Becoming Arab: Creole Histories and Modern Identity in the Malay World
Seminar
In this seminar, Sumit Mandal presented his book: Becoming Arab: Creole Histories and Modern Identity in the Malay World (Cambridge, 2018). The session was well attended and the audience received a wonderfully illustrated lecture on the complex relationships between ethnicies in Malaysia. By…
Honours & Masters Advanced in Middle East & Central Asian Studies Advisory Session
Advisory session
Interested in doing an Honours or Master thesis in Middle East & Central Asian Studies? The Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies offers Undergraduate Honours and Postgraduate Masters thesis programs that enable you to conduct a research component to complete your Middle East and Central Asia…
CAIS Careers Night
Advisory session
The Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs that enable you to specialise in the study of the Middle East and Central Asia. Our programs include coursework subjects covering the politics, international relations, social and cultural dynamics of the…
Postgraduate Study Options - Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies
Webinar/Online
Join our online information session and hear from scholars Professor James Piscatori and Dr Jessie Moritz about the benefits of studying a postgraduate qualification in the area of Middle Eastern Studies. Gain a new perspective on the study of Middle Eastern and Central Asian contemporary politics…
CAIS lectures at Open Day
Advisory session
10.30–10.50am Lecture - UndergraduateThe Middle East: Beyond the headlines Examine the Middle East and the diversity within the region. Dr Raihan Ismail, Lecturer and Adviser, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies School of Music - Rehearsal Room 1 11–11.20am Lecture - PostgraduateExplaining…
Syrians displaced in Jordan: humanitarian needs and responses
Seminar
While there is plenty of media attention on Syrian refugees in Europe, the bulk of Syrians displaced by the Syrian conflict are living in neighbouring countries in the Middle East. Jordan is hosting over a million Syrians who have fled the conflict, constituting a significant proportion of its own…
The Stateless Bedoun in Arab Gulf Society: The case of Kuwait
Symposium
The Bedoun 'without nationality' is a social class in several Arabic Gulf counties, many of which consider them stateless, or recognize them as illegal immigrants. For example, an administrative erasure of the Bedouns that commenced in Kuwait in 1983 seeks to remove the group’s identity to fulfil…