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Letter to Hebrew University of Jerusalem Regarding the Suspension of Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian

The BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom and La Società per gli Studi sul Medio Oriente (SeSaMO) have written a joint letter to the President and Rector of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in order to express our profound concern over the decision...

Event | The possibility of environmental justice during the ongoing Nakba: Agriculture, food, and infrastructures in Palestine

Registration is open for this online event hosted by the BRISMES Outreach & Pedagogy Committee taking place on 6 March. The event is free to attend and open to all, but registration is essential.

British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Volume 51, Issue 1 Now Available Online

British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Volume 51, Issue 1, February 2024 is now available on Taylor & Francis Online. BRISMES Members can access the journal by logging in to 'Your Account' on the BRISMES website and going to the Members' Area.

BRISMES Partnership with First UK Network for Syrian Academics & Researchers

In September 2023, eight UK-based Syrian academics – Dr Rahaf Aldoughly (Lancaster), Dr Zeina Al Azmeh (Cambridge), Dr Feras Alkabani (Sussex), Dr Azzam Al Kassir (London), Roua Al Taweel (Ulster), Dr Mohammed Ateek (Leicester), Dr Haian Dukhan (Teesside)...

BRISMES Statement on Settler Colonialism, Decolonisation and Antisemitism

In recent years, there have been growing movements on university campuses calling for the decolonisation of higher education institutions, through which students would be exposed to a wider range of perspectives, particularly those from and rooted in...

Letter to Max Planck Society Regarding Professor Ghassan Hage

The BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom has written to the Max Planck Society to express our deep concern about your decision to sever relations with Professor Ghassan Hage, a world-leading anthropologist and social theorist

Call for Nominations | BRISMES Graduate Section Co-Presidents (2024-2027)

The BRISMES Graduate Section invites nominations from members for the positions of Co-Presidents of the Graduate Section

Call for Submissions | 2024 BRISMES Early Career Development Scholarship

Submissions are invited for the 2024 BRISMES Early Career Development Scholarship. The aim of this award is to support activities geared towards strengthening the academic profile and CV of an early career scholar. Two awards of £3,000 each are available....