Recent news from the Society
The BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom has written again to the University of St Andrews regarding the university's decision to dismiss its Rector, Ms Stella Maris, from her position as President of the Court and to remove her trustee status. Unfortunately,...
We are pleased to announce that submissions are now open for the 2025 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.
We are delighted to announce that Dr Yafa El-Masri and Dr Ayşegül Kayagil have been selected as the winners of the 2024 BRISMES Early Career Development Scholarship. This award was established in 2021 to support activities geared toward strengthening...
The Committees on Academic Freedom of the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES), the Italian Society for Middle East Studies (SeSaMO), and the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) have written to the Iranian authorities...
The BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom has written to representatives of four German parliamentary groups to express our profound concern over a draft joint parliamentary resolution that claims to aim to protect, preserve and strengthen Jewish life...
BRISMES has written to the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews to express deep concern over the University’s decision to remove its Rector, Ms Stella Maris, from the University Court and her trustee status.
The BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom has reached out once more to the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, requesting a more comprehensive engagement with the important issues raised in our earlier letter, specifically regarding the...
The Committee on Academic Freedom has written to Bahraini authorities to express our profound concern about the ongoing imprisonment of Bahraini academic Dr Abduljalil al-Singace and the violations of his academic freedom.