A focal point for in-depth research on the Middle East and North Africa, and its intersection with the wider world, from antiquity to the present.
University College London
Joined September 2020
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In line with @UCL_IAS we will no longer be posting here. Find us over on BlueSky, @ uclmiddleeast. bsky. social
From now on we will be sharing our news and events on BlueSky. We hope you will join us there. We will also continue to use our Facebook page.
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In Search of the Lost Crescent
24 Oct 4pm @UCL_IAS
@Takhayyul1 @glo_pro talk by Dr Mashuq Kurt delves into the Turkish state's strategic use of religious institutions to assert global Muslim leadership focusing on Turkey's Directorate of Religious Affairs
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Book Talk: Tahrir’s Youth
31 October 11:00 am–1:00 pm
'Tahrir's Youth' by Rusha Latif is an activist ethnography that explores the themes of leadership and organization in the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
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Join us for a stimulating lecture by Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoğlu @sertacsehlikogl (University College London)
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Received a wonderful batch of proposals for the panel with fellow co-convener @slinnresearch. 😍Since @IMISCOE has generously extended the submission date for panels, we thought we would extend our submission date, too. Please share widely.
New submission date: 1st Oct 2024.
@IMISCOE Cfp: Global reflections on working with, in and beyond language in Migration and Refugee studies
Are you a migration scholar working with interlocutors who speak a language other than the language of your research? If so, please send me your abstracts by September 15th!
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Resisting (neo)colonial violence: Childhoods in Congo, Palestine & Sudan
14 Oct 6pm
🎉Launching the UCL Critical Childhood Studies Centre! We will explore how colonial legacies & global resource demands continue to shape childhoods across the Global South.
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'Am I Less British? Racism, belonging, and the children of refugees and immigrants in North London'
1 Oct 5-6:30pm @UCL_IAS
Join us for the launch of Doğuş Şimşek's book, focussing on children whose parents migrated from Turkey.
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Book Launch: Schooling for Refugee Children - a Social Justice Perspective Informed by Children from Syria
10 June 6-8pm @UCL_IAS
The children's views depict a keen awareness of social justice issues incl distribution of wealth & representation of voice.
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The role of Israeli higher education in Palestinian oppression
3 May 3-5pm
Maya Wind discusses her new book "Towers of Ivory and Steel", in which she writes about Israeli academia’s complicity in what she defines as Israel’s settler-colonial project.
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CfP ‘South Asia’ + ‘Middle East’ + ‘Early Modern’ = ?
@UCL_IAS 21 June. Submit by 30 April
Workshop on what it means to use a period label derived from Europe’s historical experience & historiography, with geographic categories originating in Cold War West
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1. Join us on 18 May for a full day conference organised by @Takhayyul1 about the ways in which #feminist imagination is changing the face of the Global South, by challenging gendered political structures, legal systems, and development trajectories.
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Explore the dynamic world of technology and digital rights in the MENA region with @LSEMiddleEast's 'Instant Coffee' podcast season 3! Listen on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas….
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Pleasure joining @ChrisWChrysalis for this deep dive discussion on Israel, Gaza, Iran & more w/ Omri Brinner & @sharondolev on the @wrightonthenail podcast
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LAST CHANCE. DEADLINE TODAY!
💰IAS Octagon Small Grants Fund 💰supports UCL-based early-career researchers, including research students, from @ArtsHumsUCL and @UCLSocHistSci
Up to £1,500 per application. Apply by 8th April. ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-advan…
CfP: ‘South Asia’ + ‘Middle East’ + ‘Early Modern’ = ?
In-person workshop at Institute of Advanced Studies, UCL, London on 21 June 2024, 10am–6pm.
Deadline for submissions, 30th April 2024
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"Documenting sexual violence isn't about taking sides between Israel and Palestine."
My latest in @thehill
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We are seeking to appoint two one-year Postdoctoral Fellows to work on interdisciplinary projects relevant to the theme *Languages of the Future*
12 month appointment beginning 1 Oct 2024
⚠️Apply by 14 April 2024 ⚠️
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💰IAS Octagon Small Grants Fund💰 supports UCL-based early-career researchers, including research students, from @ArtsHumsUCL and @UCLSocHistSci
Up to £1,500 per application
⏰Deadline for 2024 applications: 8 April ⏰
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CfP: ‘South Asia’ + ‘Middle East’ + ‘Early Modern’ = ?
Submit by 30 April
@UCL_IAS 21 June 10am–6pm
Workshop examining what it means to use period label from Europe’s historical experience & historiography & geographic categories from Cold War West.
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⚠️IAS Octagon Fund open for applications ⚠️
The fund supports UCL early-career researchers, including research students, from @ArtsHumsUCL & @UCLSocHistSci
Up to £1,500 is available per application. Apply by 8th April 2024, 23:59
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