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Middle East Centre

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Oxford University

The Middle East Centre, founded in 1957 at St Antony’s College is the centre for the interdisciplinary study of the modern Middle East in the University of Oxford. Centre Fellows teach and conduct research in the humanities and social sciences with direct reference to the Arab world, Iran, Israel and Turkey, with particular emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. However, during our regular Friday seminar series, attracting a wide audience, our distinguished speakers bring topics to light that touch on contemporary issues.

#185

Seeds in the Rubble: Cultural Vitality in the Arab World

This seminar was delivered at the Middle East Centre on Thursday 20 November by Sultan Soo... more

25 Nov 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:49

25 Nov 2025

#184

Egypt’s Role, Identity, and Foreign Policy in a River of De-Nile

This MENA Politics Series Seminar was delivered on Tuesday 18 November in the MEC’s Boardr... more

21 Nov 2025

34 MINS

34:45

21 Nov 2025

#183

Morocco’s Party of Justice and Development in Government: The Experience and the Future

This seminar was delivered on Thursday 13 November in the MEC’s Investcorp Lecture Theatre... more

21 Nov 2025

1 HR 37 MINS

1:37:41

21 Nov 2025

#182

NGOization of the Palestinian civil society post-Oslo: our community-based ways out

This seminar was delivered on 28 May 2025 by St Antony’s George Antonius Birzeit Visiting ... more

31 Oct 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:49

31 Oct 2025

#181

Gaza Genocide as a Symptom: Fragile World Order and Regional Impacts

The MEC’s opening Thursday seminar of the 2025-26 academic year was delivered by the forme... more

20 Oct 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:57

20 Oct 2025

#180

Big Tech and the Automation of Genocide in Gaza

This seminar was delivered at the Middle East Centre on 30 May 2025 by Dr Samer Abdelnour,... more

30 Sep 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:13

30 Sep 2025

#179

The Devaki Jain Lecture - Empowered voices: Jordanian women shaping their future

The Middle East Centre was honoured to host the 2025 Devaki Jain Lecture. This year’s lect... more

30 May 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:20

30 May 2025

#178

Liberation Theology in Palestine

A paper delivered by Rev. Dr Mitri Alraheb at the Palestine Research Centre symposium held... more

27 May 2025

17 MINS

17:21

27 May 2025

#177

Towards an Inclusive Narrative, History, and Methodology

A paper delivered by Dr Hamdan Taha at the Palestine Research Centre symposium held at the... more

27 May 2025

15 MINS

15:27

27 May 2025

#176

After the End of the World: Another Season of War in South Lebanon

In this talk anthropologist Munira Khayyat revisits the South Lebanon borderland, where sh... more

23 May 2025

56 MINS

56:20

23 May 2025

#175

The Archaeology and History of Palestine - Book introduction

A paper delivered by Dr Iman Saca at the Palestine Research Centre symposium held at the M... more

22 May 2025

16 MINS

16:30

22 May 2025

#174

History of the British Mandate in Palestine

A paper delivered by Dr Issam Nassar at the Palestine Research Centre symposium held at th... more

22 May 2025

16 MINS

16:43

22 May 2025

#173

New Critical Assessment of the Archaeology and History of Palestine During the Early and Middle Isla...

A paper delivered by Dr Mahmoud Hawari at the Palestine Research Centre symposium held at ... more

22 May 2025

16 MINS

16:41

22 May 2025

#172

Palestine Research Centre symposium at the MEC – Opening remarks

Speech delivered by H.E. Dr Mohammad Shtayyeh, Chairman of the Palestine Research Centre a... more

22 May 2025

22 MINS

22:35

22 May 2025

#171

The Prehistory of Palestine

A paper delivered by Dr Ghattas Sayej at the Palestine Research Centre symposium held at t... more

22 May 2025

14 MINS

14:03

22 May 2025

#170

Philip Michael Wolfson on Dame Zaha Hadid and the 10 Year Anniversary of the Investcorp Building

Former head of design for Dame Zaha Hadid, Philip Michael Wolfson, reflects on her work an... more

22 May 2025

50 MINS

50:15

22 May 2025

#169

The chaos (fawḍà) Bashshar al-Asad warned against – Damascus University 10th November 2005 – and pre...

