The center for arab and middle eastern studies at the american university of beirut is a leading center for the interdisciplinary study of the middle east, the islamic world and the arabic language, attracting a diverse group of students and scholars from around the world. We publish textbooks, research monographs, reference works and cuttingedge series across our subject areas, and reach an international readership. Near east is generally understood to refer to the region at the eastern end of the mediterranean and beyond, from. This book reorientates how we think about islamist movements. Editors and advisory boards oxford centre for islamic studies. The centre for middle eastern and islamic studies at the department of archaeology, history, culture studies and religion was set up in spring 2008. Sufi dimensions to the formation of bosnian muslim society. It is a sequel to a conference at the school of oriental and african studies on the legal aspects of the arabisraeli agreement. Gibb arabic and islamic studies lecture series, established in 1964 in honor of sir hamilton a. Research on books in arabic script is difficult to classify for scholars outside and inside islamic and middle eastern studies, as well as well for scholars outside and inside book history. Throughout these years more than sixty students and researchers were trained in the centre and sometimes made their first acquaintance with the middle east and islamic studies.
Martin jacobs jewish, islamic, and middle eastern studies. The centre of mediterranean, middle east and islamic studies cemmis of the university of peloponnese in cooperation with the institute of international relations of the panteion university is inviting you to a lecture of mr. Encompassing over 5,000 az reference entries, chapters from scholarly and introductory works, quranic materials, primary sources, images, maps, and timelines, oxford islamic studies online offers a multilayered reference experience designed to provide a first stop for anyone needing information and context on islam. Reorienting the east explores the islamic world as it was encountered, envisioned, and elaborated by jewish travelers from the middle ages to the early modern period. In this edition of the middle east dialogues, cmes director nader hashemi chats with christopher about his latest book. Middle east and islamic studies ebooks online, collection 2015. Near east is generally understood to refer to the region at. The book is divided into eight themes covering core issues related to religion, identity and diversity, as well as more advanced topics such as the meaning of jihad, islamic teachings concerning governance, the.
Centre for islamic and middle east studies department of. Rather they also suggest that in north america and europe fitting islam into book history remains a challenge. The middle east centre is located in 1 the kirdar building at 68 woodstock road and 2 the investcorp building entrance via st antonys college main entrance at 62 woodstock road, oxford ox2 6jf, uk. Cities of medieval iran brings together studies in urban geography, archaeology, and history of medieval iranian cities, spanning the islamic period until ca. Oxford islamic studies online current oxford islamic studies online is a comprehensive reference center with a global perspective and is a source of timely, reliable, and accessible information on the history, peoples, beliefs, individuals, and cultures that constitute the world of islam. Centre for middle eastern and islamic studies university. Born and raised in athens, greece, she received her b. Khalafallahs academic preparation included study of the history of the middle east and europe in the us, fiqh in egypt, and english common law in the uk. Jacobs clearly and cogently demonstrates the complexities of jewish identity in the mediterranean and the islamic world. Salih muslim on the kurdish issue and the war in syria.
Centre for mediterranean middle east and islamic studies november 19, 20 the tunisian revolution of january 2011 ushered a new era in the states of the arab world. Islamic studies authoritative research guide oxford. The duke islamic studies center disc is a vibrant, diverse community of scholars and students engaged in interdisciplinary teaching, interactive learning, and cuttingedge research about islam and muslims. Rapping out the message of the arab spring youtube. Part 2 ideology, structure and relation with democracy duration. British journal of middle eastern studies british society for middle eastern studies.
Centre for mediterranean, middle east and islamic studies cemmis. These do not necessarily reflect the positions of the cemmis. Institute for middle eastern and islamic studies durham. Founded as center for contemporary middle east studies in august 1983, its aim was to provide practical information about the culture, politics, and economy of the contemporary middle east with relevance for danish businesses and state employees.
