What's on in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies. This page may take slightly longer to load; please bear with us. Upcoming events Search Tags Asian StudiesCeltic and Scottish StudiesEnglish and Scottish LiteratureEuropean Languages and CulturesFilm and IntermedialityFrench and Francophone StudiesGermanIslamic and Middle Eastern StudiesItalianLife at LLCMeet our graduatesPostgraduateResearchRussianScandinavian StudiesSpanish, Portuguese and Latin American StudiesTeachingThe Alwaleed CentreTranslation StudiesUndergraduate Event date Date from Date to Jan 26 2026 17.15 - 18.30 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Azza El Hassan Join us for a hybrid seminar by Professor Azza El Hassan (Doha Institute for Graduate Studies - Qatar) exploring the role of visual objects as they alter and change through exposure to colonial violence. Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Further information Feb 02 2026 17.15 - 18.30 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Pietro Stefanini Join us for a hybrid seminar by Dr Pietro Stefanini (University of Edinburgh) in which he will discuss tracing a genealogy of the relationship between humanitarianism and settler colonialism, from the period of British imperial rule in Palestine to present-day. Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Further information Feb 09 2026 17.15 - 18.30 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Raad Khair Allah Join us for a hybrid seminar by Dr Raad Khair Allah (University of Edinburgh) examining the cultural and intellectual labour of Palestinian women in the Western diaspora, and the ways in which it is often overlooked. Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Further information Feb 23 2026 17.15 - 18.30 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: book discussion Join us for a hybrid seminar discussing the book 'Palestine and the Western Academe: Fighting the Exception, Defending Epistemic Justice' with book co-editor Dr Nicola Perugini and several book contributors. Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Further information Mar 09 2026 17.15 - 18.30 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Anastasia Valassopoulos and Ruth Abou Rached Join us for a hybrid seminar by Professor Anastasia Valassopoulos (University of Manchester) and Dr Ruth Abou Rached (University of Manchester), who will, respectively, give presentations on the visual culture of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and hi/stories of Palestine as future memory. Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Further information Mar 18 2026 17.15 - 18.30 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Reem Kelani Join us for a hybrid performative lecture by Reem Kelani (singer, composer, and musicologist) that aims to trace a spatio-temporal mapping of dispossession and migration through interactive call-and-response activities with the audience. Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Further information Mar 23 2026 17.15 - 18.30 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Rik Janssen and Reem Al-Sada Join us for a hybrid seminar by Rik Janssen and Reem Al-Sada, two IMES PhD candidates, who will respectively give presentations on foreign observations of Ottoman archery, and the proliferation of religious theological ideas across the Arabian Peninsula and Indian Ocean world. Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Further information Previously . . . Browse our archive for a curated selection of past events You may also be interested in . . . What's on in the Alwaleed Centre, Edinburgh - part of a unique network of Centres at prestigious universities around the world This article was published on 2024-08-13
