LSE Middle East Centre
@lsemiddleeast.bsky.social
LSE MEC builds on LSE's long engagement with the Middle East and provides a central hub for the wide range of research on the region.
📚 Just published: 'Governance of Resistance in North and East Syria'
Edited by Zeynep Kapa and Robert Lowe, the book is the latest addition to our Kurdish Studies Publication Series in collaboration with I.B. Tauris.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/Vufn50XGNhV
Edited by Zeynep Kapa and Robert Lowe, the book is the latest addition to our Kurdish Studies Publication Series in collaboration with I.B. Tauris.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/Vufn50XGNhV
December 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
📚 Just published: 'Governance of Resistance in North and East Syria'
Edited by Zeynep Kapa and Robert Lowe, the book is the latest addition to our Kurdish Studies Publication Series in collaboration with I.B. Tauris.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/Vufn50XGNhV
Edited by Zeynep Kapa and Robert Lowe, the book is the latest addition to our Kurdish Studies Publication Series in collaboration with I.B. Tauris.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/Vufn50XGNhV
📣 Job Opportunity: Research Officer
We're seeking a postdoctoral Research Officer to assist in the preparation of a major funding application for an inter-disciplinary study of secularity in the Middle East and North Africa.
Apply by 14 January: https://ow.ly/IKnY50XFCCn
We're seeking a postdoctoral Research Officer to assist in the preparation of a major funding application for an inter-disciplinary study of secularity in the Middle East and North Africa.
Apply by 14 January: https://ow.ly/IKnY50XFCCn
December 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
📣 Job Opportunity: Research Officer
We're seeking a postdoctoral Research Officer to assist in the preparation of a major funding application for an inter-disciplinary study of secularity in the Middle East and North Africa.
Apply by 14 January: https://ow.ly/IKnY50XFCCn
We're seeking a postdoctoral Research Officer to assist in the preparation of a major funding application for an inter-disciplinary study of secularity in the Middle East and North Africa.
Apply by 14 January: https://ow.ly/IKnY50XFCCn
Registration is now open for The British Academy conference, Algeria: Historical Struggles and Imagined Utopias, taking place from 28-29 May 2026 at LSE.
Co-organised with the Centre for Peace and Security at Coventry University.
Register now: https://ow.ly/1rOv50XCKBz
Co-organised with the Centre for Peace and Security at Coventry University.
Register now: https://ow.ly/1rOv50XCKBz
December 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Registration is now open for The British Academy conference, Algeria: Historical Struggles and Imagined Utopias, taking place from 28-29 May 2026 at LSE.
Co-organised with the Centre for Peace and Security at Coventry University.
Register now: https://ow.ly/1rOv50XCKBz
Co-organised with the Centre for Peace and Security at Coventry University.
Register now: https://ow.ly/1rOv50XCKBz
The Kuwait Programme is inviting applications for LSE-Kuwait Fellowships, allowing Kuwait-based researchers to pursue research relevant to the Kuwait Programme in London at LSE for three months.
Deadline for full applications is 1 January 2026.
More info: www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
Deadline for full applications is 1 January 2026.
More info: www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
November 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The Kuwait Programme is inviting applications for LSE-Kuwait Fellowships, allowing Kuwait-based researchers to pursue research relevant to the Kuwait Programme in London at LSE for three months.
Deadline for full applications is 1 January 2026.
More info: www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
Deadline for full applications is 1 January 2026.
More info: www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
Call for Papers: The Oxford Middle East Review (OMER) seeks submissions for their upcoming issue, themed 'Reconstruction' - deadline 4 January: omerjournal.com/current-call...
November 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Call for Papers: The Oxford Middle East Review (OMER) seeks submissions for their upcoming issue, themed 'Reconstruction' - deadline 4 January: omerjournal.com/current-call...
