Middle East Careers
Speakers: Silvia Quattrini, Minority Rights Group International; Austen Josephs, Alaco Limited; Alexandra Buccianti, BBC Media Action; Jessica Watkins and Robert Lowe, LSE Middle East Centre This tal...
31 Jan 201859min
Egypt as Effigy: Predatory Power, Hijacked History, and the Devolution of Revolution
* We apologise for the abrupt ending of this podcast. The last few minutes of the recording were corrupted. Speaker: Adel Iskandar, Simon Fraser University Seven years since the popular uprising tha...
24 Jan 20181h 27min
In the Name of Modernity: Urban Expansion and Land Grabs in Morocco
Speaker: Soraya El Kahlaoui, School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study In this talk, Soraya El Kahlaoui discusses the ongoing resistance to urban expansion in Rabat, focusing on the Guic...
16 Jan 20181h 38min
Shadow of a Man? Understanding Masculinities in the MENA
Speakers: Shereen El-Feki, Chatham House; Joey Ayoub, University of Edinburgh Chair: Courtney Freer, LSE Middle East Centre With shifts in the political and economic landscape across the MENA region,...
10 Jan 20181h 22min
Bombs, Bridges, and Biography: Lessons for the Present from the Father of Algeria?
Speaker: Tom Woerner-Powell, University of Manchester Chair: Jonathan Hill, King's College London From his struggle against French colonialism in North Africa to his stand against religious sectarian...
6 Dec 20171h 28min
Enemies and Neighbours: Arabs and Jews in Palestine and Israel
Speaker: Ian Black, LSE Middle East Centre Discussant: Tom Phillips, Royal College of Defence Studies Chair: Toby Dodge, LSE Middle East Centre This talk launches Ian Black’s book Enemies and Neighb...
29 Nov 20171h 29min
Protest and Revolution in the Arab World: Reflections Three Years On
Speaker: Madawi Al-Rasheed, LSE; John Chalcraft, LSE; Ewan Stein, University of Edinburgh Chair: Toby Dodge, LSE Three years after the Arab uprisings started in Tunisia, a panel of academics reflect ...
20 Nov 20171h 33min
US Foreign Policy and the Iranian Revolution: The Dynamics of Engagement and Strategic Alliance
Speaker: Christian Emery, University of Plymouth Chair: Roham Alvandi, LSE In this talk, Dr Emery discusses the main findings from his new book: 'US Foreign Policy and the Iranian Revolution: the Col...
20 Nov 20171h 21min
