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CMES will offer several part-time internships for Lund University students during the spring of 2026. Application CLOESED.Are you a Lund University student with an interest in the Middle East region? The Centre for Advanced Middle East Studies (CMES) offers internships in several projects during the spring semester of 2026.Who We AreCMES supports, coordinates and expands interdisciplinary research

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/come-work-us-student-internships-cmes-spring-2026 - 2026-05-19

A full room and an engaged audience characterised the CMES seminar on governance and political authority in Yemen. Participants showed strong interest in the topic, and the presentation was followed by many questions and reflections from the audience. The seminar featured Maria Louise Clausen from the Danish Institute for International Studies. Her talk examined how governance structures formed du

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/seminar-centre-advanced-middle-east-studies-yemen-between-war-and-peace - 2026-05-19

New publication in the journal Water International from CMES researcher Filippo Verre, Ronny Berndtsson & Hossein Hashemi. Read full article hereABSTRACTThe GERD has been a focal point of hydropolitical tensions in the Nile River Basin, primarily involving Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt. This article examines Sudan’s unique position and role as a potential mediator in this tripartite dispute. Khartoum

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/sudans-internal-hesitance-over-gerd-policy-polarization-and-national-strategy - 2026-05-19

CMES will fund 1-2 new research projects during 2026-2029 and encourages interdisciplinary collaboration between researchers from different disciplines within Lund University. CMES will fund 1-2 new research projects during 2026-2029 and encourages interdisciplinary collaboration between researchers from different disciplines within Lund University. Project proposals should be focused on novel int

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/call-project-proposal-0 - 2026-05-19

Former CMES researcher Dr Rami Zalfou and CMES board member Prof Martin Dribe have been awarded the 2025 Alixa Naff Prize for Best Scholarly Paper in Migration Studies. Their winning article, “Premium or Penalty? Occupations and Earnings of Ottoman Immigrants and Their Offspring in the United States, 1900-1940”, published in the European Review of Economic History, uses extensive US census data to

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/scholarly-paper-prize-winner-dr-rami-zalfou-and-prof-martin-dribe - 2026-05-19

Former researcher Altea Pericoli has published a new book with Edinburgh University Press, entitled Islamic Aid and Gulf States in Contemporary Crises the book was written as a part of her postdoc project which was funded by CMES. Read and download it here. Open Access. (Link to external website)Provides a conceptual framework for the analysis of Gulf States’ foreign aidDescribes the Islamic value

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/islamic-aid-and-gulf-states-contemporary-crises - 2026-05-19

On 2–3 March, CMES hosted a workshop on agonistic diplomacy to kick off the newly launched UNPEACE project led by Isabel Bramsen with researchers Katarzyna Jezierska and Lisa Strömbom. On 2–3 March, CMES hosted a workshop on agonistic diplomacy to kick off the newly launched UNPEACE project led by Isabel Bramsen with researchers Katarzyna Jezierska and Lisa Strömbom. The project explores the Unite

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/workshop-agonistic-diplomacy - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CyberOrient welcomes Anders Ackfeldt at Lund University in Sweden as a new Managing Editor along with Vit Sisler at Charles University. An expanded CyberOrient, an official open-access journal of the American Anthropological Association, is now up and ready for surfing. The renewed website, cyberorient.net, now has ar

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-anders-ackfeldt-new-editor-journal-cyberorient - 2026-05-19

This unique garden cultivates 60 plant species mentioned in the Qur’an and Hadith, transforming religious texts into living symbols of sustainability. By blending Islamic ethics with modern ecology, the QBG offers a model for faith-based environmental stewardship, one that addresses climate vulnerability, water scarcity, and biodiversity loss in the Gulf region. On 12 March 2026, Zenia Henriksen (

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/quranic-gardens-where-faith-meets-environmental-action - 2026-05-19

Read the director’s message, explore the latest research news, discover upcoming events, and browse our recent publications. Read CMES newsletter here.CMES is pleased to announce a new Call for Project Proposals. We will fund 1–2 new research projects running from 2026 to 2029.  This is an exciting opportunity to develop innovative research within Middle Eastern studies in a dynamic, interdiscipli

