Middle East Monitor Conversations

The Middle East and North Africa are facing rising temperatures almost twice as quickly as the rest of the world, but how is climate changing impacting policy in the region? Dr Mohammed Mahmoud D...

21 Juli 202326min

Shlaim recalls a time when indigenous Jews resided in Muslim-majority lands harmoniously alongside their Muslim and Christian neighbours and how Israel worked to destabilise their ties Born in Ir...

14 Juli 202351min

here is a drive to have the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism used by all political parties and civil society groups, but its use is silencing debate on h...

7 Juli 202334min

Using Afghanistan, Palestine-Israel and Kashmir as case studies we'll discuss how Islamic law is often misconstrued and mis-represented in the media Join us for a conversation with Kaleem Hussein a...

30 Juni 202338min

While Rumi is an internationally renowned poet, his ties to Islam are often forgotten or ignored, one man is working to change that The 13th century Islamic jurist and mystic Jalal Al-Din Muhammad R...

23 Juni 202356min

Join us for a conversation with Professor Khairudin Aljunied as we discuss his latest book 'Shapers of Islam in Southeast Asia', which attempts to capture the progressive and pluralistic nature of Isl...

16 Juni 202348min

Lebanon is experiencing what the World Bank has said is one of the worst financial crises seen globally since the mid-nineteenth century, it was also the scene of the devastating port blast which dest...

9 Juni 202357min

Has Syrian regime President Bashar Al-Assad been victorious after he was allowed back into the Arab League in spite of spending over a decade of killing and torturing his citizens? On 19 May 2023 Sy...

2 Juni 202347min