Gaza, The Key to War and Peace in the Middle East Gaza has been since Antiquity a prosperous oasis and a commercial hub that served as a springboard for any Middle Eastern empire to...
In her talk, “Humanitarian urbanism- Thinking of crises transnationally,” Dr Romola Sanyal delves into three central themes: Thinking across regions, thinking across scales, and the power of speaking. Bridging South Asia and the Middle East,...
We are pleased to be hosting Dr Mansour Nasasra for the launch of the Arabic edition of his book, “The Naqab Bedouins” at CBRL Amman. This event will be in Arabic. The Naqab Bedouins:...
(Arabic follows) The Al Hussein Technical University (HTU), the Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) and the Institut français du Proche-Orient (IFPO) cordially invite you to attend the seventh “Heritage and Archaeology Diwan”...
This webinar will provide an insight into the evolution of the Palestinian people’s relationship with land, agriculture, and environment in Gaza through a historical lens. It will explore how the Israeli regime’s exploitative policies, from...
Join us for a virtual book discussion of “Time and Power In Azraq Refugee Camp: A Nine-To-Five Emergency” by Dr Melissa Gatter, Lecturer in International Development, University of Sussex, in conversation with Dr Patricia Ward,...
Join us for the following GRAMNet public events, which will take place in-person in Glasgow and online, via Zoom: A conversation on Forced migration in the Middle East, past and present with historian Laura Robson...
This Kashmir-Palestine Conversation examines how the legacies of colonial bureaucracy continue to shape political life after the empire. Drawing from Dr Yael Berda’s book of the same name, this webinar explores how post-colonial states use...
In recent years, the illicit amphetamine-like drug Captagon (Fenethylline) has become a major concern in the Middle East – both as a source of addiction and due to its connection with terrorism and the armed...
In this webinar, the project partners will share insights from the 2021/22 FIELD SONGS project, an AHRC-funded collaboration of agricultural and social scientists at the University of Edinburgh and Douzan Art & Culture and Syrian...