Department: Middle East Centre
Talks:

Monday 29 April 2024 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

The United Nations and the Question of Palestine
Date: 29 April 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Monday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr. Ardi Imseis (Cambridge Centre for Palestine Studies)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Board Room
Organiser: MEC Administrator (St Anthonys College)
Host: Eugene Rogan (St Antony's College, Oxford)

Tuesday 7 May 2024 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

Reflections on Tunisian Women’s Continued Fight for Respect, Dignity and Rights
Date: 7 May 2024, 16:00 - 17:00 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Heba El-Shazli (George Mason University)
Venue Details: MEC Board Room
Organiser: Humeyra Biricik (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Maryam Alemzadeh (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Wednesday 8 May 2024 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

The Damascus Events Book Launch
Date: 8 May 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Eugene Rogan (St Antony's College, Oxford)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser: MEC Administrator (St Anthonys College)
Host: Eugene Rogan (St Antony's College, Oxford)

Monday 13 May 2024 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

The transformation of the Ottoman-Iranian boundaries at the “Idea of Iran” symposium
Date: 13 May 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Monday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Prof Sabri Ates (Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser: MEC Administrator (St Anthonys College)
Host: TBC

Tuesday 21 May 2024 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

Ali Mirsepassi will be in conversation with Stephanie Cronin about his new book "The Loneliest Revolution: A Mamoir of Solidarity and Struggle in Iran".
Date: 21 May 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Ali Mirsepassi (NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Dr Stephanie Cronin (St Antony's College)
Host: Dr Stephanie Cronin (St Antony's College)

Friday 31 May 2024 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa
Date: 31 May 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Friday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Malika Zeghal, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor in Contemporary Islamic Thought and Life (Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University)
Venue: 68 Woodstock Road, Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom
Organisers: TBA
Host: Professor Raihan Ismail (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Monday 3 June 2024 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

Screening the documentary film “Antoine the Fortunate” at Oxford
Date: 3 June 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Monday, 7th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser: MEC Administrator (St Anthonys College)
Host: TBC

Thursday 13 June 2024 (8th Week, Trinity Term)

Antonius Lecture
Date: 13 June 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 8th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Professor Amaney Jamal (Princeton University)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser: MEC Administrator (St Anthonys College)
Host: Eugene Rogan (St Antony's College, Oxford)

Friday 14 June 2024 (8th Week, Trinity Term)

Book launch
Date: 14 June 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Friday, 8th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Professor Janet Afray (University of California, Santa Barbara)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Board Room
Organiser: MEC Administrator (St Anthonys College)
Host: Stephanie Cronin (University of Oxford)