Democracy Promotion in an Authoritarian Zone: The case of the Middle East
Lecture
Considerable controversy swirls around the Western policy of exporting democracy to the Middle East. While it has long informed the foreign policy of Britain, the European Union and individual Scandinavian countries, the United States has seemingly reversed policy as President Obama has sought to…
Scenes from the sandy knoll
Lecture
Conspiracy theories are common in the Middle East, and cover a range of topics from US policy to 9/11, Israel’s Mossad and even the death of Princess Diana. Foreign powers, local leaders, and societal actors all feature in them. Where do these conspiracy theories come from, and what do they…
Afghanistan at the brink?
Lecture
Afghanistan is in a state of crisis. The same applies to the current US-led population-centric counter-insurgency strategy in dealing with this crisis. Despite the sacrifices made by the Afghan people and the US forces and those of its NATO and non-NATO allies, and despite billions of dollars…
America, Islam and the “Ground Zero Mosque”
Lecture
THE CENTRE FOR ARAB & ISLAMIC STUDIES (THE MIDDLE EAST & CENTRAL ASIA) in conjunction with THE UNITED STATES STUDIES CENTRE present Professor Jack Miles. Jack Miles is Distinguished Professor of English and Religious Studies with the University of California at Irvine and Senior Fellow for…
“Muslims cannot interpret Qur’an”
Seminar
Dr Mehmet Akíf Koç completed the Hifz program (memorisation of the entire Qur’anic text) in 1982 and the professional Qur’anic recitation program in 1988. He graduated from the Faculty of Divinity / Ankara University in 1992. He completed his M.A in 1996 and Ph.D in 2001. From 1993-2006, Dr Koç was…
Book launch - Egypt and the Politics of Change in the Arab Middle East by Professor Robert Bowker
Other
ANU Chancellor Professor Gareth Evans launched the recently published book, Egypt and the Politics of Change in the Arab Middle East on 23 June 2010. The book was written by CAIS Adjunct Professor, Dr Robert Bowker. Dr Bowker, a specialist on Middle East and Islamic issues, is an Adjunct Professor…
A celebration of the life and work of Geoffrey Jukes (1928-2010)
Other
The ANU Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies in conjunction with the Department of International Relations and the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, cordially invite friends, colleagues and former students of Geoffrey to attend a celebration of his life and work. Mr Jukes, a distinguished…