Recent news from the Society
Registration is open for this online event hosted by the BRISMES Outreach & Pedagogy Committee taking place on 6 March. The event is free to attend and open to all, but registration is essential.
British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Volume 51, Issue 1, February 2024 is now available on Taylor & Francis Online. BRISMES Members can access the journal by logging in to 'Your Account' on the BRISMES website and going to the Members' Area.
In September 2023, eight UK-based Syrian academics – Dr Rahaf Aldoughly (Lancaster), Dr Zeina Al Azmeh (Cambridge), Dr Feras Alkabani (Sussex), Dr Azzam Al Kassir (London), Roua Al Taweel (Ulster), Dr Mohammed Ateek (Leicester), Dr Haian Dukhan (Teesside)...
In recent years, there have been growing movements on university campuses calling for the decolonisation of higher education institutions, through which students would be exposed to a wider range of perspectives, particularly those from and rooted in...
The BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom has written to the Max Planck Society to express our deep concern about your decision to sever relations with Professor Ghassan Hage, a world-leading anthropologist and social theorist
The BRISMES Graduate Section invites nominations from members for the positions of Co-Presidents of the Graduate Section
The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) responded to a call for contributions issued by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Ms. Farid Shaheed, who is investigating the protection of academic freedom and freedom...
Submissions are invited for the 2024 BRISMES Early Career Development Scholarship. The aim of this award is to support activities geared towards strengthening the academic profile and CV of an early career scholar. Two awards of £3,000 each are available....