Published 7 March 2025 625 people gathered at Lund City Library for a highly anticipated CMES lecture by Cecilia Uddén, Middle East correspondent for Swedish Radio. On 6 March, CMES, in collaboration with Lund City Library, hosted a public lecture with award-winning journalist Cecilia Uddén, Middle East Correspondent for Swedish Radio. Part of the CMES Research Seminar Series, the event focused on

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/full-house-lund-city-library-cmes-lecture-cecilia-udden - 2025-07-09

Published 10 March 2025 Read the February CMES Newsletter about upcoming events, recent research activities, and new publications. The CMES Newsletter offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of Middle Eastern research. It is distributed regularly to a diverse audience of scholars, both within Lund University and beyond. Each issue features:Message From the DirectorLatest Research NewsUpcomi

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-49 - 2025-07-09

Published 12 March 2025 Photo: Raya Sharbain (CC BY-SA 4.0). CMES has now launched the Regional Outlook Series in Arabic, making expert analyses on the MENA region more accessible to a wider audience. The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) is delighted to announce that our Regional Outlook Series is now available in Arabic, with translations by Rafah Barhoum, Language Training Exper

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/regional-outlook-series-now-available-arabic - 2025-07-09

Published 21 March 2025 Noah Salomon (University of Virginia) visited CMES for a research seminar on Sudan. On Thursday 20 March, CMES welcomed Noah Salomon (University of Virginia) for the research seminar "Reimagining History, Rethinking Sudan". The seminar focused on Sudan and how the ancient history of the country was used in Sudan's 2018-2019 revolution. Noah Salomon is Associate professor in

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-research-seminar-reimagining-history-rethinking-sudan - 2025-07-09

Published 24 March 2025 CMES Researcher Sami Al-Daghistani has written an article for Brill’s Studies in Islamic Ethics on creation, nature, and the ethical self. On Creation, Nature, and the Ethical Self: A Comparative Analysis of Ikhwān al-Ṣafā, al-Rāghib al-Iṣfahānī, and Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī, Brill’s Studies in Islamic Ethics, February 2025AbstractIn this paper, I examine ideas on creation, nat

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/creation-nature-and-ethical-self-comparative-analysis-ikhwan-al-safa-al-raghib-al-isfahani-and-abu - 2025-07-09

Published 25 March 2025 On 19 March, CMES staff and students came together to celebrate Nowruz, the Iranian New Year. Celebrating Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, has become a cherished annual tradition at CMES. On March 19, CMES staff and students gathered at Finngatan to mark the arrival of spring with delicious Iranian cuisine and cultural celebration.Participants had the opportunity to learn abou

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/traditional-nowruz-celebrations-cmes - 2025-07-09

By pinar [dot] dinc [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Pinar Dinc) - published 27 March 2025 This CMES Regional Outlook by Pinar Dinc focuses on the recent political developments in Turkey. Recent events over the past week have dramatically shaken the political landscape in Turkey. The mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, a prominent political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was stripped of his u

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-rising-tide-dissent-turkey-call-democracy-and-justice - 2025-07-09

Published 28 March 2025 CMES scholars gathered for a productive and insightful research retreat on writing research applications. Eighteen CMES scholars gathered at the MaryHill Estate, just outside Glumslöv, for a two-day research retreat focused on fostering collaboration and sharing valuable lessons in writing research applications.Throughout the retreat, participants discussed different types

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-research-retreat-art-writing-successful-research-applications - 2025-07-09

Published 31 March 2025 CMES Researcher Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored an article for Journal of Hazardous Materials about drinking water quality and pollution sources near a mine in Iran. AbstractWater sources near mining regions are often susceptible to contamination from toxic elements. This study employs machine learning  techniques to evaluate drinking water quality and identify pollution s

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/assessment-drinking-water-quality-and-identifying-pollution-sources-chromite-mining-region - 2025-07-09

Published 31 March 2025 Application deadline: 19 May 2025. We are looking for a historian holding a doctoral degree and specialising in Middle Eastern history who is at the beginning of their career. This is a 4 year fixed-term position.The successful candidate will divide their time between The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) and the Department of History. The Department of Hist

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/job-opening-associate-senior-lecturer-history-specialisation-middle-eastern-history - 2025-07-09

