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Developments in Jordan |
An explanation and discussion of the modern history and recent political developments in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. |
Piotr Schulkes, Guy Fiennes, Matthew Smith |
20 Apr 2022 |
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Creative Commons |
Religion |
Madawi al-Rasheed speaking on ‘Islamic Reform in Saudi Arabia between “the Violence of the Minority and the Apathy of the Majority”. Pascal Menoret speaking on ‘Graveyard of Clerics’. |
Madawi al-Rasheed, Pascal Menoret, Faisal Devji, Usaama al-Azami |
02 Mar 2022 |
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2022 New Year’s Episode |
The entire Almanac team gets together to discuss what they believe was the most important event in the region over the past year, something they are watching for in the region in 2022, and their favorite book on the Middle East. |
Piotr Schulkes, Guy Fiennes, Isabella Cibelli Du Terroil, Oliver Franks |
17 Jan 2022 |
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The New Populist nationalism in Saudi Arabia |
Madawi Al-Rasheed (KCL and LSE), author of Salman’s Legacy: The Dilemmas of a New Era in Saudi Arabia (2018) and Ben Hubbard (The New York Times), author of MBS: The Rise to Power of MBS (2020) give a talk for the Middle East Centre Friday Seminar Series. |
Madawi al-Rasheed, Ben Hubbard |
17 Nov 2020 |
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The Kafala System |
Hajar Meddah, Felix Walker and Piotr Schulkes discuss the Middle East’s controversial Kafala system, that allows employers to exploit workers and undermine their rights without breaking the law. |
Hajar Meddah, Felix Walker, Piotr Schulkes |
28 Sep 2020 |
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The Saudi Arabia of Muhammad bin Salman: How Much Change? |
Professor Gregory Gause (Head of International Affairs Department, The Bush School of Government and Public Service) gives a talk on Saudi Arabia crown prince Muhammad bin Salman. Introduced by Dr Toby Matthiesen (St. Antony's College, Oxford. |
Gregory Gause |
25 Feb 2020 |
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WRRS: Dancing with Words: Subverting the Master Narrative in Saudi Women’s Literature |
Dr Basma Al Mutlaq (School of Oriental and African Studies) gives a talk for the Middle East Centre seminar series called Women's Rights Research Seminars. |
Basma Al Mutlaq |
13 Nov 2017 |
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Creative Commons |
Contemporary Challenges for Political Islam |
Lecture delivered by Professor Tariq Ramadan (Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Middle East Centre) on 4th March 2016 at the Middle East Centre. |
Tariq Ramadan |
07 Mar 2016 |
