Book Talks
This series features talks from authors who have recently published books on the Middle East.
Type: Seminar Series
Series organiser:
Middle East Centre
Timing: Usually 5pm on Tuesdays during Term
Web Address:
https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/middle-east-centre-booktalk
Organising department: Middle East Centre
Talks:
Tuesday 15 October 2024 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)
The New Spirit of Islamism: Interactions between the AKP, Ennahda and the Muslim Brotherhood
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 15 October 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr Ezgi Başaran (University of Oxford)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organisers:
Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford),
Julie Adams (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Michael Willis (St Antony's College)
The New Spirit of Islamism: Interactions between the AKP, Ennahda and the Muslim Brotherhood
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 15 October 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr Ezgi Başaran (University of Oxford)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organisers:
Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford),
Julie Adams (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Michael Willis (St Antony's College)
Monday 21 October 2024 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)
The challenges of writing Middle East history after 7 October: from Gaza to the climate crisis
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 21 October 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Monday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr Ibrahim al-Marashi (California State University)
Venue: 68 Woodstock Road, Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom, Kirdar Building, 68 Woodstock Road
Organisers:
Middle East Centre,
Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Eugene Rogan (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Tuesday 29 October 2024 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)
Tahrir’s Youth: Leaders of a Leaderless Revolution
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 29 October 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Rusha Latif (Independent Researcher)
Venue: 68 Woodstock Road, Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom, Kirdar Building, 68 Woodstock Road
Organiser:
Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Walter Armbrust (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Tuesday 12 November 2024 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Sacred Places Tell Tales: Jewish Life and Heritage in Modern Cairo
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 12 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Professor Yoram Meital (Ben-Gurion University)
Venue: 68 Woodstock Road, Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom, Kirdar Building, 68 Woodstock Road
Organiser:
Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Laurent Mignon (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Thursday 21 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)
God's Man in Iraq: The Life and Leadership of Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 21 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Sajad Jiyad
Venue: 68 Woodstock Road, Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom, Kirdar Building, 68 Woodstock Road
Organisers:
Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford),
Middle East Centre
Host:
Professor Raihan Ismail (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Editors:
Caroline Davis,
Jennie Williams