Recent news from the Society
The BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom has written to Professor Sir Chris Husbands, Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University, to express our concerns regarding the investigation of Shahd Abusalama and the cancellation of the class she was scheduled...
On 7 December 2021, BRISMES had the pleasure of hosting Professor Mohsen Kadivar for the 2021 BRISMES Annual Lecture entitled Transformation of ‘Islamic Republic’ to ‘Islamic State of Iran’.
Students and ECRs are invited to fill out a questionnaire to help the BRSMES Graduate Section representatives in developing events and priorities for BRISMES student and ECR members.
We invite submissions for this prize which is awarded annually to the writer of the best PhD dissertation on a Middle Eastern topic in the Social Sciences or Humanities awarded by a British University in the previous calendar year.
On 28 October 2021, members of the BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom met with the Minister for Universities, Michelle Donelan, and Baroness Barran, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Education, in follow-up to our correspondence...
On 16 November, the BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom wrote to the UK Home Secretary to express our concern about statements made by the Home Secretary following LSE student protests against the Israeli Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely.
We are seeking statements of interest for serving as the Host for the BRISMES Annual Conference in 2023 or 2024. The conference aims to foster dialogue between scholars, practitioners and activists concerned with the region from all disciplines and all...
Letter to University of Glasgow regarding the ‘Protocol for Managing Speakers and Events’, the IHRA working definition of antisemitism, and their implications for Middle East Studies and Academic Freedom.