Online Kurdish courses at Missouri State are open to anyone and are taught by well known linguist Michael Chyet (who curated the Library of Congress' Kurdish collection). Sessions are held Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12 noon D.C. time. For more information contact [email protected]
November 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Online Kurdish courses at Missouri State are open to anyone and are taught by well known linguist Michael Chyet (who curated the Library of Congress' Kurdish collection). Sessions are held Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12 noon D.C. time. For more information contact [email protected]
Saturday 8 November 2025: Join New Cultural Exchanges for a one-day conference titled 'Cultural Legacies in the Middle East: Past & Present', launching this interdisciplinary network of scholars, educators, and cultural practitioners. Registration: forms.office.com/e/1aVSck30ma
October 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Saturday 8 November 2025: Join New Cultural Exchanges for a one-day conference titled 'Cultural Legacies in the Middle East: Past & Present', launching this interdisciplinary network of scholars, educators, and cultural practitioners. Registration: forms.office.com/e/1aVSck30ma
October marks #BlackHistoryMonth!
Read @alktaif.bsky.social's @peacerep.bsky.social paper on the community of #AfroIraqis and how they have preserved their history and culture in the face of 'non-memory'.
peacerep.org/publication/...
Read @alktaif.bsky.social's @peacerep.bsky.social paper on the community of #AfroIraqis and how they have preserved their history and culture in the face of 'non-memory'.
peacerep.org/publication/...
October 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
October marks #BlackHistoryMonth!
Read @alktaif.bsky.social's @peacerep.bsky.social paper on the community of #AfroIraqis and how they have preserved their history and culture in the face of 'non-memory'.
peacerep.org/publication/...
Read @alktaif.bsky.social's @peacerep.bsky.social paper on the community of #AfroIraqis and how they have preserved their history and culture in the face of 'non-memory'.
peacerep.org/publication/...
Thanks to all speakers for their useful insights and students for joining our annual Student Careers Panel and Reception last week!
💌 Sign up to our mailing list for more events and MEC activities: t.co/bQXzfKrXhw @tizianaleone.bsky.social @lseid.bsky.social @cwoodcraft.bsky.social @jbs.cam.ac.uk
💌 Sign up to our mailing list for more events and MEC activities: t.co/bQXzfKrXhw @tizianaleone.bsky.social @lseid.bsky.social @cwoodcraft.bsky.social @jbs.cam.ac.uk
October 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Thanks to all speakers for their useful insights and students for joining our annual Student Careers Panel and Reception last week!
💌 Sign up to our mailing list for more events and MEC activities: t.co/bQXzfKrXhw @tizianaleone.bsky.social @lseid.bsky.social @cwoodcraft.bsky.social @jbs.cam.ac.uk
💌 Sign up to our mailing list for more events and MEC activities: t.co/bQXzfKrXhw @tizianaleone.bsky.social @lseid.bsky.social @cwoodcraft.bsky.social @jbs.cam.ac.uk
What are the financial and socioeconomic challenges faced by infertility patients in #Kuwait?
A new paper by Mariam Behbehani highlights these burdens and calls for the creation of an authority to support couples in their fertility care-seeking journey.
eprints.lse.ac.uk/128617/
A new paper by Mariam Behbehani highlights these burdens and calls for the creation of an authority to support couples in their fertility care-seeking journey.
eprints.lse.ac.uk/128617/
October 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
What are the financial and socioeconomic challenges faced by infertility patients in #Kuwait?
A new paper by Mariam Behbehani highlights these burdens and calls for the creation of an authority to support couples in their fertility care-seeking journey.
eprints.lse.ac.uk/128617/
A new paper by Mariam Behbehani highlights these burdens and calls for the creation of an authority to support couples in their fertility care-seeking journey.
eprints.lse.ac.uk/128617/
Only a few days left to register for our annual #student careers panel & reception!
This is an opportunity to hear insights from panellists covering diverse fields of academia & research, the charity sector, law & consultancy in/around the #MiddleEast.
www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
This is an opportunity to hear insights from panellists covering diverse fields of academia & research, the charity sector, law & consultancy in/around the #MiddleEast.
www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
September 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Only a few days left to register for our annual #student careers panel & reception!
