Call for Papers: 2026 BRISMES Annual Conference Submissions are now open for the 2026 British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) Conference, co-hosted by the SOAS Middle East Institute on 23–25 June 2026.
SOAS statement on Manchester Synagogue terrorist attack We are shocked and extremely saddened to hear of the terrorist attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Greater Manchester today.
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Legal experts underscore death penalty's incompatibility with African human rights charter Experts at the SOAS Centre for Human Rights Law have contributed to a growing pool of evidence on the abolition of the death penalty in Africa, in a submission to the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights.
Wael Al-Dahdouh speaks at SOAS on journalism and survival in Gaza The distinguished Palestinian journalist addressed the SOAS Gallery, reflecting on his experience reporting from Gaza - balancing the demands of war journalism with the personal struggles of Gazan reporters.