On Friday 21 February 2025, Professor Johannes Waardenburg gave the Middle East Centre’s F... more

06 Mar 2025

51 MINS

51:18

06 Mar 2025

#168

Israeli Public Opinion, War and Prospects for Peace

Political strategist and public opinion researcher, Dr Dahlia Scheindlin, shares her analy... more

19 Feb 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:27

19 Feb 2025

#167

The Axis of Resistance

A panel with Kamran Matin (University of Sussex), Yasmeen al-Eryani (Tampere Peace Researc... more

11 Feb 2025

53 MINS

53:35

11 Feb 2025

#166

Sudan's current war: a longer view on peacemaking and prospects

A talk from Dr Richard Barltrop, Visiting Senior Fellow at the LSE Middle East Centre, ref... more

07 Feb 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:07

07 Feb 2025

#165

Lebanon and Syria Amidst Regional Turmoil

A talk from Joseph Bahout, Director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and Int... more

31 Jan 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:37

31 Jan 2025

#164

Defining antisemitism: what is the point

In this talk, Dr Klug and Professor Lavi explore the following questions, among others: Wh... more

19 Dec 2024

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:29

19 Dec 2024

#163

Regional dimensions of the Gaza crisis, and the Arab role in the UN Security Council

Mouin Rabbani and Hasmik Egian discuss the impact the crisis in Gaza has had on the Arab w... more

19 Nov 2024

51 MINS

51:47

19 Nov 2024

#162

From the Cradle to the Street: Family and the 1979 Revolution in Iran

Professor Naghmeh Sohrabi, Charles (Corky) Goodman Professor of Middle East History and Di... more

31 Oct 2024

49 MINS

49:56

31 Oct 2024

#161

What Gazans Think Before and After October 7th

Professor Amaney A. Jamal discusses findings from surveys in Gaza and the West Bank, as th... more

26 Jun 2024

48 MINS

48:30

26 Jun 2024

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#185

Seeds in the Rubble: Cultural Vitality in the Arab World

#184

Egypt’s Role, Identity, and Foreign Policy in a River of De-Nile

#183

Morocco’s Party of Justice and Development in Government: The Experience and the Future

#182

NGOization of the Palestinian civil society post-Oslo: our community-based ways out

#181

Gaza Genocide as a Symptom: Fragile World Order and Regional Impacts

#180

Big Tech and the Automation of Genocide in Gaza

#179

The Devaki Jain Lecture - Empowered voices: Jordanian women shaping their future

#178

Liberation Theology in Palestine

#177

Towards an Inclusive Narrative, History, and Methodology

#176

After the End of the World: Another Season of War in South Lebanon

#175

The Archaeology and History of Palestine - Book introduction

#174

History of the British Mandate in Palestine

#173

New Critical Assessment of the Archaeology and History of Palestine During the Early and Middle Isla...

#172

Palestine Research Centre symposium at the MEC – Opening remarks

#171

The Prehistory of Palestine

#170

Philip Michael Wolfson on Dame Zaha Hadid and the 10 Year Anniversary of the Investcorp Building

#169

The chaos (fawḍà) Bashshar al-Asad warned against – Damascus University 10th November 2005 – and pre...

#168

Israeli Public Opinion, War and Prospects for Peace

#167

The Axis of Resistance

#166

Sudan's current war: a longer view on peacemaking and prospects

#165

Lebanon and Syria Amidst Regional Turmoil

#164

Defining antisemitism: what is the point

#163

Regional dimensions of the Gaza crisis, and the Arab role in the UN Security Council

#162

From the Cradle to the Street: Family and the 1979 Revolution in Iran

#161

What Gazans Think Before and After October 7th