SARN UK Second AHRC-Funded Workshop at Cambridge
17 UK-based Syrian academics and artists met at Selwyn College, University of Cambridge, on Saturday, 26 October 2024, to showcase their collaborative research projects.
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Academic Freedom | Response to UUK Regarding the Expert Statement by UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association
The BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom has replied to UUK to follow up on the recent expert statement by United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association, Gina Romero, in which she identifies systematic...
Academic Freedom | Joint Letter to Tunisian Authorities from BRISMES, SeSaMO and SEMOMM
The Academic Freedom Committee of the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES), of the Société d’études du Moyen-Orient et du monde musulman (SEMOMM) and of the Italian Society for Middle Eastern Studies (SeSaMO) have written to Tunisian...
Academic Freedom | Letter to the University of Sheffield Addressing Concerns Over Restrictions on Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom
The Committee on Academic Freedom of the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) expresses deep concerns regarding recent actions taken by the University of Sheffield, which appear to restrict freedom of speech and academic freedom, particularly...
BRISMES Submits a Freedom of Information Request to the University of St Andrews
Following the refusal of the University of St Andrews to respond to our letter about the possible role of a university donor in the dismissal of Rector Stella Maris, we have now submitted a Freedom of Information request to seek answers.
Registration Open for the 2024 BRISMES Annual Lecture
Marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, BRISMES invites members and non-members to attend the 2024 BRISMES Annual Lecture Witness to Genocide - In Conversation with Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah.
Academic Freedom | Letter to UUK Regarding the Expert Statement by UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association
The BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom has written to UUK to follow up on the recent expert statement by United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association, Gina Romero, in which she identifies systematic...
BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom Welcomes the Statement of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association
The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) Committee on Academic Freedom welcomes the new statement by Gina Romero, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association.