2025 BRISMES Conference: Registration for Non-presenting Delegates Open!
Registration for non-presenting delegates for the 2025 BRISMES conference is now open until 12 June 2025.
Latest News
Recent news from the Society
BRISMES Event | Connecting Social Psychology and Middle Eastern Studies
This event invites social, political and community psychologists conducting research or teaching on the Arab, Southwest Asian and North African regions to an online gathering. The meeting seeks to foster connections within this community of scholars and...
Obituary | BRISMES Member Sami Zubaida (1937-2025)
BRISMES Member Sami Zubaida, an exceptional scholar of Middle Eastern political sociology, law, and culinary culture, passed away in London on April 6th, 2025. Born to an Iraqi Jewish family, Sami left Iraq to pursue higher education in the United Kingdom....
Recording of 'Romanticizing Masculinity in Baathist Syria (Book Launch and Discussion)' Available to Watch
We are pleased to share a recording of the launch and discussion of Dr Rahaf Aldoughli’s book, Romanticizing Masculinity in Baathist Syria, organised by the BRISMES Outreach & Pedagogy Committee. Dr Rahaf Aldoughli is a Lecturer in Middle East and...
BRISMES Event | Romanticizing Masculinity in Baathist Syria (Book Launch and Discussion)
Please join our next Webinar for the launch and discussion of Dr Rahaf Aldoughli’s book, Romanticizing Masculinity in Baathist Syria, where she examines how the Syrian Baathist regime fused patriarchal ideology with authoritarian nationalism to produce...
Job Opportunity | BRISMES Conference Coordinator
We are seeking a part-time Conference Coordinator to provide administration for the BRISMES Annual Conference 2025. The Conference Coordinator will work closely with the BRISMES Manager and the Conference Committee.
Academic Freedom | Letter to the University of Lausanne about Prof. Joseph Daher
The Academic Freedom Committee of the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES), of the Société des études du Moyen-Orient et du monde musulman (SEMOMM) and of the Società per gli Studi sul Medio Oriente (SeSaMO) have written to the University...
Call for Nominations for BRISMES President | Deadline Extended
BRISMES is still seeking nominations for a new President, who will play a leading role in the Society as President-Elect (2025-2026) and subsequently President (2026-2028). The deadline for nominations has been extended to Wednesday, 30 April, at 5 pm...