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Welcome to CBRL

CBRL is a learned society working with the countries, peoples and societies of the Levant to advance public education through promoting and disseminating research in the humanities, social sciences and related subjects.

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Call for Papers: Mandatory Environments: Environmental Histories of the Middle East Mandates

12 November 2026
Dr Sarah Irving, Editor of CBRL’s journal Contemporary Levant, in association with CBRL, has been...
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CBRL Workshop Grants 2027-28 – Grant Call Open

12 November 2026
CBRL offers Workshop Grants for up to £4,000 to facilitate collaborative academic activity between researchers...
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CBRL Project Grants 2027-28 – Grant Call Open

12 November 2026
CBRL invites applications for Project Grants for up to £7,000, for early career and established...
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Events
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Andrea Zerbini Annual Lecture 2026

3:00 pm 07 December 2026

CBRL, in collaboration with the Andrea Zerbini Foundation, invites you to the first of our...

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Lecture: What Can Jordan’s Bedouin Teach the World About Social Media

Dr Geoffrey Hughes, drawing on ethnographic research among Jordan’s Bedouin communities, explored how social media reflects and interacts with cultural values, social structures, and political frameworks, offering new perspectives on the relationship between technology, society, and the state.

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Lecture: What Can Jordan’s Bedouin Teach the World About Social Media

Lecture: The Karak Castle and Town Documentation Project

Dr Micaela Sinibaldi talks about The Karak Castle and Town Documentation Project which aims to document the archaeology and history of Karak castle and town in the Middle Islamic period.

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Lecture: The Karak Castle and Town Documentation Project

Digital Exhibition Launch: Surfacing Zarqa

The Surfacing Zarqa Digital Exhibition presents a collection of oral histories, photographs, memories, audio recordings, and creative interpretations developed through the Surfacing Zarqa project.

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Digital Exhibition Launch: Surfacing Zarqa

 
 
 
Blogs

Developing an academic network to study the role of pharmacies and pharmacists in substance use disorders in Jordan Workshop

Published: 2026
By Dr Jenny Scott, academic pharmacist at the University of Bristol. In September 2025, we...

Desert Air Routes Project: An Archaeological Journey from the Neolithic to the Birth of International Air Travel

Published: 2026
By Alexander Wasse East of the bustling streets of modern Amman, the Mediterranean hill-country quickly...

Modern Agricultural Systems in Wadi al-Hasa: Lessons for Understanding Ancient Farming in Southern Jordan

Published: 2026
By Grzegorz Sochacki, PhD Student at the University of Warsaw. For several decades, archaeological research...

Explore the 'Surfacing Zarqa' Digital Exhibition!

The Surfacing Zarqa Digital Exhibition is now available online, presenting a collection of oral histories, photographs, memories, audio recordings, and creative interpretations developed through the Surfacing Zarqa project.

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