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-56 - 2026-05-19

New article published in Scientific Reports by CMES researcher Filippo Verre, Ronny Berndtsson and Hossein Hashemi.  Read the full article here (External Link)AbstractWater scarcity is a dynamic condition influenced by a variety of factors, including environmental variables but also political, economic, technological, and social variables. This research reflects the intersection of natural resourc

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/redefining-water-scarcity-through-integrated-water-strategic-resilience-index-amid-climate-and - 2026-05-19

Drylands are often portrayed as hotspots for climate-driven conflict, but this narrative risks oversimplifying their complex realities. In a new article in Cambridge Prisms: Drylands, CMES researcher Lina Eklund critically examines the climate-conflict link in Syria. Read the article here (External link)AbstractDrylands account for a disproportionate share of the world’s armed conflicts, a pattern

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/drylands-frontlines-adaptation-shift-away-climate-conflict-narrative - 2026-05-19

In her new book Agonistic Memory and Peace, Lisa Strömbom, Deputy Director of CMES, explores how contested memories in Colombia, Israel-Palestine, and Northern Ireland can become tools for dialogue and peace. Download the book as open access hereThe book Investigates memory initiatives in three of the world’s hardest to solve conflicts and how they can be invested with more constructive dynamicsAg

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/agonistic-memory-and-peace - 2026-05-19

Today we celebrated Nowruz, the Persian new year at CMES. Text: Rafah BarhoumNowruz, meaning "new day" in Persian, is an ancient, 3,000-year-old festival marking the Iranian New Year and the spring equinox (March 20/21). Celebrating rebirth and the great victory of light over darkness, it is honored by over 300 million people across the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Caucasus.Haft Sin هفت سين 

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/nowruz-celebration-cmes - 2026-05-19

New Study by CMES Researcher Sinem Kavak: How Climate Change Shapes the Lives of Migrant Farmworkers. Read the article here (External link).HighlightsExamines climate change vulnerability of migrant farmworkers through a critical political economy lens. Synthesises a decade of qualitative data from multiple regions and historicises agri-labour migration in Turkey. Moves beyond hazard-based studies

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/agri-labour-mobility-changing-climate-systems-approach-vulnerability-and-precarity-among-migrant - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In January-February 2020, three researchers affiliated with CMES travelled to Khartoum, Sudan for the official kick-off seminar and workshop of a 3-year project that is funded by the Swedish Research Council (VR), FORMAS and SIDA and entitled: "Resilience in Urban Sudan (RUS): An Interdisciplinary Spatial and Temporal

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-affiliated-researchers-launch-climate-research-project-sudan - 2026-05-19

In a new article for The Conversation, CMES researcher Hossein Hashemi reveals how climate change is reshaping Saharan dust storms and their growing impact on Europe. Read the full article: (External link. The Conversation)Saharan dust storms are a natural phenomenon, often experienced in southern Europe, but climate change is altering their intensity, frequency, and paths, with growing consequenc

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/climate-change-altering-saharan-dust-and-europe-downwind - 2026-05-19

Cowritten by CMES researcher Mo Hamza, this article sheds light on the often-overlooked human work that makes so‑called intelligent machines function. Read the full article here: External link to The Loop.Artificial intelligence is frequently presented as autonomous, efficient and almost frictionless. In The invisible labour behind “intelligent” machines, the authors challenge this narrative by sh

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/invisible-labour-behind-intelligent-machines - 2026-05-19

New article co-written by CMES researcher Torsten Janson. In the academic article Stirring Up the Ashes: Exhibiting the Great Fire of Smyrna in the Context of Turkish Politics of Memory, the authors examine how one of the most traumatic events in the late Ottoman period continues to shape historical narratives and public memory today. Focusing on museum exhibitions and commemorative practices, the

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/stirring-ashes-exhibiting-great-fire-smyrna-context-turkish-politics-memory - 2026-05-19

Read the director’s message, explore the latest research news, discover upcoming events, and browse our recent publications. Read CMES newsletter here.Spring is slowly transforming the lawns across Lund into brilliant shades of blue as early flowers come into bloom, also around the Forsman Villa, home to researchers at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies.  Another clear sign of the seas

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-59 - 2026-05-19