The Middle East: An arena of turbulent change and transition
Lecture
The 2011 “Arab Spring” defied dominant Western and theoretical assumptions that the Arab Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is incapable of achieving political change through popular uprisings. The case of Tunisia with its pro-democratic trajectory, as shaky as it may be, and the withdrawal…
Islamic Banking, Islamic Economics and Islamic Studies: An Epistemological Exploration of Disciplinary Boundaries
Lecture
It is clear and common-sensical that ‘Islamic banking’ is a sub-discipline of ‘Islamic economics’, which itself is presumably a discipline within the broader, and long-established, field of inquiry referred to, at least since the 19th-century, as ‘Islamic Studies’. In this exploratory talk, I…
Resolving crisis in the Middle East: an Iranian perspective
Lecture
In his only public address in Canberra, Iran's Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, discussed Iran's foreign policy and its role in combating terrorist groups, such as 'Islamic State' or DAESH. He is pictured here with: Ambassador, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, HE Mr Abdolhossein…
The Gaza Freedom Flotillas: Sailboats, Lawsuits, and struggle for justice in Palestine
Lecture
Ann Wright will discuss Gaza and the 2015 Gaza Freedom Flotilla, the 2016 Women's Boat to Gaza, and the two lawsuits in US courts concerning the 2010 Gaza Flotilla. She also will address the effects of the Israeli military's attacks on Gaza in 2014 and 2009 through discussion of Dr Mads Gilbert's…
UN Arabic Language Day at CAIS
Other
UN Arabic Language Day: Learning Experiences’ hosted by CAIS on Friday, 18 December 2015. The language day was first established in 2010 by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). Pictured here are CAIS academic staff with representatives of the diplomatic community and…
Arabic, Persian & Turkish plus Middle Eastern Studies...
Seminar
Fascinated about the Middle East? Come and find out how to expand your knowledge at one of Australia’s leading universities. Learn more about our Middle Eastern language courses, our undergraduate and postgraduate studies specialising in the Middle East and Central Asia, and attend a demonstration…
Dilemmas of Socio-Political Transformations in the Middle East
Lecture
The capacity to analyze and explain (in exchanges with fellow scholars and students, with policy makers and media personnel, with area specialists and socials scientists) the transformations occurring in the societies and polities of the Middle East depends on the quality of data collection but…