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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CMES affiliated researcher Josepha Wessels will be presenting her work at the conference: "Regime-Critical Media and Arab Diaspora: Challenges and Opportunities post-Arab Spring". The conference is hosted by the project Mediatized diaspora (MEDIASP): Contentious Politics among Arab Media Users in Europe, Department of
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CMES researcher Mohammed Almahfali, is presenting his work at the conference "Regime-Critical Media and Arab Diaspora: Challenges and Opportunities post-Arab Spring" in Copenhagen. Mohammed´s presentation: "Discourse of Yemeni TV broadcasters and the Dilemma of Regime Criticism, 2015-2019""The discourse of the Yemeni
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/discourse-yemeni-tv-broadcasters-and-dilemma-regime-criticism-2015-2019 - 2026-04-27
A seminar at Malmö University, with Michael Degerald, Visiting Researcher, CMES. It will take place on Wednesday, September 4 at 10.15-12.00 in The K3 Open Studio, NIC 0541, Niagara. Abstract for the speech: During the course of my dissertation research, I made pdf copies of dozens of Arabic magazines, books, and journals published by the Iraqi state. With the help of a grant from the Simpson Ce
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Spyros Sofos, CMES Research Coordinator, is giving a lecture at UPF, The Association of Foreign Affairs in Lund, September 11 at 7 pm. In the morning of September 11, 2001, a series of coordinated attacks by al-Qaeda in the USA, killed 2,996 people and injured over double that number. 9/11 led to legislation in the US
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The second edition of Syria Docdays will take place on 7 and 8 September at Panora Folkets bio in Malmö. CMES affiliated researcher, Joshka Wessels from Malmö University, will give a book talk about her new book "Documenting Syria: filmmaking, video activism and revolution" at Filmcentrum Syd.2019-08-28
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/syrian-docdays-malmo-book-talk-joshka-wessels - 2026-04-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New article by CMES affiliated researchers Orwa Ajjoub and James Root. Salafi-Jihadis and white supremacists see the world in a way reminiscent of Samuel Huntington’s 1996 “Clash of Civilizations” thesis, which posited that in the post-Cold War era, world conflicts would emerge between “civilizations” rather than betw
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/through-looking-glass-clash-civilizations-narrative-extremist-worldviews - 2026-04-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Would you like to examine the impact the September 11 terrorist attack has had on religious practice and on interpretations of religious records in Judaism, Christianity and Islam? And also participate in a study trip to Istanbul and Jerusalem? Vill du undersöka den inverkan som terrorattentatet den 11 september har h
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/religion-heritage-and-generation-conceptualizing-religion-after-911 - 2026-04-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This analysis examines the foreign policy features and domestic implications of British policy towards Iran between 1974 and 1976. Starting with the assumption that economic interests, as well as Cold War imperatives, shaped British policy towards Iran into one where human rights had no space, the conduct of Britain’s
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CMES was well represented at the conference. One of the panels was "The Politics of Islam in the Middle East and Europe" and was presented by Demian Voksi, James Root and Orwa Ajjoub. It was moderated by Rola El-Husseini. The Nordic Society for Middle Eastern Studies (NSMES) is an independent and non-profit associatio
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/nordic-society-middle-eastern-studies-nsmes-conference-helsinki - 2026-04-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In August 2019, the University of Helsinki and the Finnish Institute in the Middle East (FIME) will be hosting the conference in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The conference is open for participants beyond the Nordic countries. Several researchers from CMES will be presenting their work at the conference. In Augus
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/break-ing-and-creating-boundaries-middle-east-nsmes2019helsinki - 2026-04-27
Under det fullsatta seminariet ”Mellanöstern bortom Islamiska staten – vad händer nu?” avhandlades på onsdagen allt från Turkiet till Egypten och Algeriet i ett soligt Almedalen. Ämnet var minst sagt omfattande, men de tre experterna i panelen gjorde sitt bästa för att guida publiken genom regionens utveckling och många konflikter. Läs mer här i Amnesty Press 2019-07-11
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/almedalen-2019-de-manga-konflikterna-i-mellanostern-amnesty-press - 2026-04-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Heavy rainfall and flooding in late March and early April 2019 affected millions of people in Iran, caused deaths, displacement and catastrophic damage to the infrastructure. This is happening while the country has long suffered from frequent droughts and adaptive management practices are not in place to deal with suc
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/disastrous-floods-after-prolonged-droughts-have-challenged-iran - 2026-04-27
CMES is arranging three seminars on the Middle East next week in Almedalsveckan in Gotland. Middle East beyond the Islamic state. What happens now? Swedish municipalities after IS - to work with returnees and prevent new travelers to terrorist groups. Culture, religion, honor and clan. How do we understand the Middle East? Mellanöstern bortom Islamiska staten. Vad händer nu? 3/7 2019 10:00 - 1
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-almedalen-final-programme - 2026-04-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new cohort of students have graduated with a Master's degree in ME studies and wrote master's theses on very diverse topics (Algeria, Afghanistan, Jordan and migration from the ME to Europe). First row left to right:Zane LiepenlauskaLinda el-NaggarTaha Haj AhmadDalia Abdelhady (teacher)Emma Nordvall Back row left to
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/me-master-students-graduated - 2026-04-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We wish you all a warm and relaxing summer. However, in only a few weeks from now the important Almedalen week starts. Lund University is as always well represented and many panels have connections to the Middle East and the dynamics of this region. As well, keep your eyes and ears open for coming news on the planned
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-forum-newsletter-2-summer-edition - 2026-04-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The scholarship application period has now started for The Lund University Global Scholarship and the deadline to apply is 15 February. Are you a non-EU/EEA student who applied to autumn 2017 Bachelor’s or Master’s studies? Check if you are eligible to apply for the Lund University Global Scholarship. The scholarship
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/lund-university-global-scholarship - 2026-04-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Nordic Initiative for Innovation and Development (NIFID) is a non-governmental and not-for-profit legal entity under Swedish law, which is is headquartered in Malmö, Sweden and planned for geographic coverage of operations in Nordic and South Asian countries including a regional chapter in Dhaka, Bangladesh. NIFID
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/nifid-start-initiative-malmo - 2026-04-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The book entitled "Muslim Minorities in Europe and India: Politics of Accommodation of Islamic Identities" has recently been published. The book is edited by Anwar Alam, Department of International Relations, Zirve University, Gaziantep (Turkey) and Konrad Pedziwiatr, Department of European Studies, Cracow University
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/book-muslim-minorities-europe-and-india - 2026-04-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET announces two travel grants for Lund University students to the Centre for Research & Education for Social Transformation (CREST) in Kerala, India. These grants are dedicated for students on BA, MA or PhD level who are planning to do fieldwork in South Asia during 2017. The field work can be conducted elsewhere
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/travel-grants-lund-university-students-crest-kerala - 2026-04-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For the third year, SASNET invites researchers at Lund University to apply for a one month position (”ansökningsmånad”) at SASNET in which to prepare a research application with a South Asian focus. The purpose is to promote more South Asia-related research at Lund University. Members of all faculties and disciplines
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-one-month-position-prepare-research-application-lund-university-0 - 2026-04-27