A history podcast dedicated to presenting accessible and relevant information about the ottoman empire, the mediterranean and middle east. Centre for mediterranean, middle east and islamic studies cemmis local business in corinth, greece. The concept of a region called the middle east is a relatively recent and unstable construction. The site includes two essential englishlanguage interpretations of the quran, the first electronic. The middle east centre for arab studies mecas was an arabic language college created by the british army during world war ii in jerusalem, and relocated afterwards as a civilian institution to lebanon near beirut where it functioned between 19471978. Middle east and islamic studies 2010 uk by routledge. The center for modern middle east and muslim studies is a research center at the department of history, university of southern denmark. Offered by hebrew universitys rothberg international school ris in conjunction with the department of islamic and middle eastern studies, the m. Center for middle east studies josef korbel school of. The library advisory board for oxford islamic studies online. The institute for middle eastern and islamic studies prides itself on its. The centre of mediterranean, middle east and islamic studies cemmis cemmis supervises and engages in innovative, high quality research on social, political, cultural and intellectual trends and movements in north africa, the middle east, subsaharan africa, central asia, south and southeast asia and muslim communities in europe. Maribel fierro, research professor at the centre for human and social sciences of the spanish national research council, and visiting scholar at cmes and senior scholar at the islamic legal studies program at hls in spring 2017, was the distinguished speaker this year for the h.
Christians and the current crisis in the middle east. The centre for islamic and middle east studies is an interdisciplinary research centre that aims to promote understanding of key developments within the middle east and the islamic world through a range of academic approaches. Paul auchterlonie is currently librarian for middle east studies at the university of exeter and chair of the middle east libraries committee uk. From kaiser wilhelm ii to angela merkel, berghahn books, 2019. Petra sijpesteijn leiden university universiteit leiden. Previously she taught islamic and middle east history at georgetown university, including in its various campuses in washington dc, doha, and alanya. He is currently undertaking research on policing and social order in egypt. A welcome message from professor anoush ehteshami, director of the institute for middle eastern and islamic studies imeis.
Centre for mediterranean, middle east and islamic studies. National centre of excellence for islamic studies, 2016. These departments, under various designations, have existed in the university of toronto for over 150 years. Its purpose is to provide a forum for researchers at the department and outside, working in the relevant thematic and regional fields from south africa in the south to iran and afghanistan in the north. Politics of the mediterranean, with particular focus on the southern and. The cities and their inhabitants take centre stage, they are not just the places where something else happened. In her book manuscript, she looks at the cultural practices of islamic medical epistemologies in state and community health in south asia and the middle east. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the communist movement in the arab world durham modern middle east and islamic world series book 7. Both the lecture and the discussion will be conducted in english. The concentration in middle eastern and islamic studies gives students basic knowledge of the middle east and broader muslim world, and allows students to. Leiden university centre for the study of islam and society lucis. He is the author and editor of over twenty books on the middle east, iraq and international.
Encyclopaedia of islam, second edition, glossary and index of terms. Browse in book, middle east and islamic studies brill. Public talks at the centre of islamic studies in lent 2020. Includes a lot of informative resources, including new publications, research groups, and web resources. George masons program in middle east and islamic studies meis equips students with the tools and analytical skills for understanding major issues and debates in the study of the middle east, islam, and muslim societies. A project of the duke islamic studies center, in partnership with the carolina center for the study of the middle east and muslim civilizations and the oxford centre for islamic studies. The middle east centre for arab studies was established by the british army during world war ii in jerusalem. Middle east and islamic studies 2010 uk by routledge taylor. Institute for middle eastern and islamic studies durham university. Centre for mediterranean, middle east and islamic studies cemmis, korinthos, korinthia, greece. She is now an independent scholar directing the volunteer centre for islamic mediterranean studies scims.
If you would like to come on the podcast to contribute a topic or discuss a recent publication, please email chrisgratienat. Muslim builders of world civilization and culture 2006 and women in muslim family law 2001, editorinchief of the oxford. The centre for mediterranean, middle east and islamic studies cemmis of the university of the peloponnese and the institute for alternative policies ena organise a lecture by anthony o mahony, reader in heythrop college of university of london on. The communist movement in the arab world durham modern middle east and islamic world series book 7 kindle edition by ismael, tareq y download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A contribution to its art and history from the viixviii century. Ismael is professor of political science at the university of calgary, canada, president of the international centre for contemporary middle east studies at eastern mediterranean university, north cyprus, and the secretary general of the international association of middle eastern studies.