This is an opportunity to hear insights from panellists covering diverse fields of academia & research, the charity sector, law & consultancy in/around the #MiddleEast.
www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
This is an opportunity to hear insights from panellists covering diverse fields of academia & research, the charity sector, law & consultancy in/around the #MiddleEast.
www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
We're back at KFAS HQ for Day 2 of our policy research workshop on 'Climate Adaptation & Resilience'.
Greg Shapland led today’s session on policy writing – sharing general principles for effective writing and speaking in different contexts.
Greg Shapland led today’s session on policy writing – sharing general principles for effective writing and speaking in different contexts.
September 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We're back at KFAS HQ for Day 2 of our policy research workshop on 'Climate Adaptation & Resilience'.
Greg Shapland led today’s session on policy writing – sharing general principles for effective writing and speaking in different contexts.
Greg Shapland led today’s session on policy writing – sharing general principles for effective writing and speaking in different contexts.
Kicking off Day 1 of our policy research workshop on 'Climate Adaptation & Resilience' at KFAS HQ.
Today's session was led by Dr Sara Mehryar @granthamlse.bsky.social on key concepts, methods and policies for addressing #climate risks such as extreme heat and flash floods.
Today's session was led by Dr Sara Mehryar @granthamlse.bsky.social on key concepts, methods and policies for addressing #climate risks such as extreme heat and flash floods.
September 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Kicking off Day 1 of our policy research workshop on 'Climate Adaptation & Resilience' at KFAS HQ.
Today's session was led by Dr Sara Mehryar @granthamlse.bsky.social on key concepts, methods and policies for addressing #climate risks such as extreme heat and flash floods.
Today's session was led by Dr Sara Mehryar @granthamlse.bsky.social on key concepts, methods and policies for addressing #climate risks such as extreme heat and flash floods.
Interested in exploring a #MiddleEast related career?
Join us next Thurs 2 October for our annual student careers panel featuring Eyad Hamid (SLDP), @tizianaleone.bsky.social (@lseid.bsky.social) & @cwoodcraft.bsky.social (@jbs.cam.ac.uk), followed by a reception.
www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
Join us next Thurs 2 October for our annual student careers panel featuring Eyad Hamid (SLDP), @tizianaleone.bsky.social (@lseid.bsky.social) & @cwoodcraft.bsky.social (@jbs.cam.ac.uk), followed by a reception.
www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
September 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Interested in exploring a #MiddleEast related career?
Join us next Thurs 2 October for our annual student careers panel featuring Eyad Hamid (SLDP), @tizianaleone.bsky.social (@lseid.bsky.social) & @cwoodcraft.bsky.social (@jbs.cam.ac.uk), followed by a reception.
www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
Join us next Thurs 2 October for our annual student careers panel featuring Eyad Hamid (SLDP), @tizianaleone.bsky.social (@lseid.bsky.social) & @cwoodcraft.bsky.social (@jbs.cam.ac.uk), followed by a reception.
www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
The LSE-Kuwait Programme is inviting applications for academic collaborative research projects between scholars at #LSE and institutions in #Kuwait.
Submit your expression of interest before 2 October, full application deadline is 5 November.
www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
Submit your expression of interest before 2 October, full application deadline is 5 November.
www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
September 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The LSE-Kuwait Programme is inviting applications for academic collaborative research projects between scholars at #LSE and institutions in #Kuwait.
Submit your expression of interest before 2 October, full application deadline is 5 November.
www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
Submit your expression of interest before 2 October, full application deadline is 5 November.
www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
كيف يمكن لمجلس التعاون الخليجي والعالم العربي الانتقال نحو أنظمة غذائية منخفضة الكربون؟ ورقة بحثية لدافيد كونتو و أسيل طقشة و فالنتينا كارفورا و غانغا شريدهار و سوزانا موراتو و إليف جوكر.
eprints.lse.ac.uk/126081/
eprints.lse.ac.uk/126081/
September 18, 2025 at 8:52 AM
كيف يمكن لمجلس التعاون الخليجي والعالم العربي الانتقال نحو أنظمة غذائية منخفضة الكربون؟ ورقة بحثية لدافيد كونتو و أسيل طقشة و فالنتينا كارفورا و غانغا شريدهار و سوزانا موراتو و إليف جوكر.
eprints.lse.ac.uk/126081/
eprints.lse.ac.uk/126081/
This year's LSE-Kuwait Annual Conference 'Future by Design – Sustainability and Transition in #Kuwait' was a great success.
