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CMES Regional Outlook: The Fall of the Assad Regime: Challenges and Opportunities for Rojava
This Regional Outlook by CMES Researcher Pinar Dinc focuses on the recent political developments in Syria and the implications for Rojava.
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News from CMES
7 Mar 2025 | News
Full House at Lund City Library for CMES Lecture with Cecilia Uddén
625 people gathered at Lund City Library for a highly anticipated CMES lecture by Cecilia Uddén, Middle East correspondent for Swedish Radio.
25 Mar 2025 | News
Traditional Nowruz Celebrations at CMES
On 19 March, CMES staff and students came together to celebrate Nowruz, the Iranian New Year.
24 Mar 2025 | News
On Creation, Nature, and the Ethical Self: A Comparative Analysis of Ikhwān al-Ṣafā, al-Rāghib al-Iṣfahānī, and Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī
CMES Researcher Sami Al-Daghistani has written an article for Brill’s Studies in Islamic Ethics on creation, nature, and the ethical self.
21 Mar 2025 | News
CMES Research Seminar: Reimagining History, Rethinking Sudan
Noah Salomon (University of Virginia) visited CMES for a research seminar on Sudan.
12 Mar 2025 | News
Regional Outlook Series Now Available in Arabic
CMES has now launched the Regional Outlook Series in Arabic, making expert analyses on the MENA region more accessible to a wider audience.
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