Centre for Palestine Studies News

The 2017 Middle East in London Photo Competition

Harness the power of photography and share your experiences from around the Middle East.

14th June 2017

LMEI marks SOAS Centenary with special day 'Celebrating Palestinian Culture & Community in London'

6th March 2017

2016 Middle East in London Photo Competition Winner Announced!

2nd December 2016

December 2016 - January 2017 Issue of The Middle East in London out now

The December 2016 - January 2017 issue of The Middle East in London, the bi-monthly magazine of the London Middle East Institute, is now available.

30th November 2016

October-November SOAS Centenary Special Issue of The Middle East in London Hits Newsstands

The October-November SOAS Centenary Special Issue of The Middle East in London, the bi-monthly magazine of the London Middle East Institute, is now available.

29th September 2016

SOAS statement on the deportation of SOAS academic Dr Adam Hanieh from Israel

16th September 2016

SOAS academic’s life and work subject of television documentary

Gilbert Achcar, Professor of Development Studies and International Relations at SOAS University of London, is the subject of a new two-part documentary on the Arabic television channel Al Araby.

25th August 2016

The 2016 Middle East in London Photo Competition

Harness the power of photography and share your experiences from around the Middle East.

22nd June 2016

SOAS’ London Middle East Institute hosts senior Palestinian universities delegation

The London Middle East Institute at SOAS University of London hosted a visiting delegation of twelve Vice Provosts and Deans from Palestinian universities across the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

25th February 2016

Suspended Accounts: Young Artist of the Year Award 2014 (YAYA14)

The Mosaic Rooms are launching a free exhibition of emerging Palestinian artists, and a series of related events. The exhibition is the first UK presentation of winners and finalists from the A.M. Qattan Foundations’ Young Artists of the Year Award (YAYA14).

11th January 2016

SOAS tops London institutions for teaching, according to students

Results of the 2015 National Student Survey (NSS), released today, show that students at SOAS, University of London are highly satisfied with ‘Teaching on my course,’ with an above average rating of 89%.

12th August 2015

The 2015 Middle East in London Photo Competition

Harness the power of photography and share your experiences from around the Middle East.

11th June 2015

The Second Annual CCLPS Postgraduate Conference, "From the Speech to the Act: Performativity on the Margins"

The Second Annual CCLPS Postgraduate Conference, From the Speech to the Act: Performativity on the Margins held on 13 June 2014 was a resounding success. Selected papers from the conference will be published in an upcoming issue of the SOAS Journal of Postgraduate Research. A podcast of the conference is also forthcoming.

13th June 2014

The SOAS Palestine Studies Book Series with I.B. Tauris

Dr Hassan Hakimian, Director of the London Middle East Institute (LMEI) at SOAS and Iradj Bagherzade, Chairman and Editorial Director of I.B.Tauris have announced an agreement to launch a new series of academic books relating to the history and contemporary world of Palestine.

22nd May 2014

Senior Palestinian historian addresses packed audience at SOAS for first annual lecture by Centre for Palestine Studies

Famous Palestinian historian, Professor Walid Khalidi, founder and director of the Institute for Palestine Studies (Beirut and Washington), gave a lecture earlier this month on ‘Palestine and Palestine Studies One Century since the First World War and the Balfour Declaration’ to a packed audience at SOAS, University of London, including two Arab ambassadors and several journalists.

19th March 2014