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Thursday Seminars (formerly Friday Seminars)
The Middle East Centre at St Antony’s College regularly hosts guest speakers on Thursdays during term time. Our events are open to the public and are held in the Investcorp Lecture Theatre, St Antony’s College, 62 Woodstock Road.
Our events are usually audio recorded and the edited audio recording is made available later during the academic year on our University of Oxford Middle East Centre podcast series (accessibility features will be available):podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/middle-east-centre
We hope you enjoy Middle East Centre Thursday Seminar Series. Follow the activities of our Middle East Centre by signing up to receive our weekly newsletter: mec@sant.ox.ac.uk
Type: Seminar Series
Series organiser:
Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Timing: 5pm on Thursdays during Term
Web Address:
https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/index.php/series/middle-east-centre
Organising department: Middle East Centre
Talks:
Thursday 19 February 2026
BOOK TALK: Order and Region Making in the Middle East
Date: 19 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Professor Simon Mabon (Lancaster University)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Raihan Ismail (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Thursday 26 February 2026
FILM SCREENING: The Conspiracy: Assassination in Beirut
Date: 26 February 2026, 17:00 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Dan Clifton (Independent Writer/Director),
Michael Taylor (Independent Investigations/Police Consultant)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organisers:
Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford),
Middle East Centre
Host:
Professor Eugene Rogan (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Thursday 12 March 2026
Decolonizing Security Studies - a North African perspective
Date: 12 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Professor Nizar Messari (Al Akhawayn University)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Michael Willis (St Antony's College)
Editors:
Caroline Davis,
Jennie Williams
