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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CMES affiliated researcher Marta Kolankiewicz just published a book about anti-Muslim violence in Sweden. "With in-depth analyses of cases of anti-Muslim violence in Sweden―a mosque fire, hate speech and of a series of assaults―Anti-Muslim Racism on Trial sheds light on issues central for understanding the ways in whi

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/anti-muslim-racism-trial-muslims-swedish-judiciary-and-possibility-justice-routledge-research-race - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CMES researcher Madeleine Kassab recently presented her work at the conference IAVS_AISV-2019 12TH CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR VISUAL SEMIOTICS: VISUAL SEMIOTICS GOES COGNITIVE at Lund University. What can cognitive semiotics bring to visual semiotics, and vice-versa? Visual semiotics has, most of

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/media-coverage-syrian-crisis-2011-2013-comparison-between-al-jazeera-and-al-manar-channels - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CMES researcher Pınar Dinç is presenting at a conference in Geneva called "Place names in Turkey: Naming, Erasing, Re-naming: Political Uses of Place Names in Turkey". The politics of place naming in Turkey have historically been dense and controversial. Naming and/or renaming places are political acts that affect dai

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/dersim-anatolian-high-school-ataturk-neighborhood-tunceli-naming-renaming-and-contingent-openings - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CMES affiliated researcher Josepha Wessels will be presenting her work at the conference: "Regime-Critical Media and Arab Diaspora: Challenges and Opportunities post-Arab Spring". The conference is hosted by the project Mediatized diaspora (MEDIASP): Contentious Politics among Arab Media Users in Europe, Department of

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/artistic-expression-regime-critical-activism-and-social-networks-syrians-denmark-and-sweden - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CMES researcher Mohammed Almahfali, is presenting his work at the conference "Regime-Critical Media and Arab Diaspora: Challenges and Opportunities post-Arab Spring" in Copenhagen. Mohammed´s presentation: "Discourse of Yemeni TV broadcasters and the Dilemma of Regime Criticism, 2015-2019""The discourse of the Yemeni

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/discourse-yemeni-tv-broadcasters-and-dilemma-regime-criticism-2015-2019 - 2026-04-25

A seminar at Malmö University, with Michael Degerald, Visiting Researcher, CMES.   It will take place on Wednesday, September 4 at 10.15-12.00 in The K3 Open Studio, NIC 0541, Niagara. Abstract for the speech: During the course of my dissertation research, I made pdf copies of dozens of Arabic magazines, books, and journals published by the Iraqi state. With the help of a grant from the Simpson Ce

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/heritage-archives-and-state-power-digital-traces-iraqs-cultural-and-political-history-state-media - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Spyros Sofos, CMES Research Coordinator, is giving a lecture at UPF, The Association of Foreign Affairs in Lund, September 11 at 7 pm. In the morning of September 11, 2001, a series of coordinated attacks by al-Qaeda in the USA, killed 2,996 people and injured over double that number. 9/11 led to legislation in the US

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/differential-citizenship-rights-european-muslims-and-far-right-populism-aftermath-islamic-states - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The second edition of Syria Docdays will take place on 7 and 8 September at Panora Folkets bio in Malmö. CMES affiliated researcher, Joshka Wessels from Malmö University, will give a book talk about her new book "Documenting Syria: filmmaking, video activism and revolution" at Filmcentrum Syd.2019-08-28

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/syrian-docdays-malmo-book-talk-joshka-wessels - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New article by CMES affiliated researchers Orwa Ajjoub and James Root. Salafi-Jihadis and white supremacists see the world in a way reminiscent of Samuel Huntington’s 1996 “Clash of Civilizations” thesis, which posited that in the post-Cold War era, world conflicts would emerge between “civilizations” rather than betw

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/through-looking-glass-clash-civilizations-narrative-extremist-worldviews - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Would you like to examine the impact the September 11 terrorist attack has had on religious practice and on interpretations of religious records in Judaism, Christianity and Islam? And also participate in a study trip to Istanbul and Jerusalem? Vill du undersöka den inverkan som terrorattentatet den 11 september har h

