A focal point for in-depth research on the Middle East and North Africa, and its intersection with the wider world, from antiquity to the present. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-advanced-studies/middle-east-research-centre
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'There are three ways to end the war, and none are easy'. Dr Christian Emery (SSEES) writes for the LSE United States Politics and Policy Blog on the US-Iran conflict: blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
We welcome Stefan Williamson Fa to present his monograph: 'Sonic Relations. Devotion and Community in Turkey's Eastern Borderlands'
3 June 2026, 6-8pm
The book examines how sound shapes religious and communal life among Shi‘i Muslims living in eastern Turkey.
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IAS Book Launch: Biography of a Revolution. The Feminist Roots of Human Rights in Egypt.
22 June 6-8pm
At the centre of Lucia Sorbera's book are women human rights defenders — the activists, organisers, and survivors whose work made the Egyptian revolution possible.
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UCL Middle East Research Centre
Book Launch: Recognition Politics in Settler Colonial States: Normalizing Dispossession and Elimination in Palestine
23 October 2025, 6pm-8pm
Along with @ucl-ias.bsky.social, we are delighted to host Emile Badarin for the launch of his book.
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IAS Book Launch: Critical Conditions: My Diary of the Syrian Revolution.
21 April 2026, 5pm–6:30pm
We welcome award-winning Syrian journalist and media activist Hadi Abdullah for the presentation of his book.
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It is with great sadness that we are sharing the news that the UCL Faculties of Social & Historical Sciences and Arts & Humanities have decided to close the IAS.
We will close our doors forever on 31 July 2026.
Follow the link to leave thoughts, comments, memories 💗
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Our last big hurrah before we're shut down.
We hope you can join us (free lunch!)
28 April 2026, 9am-5pm
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Award-winning journalist & activist Hadi Abdullah presents his book 'Critical Conditions: My Diary of the Syrian Revolution' 📅21 Apr 5pm
From the aftermath of revolution, war & exile, the book is an account of survival & a meditation on witnessing, resistance & memory.
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UCL Middle East Research Centre
We are welcoming Lucia Sorbera for the launch of her book Biography of a Revolution. The Feminist Roots of Human Rights in Egypt.
IAS Book Launch: Out of Gaza
4 December 2025, 6pm-8pm
With @uclmiddleeast.bsky.social we are delighted to host Katharina Galor for the launch of her book 'Out of Gaza. A Tale of Love, Exile, and Friendship'.
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Coffee, Currants, and Sherbets: The ‘Exotic’ World of Cross-Cultural Food-Making in Early Modern Europe and the Middle East
19 Jun 2:30-5:30 pm
Online and @warburginstitute.bsky.social
Explores the relationship between migration & food history (1500-1800).
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We are welcoming Stefan Williamson Fa to the IAS to present his first monograph Sonic Relations. Devotion and Community in Turkey's Eastern Borderlands.
The IAS and the UCL Middle East Research Centre are delighted to host Emile Badarin for the launch of his book 'Recognition Politics in Settler Colonial States: Normalizing Dispossession and Eliminati...
A one-day symposium that will celebrate the wealth of highly innovative, interdisciplinary research that has been generated within the auspices of the IAS over the last ten years.
We welcome award-winning Syrian journalist and media activist Hadi Abdullah for the presentation of this book Critical Conditions: My Diary of the Syrian Revolution.
It is with great sadness that we are sharing the news that the UCL Faculties of Social & Historical Sciences and Arts & Humanities have decided to close the IAS on 31 July 2026.
The IAS and the UCL Middle East Research Centre are delighted to host Katharina Galor for the launch of her book 'Out of Gaza. A Tale of Love, Exile, and Friendship'.
We welcome award-winning Syrian journalist and media activist Hadi Abdullah for the presentation of this book Critical Conditions: My Diary of the Syrian Revolution.