Yossi alpher, distinguished israeli political analyst and writer on. Islamic teachings on contemporary issues for young muslims 11. Michael farquhar is a lecturer in middle east politics at kings college london. Histories of the middle east studies in middle eastern. Centre for meditteranean, middle east and islamic studies. All titles, annotated legal documents on islam in europe online, arabic literature of africa online, basilica online, brill. Urban actors are given priority over external factors. Centennial centre for interdisciplinary science, room 1430, 135 saskatchewan dr nw.
The centre of mediterranean, middle east and islamic studies cemmis. Attended by many lawyers on each side of the discussion the conference was organised by his honour judge eugene cotran and the director of the centre of islamic and middle eastern law at the school, dr chibli mallat. Cemmis supervises and engages in innovative, high quality research on social. Middle east and islamic studies arabic literature of africa online. The world of the mediterranean and the middle east in the tenth century ce michael brett. Josef meri, centre of islamic studies, university of cambridge reorienting the east explores the islamic world as it was encountered, envisioned, and elaborated by jewish travelers from the middle ages to the early modern. Reading lists islamic manuscript studies research guides.
A public talk by robert fisk the independents multiawardwinning middle east correspondent, based in beirut. Drawing on extensive fieldwork with grassroots activists of tunisias alnahda, rory mccarthy focuses on the lived experience of activism to offer a challenging new perspective on one of the middle easts most successful islamist projects. In a second research area, she has been concerned with the relations and tensions between familial and clinical logics of care in cancer treatment in india, the persian gulf, and north. The centre of mediterranean, middle east and islamic. While its repercussions were plainly perceived in the cases of libya and egypt, one needs to assess the revolutions lasting effects in tunisia, as well as its influence on the.
The national centre for contemporary islamic studies research papers are multidisciplinary publications and promote vigorous and original research on various aspects of islam and muslim affairs. Near east, western asia, eastern mediterranean, the arab. The concentration in middle eastern and islamic studies gives students basic knowledge of the middle east and broader muslim world, and allows students to employ disciplinespecific tools for advanced work in this area. Khalafallah founded and presently directs the sinai centre for islamic mediterranean studies, scims, a uk based volunteer muslim educational group. Centre for middle eastern and islamic studies university of. The centre of islamic and middle eastern law at soas. The world of the mediterranean and the middle east in the tenth century ce. Jun 14, 2011 centre for mediterranean, middle east and islamic studies cemmis. The first comprehensive investigation of jewish travel writing from this era, this study engages with questions raised by postcolonial studies and contributes to the debate over the nature and history of orientalism as defined by. Middle east bulletin is the only greek publication on modern middle east.
His first book, circuits of faith sup 2016 explored saudi statefunded efforts to extend wahhabi influence abroad. There have been some attempts to initiate the study of these issues albeit. The great islamic state in englishoccupied egypt, 18821922. Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in middle eastern studies. The written word and communication in the middle east. The centre for mediterranean, middle east and islamic studies cemmis of the university of peloponnese organises a public talk by the copresident of the democratic union party pyd, mr. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the state of nuclear arsenals, nuclear ambitions and nuclear threats across different parts of asia. Hussein a h omar is a cultural and intellectual historian of the modern middle east and is currently an ahrc postdoctoral fellow at pembroke college and the history faculty, as part of the first world war and global religions project. The centre of mediterranean, middle east and islamic studies. The history of the arabic written tradition online. Editors and advisory boards oxford islamic studies online. It covers the middle east including israel, china, indiapakistan and their confrontation, as well as north korea. Having graduated with a degree in arabic from the university of oxford in 1970, he studied library science at the university of london. Islamic and middle eastern studies books edinburgh.
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