Raef Zreik (Tel Aviv University)

Professor Zreik will offer an interpretation regarding the recent increase in the deployment of the Apartheid paradigm to describe the current reality in Palestine-Israel.

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Scott Peterson

Scott Peterson is the senior Middle East correspondent, covering the Middle East for the Monitor from London with a special focus on Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan.

Simon O'Meara (SOAS)

The discussion will be around Dr O'Meara's newly published book, The Kaʿba Orientations: Readings in Islam’s Ancient House.

Bashir Bashir (Open University of Israel) and Leila Farsakh (University of Massachusetts Boston)

This book talk discusses the attempts of leading scholars to consider how the “Jewish Question” and the “Arab Question” are entangled historically and in the present day.

Gilbert Achcar (SOAS) in conversation with Dina Matar (SOAS)

Ten years ago, most of the Arabic-speaking countries were shaken by the chain of uprisings that was called the Arab Spring. Three years later, it looked as if the hopes raised in 2011 had been defeated, with the partial exception of Tunisia where democratic gains have been preserved.

Shaul Bakhash

Reza Shah's authoritarian and modernising reign transformed Iran, but his rule and Iran's independence ended in ignominy in 1941.

Bülent Gökay (Keele University)

Turkey in the Global Economy examines the transformation of Turkey over the past two decades, from an underdeveloped and weak economic power into an important regional player with a dynamic economy in global networks.

Peter Schwartzstein (journalist)

As the driest part of the planet, the Middle East never had much water to begin with. But a potent combination of climate shocks, rampant mismanagement, and increasing demand is pushing the region to the brink.