Aydin Ozcandan Aydın is a PhD Research Student in the Department of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics who specialises in Ottoman studies.
Changwei Huo Changwei received his undergraduate degree in 'International Relations and Politics' from 'Northumbria University at Newcastle', United Kingdom.
Dr Toufic Haddad Toufic Haddad holds a PhD from SOAS, University of London. He is co-author of Between the Lines: Israel, the Palestinians and the US War on Terror (2007) and previously worked as a journalist, editor and researcher in Jerusalem, including for different UN bodies.
Mr David Malik My PhD is positioned as part of new approach in understanding trajectories of contemporary urban African art and design in their various art worlds; both local, regional and intercontinental.
Islamic Art Circle monthly lecture: 'Illustrating Myth in Persian Book Painting?' Charles Melville examines the relationship between Persian illustrations and the events they represent.
The Legality and Geopolitics of the Reincarnation of the Dalai Lama Dr Lobsang Sangay sets out the legality behind the tradition of the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama and examines the implications and motivations of China's involvement in the institution of the Dalai Lama.
Should we flush development economics down the toilet? To save development economics from itself, it is essential that we completely reimagine both the idea of development and the sewage system.
Dr Griseldis Kirsch Contemporary Japanese culture, with particular interest in Japanese media and popular culture, representations of 'Otherness', social phenomena and war memory.