Sudan Unpacked: Crisis, Ceasefires, and Global Involvement
Webinar/Online
As events in Sudan continue to make headlines across the world, you are invited to a special event hosted by the Australian National University's Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, in conjunction with the Near East Policy Forum. Unpacking the complex situation, a panel of international experts…
BOOK LAUNCH | More Precious Than Birds
Book launch
More Precious Than Birds is a collection of short stories during the first two years of the Lebanese War 1975- 1978 that had changed the life of many especially of those who have lost dear ones and woke up to an imposed migration in a desperate attempt to search for safety and security. April 13th…
MAJLIS @ANU | Talking Art in Conflict Spaces
Seminar
Presented by Dr Bilquis Ghani (Hunar Symposia) and Mr Kabir Mokamel (ArtLords), this session will explore the role of arts in society building and identity construction. With Kabul, Afghanistan as a case study, Ghani will present her doctoral research, its evolution as Hunar Symposia and be in…
Book Discussion | National State: Imagining a World Without Narrow Nation States
Seminar
H.E. Dr Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi draws on his recently published book National State: Imagining a World Without Narrow Nation States in which he argues that our societies need to institutionalize and instil the concept of the “National State” in a nuanced and unprecedented meaning, and move beyond the…
CAIS Event @ANU Open Day 2023
Workshop
We invite you to explore CAIS events at ANU Open Day on 18 March 2023. Join us on-campus for an immersive day of presentations, campus tours and the opportunity to talk with our academics and current students. Turkish Language Courses, 1-1.20pm, RSSS Lectorial Room 1, 146 Ellery…
MAJLIS @ANU | Constructing the Axial Age in Kazakhstan:The Twists and Turns in the Official Story of Ethnogenesis
Activity
The past provides modern governments with a large supply of ideas and images to support the claims of national identity. Since independence, the authorities in Kazakhstan have been working hard to identify and promote heroic figures, objects to admire, and sites to provoke the memory, all designed…