Revisiting Rouhani's Election: The politics of managing change in Iran
Speaker: Ali Ansari, University of St Andrews Chair: Pejman Abdolmohammadi, LSE Middle East Centre The election of Hassan Rouhani to the Presidency of the Islamic Republic in 2013 for many signalled ...
10 Nov 20161h 26min
Yemen: A Battle for the Future
Speakers: Ginny Hill, LSE Middle East Centre; Baraa Shiban, Reprieve Chair: Robert Lowe, LSE Middle East Centre Yemen is embroiled in multiple civil wars, triggered by a long-term decline in oil prod...
9 Nov 20161h 21min
Popular Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East
Speaker: John Chalcraft, LSE Chair: Aitemad Muhanna-Matar, LSE Middle East Centre John Chalcraft launches his book Popular Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East, which gives an account of ...
26 Okt 20161h 31min
Politics in Modern Arab Art
Speaker: Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi Chair: Professor Toby Dodge, LSE In his lecture, UAE based writer and art collector Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi will be discussing the political undertones of iconic artw...
18 Okt 20161h 31min
Let's Rock/Rap it! Music as Collective Action: The Case of the Arab Spring
Speaker: Amina Boubia, Sciences Po Centre for International Studies Discussant: Cristina Moreno Almeida, LSE Chair: John Chalcraft, LSE Amina Boubia presents her paper which studies the role new musi...
11 Okt 201627min
The Fight Against ISIS: Kurds on the Front Line
Speaker: Lahur Talabany, Zanyari Agency Chair: Toby Dodge, LSE Middle East Centre Since ISIS' occupation of Iraqi territory in June 2014, the Kurdish security forces have been on the frontline as one...
6 Okt 20161h 18min
Violence and the City in the Modern Middle East
Speaker: Nelida Fuccaro, SOAS; Ulrike Freitag, ZMO; Rasmus Christian Elling, University of Copenhagen Chair: Fran Tonkiss, LSE Nelida Fuccaro launches her edited book 'Violence and the City in the M...
5 Okt 20161h 32min
Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: A turning point?
Lebanon hosts the highest number of Syrian refugees relative to its local population. This poses many challenges to a state known for its fragility and instability. UNHCR Representative to Lebanon Mir...
15 Jun 20161h 29min
