From the migration of Lebanese migrants to the Americas in the 19th century, to the mass movements of North Africans to France in the 20th century, to the displacement of millions of Palestinian, Syrian and Iraqi refugees in more recent … Read more
Tag Archives: Iraq
Internationale Konferenz: “Reconstructing Neighborhoods of War”
The conference discusses comparatively the reconstruction of cities of war through the lens of neighborhood relations in different spaces and times.
Reconstructing neighborhoods destroyed in war involves two aspects which are both interrelated and interdependent:
From the technical perspective issues … Read more
“Trauma” – the Latest Issue of the META-Journal
The open access journal META (Middle East – Topics & Arguments) has published its issue 10-2018 entitled “Trauma”. The editorial describes it as follows:… Read more
“Reconstructing Neighborhoods of War” – Conference of the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB)
Workshop on Emergent Spheres of the Secular in Colonial Asia
The Research Group “Multiple Secularities – Beyond the West, Beyond Modernities” is hosting a ‘Workshop on Emergent Spheres of the Secular in Colonial Asia‘ from 26-28 September 2017. To attend, please register until 15 September via Mail to … Read more
Rebuilding War Societies: Challenges and Perspectives
The University of Basrah is hosting a conference titled ‘Rebuilding War Societies: Challenges and Perspectives‘ from 17-21 November 2017. The Call for Papers is open until 15 August 2017. You can find the full CfP here.… Read more
Women’s involvement in peace, security and transition processes in the Arab world
The Beirut office of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation is hosting a conference on ‘Women’s involvement in peace, security and transition processes in the Arab world‘ from 16-18 November 2017. The Call for Papers is open until 15 July … Read more