MAJLIS @ANU | Socio-cultural Policies as Performance Legitimation: The Case of the Gulf States
Lecture
For over fifty years, Gulf studies has been dominated by a focus on oil that has distracted attention away from a nuanced understanding of state-society relations in favour of overly deterministic and totalising accounts centred on oil. In this presentation, Tony Allison argues that the time has…
International Women Day Lecture | Palestine is a Feminist Issue
Lecture
At a UN International Conference on Women in Nairobi, Kenya in July 1985, leading Egyptian Arab feminist Nawal al-Saadawi was getting ready to give her talk when leading American feminist Betty Friedan came up to her and whispered "Please do not bring up Palestine in your speech. This is a women's…
CAIS Virtual Panel Discussion | The South Africa ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel: Unpacking the Legal Implications and Future Compliance
Panel discussion
On Friday, 26th of January 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its interim ruling in the landmark case brought by South Africa against Israel, relating to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention) in the Gaza Strip. In a request…
POSTPONED - MAJLIS @ANU | Empowered, Entrepreneurial, Exhausted: How Economic and Racial Inequality Shapes Arab Australian Girlhoods
Lecture
Global economic crises coupled with popular culture notions of the ‘girlboss’ have conditioned young women to be entrepreneurial, independent and to see their human rights as fundamentally tied into consumerism and capitalism. Dr Sherene Idriss’ research examines how these discourses and structures…
POSTPONED Australia-Saudi Arabia Trade & Investment Dialogue
Seminar
Thank you very much for registering to attend the Australia-Saudi Arabia Trade & Investment Dialogue. We are sorry to inform you that we have made the difficult decision to postpone the event to the first quarter of 2024. We have not locked in a new date yet, so please stay tuned…
MAJLIS @ANU | Women on Boards in the UAE: Factors That Affect Their Contribution to Board Roles
Seminar
A well-functioning inclusive board, with an effective culture, structure and composition is a key determinant of the successful contribution of women to board task performance by women in the UAE. The promotion of women to corporate board membership is currently topical and one of the channels used…
A Discussion with Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur Occupied Palestinian Territory
Panel discussion
The Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies is pleased to host Francesca Albanese for a discussion with the ANU community. Francesca Albanese is a highly respected human rights lawyer, researcher and author. She has worked for over twenty years as a human rights expert for the United Nations, including…