News
Tezcan Gümüş interviewed on RRR
MESF PhD Candidate Tezcan Gümüş was interviewed on 3RR radio on President Erdoğan’s fiery exchange with Prime Minister Scott Morrison in the aftermath of the Christchurch attack.
Professor Ihsan Yilmaz interviewed on ABC The World
Professor Ihsan Yilmaz was interviewed on ABC The World to discuss the Turkish Presidents comments that followed the Christchurch attack. Watch a short extract from the interview here.
Agency in action: young Muslim women and negotiating higher education in Australia
Dr Taghreed Jamal al-Deen has published a new paper in the British Journal of Sociology of Education. Read the full text here.
Millet Ethnicity: Islamized Armenians and Armenian Identity
Dr James Barry has published a chapter on Armenian identity in Firat Oruc’s new OUP volume titled Sites of Pluralism: Community Politics in the Middle East. Pre-order the volume here.
Cultural Cleansing and Iconoclasm under the Islamic State: Attacks on Yezidi and Christian Humans/Heritage
A/Prof Ben Isakhan, DrAntonio Gonzalez Zarandona and Dr Taghreed Jamal al-Deen published a chapter in Firat Oruc’s Sites of Pluralism: Community Politics in the Middle East (OUP). Pre-order the volume here.
Structural Violence and Terrorism in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan
Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed co-authored a new paper with Khan Zeb in Civil Wars on the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Read the full text here.
Dr Niamatullah Ibrahimi interviewed for SBS News
Dr Niamatullah Ibrahimi provided comments to the SBS News website on the Afghan peace process. The full article is available here.
The politics of integration: adjusting to new lives in host societies
Professor Michelle Pace published a Sirius new working paper on migrant and refugee integration. Read the full working paper here.
The Governance Deficit in the Middle East Region
MESF network member Professor Michelle Pace published a new chapter titled ‘The Governance Deficit in the Middle East Region’ in the new Routledge Handbook on Middle East Security. Further details are available here.
Middle East Studies Forum 2018 annual report
2018 was a busy year for the MESF team! Read our annual report to catch up on the highlights here.
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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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