SOAS Middle East Institute

Jonathan Fulton, professor of international relations at Zayed University and senior fellow at the @AtlanticCouncil, joins us to assess how recent events in the Middle East will affect China in the longer term. Listen here: soas-china-institute.buzzsprout.com/1669327/episod… #SOAS

What #Iran’s absence from the Venice Biennale reveals about art and politics | By Katayoun Shahandeh (#SOAS) for The @ConversationUK #venicebiennale theconversation.com/what-irans-abs…

Archiving the future: Syrian archival activism in times of displacement - @SOASanthro panel discussion on 11 May at #SOAS soas.ac.uk/about/event/ar…

This panel discussion at #SOAS on 11th May brings together Syrian initiatives engaged in different forms of archival practice. eventbrite.co.uk/e/archiving-th…

“What is most urgent now is not only an end to the war, but active steps to shield the poorest… Increased aid, unconditional debt relief and emergency financing are immediate priorities to secure food and humanitarian supplies.” A powerful and urgent piece in the @FinancialTimes (@FT ) by our colleague Adam Hanieh on the longer-term impacts of the war on hashtag#Iran. He highlights that the effects of conflict don’t end with a ceasefire. They reshape food systems, debt, and everyday living conditions long after. 🔗 Read it here: lnkd.in/eAb4TWb2

Join us on 28 April, 6pm GMT, for a critical webinar on Torture & Genocide with UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese @FranceskAlbs, Professor Lutz Oette @SOAS and Dr. PauPerez-Sales. Online event. Register: forms.gle/5BXHpvjRVMJny4…

#SOAS Middle East Institute Director Adam Hanieh was interviewed by The New York Review of Books @nybooks: nybooks.com/online/2026/04…

#Iran’s cultural heritage in the crossfire - By Katayoun Shahandeh (#SOAS) for The @ConversationUK theconversation.com/irans-cultural…

Tomorrow, join us from (5–7pm) for “A New Global Order? Implications of the US-Israeli Attacks on Iran for the Middle East, China, & Southeast Asia”. Co-hosted by @SOAS_MEI, @SOAS_CI, & the Centre of South East Asian Studies. For registration & details:soas.ac.uk/about/event/ne…

From energy markets to global power shifts, @SOAS_MEI Director Prof Adam Hanieh writes in @guardian on the consequences of the US-Israeli war on Iran. Read: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Join us on 25 March (5–7pm) for “A New Global Order? Implications of the US-Israeli Attacks on Iran for the Middle East, China, & Southeast Asia”. Co-hosted by @SOAS_MEI, @SOAS_CI, & the Centre of South East Asian Studies. For registration & details: soas.ac.uk/about/event/ne…

SMEI will be co-hosting an event entitled "A New Global Order? Implications of the US-Israeli Attacks on Iran for the Middle East, China, and Southeast Asia" with the SOAS China Institute and Centre for South East Asian Studies, 25 March 5-7pm. Register: soas.ac.uk/about/event/ne…

SMEI Research Fellow Maria Gloria Polimeno spoke to @France24_en about the inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum GEM and the structural, political-economic meaning for Al-Sisi's regime. #SOAS youtube.com/watch?v=YdmCXJ…

The Gaza Catastrophe: The Genocide in World-Historical Perspective (@SaqiBooks 2025) | Book Launch with author Prof Gilbert Achcar @gilbertachcar at #SOAS youtube.com/watch?v=q2Ab5B…

Join us tomorrow for a talk on #RadicalEmpathy with @TerriGivens as she discusses her new book: Reckoning: Creating Positive Change Through Radical Empathy with Dr. Mirangela Buggs and @ECUClaireH, Head of DEI and Staff Wellbeing @SOAS. Register here: bit.ly/4p5qH5t

With less than a month to go before the @MESA_1966 conference, it's time to set up a meeting to discuss your book proposal ⏲️ Email @EditorSophie or editor Rory now 📩 #MiddleEast #AcademicTwitter #Publishing

Next week on 6 November we will be hosting Babak Rahimi (@UCSanDiego) at #SOAS for a talk on his forthcoming book 'Senses of Mourning: Moharram Performances in Shiʿi Iran from the Qajar to the Covid Era'. Register here: soas.ac.uk/about/event/se…

On 28 October we'll be hosting @DrFrancescoBelc (@DerbyUni) and @EdwardWastnidg (@OpenUniversity) at #SOAS for a discussion on 'International Relations in a Multipolar Middle East'. The session will be chaired by Maria Gloria Polimeno. Register here: soas.ac.uk/about/event/in…