The Orient-Institute Beirut is holding a conference on “Left-Wing Trends in the Arab World (1948-1979): Bringing Transnational Back in” from 12-13 December 2016. The Call for Proposals is open until 26 June 2016. The programme is available here.… Read more
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Rethinking Social Movements in the Digital Age: Activism, Dissent and Rebellion in the Post-Arab Spring
The Orient-Institut Beirut is holding a conference on the 29 July 2016 on “Rethinking Social Movements in the Digital Age: Activism, Dissent and Rebellion in the Post-Arab Spring”. The Call for Proposals is open until 8 May 2016.… Read more
East Meets West: Western Psychology in Dialogue with Islamic Mysticism
The Orient-Institute Beirut and the American University of Beirut are holding a workshop on 11-12 July 2016 on the topic “East Meets West: Western Psychology in Dialogue with Islamic Mysticism”. The programme will be added once it is available.… Read more
War and Peace in Islam
The North American Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies is holding a conference on 8 October 2016 on “War and Peace in Islam”. The programme will be added once it is available.… Read more
Communication and Conflict: Iraq and Syria
The SOAS is holding a one-day conference on 7 May 2016 on “Communication and Conflict: Iraq and Syria”.
Core Topics are:
- Mediation of the Islamic State war
- Propaganda and public diplomacy
- Narrative, image, subjectivities
- Visual conflicts
- Mediated violence
- Forced
Research in Times of Change and Uncertainty: Europe, the Middle East, and Beyond
The Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies and the Politics Department of the University of Exeter are holding a conference on “Research in Times of Change and Uncertainty: Europe, the Middle East, and Beyond” from 23-24 May 2016. The … Read more
Shia Minorities in the Contemporary World: Migration, Transnationalism and Multilocality
The University of Chester is holding a conference on “Shia Minorities in the Contemporary World: Migration, Transnationalism and Multilocality” from 20-21 May 2016. Registration is free and available until 1 May 2016.
Programme:
Day 1: Friday 20 May
09:00