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The Middle East Studies Forum (MESF) is a leading centre of scholarship on the Middle East at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation at Deakin University. MESF hosts world-class projects and scholarship in the field of Middle East and Central Asian studies and languages.

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With Iran purportedly capable of making a nuclear bomb in a matter of months, what will its leaders do next?

Amin Naeni published an opinion article in The Conversation.  It can be found here

April 14, 2023
Congratulations to Prof Ihsan Yilmaz on his new ARC success
December 6, 2022
Great congratulation to Prof Benjamin Isakhan

Congratulations to Prof Benjamin Isakhan for being named Australia’s Leading Researcher in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies in the The Australian annual research report.

November 29, 2022
The Top Institution For Middle East And Islamic Studies Research

MESF Ranked as The Top Institution For Middle East And Islamic Studies Research In Australia In 2022 again

November 22, 2022
Congratulations Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed

Congratulations to Dr Zahid Shahab’s well_ deserved promotion To Senior Research Fellow.

November 7, 2022
The Islamic Republic of Iran: Is this the end?

Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh spoke at the Australian Institute of International Affairs Victoria (AIIA) in a webinar in partnership with MESF at 6:00 pm 8th of November. More info here

November 7, 2022

Events

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May
2023
Digital Activism in Authoritarian Contexts

Digital Activism in Authoritarian Contexts

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11
May
2023
A Violent Nexus: Religious Fundamentalism, Exclusionary Nationalism, and the Taliban

A Violent Nexus: Religious Fundamentalism, Exclusionary Nationalism, and the Taliban

Dr Niamatullah Ibrahimi

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27
March
2023
Everyday Choices: The Role of Competing Authorities and Social Institutions in Politics and Development

Everyday Choices: The Role of Competing Authorities and Social Institutions in Politics and Development

Prof Ellen Lust

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05
December
2022
The Middle East in Transition

The Middle East in Transition

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02
June
2022
Satire and the State in Saudi Arabia

Satire and the State in Saudi Arabia

Dr Jessie Moritz (Australian National University)

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27
May
2022
MESF Celebrates Ph.D. Completion

MESF Celebrates Ph.D. Completion

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