Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh has published a new paper in the Springer Handbook of Contemporary Islam and Muslim Lives on Islamism in Central Asia. Access it here.
MESF researchers discuss the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal
MESF hosted a public panel event on May 23 at which Iran researchers Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh and Dr Dara Conduit discussed the future of the Iran nuclear deal. Read more.
A/Prof Ben Isakhan quoted by SBS
A/Prof Ben Isakhan was quoted in an article published by SBS titled ‘Who are the Yazidis and why are they persecuted?’ Read the full article.
The Manipulation of Social, Cultural and Religious Values in Socially Mediated Terrorism
Ben Isakhan has co-authored a new paper in Religions on the way that IS and Hizb ut-Tahrir Indonesia manipulate conflicting social, cultural and religious values as part of their socially mediated terrorism. Read it here.
Prof Totman presents on Teaching Politics and International Relations panel
A/Prof Sally Totman Marshall gave a paper on the Deakin Polis network’s Teaching Politics and International Relations panel, to discuss teaching challenges, best practices and innovative teaching methodologies. Details here.
Professor Akbarzadeh interviewed by ABC The World Today
Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh was interviewed by the ABC’s The World Today program on Iran. Listen to the transcript here.
Professor Akbarzadeh quoted by Argentinian newspaper Infobae (Spanish)
Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh was quoted on the Iran nuclear deal by the Argentinian newspaper Infobae. Read the article here.
A/Prof Benjamin Isakhan interviewed on the ABC
Associate Professor Benjamin Isakhan was interviewed on ABC’s The World Today on the Iraqi elections. Listen to the interview.
Rouhani in an Uphill Battle to Save the Deal
Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh has published new writing in Australian Outlook on the Iranian nuclear deal. Read the piece here.