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2 Apr 2025
Read the Latest CMES Newsletter (#50)
Read the March CMES Newsletter about upcoming events, recent research activities, and new publications.
1 Apr 2025
CMES Workshop Explores Regionalisation of Crisis Response in the Gulf States
A recent CMES workshop aimed to explore how the Gulf States have been responding to regional crises.
31 Mar 2025
Job Opening: Associate Senior Lecturer in History with Specialisation in Middle Eastern History
Application deadline: 19 May 2025.
31 Mar 2025
Assessment of Drinking Water Quality and Identifying Pollution Sources in a Chromite Mining Region
CMES Researcher Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored an article for Journal of Hazardous Materials.
28 Mar 2025
CMES Research Retreat: The Art of Writing Successful Research Applications
CMES scholars gathered for a productive and insightful research retreat on writing research applications.
27 Mar 2025
CMES Regional Outlook: The Rising Tide of Dissent in Turkey: A Call for Democracy and Justice
This CMES Regional Outlook by Pinar Dinc focuses on the recent political developments in Turkey.
25 Mar 2025
Traditional Nowruz Celebrations at CMES
On 19 March, CMES staff and students came together to celebrate Nowruz, the Iranian New Year.
24 Mar 2025
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
CMES Research Seminar: Reimagining History, Rethinking Sudan
Noah Salomon (University of Virginia) visited CMES for a research seminar on Sudan.
12 Mar 2025
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.
10 Mar 2025
Read the Latest CMES Newsletter (#49)
Read the February CMES Newsletter about upcoming events, recent research activities, and new publications.
7 Mar 2025
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.
6 Mar 2025
PKK Leader’s Call to Disarm Fuels Hope for End to Kurdish Conflict – But Peace Is Not Imminent
CMES Researcher Pinar Dinc has written an article for The Conversation about the recent developments in the conflict between Turkey and PKK.
3 Mar 2025
Exploring Arabic Culture Through Food at CMES
CMES hosted an interactive event where Arabic language students explored food traditions while expanding their vocabulary and cultural knowledge.
28 Feb 2025
CMES Call for Project Proposals 2025
Application deadline: 2 May 2025.
27 Feb 2025
Evaluating War-Induced Damage to Agricultural Land in the Gaza Strip Since October 2023
CMES researcher Lina Eklund has co-authored an article published in Science of Remote Sensing.
25 Feb 2025
Come Work With Us! Student Internships at CMES Spring 2025
CMES will offer several part-time internships for Lund University students during the spring of 2025.
25 Feb 2025
Upcoming CMES Public Lecture: Award-Winning Middle East Correspondent Cecilia Uddén
Welcome to a public lecture with Middle East correspondent Cecilia Uddén (Swedish Radio) on the dramatic developments in the Middle East.
21 Feb 2025
CMES Public Lecture with Aron Lund: Syria After the Assads
Aron Lund from the Swedish Defence Research Agency visited CMES for a public lecture on the future of Syria.
19 Feb 2025
Echoes of Empire: Nationalism and Identity in the Late Ottoman Era (1898-1918)
CMES researcher Filippo Verre has published a new book exploring nationalism and identity in the Late Ottoman Era