Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed attended the first meeting of UNESCO officials and civil society experts on ‘Preventing Violent Extremism through Education’ in Paris on March 30-31.
What does the increased number of women in Iran’s council elections mean? (Persian)
Read MESF PhD candidate Azadeh Davachi’s latest work on Iran’s municipal elections on BBC Persian.
Turkey on the verge of democide as referendum looms
New work in The Conversation by MESF PhD candidate Tezcan Gumus. Read the piece here.
How Erdogan makes EU opprobrium work in his favour
Read Professor Ihsan Yilmaz’s latest in the Lowy Institute’s The Interpreter on Turkish-EU relations here.
Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed interviewed on SBS Punjabi
Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed spoke to SBS Punjabi about terrorism and democracy in Pakistan. Listen to the interview in Punjabi or read the transcript in English here.
Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed interviewed on SBS Urdu
Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed was interviewed on SBS Urdu radio on peace education against extremism. Listen here.
Rethinking Australias position on Israeli settlements
Read Shahram Akbarzadeh and Dara Conduit’s latest in Australian Outlook here.
Why Assad’s military gains don’t translate to success in Syrian peace talks
New work by MESF Associate Research Fellow Dara Conduit in The Conversation Global on the failed Geneva IV Syrian peace talks. View the piece here.
Iran’s Rouhani may be given second chance
Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh has published a new piece in Australian Outlook. View the full text here.
MESF hosts workshop on Opposition in the Middle East
On March 6, academics from Australia and New Zealand attended a MESF workshop on Opposition in the Middle East. Read about the event here.