SERMEISS

If you are a scholar of the Midde East or Islam -- in any discipline -- in the southern USA, SERMEISS is for you. We bring together scholars and teachers across ten states. We hope you'll join us: sites.google.com/su.edu/sermeis…

We’re back! Our fall 2024 meeting had to be cancelled due to the hurricane and flooding, but we’ll be back in the NC mountains for our October 2025 meeting. You can find the program and registration details here: SERMEISS.org sermeiss.org

Deadline approaching fast! Sermeiss is still accepting submissions for our annual book chapter/article award and for overseas grant applications - deadline: JANUARY 31! See details at Sermeiss.org

Dear Sermeiss colleagues. I’m sorry to announce that our October 2024 conference has been cancelled. The conference center has rebounded from the hurricane, but much of the region (and many of the roads) have not. So the board reluctantly made the decision to cancel this year.

📢 Registration is open for the 2024 #IraqInitiative Conference! On 20 Nov, join Iraqi & international policymakers, experts & civil society @ChathamHouse & online to discuss critical questions for #Iraq’s future. Register interest & view the agenda ⤵️ chathamhouse.org/events/all/res…

🔔 Important Reminder! Only two days left to apply for the annual workshop "Teaching War in the Middle East and North Africa". 📅 Application deadline: October 15, 2024. For more details and to apply, please visit the following link: bit.ly/3XSlmn8

Don't miss the Spring 2025 POMEPS Virtual Research Workshops! The deadline to apply is October 31, 2024. For more information on how to apply, visit: pomeps.org/call-for-appli…

Curtis Ryan discusses various factors affecting the position of #Jordan’s government and people on the war on #Gaza and how the kingdom is managing the popular sentiment in support of the #Palestinians. @Curtisryan1 arabcenterdc.org/resource/the-g…

July 15 deadline approaching! CFP here:

Apply to present a paper at the @SERMEISS1 annual meeting in beautiful Valle Crucis, NC! Still the best academic conference around. docs.google.com/document/d/1x_…

A relaxed conference with some wonderful colleagues in the American South - who could want more? Oh, and in the mountains of North Carolina, too... Submit and/or come along!

Call for Papers! For our fall 2024 meeting of SERMEISS — October 18-20 in the mountains of North Carolina. Details on our website and at the QR code below:

🌸Invitation to a Seminar🌸 🍃Transportation and Logistics Infrastructure 🍃May 14, 2024⏰4-5:30 pm Cairo 🍃More info & Registration: arabpsn.org/events/the-pol… In partnership with @CEDEJ_Egypte

I've just finished the final revisions of my book on the Syrian conflict. This book answers two key questions: Why have Jihadis, or groups overlapping with them, dominate the conflict? Second, why have some Jihadi groups rejected global jihad and adopted a more pragmatic approach over time, particularly after marginalising non-​Jihadis? My new book builds upon a decade-long research, including numerous trips to northwest Syria since 2019 and multiple interviews with leaders and commanders of Syrian armed opposition groups, including Abu Muhammad al-Jolani himself. I focus primarily on Ahrar al-Sham, and to some extent Jabhat al-Nusra, though the book also generally covers armed groups' mobilisation, alliance systems, relations to foreign states, and governance. It will be out by Summer in open access (free access online), and in paperback (amazon.com/Jihad-Politics…)

The Project on Middle East Political Science is pleased to announce POMEPS Studies 52: Race Politics and Colonial Legacies: France, Africa and the Middle East. Download the full PDF here: pomeps.org/pomeps-studies…

A Statement on the arrest of Steve and Sandra Tamari from the MERIP Board of Directors, the co-chairs of the Executive Committee, the Editorial Staff and the Executive Director. bit.ly/3QssjqK

The latest Apsa Mena newsletter MENA POLITICS is now out and it is packed: It includes an extensive research symposium on Gaza, a research symposium on elections in the MENA region, and a special forum on teaching the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: zenodo.org/records/110676…

The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies is now accepting applications for the sixth round of its International Winter School (IWS) on the theme of “Media in Wartime”. The deadline to apply is June 30th. More info here: pomeps.org/call-for-appli…

Call for Applications! Submit applications for the MENA Methods Workshop – Qualitative Methods for the Social Sciences: Causal Analysis. More info here: pomeps.org/call-for-appli…

The Project on Middle East Political Science is pleased to call for proposals for the POMEPS Junior Scholar Book Development Workshops to be held in a virtual format throughout the academic year 2024-2025. For more information on how to apply, click here: pomeps.org/call-for-appli…

Read the newest articles from Middle East Policy in the Winter 2023 issue! Featuring analysis of Turkish foreign policy, Taliban governance, and Yemen's civil war from @selimthe4th, @MuratUlgul, @pinaripek_etu, @ranj_nawzad, and more. Find them here: mepc.org/commentary/mid…