Book Talks

This series features talks from authors who have recently published books on the Middle East.
Type: Seminar Series
Series organiser: Middle East Centre
Timing: Usually 5pm on Tuesdays during Term
Web Address: https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/middle-east-centre-booktalk
Organising department: Middle East Centre

Talks:

Thursday 21 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

God's Man in Iraq: The Life and Leadership of Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani
Date: 21 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Sajad Jiyad
Venue: 68 Woodstock Road, Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom, Kirdar Building, 68 Woodstock Road
Organisers: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford), Middle East Centre
Host: Professor Raihan Ismail (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Friday 22 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Writing Middle Eastern lives: biography in modern Arab history
Date: 22 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Friday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: Professor Sonja Mejcher-Atassi (American University of Beirut), Professor Marilyn Booth (Magdalen College, Oxford), Dr Peter Hill (Northumbria University)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Middle East Centre, Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Eugene Rogan (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Editors: Caroline Davis, Jennie Williams