Those who missed Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed’s August talk titled ‘Captain’s Knock: Can Imran Khan Deliver for Pakistan?’ in Sydney can now read Nicole King’s summary of the event.
Latest Peace Insight Peace Dispatch Released
Peace Insight has released its latest Peace Dispatch, including a contribution from Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed on Pakistan. Read it here.
Dr Dara Conduit to discuss Syria at the AIIA
Dr Dara Conduit will be discussing the Syrian conflict at the AIIA on October 16. Tickets are available here.
Armenian Christians in Iran: Ethnicity, Religion and Identity in the Islamic Republic
Dr James Barry has published his new book on Armenian Christians in Iran with Cambridge University Press. The book can be purchased here.
Book Review: The Legacy of Iraq
A/Prof Ben Isakhan’s edited volume The Legacy of Iraq has received a favourable review from Dr Tristan Dunning in Australian Outlook. Read the review here.
After the big protests in Basra, what’s next?
A/Prof Ben Isakhan and Pete Mulherin have published an OpEd in The Washington Post. Read the full text here.
Shi’i division over the Iraqi state
A/Prof Ben Isakhan and Pete Mulherin have published a new paper in the British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies on the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq. Read the full text here.
Preventing of Violent Extremism through Education (PVE-E) in South and SE Asia
New review of Dr Niamat Ibrahimi’s book
Dr Niamat Ibrahimi’s book The Hazaras and the Afghan State: Rebellion, Exclusion and Struggle for Recognition (Hurst, 2017) was reviewed by Bijan Omrani in Asian Affairs. Read the review here.
Shepparton most accepting community of Muslims in country, study
Prof Ishan Yilmaz and Dr James Barry’s latest research on community cohesion found that the regional city of Shepparton is ‘a welcoming and cohesive community.’ Read about their findings in the Shepparton News.