Thanks to the panelists and KFAS for their partnership and invaluable support of the Kuwait Programme at LSE.
Thanks to the panelists and KFAS for their partnership and invaluable support of the Kuwait Programme at LSE.
September 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This year's LSE-Kuwait Annual Conference 'Future by Design – Sustainability and Transition in #Kuwait' was a great success.
Thanks to the panelists and KFAS for their partnership and invaluable support of the Kuwait Programme at LSE.
Thanks to the panelists and KFAS for their partnership and invaluable support of the Kuwait Programme at LSE.
How can the #GCC and Arab world shift towards low-carbon diets?
A new paper by Davide Contu, Ganga Shreedhar, Susana Mourato, Aseel Takshe, Valentina Carfora & Elif Çoker explores how cultural, social & psychological factors shape dietary choices in the region.
eprints.lse.ac.uk/126081/
A new paper by Davide Contu, Ganga Shreedhar, Susana Mourato, Aseel Takshe, Valentina Carfora & Elif Çoker explores how cultural, social & psychological factors shape dietary choices in the region.
eprints.lse.ac.uk/126081/
September 12, 2025 at 10:08 AM
How can the #GCC and Arab world shift towards low-carbon diets?
A new paper by Davide Contu, Ganga Shreedhar, Susana Mourato, Aseel Takshe, Valentina Carfora & Elif Çoker explores how cultural, social & psychological factors shape dietary choices in the region.
eprints.lse.ac.uk/126081/
A new paper by Davide Contu, Ganga Shreedhar, Susana Mourato, Aseel Takshe, Valentina Carfora & Elif Çoker explores how cultural, social & psychological factors shape dietary choices in the region.
eprints.lse.ac.uk/126081/
We are delighted to welcome applications for academic collaborative research projects between researchers at #LSE & #Kuwaiti universities/institutions.
Submit your expression of interest before 2 October, full application deadline is 5 November: www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
Submit your expression of interest before 2 October, full application deadline is 5 November: www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
September 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We are delighted to welcome applications for academic collaborative research projects between researchers at #LSE & #Kuwaiti universities/institutions.
Submit your expression of interest before 2 October, full application deadline is 5 November: www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
Submit your expression of interest before 2 October, full application deadline is 5 November: www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
Listen back to our launch of Amina Tawasil's latest book 'Paths Made by Walking: The Work of Howzevi Women in Iran' with @lseanthropology.bsky.social.
Tawasil's ethnography on Iranian howzevi (seminarian) women explores womanhood, ideology and religion in #Iran.
🎧 soundcloud.com/lsemiddleeas...
Tawasil's ethnography on Iranian howzevi (seminarian) women explores womanhood, ideology and religion in #Iran.
🎧 soundcloud.com/lsemiddleeas...
September 9, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Listen back to our launch of Amina Tawasil's latest book 'Paths Made by Walking: The Work of Howzevi Women in Iran' with @lseanthropology.bsky.social.
Tawasil's ethnography on Iranian howzevi (seminarian) women explores womanhood, ideology and religion in #Iran.
🎧 soundcloud.com/lsemiddleeas...
Tawasil's ethnography on Iranian howzevi (seminarian) women explores womanhood, ideology and religion in #Iran.
🎧 soundcloud.com/lsemiddleeas...
In June 2025, we held our third Kurdish Studies Conference at
LSE.
The keynote lecture 'The Kurdish Issue in the Middle East's New Turning Point', delivered by Professor Hamit Bozarslan, is now available to listen to below.
🎧 soundcloud.com/lsemiddleeas...
LSE.
The keynote lecture 'The Kurdish Issue in the Middle East's New Turning Point', delivered by Professor Hamit Bozarslan, is now available to listen to below.
🎧 soundcloud.com/lsemiddleeas...
September 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
In June 2025, we held our third Kurdish Studies Conference at
LSE.