Published 1 April 2025 A recent CMES workshop aimed to explore how the Gulf States have been responding to regional crises. Last week, on March 25-26, CMES hosted an engaging workshop at The Old Bishop's House in Lund, Sweden. The theme of the event was “Regionalisation of Crisis Response: Political Shifts and Humanitarian Priorities of the Gulf States”, and it brought together 16 participants fro

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-workshop-explores-regionalisation-crisis-response-gulf-states - 2025-07-09

Published 2 April 2025 Read the March CMES Newsletter about upcoming events, recent research activities, and new publications. The CMES Newsletter offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of Middle Eastern research. It is distributed regularly to a diverse audience of scholars, both within Lund University and beyond. Each issue features:Message From the DirectorLatest Research NewsUpcoming E

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-50 - 2025-07-09

Published 3 April 2025 CMES Researcher Pinar Dinc has co-edited a new book about Turkey and its unresolved issues. The Republic of Turkey and its Unresolved Issues: 100 Years and BeyondEditors: Pinar Dinc and Olga Selin HünlerThe book is now available as an open access publication and can be read here.About Pinar DincPinar Dinc has a PhD in Political Science from the Department of Government at th

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/republic-turkey-and-its-unresolved-issues-100-years-and-beyond - 2025-07-09

Published 7 April 2025 CMES Researcher Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored an article for PLOS One. "Enhancement of standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index predictions by machine learning based on regression and soft computing for Iran’s arid and hyper–arid region"IntroductionDrought is a climate risk that affects access to safe water, crop development, ecological stability, and food prod

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/improving-drought-forecasting-irans-arid-regions-using-machine-learning-and-soft-computing - 2025-07-09

Published 9 April 2025 CMES Researcher Lina Eklund and the collaboration Decentralised Damage Mapping Group have been granted a prestigious award by the European Space Agency. The European Space Agency's Earth Observation Excellence Award is presented annually to early-career researchers, in recognition of outstanding contributions to scientific advancement and innovation using Earth observation d

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/lina-eklund-wins-european-space-agencys-earth-observation-excellence-award - 2025-07-09

Published 24 February 2017 On 14 March 2017, 16.15-18.00 The Network for Asian Studies' (Asianettverket) at University of Oslo will hold its Annual Lecture 2017: "Rebellion and Repression in China, 1966-1969". Venue: Morgenstiernes hus, Arne Næss auditorium, Blindern, Oslo. This year, Andrew G. Walder from Stanford University offers new insights into the Cultural Revolution in China. In the first

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/oslo-annual-lecture - 2025-07-09

Published 2 February 2017 On 23 June 2017 the Conference "Subaltern Women’s Narratives: Subversion, Resilience, and Shifting Responses" will be held at the University of Sheffield, Uk. Abstract deadline is 23 April. This conference aims to look at the material histories and lives of subaltern women. In her 1988 essay ‘Can the Subaltern Speak?’, Gayatri Spivak extends the definition of the ‘subalte

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sheffield-conference-subaltern-womens-narratives - 2025-07-09

Published 1 February 2017 The book "Sri Lanka: The Struggle for Peace in the Aftermath of War" edited by Amarnath Amarasingam and Daniel Bass was recently published. The paperback is now available from Hurst in the UK and Oxford University Press in the US. Even though Sri Lanka’s protracted civil war came to a bloody conclusion in May 2009, prospects for a sustainable peace remain uncertain. The S

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-book-post-war-sri-lanka - 2025-07-09

Published 3 February 2017 The University of San Francisco Center for Asia Pacific Studies is pleased to announce a call for papers for the fall 2017 issue of Asia Pacific Perspectives. The issue will explore the varied interpretations of masculine identity across Asia. Deadline is 3 April. This issue will provide a forum for exchange of the latest research on both historical and contemporary const

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-fall-issue-asia-pacific-perspectives - 2025-07-09

Published 4 February 2017 Three conferences will be held in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and the United Kingdom supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Independent Social Research Foundation (ISRF) in 2017 and 2018. The name is "Comparative Peacebuilding in Asia - Liberal and Illiberal Transitions from Ethnic Conflict and Authoritarianism". This series of three conferences see

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/conference-comparative-peacebuilding-asia - 2025-07-09