Recent news from the Society
The BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom has written to Swedish, Belgian and Italian authorities regarding Dr Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian-Swedish scientist arrested and imprisoned in Iran since 2016, who has just been confirmed alive.
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 presentations, panels,...
We are excited to share some highlights from the 2025 BRISMES Annual Conference, held from July 1st to 3rd at Newcastle University and hosted by the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology.
The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) expresses its profound concern regarding the response of the National Union of Students (NUS) leadership to the open letter of 11 July 2025, which BRISMES co-signed alongside student representatives...
BRISMES has updated its policy on land and territorial acknowledgement as well as introducing a new policy on ethical publishing and participation. These policies are mandatory for all those participating in the BRISMES annual conference and submitting...
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...