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 Virtual Public Lecture Series | Sinews of War and Trade, Shipping and Capitalism in the Arabian Peninsula
Professor Laleh Khalili, Al-Qasimi Professor of Gulf Studies and Director of Centre for Gulf Studies University of Exeter, UK
The Ansar Allah movement in Yemen, known as the Houthis, announced last November its intervention on behalf of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip…
A Discussion with Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur Occupied Palestinian Territory
Ms Francesca Albanese
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…
Central Asia Update 2023: Dealing with the War in Ukraine
Associate Professor Kirill Nourzhanov, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies , Ms Dilnoza Ubaydullaeva, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies , Dr Victoria Guo, School of Politics and International Relations
The conflict in Ukraine has had a huge impact on Central Asia’s domestic and international politics. While the region’s leaders have desperately…