Recent news from the Society
We are pleased to announce that submissions are now open for the 2026 Leigh Douglas Memorial Prize. Please note that the annual deadline for the prize has changed to allow the winner to attend the BRISMES annual conference.
The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) Committee on Academic Freedom expresses deep concern over the recent decision by SOAS to expel Haya Adam, a second-year Law and International Relations student and president of the SOAS Palestine...
BRISMES Council wrote to Helmut Schmidt University to express deep concern regarding the forthcoming keynote lecture by Dr Ofra Graicer, an instructor in the Israeli Defence Forces, entitled “Extracting Order from Chaos: Lessons Learned from Military...
Following the winding down of BRISMES Campaigns, BRISMES the charity is establishing an informal, member-led network, which would have greater freedom to advocate for boycott, divestment and sanctions, in line with the 2019 AGM motion.
The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) stands in strong support of Dr Toufic Haddad’s right to have his case of alleged unfair dismissal heard in UK courts, and in defence of his right to academic freedom. Dr Haddad, a respected Palestinian-American...
More than 40 students currently trapped in Gaza with full scholarships to UK Universities are asking for a safe route to come and study. More than 4,000 UK academics have signed an open letter calling on the UK government, Home Office and Foreign, Commonwealth...
We are delighted to announce that Dr Farida Soliman and Dr Dirwar Zawity have been awarded 2025 BRISMES Early Career Development Scholarships. These awards, established in 2021, support activities geared toward strengthening the academic profile and...
We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2025 Leigh Douglas Memorial Prize for the best PhD dissertation on a Middle Eastern topic in the Social Sciences or Humanities awarded by a British University between 1 January and 30 September 2023. This...