The keynote lecture 'The Kurdish Issue in the Middle East's New Turning Point', delivered by Professor Hamit Bozarslan, is now available to listen to below.
🎧 soundcloud.com/lsemiddleeas...
LSE.
The keynote lecture 'The Kurdish Issue in the Middle East's New Turning Point', delivered by Professor Hamit Bozarslan, is now available to listen to below.
🎧 soundcloud.com/lsemiddleeas...
How did #Lebanon’s 2019 uprising challenge sectarian politics despite repression, threats & co-optation?
A recent paper Protesting Sectarianism by Jinan Al-Habbal, PhD shows how grassroots movements gained footholds in elections, reimagining politics in Lebanon.
eprints.lse.ac.uk/123861/
A recent paper Protesting Sectarianism by Jinan Al-Habbal, PhD shows how grassroots movements gained footholds in elections, reimagining politics in Lebanon.
eprints.lse.ac.uk/123861/
August 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
How did #Lebanon’s 2019 uprising challenge sectarian politics despite repression, threats & co-optation?
A recent paper Protesting Sectarianism by Jinan Al-Habbal, PhD shows how grassroots movements gained footholds in elections, reimagining politics in Lebanon.
eprints.lse.ac.uk/123861/
A recent paper Protesting Sectarianism by Jinan Al-Habbal, PhD shows how grassroots movements gained footholds in elections, reimagining politics in Lebanon.
eprints.lse.ac.uk/123861/
In #Kuwait, 99% of people use the internet, making protection of their digital rights crucial. Law No. 12/2020 was adopted to regulate access to information.
A new paper by Abdulrahman Alhajri reviews its effectiveness, barriers & offers recommendations.
eprints.lse.ac.uk/127724/
A new paper by Abdulrahman Alhajri reviews its effectiveness, barriers & offers recommendations.
eprints.lse.ac.uk/127724/
August 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In #Kuwait, 99% of people use the internet, making protection of their digital rights crucial. Law No. 12/2020 was adopted to regulate access to information.
A new paper by Abdulrahman Alhajri reviews its effectiveness, barriers & offers recommendations.
eprints.lse.ac.uk/127724/
A new paper by Abdulrahman Alhajri reviews its effectiveness, barriers & offers recommendations.
eprints.lse.ac.uk/127724/
What drives armed actors in #Iraq to run educational activities and shape sub-national governance – and what does this reveal about statehood?
Our Research Officer @kamaranpalani.bsky.social explores this in a new article, part of @peacerep.bsky.social research.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Our Research Officer @kamaranpalani.bsky.social explores this in a new article, part of @peacerep.bsky.social research.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
August 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
What drives armed actors in #Iraq to run educational activities and shape sub-national governance – and what does this reveal about statehood?
Our Research Officer @kamaranpalani.bsky.social explores this in a new article, part of @peacerep.bsky.social research.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Our Research Officer @kamaranpalani.bsky.social explores this in a new article, part of @peacerep.bsky.social research.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A new paper 'Ruptured Atlas' documents the complex spatial and lived experiences of the #Yazidis in the aftermath of the 2014 genocide.
📝 by @sanamurrani.bsky.social, Kimbal Bumstead, Zoé Paris, Ghazi Ismael, Jameela Rasho & Omeed Joqey.
eprints.lse.ac.uk/128743/
📝 by @sanamurrani.bsky.social, Kimbal Bumstead, Zoé Paris, Ghazi Ismael, Jameela Rasho & Omeed Joqey.
eprints.lse.ac.uk/128743/
August 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
A new paper 'Ruptured Atlas' documents the complex spatial and lived experiences of the #Yazidis in the aftermath of the 2014 genocide.
📝 by @sanamurrani.bsky.social, Kimbal Bumstead, Zoé Paris, Ghazi Ismael, Jameela Rasho & Omeed Joqey.
eprints.lse.ac.uk/128743/
📝 by @sanamurrani.bsky.social, Kimbal Bumstead, Zoé Paris, Ghazi Ismael, Jameela Rasho & Omeed Joqey.
eprints.lse.ac.uk/128743/