Recent news from the Society
The Trustees of the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies are deeply saddened by the passing of our friend and President, Haleh Afshar, on May 12 after a long struggle with cancer. She is survived by her husband, Maurice Dodson, and their son and...
We are hoping to expand the Committee on Academic Freedom and the Communications Committee, and are seeking nominations for these elected positions.
On 6 April, the BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom wrote to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennet to protest against Israeli violations of Palestinian academic freedom
We invite submissions for this prize which aims to to support activities geared toward strengthening the academic profile and CV of an early career scholar. Two prizes of £2,000 each are available.
Who writes Palestinian history, in the present, and down to the present? How is it written and practiced, in and outside Europe, and what for? How has what the Italian revolutionary and intellectual Antonio Gramsci called the ‘war of position’ (an...
The BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom has written to Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, President and Vice-Chancellor University of Manchester, to express our concerns about the University’s treatment of Alistair Hudson, Director, Whitworth Art Gallery...
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’.