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/religion-heritage-and-generation-conceptualizing-religion-after-911 - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This analysis examines the foreign policy features and domestic implications of British policy towards Iran between 1974 and 1976. Starting with the assumption that economic interests, as well as Cold War imperatives, shaped British policy towards Iran into one where human rights had no space, the conduct of Britain’s

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/new-article-vittorio-felci-anti-shah-activism-and-british-policy-towards-iran-1974-1976 - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CMES was well represented at the conference. One of the panels was "The Politics of Islam in the Middle East and Europe" and was presented by Demian Voksi, James Root and Orwa Ajjoub. It was moderated by Rola El-Husseini. The Nordic Society for Middle Eastern Studies (NSMES) is an independent and non-profit associatio

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/nordic-society-middle-eastern-studies-nsmes-conference-helsinki - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In August 2019, the University of Helsinki and the Finnish Institute in the Middle East (FIME) will be hosting the conference in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The conference is open for participants beyond the Nordic countries. Several researchers from CMES will be presenting their work at the conference. In Augus

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/break-ing-and-creating-boundaries-middle-east-nsmes2019helsinki - 2026-04-25

Under det fullsatta seminariet ”Mellanöstern bortom Islamiska staten – vad händer nu?” avhandlades på onsdagen allt från Turkiet till Egypten och Algeriet i ett soligt Almedalen.   Ämnet var minst sagt omfattande, men de tre experterna i panelen gjorde sitt bästa för att guida publiken genom regionens utveckling och många konflikter. Läs mer här i Amnesty Press 2019-07-11

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/almedalen-2019-de-manga-konflikterna-i-mellanostern-amnesty-press - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Heavy rainfall and flooding in late March and early April 2019 affected millions of people in Iran, caused deaths, displacement and catastrophic damage to the infrastructure. This is happening while the country has long suffered from frequent droughts and adaptive management practices are not in place to deal with suc

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/disastrous-floods-after-prolonged-droughts-have-challenged-iran - 2026-04-25

CMES is arranging three seminars on the Middle East next week in Almedalsveckan in Gotland. Middle East beyond the Islamic state. What happens now?  Swedish municipalities after IS - to work with returnees and prevent new travelers to terrorist groups.  Culture, religion, honor and clan. How do we understand the Middle East?   Mellanöstern bortom Islamiska staten. Vad händer nu? 3/7 2019 10:00 - 1

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-almedalen-final-programme - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new cohort of students have graduated with a Master's degree in ME studies and wrote master's theses on very diverse topics (Algeria, Afghanistan, Jordan and migration from the ME to Europe). First row left to right:Zane LiepenlauskaLinda el-NaggarTaha Haj AhmadDalia Abdelhady (teacher)Emma Nordvall Back row left to

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/me-master-students-graduated - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We wish you all a warm and relaxing summer. However, in only a few weeks from now the important Almedalen week starts. Lund University is as always well represented and many panels have connections to the Middle East and the dynamics of this region. As well, keep your eyes and ears open for coming news on the planned

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-forum-newsletter-2-summer-edition - 2026-04-25

Huntington's disease is known as the "dance disease" due to the patient's characteristic motor symptoms. However, Elna Dickson's Ph.D. project shows that the disease also leads to pathological changes outside the brain. February 17, she defends her thesis about metabolic alterations in Huntington's disease. Now, she shares perspectives on her research journey. Tell us about your research! "Hunting

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/huntingtons-metabolic-dysfunctions-phd-interview-elna-dickson - 2026-04-25

The aggregation of the protein Amyloid-beta (Abeta) into plaques outside the nerve cells has been recognized in patients with Alzheimer’s disease since 1905. But eliminating the plaques has not helped patients so far. Still, Tomas Roos thinks that Abeta matters, but we may need to focus on the aggregates elsewhere. On February 17, he defends his thesis about prion-like proteins in neurodegeneratio

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/does-alzheimers-disease-start-inside-neurons-phd-interview-tomas-roos - 2026-04-25