The CAIS Public Lecture Series features the research of staff, visiting fellows and research colleagues of the Centre. The series aims to present expert insight on both historical and contemporary issues pertaining to the Middle East, Central Asia and Islam covering a broad range of topics in current affairs, political science, international relations, history, sociology, languages and beyond. The CAIS Public Lectures are held regularly throughout the year. To be kept informed of the CAIS Public Lecture Series and other news or events at the Centre please email cais@anu.edu.au
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Upcoming Events
CAIS Public Lecture Series | Muslim Community Differences in Australia: A Sociological Analysis
Dr Jan A. Ali, Senior Lecturer in Islam and Modernity in the School of Humanities and Communication Arts at Western Sydney University
Muslims are the fastest growing community in Australia. They come from 183 different countries, a vast majority of them from South Asia followed by…
Book Discussion: "International Political Economy and the Global South" (2025)
Dr Zaynab El Bernoussi, Associate Professor of Political Science/Interim Chair at the Africa Institute
Dr Zaynab El Bernoussi will discuss her new co-authored book with Dr Jessie Moritz on International Political Economy and the Global South:…
CAIS Public Lecture Series | States and Social Hierarchies in Kuwait and the Arab Gulf Region
Lisa Blaydes, Professor of Political Science at Stanford University
How do autocratic regimes instrumentalize ascriptive identity to maintain political power? I argue that by enforcing status boundaries for…
Past Events
CAIS Public Lecture Series | Coexistence, Sectarianism, Nation: Iraq & Wales in Ruqaya Izzidien's "The Watermelon Boys"
Associate Professor Jumana Bayeh
Ruqaya Izzidien’s novel presents the literary critic with many challenges. Is it a story about the lost friendships between a Jew, Muslim and…
CAIS Virtual Public Lecture Series | A Comparative Perspective to Iran's Security Assistance
Dr Abdolrasool Divsallar, Senior Researcher at the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) and an Adjunct Professor at the Universita’ Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan
Providing a security assistance to regional allies, either state or non-state actors, has become the centrepiece of Iran’s national security strategy…
CAIS Public Lecture Series | Healthcare Translation for a Diglossic Community: The Case of Arabic Speakers in Australia
Associate Professor Mustapha Taibi
Effective access to multilingual information is essential to health literacy among culturally and linguistically diverse communities. For healthcare…