SOAS Middle East Institute

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…

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/…

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…

The #SOAS Centre for Iranian Studies was launched on this day, 15 years ago, on 16 October 2010! The event included lectures, documentary films, participatory activities, book and craft stalls and comedy with Peyvand Khorsandi, music by Sahra, Parvaz Ensemble and Radio Tehran!

📢 Submissions are OPEN for our #BRISMES2026 conference: War, Empire and Sabotage in an Age of Genocide 📅 23-25 June 2026 📍@SOAS, University of London Call for papers: shorturl.at/Bnm0N Please share widely!

SOAS is pleased to announce Adam Hanieh, Professor of Political Economy and Global Development, as the new Director of the #SOAS Middle East Institute. Professor Hanieh will be in post from February 2026. soas.ac.uk/about/news/soa…

Podcast: China, Iran and the Middle East — After Trump's Airstrikes Listen here: soas-china-institute.buzzsprout.com/1669327/episod… #SOAS

NATO leaders agreed to increase their military spending to 5% of GDP by 2035 after intense pressure from President Trump. Trump acted as a “salesperson for the military industrial complex,” says @gilbertachcar.

New publication: Reframing Political Communication and Media Practices in the Middle East and North Africa Dina Matar (Anthology Editor) #SOAS Further info: bloomsbury.com/uk/reframing-p… Published by @ibtauris / @BloomsburyBooks

Maria Gloria Polimeno, Research Fellow at SMEI, spoke to the BBC about Donald Trump's decision to lift sanctions on Syria. #SOAS bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Next week at #SOAS! Kamran Djam Lectures 2025 | The Wisdom of Iran: From the Gāthās of Zarathushtra to the Masnavī of Rūmī 7 – 8 May 2025. Register here: soas.ac.uk/about/event/ka… Speaker: Prof Alan Williams, University of Manchester @UoMSALC

SOAS seeking a Director for Middle East Institute! Critical time for academic leadership, and an interesting opportunity to shape its future. I have personally felt the absence of decent MENA events + research this year. @SOAS_MEI @SOAS Vacancy details ⬇️ vacancies.soas.ac.uk/job/699153

📌 Book Launch | 13 May, 5:30–7pm | KLT Join the @SOAS_MEI for the book launch of "Egypt and the Rise of Fluid Authoritarianism: Political Ecology, Power and the Crisis of Legitimacy" with author Dr. @mgpolimeno. Chair: Prof. Dina Matar. 🔗Register here: bit.ly/3YjE331

📚 Book Launch | 13 May, 5:30–7pm. "Egypt and the Rise of Fluid Authoritarianism: Political Ecology, Power and the Crisis of Legitimacy". With author Dr. Maria Gloria Polimeno, Research Fellow @SOAS_MEI and Prof. Dina Matar. 🔗Register:soas.ac.uk/about/event/eg…