Call for Volunteers: BRISMES Communications Committee
We are pleased to invite nominations for two elected positions on the BRISMES Communications Committee.
Latest News
Recent news from the Society
Call for Papers | 2026 BRISMES Annual Conference
We are pleased to announce that submissions for the 2026 BRISMES conference, co-hosted by the SOAS Middle East Institute, are now open. We warmly invite you to review the call for papers and submit your abstracts for individual/co-authored presentations,...
Stories of Hope and Resilience from Al-Aqsa University in Gaza, published in Brief Encounters
Brief Encounters, the open-access peer-reviewed journal funded by CHASE, is overjoyed to announce the publication of the first contributions to a Special Issue composed of work by students and faculty of the English Department at Al-Aqsa University in...
2026 BRISMES Conference | Submission Deadline Extended
The submission deadline for the 2026 BRISMES conference has been extended to 18 January 2026.
Watch Recording of the 2025 Annual Lecture with Professor Ilan Pappé
On 19 November 2025, we had the pleasure of hosting Professor Ilan Pappé for the 2025 BRISMES Annual Lecture. The lecture was held online and was entitled 'Why There is a Need for Palestine Studies?'.
BRISMES Event | Leigh Douglas Memorial Prize Showcase & Careers Conversation
BRISMES invites you to celebrate this year’s recipients of the Leigh Douglas Memorial Prize, awarded annually to the writer of the best PhD dissertation submitted at a British university on a Middle Eastern topic in the Social Sciences or Humanities....
Academic Freedom | Letter Regarding the Arrest of Dr Jassim Aljezza in Kuwait
The BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom has written to the ambassador of Kuwait in the UK to express our deep concern over the arrest of Dr Jassim Aljezza.
Academic Freedom | Letter Regarding Recent Arrests of Scholars in the Islamic Republic of Iran
We have written to Iranian authorities to express our deep concern regarding recent developments affecting academic freedom in the Islamic Republic of Iran, particularly the reported arrests of scholars during November 2025.