New research from Prof. Akbarzadeh, Dr Laoutides, Dr Gourley and Dr. Ahmed has been published in Ethnic and Racial Studies. Link here.

On Nov. 18 Prof. Akbarzadeh provides some insight on citizenship, multiculturalism and integration at the FECCA. See link here.

On Nov. 12 Prof. Shahram Akbarzadeh contributed toward News.com.au article ‘Iran ramps up its nuclear capabilities as tensions with the US escalate’. Read full article here.

Between 14-17 Nov, Dr. David Tittensor presented his paper ‘The Understated Islam of Ms. Marvel and the Issue of Relatability’ at the annual MESA Meeting was held in New Orleans, Louisiana.

On Nov. 9 Dr. Zahid Shahab Ahmed offered his thoughts on regional peace and stability in the Kartarpur Corridor on SBS News (Urdu language).  See link here.

Durham University has issued a call for papers for their upcoming conference: ‘Discursive Challenges: Power, State Legitimacy and Counternarratives in the Arab World’ from 9-11 June 2020. Abstracts and proposals are due 17 January 2020.  Further details can be found here.

On Oct 31 the Middle East Studies Forum in conjunction with Australian Institute of International Affairs celebrated the much anticipated launch of Dr. Dara Conduit’s new book, The Muslim Brotherhood in Syria!

On Nov 2. Dr. Dara Conduit was interviewed on Saturday Extra (Radio National). Catch the full interview here.

On Nov. 1 the MESF team held their much-anticipated symposium ‘The Islamic Republic of Iran at 40’. See link for a full wrap up of the symposium events