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Professor Akbarzadeh to speak at AIIA on Iran
Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh will give an invited talk on Tuesday June 19 on ‘Diplomatic Success or Defective Deal? Untangling the Iran Nuclear Plan’ at the Australian Institute of International Affairs. Details here.
‘People still believe in Syria’: Searching for a shattered nation
Dr Dara Conduit’s CAAR sponsored guest Zaki Mehchy received a write up in The Sydney Morning Herald. Read it here.
The Syrian Conflict: How it affects Economics, Health and Education
MESF/CAAR visiting speaker Zaki Mehchy spoke at Sydney Ideas on ‘The Syrian Conflict: How it affects Economics, Health and Education’ on June 12. Catch up with the audio recording.
Russia Doesn’t Solve Conflicts, It Silences Them
Read Dr Ibrahim Fraihat’s latest writing in Foreign Policy (with Leonid Issaev) on Russia’s involvement in the Middle East here.
Hewing a stone of hope out of Syria’s mountain of despair
MESF and CAAR’s visiting speaker Zaki Mehchy was interviewed by The Age’s Maher Mughrabi. Read the interview here.
Prof Fethi Mansouri interviewed for AAIMS
Professor Fethi Mansouri participated in a short video for the Australian Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies. Watch the video here.
MESF hosts the SCPR’s Zaki Mehchy
MESF’s Dr Dara Conduit received a grant from the Council for Australian-Arab Relations to bring the Syrian Centre for Policy Research’s Zaki Mehchy to Australia for a speaking tour. Read about his events and media here.
Dr Ibrahim Fraihat interviewed on al-Jazeera
MESF’s Dr Ibrahim Fraihat was interviewed on al-Jazeera’s Inside Story on the protests in Jordan. Watch the full program here.
The lure of Islamism in Central Asia
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.
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Destroying Mosul’s Great Mosque: Islamic State’s symbolic war to the end: Flickr user hélène veilleuxHassan Rouhani’s economic legacy may be his key to winning a second term: Mohammad Ali Marizad/Tasnim News Agency/Wikipedia
A second term for President Rouhani best for Iran and the world: Flickr user Mahinda Rajapaksa
The Politics of Women and Migration in the Global South: Flickr user fabulousfabs
Why the result of Turkey’s referendum is broadly unacceptable to so many: Flickr user bethanne9544
The masses have spoken, but not all hope is lost, for Turkey’s democracy: Flickr user Pi István Tóth.
MESF experts respond to Turkish referendum outcome: Flickr user AMISOM Public Information.
Kushner of Arabia: Can Trump’s Son-in-Law Figure out Iraq?: Flickr user Aaron Edwards
We have emboldened Assad to unleash new horrors: Flickr user delayed gratification
Turkey on the verge of democide as referendum looms: Flickr user bethanne9544
Rethinking Australia's position on Israeli settlements: Flickr user Truthout.org
Why Assad’s military gains don’t translate to success in Syrian peace talks: Flickr user Delayed gratification
Iran's Rouhani may be given second chance: Flickr user World Economic Forum
MESF hosts workshop on Opposition in the Middle East: Flickr user Gweneal Piaser
Deakin Arabic students return from Oman: Flickr user B.Y.
Iran reaps the benefits, as US and Saudi Flounder in ME: Flickr user Babak Fakhamzadeh
The Future of the Middle East: Flickr user Sarah_Ackerman
In Iran, where have all the promises of moderation gone?: Flickr user World Economic Forum
Is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad about to make a political comeback: Flickr user Presidencia de la República del Ecuador
Can SAARC Survive India and Pakistan's Squabbles?: Flickr user Gordon Dickson
South Asia’s emerging refugee crisis: Flickr user UNAMA News
Why have teachers and academics been targeted?: Flickr user Emory Maiden
Turkey’s almost coup and the need for perspective: Flickr user bethanne9544
Gulf Security and regional Dynamics: Flickr user Sam_Agnew
Democracy in Tunisia: Flickr user Maghrebia
Is Winter Coming? The Future of Democracy in Turkey: Flickr user Harold Litwiler
Hard times ahead for President Rouhani: Flickr user World Economic Forum
Five ways a Trump presidency would impact Australia – for the worse: Flickr user Michael Hogan
Iran: Pragmatist dealmakers in ascent: Image by Flickr user UNVIE U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna
Overcoming Sectarian Faultlines after the Arab Uprisings: Flickr user Enric Archivell
Increasing tensions with Saudi Arabia is bad news for Rouhani and reformist Iranians: Flickr user World Economic Forum
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