Help us push the UK government to act.

🖊️ www.change.org/the_gaza40

🔗 LINKTREE IN BIO

#Gaza40 #LetThemStudy

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BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · Jul 22

We would like to thank everyone who submitted their dissertations for consideration! We would also like to recognise and thank our incredible Prizes Committee and external reviewers for the time and effort they have dedicated to this prize. (3/3)

BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · Jul 22

This #prize was established in memory of Dr Leigh Douglas who was killed in Beirut in 1986 and is awarded to the best #PhD dissertation on a #MiddleEastern topic in the Social Sciences or Humanities awarded by a British University in the previous year. (2/3)

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BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · Jul 22

🎉A huge congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Leigh Douglas Memorial Prize:

- Joint Winners: Asma Abdi and Sara Abdel Ghany

- Joint Runners Up: Eirik Kvindesland and Kristine Sheets

Read more: brismes.ac.uk/awards/ldmp (1/3)

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BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · Jul 22

✨ Congratulations to Professor Ilan Pappé, who is this year’s recipient of the BRISMES Award for Services to Middle Eastern Studies.

Read the award speech here: shorturl.at/LhNyz

BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · Jul 21

We urge @unibe.ch to issue a formal public apology to Francesca Albanese and Agnès Callamard, ensure transparency regarding the circumstances that led to the cancellation of the event, and uphold #academicfreedom. (3/3)

BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · Jul 21

The event featured @franceskalbs.bsky.social & @agnescallamard.bsky.social - two globally respected legal & #HumanRights experts. Suggesting they lack scientific integrity is deeply troubling. The cancellation undermines open debate & the right to critical inquiry. (2/3)

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BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · Jul 21

#AcademicFreedom | We have written to @unibe.ch regarding the cancellation of a public event organised by @amnesty.org. This decision raises serious concerns about the University’s record in defending and upholding academic freedom. (1/3) 👇 bit.ly/4m8GwH6

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BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · Jul 18

We request an urgent intervention to secure Dr Al-Singace’s immediate and unconditional release. His continued imprisonment and mistreatment not only endanger his life but also undermine #Bahrain’s commitments to #humanrights and #academicfreedom. #FreeAlSingace (3/3)

BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · Jul 18

We are alarmed that Dr Al-Singace has maintained a liquid-only hunger strike for over four years, and deeply concerned by credible reports from human rights organisations indicating he is held in prolonged solitary confinement and denied adequate medical care. (2/3)

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BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · Jul 18

#AcademicFreedom | BRISMES CAF expresses grave concern over the ongoing imprisonment of Bahraini academic Dr Abduljalil al-Singace and the violations of his academic freedom, human rights and physical well-being. Read our letter 👇 (1/3) shorturl.at/3TfuR

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