2016
Download PDF copies of issues of The Middle East in London published in 2016.
October–November 2016
SOAS Centenary Special Issue
The Study of the Middle East ♦ The Middle East & SOAS ♦ The Past in the Present
June–July 2016
Migrant and Refugee Crisis
♦ A challenge for Europe ♦ Don't close the doors! ♦ Through the looking glass of a troubling rapprochement ♦ Migration control is not a security policy ♦ Kicking away the migration ladder? ♦ Endurance and hope in the 'hot spot' ♦ Between the devil and the deep, blue sea ♦ Migration museums ♦ PLUS Reviews and events in London
April– May 2016
Iran's Environmental Challenges
MENA, climate change and COP21 ♦ Environmental sustainability in Iran ♦ Complexities in addressing water security in Iran ♦ Tehran and its mountains ♦ Air pollution and public health in Tehran ♦ Learning to value greenish spaces ♦ Tourism and the environment ♦ Environmental policymaking in Turkey ♦ PLUS Reviews and events in London
February–March 2016
Persian Music
Sounding the city ♦ Still singing ♦ A discursive study of music in Iran during the 1960s ♦ Shaping the Persian repertoire ♦ The introduction of piano practice in Iran ♦ Music, Islam and Persian Sufism ♦ Music on the move in the Middle East ♦ Swaying to Persian and Middle Eastern tunes in London ♦ PLUS Reviews and events in London
December 2015–January 2016
Cultural Connections
My cultural connections ♦ The Persian concert party ♦ Imperfect Chronology at the Whitechapel Gallery ♦ A global palate ♦ Noble brutes, shocking scandals ♦ Muslims, trust and cultural dialogue ♦ Photo competition results ♦ PLUS Exhibitions, reviews and events in London