Join us on 2 May for a seminar with Joel W. Abdelmoez about his recent field work in Egypt. Welcome in person or register for a Zoom link: cmes.lu.se/calendar/cmes-…

ARI’s 2024 Student Essay Contest

The Arab region faces complex challenges such as wars, mass displacement, and governance issues, and there is an urgent need for regional solutions in light of the failure of regional bodies such as the Arab League and the Gulf Cooperation…

Igår deltog Lisa Strömbom i ett publikt panelsamtal om kriget mellan Israel och Hamas, arrangerat av Stockholms universitets konsthall Accelerator.
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Lisa Strombom

New vodcast with Dr. Handan Çağlayan on women in trade unions available now TurkeyBeyondBorders.

New interview with CMES researcher Filippo Verre (in Italian) about the role of water policy in the Middle East on Vatican News. Lund University Nordic Society for Middle Eastern Studies - NSMES SWEMENA
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Master's Thesis Award – Call for Submissions 🚨

NSMES announces the annual MA thesis award for the best MA thesis on a topic related to the Middle East and/or Islam submitted at a Nordic educational institution.

Farlig upptrappning efter Irans drönarattacker mot Israel. Docent Lisa Strömbom från Statsvetenskapliga institutionen i Lund kommenterar helgens våldsupptrappning mellan Iran och Israel. Lisa Strombom
Se Agenda i SVT här: svtplay.se/video/e5d26G7/…

I am pleased to have contributed to the poster exhibition at the Library of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Lund University for the Sustainability Week in Lund (8-13 April) by answering questions about UN Goal 16 and recommending three books. CMES LUND Statsvetenskap Lund

Join us today for this roundtable on women and youth activists in the 'second wave' of the Arab Spring, in person at CMES or on Zoom.

Eid al-Fitr celebrations at CMES with delicious treats from the Middle East. Thank you to our language teacher Rafah for organizing!

Many thanks🙏 to all stellar experts attending the policy-research dialogue CMES LUND Lund University on Europe's changing policies towards Iran

La gravissima situazione umanitaria a #Gaza ha aperto un dibattito sul ruolo degli interventi umanitari durante i conflitti e sulla paralisi della diplomazia umanitaria nella protezione dei civili.

Ne abbiamo parlato con Altea Pericoli
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Join us on 11 April for a roundtable about women and youth activists in the 'second wave' of the Arab Spring with Rola El-Husseini رولا الحسيني and Sarah Anne Rennick among others. Welcome in person or register for a Zoom link: cmes.lu.se/calendar/cmes-…

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So grateful for the opportunity to spend three months of research leave at the serene CMES LUND ❤️🙏