By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 28 February 2020 Middle Eastern research news from Lund University Message from the director The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is an exceptionally dynamic area that has undergone great changes politically as well as economically during the latest decades. Middle East Forum Newsletter #8 February, 2020 The region

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-forum-newsletter-8-february-2020 - 2025-04-19

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 15 June 2020 An innovative project has received support from the Swedish Institute under its “support for cooperation with academics from Turkey” scheme. “Turkey Beyond Borders: Critical Voices, New Perspectives” aims to foster collaboration between academics in Sweden and scholars from Turkey whose academic freedoms a

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/seminar-and-vodcast-series-draws-attention-infringements-academic-freedom-turkey-and-provides-forum - 2025-04-19

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 25 February 2020 New article by CMES researcher Orwa Ajjoub in The Conflict Archives - a platform created to showcase work focused on conflict, insurgency and politics across the globe including the Middle East, South Asia, Africa and Central America. The website is a collection of news, articles, insights and analyses

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/orwa-ajjoub-after-baghdadis-death-why-did-islamic-state-fighters-give-pledge-their-new-leader - 2025-04-19

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 25 February 2020 New article by CMES Mohammed Almahfali & James Root in The Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies - an independent think-tank that seeks to foster change through knowledge production with a focus on Yemen and the surrounding region. The Center’s publications and programs, offered in both Arabic and Englis

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/how-irans-islamic-revolution-does-and-does-not-influence-houthi-rule-northern-yemen - 2025-04-19

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 24 February 2020 Having just marked two months since its launch, #rethinkingPopulism has already published 9 articles and an interactive map tracing the topography of research on populism and gender. Continuing to pursue the project’s aim to contribute to a vigorous and constructive, yet widely accessible debate for a

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/research-populism-published-cartoons - 2025-04-19

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 24 February 2020 Maria Malmström (Lund) discussed her latest monograph The Streets are Talking to Me: Affective Fragments in Sisi’s Egypt with Professor Omar Dewachi (from Rutgers). Professor Maria Malmström is Associate Professor at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University. Professor Maria Malmström is

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/book-talk-graduate-center-city-university-new-york-maria-f-malmstrom - 2025-04-19

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 20 February 2020 18 March 2020, @ 15:00 CMES, Lund University, Finngatan 16 Please register here: maria.lofstedt@cme.lu.se Photo: Meriç Dağlı on Unsplash Speakers:Pınar Dinç, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Lund University“Turkey's Unchanging Raison d'État? Narratives on Dersim 1938”Reyda Ergün, Faculty of Law, Kadi

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/panel-discussion-raison-detat-new-turkey-postponed - 2025-04-19

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 14 February 2020 CMES affiliated fellow, Joshka Wessels, talked about her book “Documenting Syria; Revolution, Filmmaking and Video Activism” recently published by IB Tauris/Bloomsbury. Documenting Syria; Revolution, Filmmaking and Video Activism Syria is now one of the most important countries in the world for the int

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/documenting-syria-revolution-filmmaking-and-video-activism-full-house-seminar - 2025-04-19

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 13 February 2020 A desire to be able to freely carry out research and the chance to provide her daughter with a good education led Pinar Dinc to leave Turkey. It is a journey that is not over yet.   A desire to be able to freely carry out research and the chance to provide her daughter with a good education led Pinar D

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/she-found-sanctuary-lund-about-cmes-pinar-dinc-and-her-research-and-life-journey - 2025-04-19

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 10 February 2020 New article by CMES guest researcher Shada Abdulaziz. An efficient routing using a virtual backbone (VB) network is one of the most significant improvements in the wireless sensor network (WSN). One promising method for selecting this subset of network nodes is by finding the minimum connected dominati

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/adaptive-scatter-search-solve-minimum-connected-dominating-set-problem-efficient-management-wireless - 2025-04-19

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 30 January 2020 Vad är de regionala konsekvenserna efter mordet på den iranska generalen Qassem Soleimani och det upptrappade läget mellan USA och Iran? Spyros A. Sofos, forskare vid Centrum för Mellanösternstudier, kommenterar läget.   – Den USA-iranska krisen bekräftar också den fundamentala skillnaden mellan amerika

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/mordet-pa-soleimani-kan-fa-stora-konsekvenser - 2025-04-19

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 28 January 2020 Middle Eastern research news from Lund University Middle East Forum Newsletter #7 January, 2020 Message from the director:UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)6 is devoted to safe access to water and sanitation. The Middle East stands out in this respect since several of its countries now are experienci

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-forum-newsletter-7-january-2020 - 2025-04-19

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 24 January 2020 New three year FORMAS research project at CMES, conducted by Lina Eklund, Pinar Dinc and Petter Pilesjö. Climate change is expected to have widespread effects on societies across the world. While it is difficult to predict exactly how we will be affected in the future, we can gain a better understanding

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/societal-impacts-climate-stress-integrated-assessment-drought-vulnerability-and-conflict-syria - 2025-04-19

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 22 January 2020 At a time when new political actors are challenging contemporary democracies in the name of “the people”, there is little agreement on the meaning of populism among academics, political activists and citizens alike. Introducing the first in a series of interactive maps. Aiming to bring together voices t

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-leading-international-project-populism - 2025-04-19

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 21 January 2020 Three months after organizing the "Inequalities, Peace, and Conflict in Turkey" workshop in Stockholm, we are happy to announce this call for papers for the "Inequalities, Peace, Conflict, and Justice in Turkey" workshop. The issues are resistance and solidarity, labor, social welfare and social justice

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/call-papers-inequalities-peace-conflict-and-justice-turkey-workshop - 2025-04-19

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 20 January 2020 Please note that the following application information is for new applicants only; you are not required to apply to keep your place on a course. Persian The language training course in Persian is accepting new students at both the beginner and intermediate levels. Apply using the link below, and Mehdi G

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/arabic-and-persian-language-courses-offer-graduate-school - 2025-04-19

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 8 January 2020 Mohammed Bin Salman lättar på landets strama tyglar. Kommentar av CMES Dalia Abdelhady. "De saudiska reformerna – mest en fasad" Den saudiske kronprinsen Mohammed Bin Salman har väckt internationell uppmärksamhet med sin reformvänliga linje. Sedan han utsågs till kronprins 2017, kan kvinnor nu köra bil,

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/de-saudiska-reformerna-mest-en-fasad - 2025-04-19

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 23 December 2019 Message from the director: The Center for Middle Eastern Studies and Strategic Research Area Middle East in the Contemporary World wish all staff, guest and affiliated researchers, alumni, and friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Middle East Forum Newsletter #6 December, 2019. Please enjoy a

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-forum-newsletter-6-december-2019 - 2025-04-19

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 18 December 2019 The Center for Middle Eastern Studies har during the fall been holding a conversation series on passion in relation to contemporary global politics, with a focus on the Middle East, North Africa and citizens in the Diaspora. Passion and Politics Conversation Series. The last distinguished guest was Jes

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/last-part-passion-and-politics-conversation-series - 2025-04-19

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 5 December 2019 Today CMES director Ronny Berndtsson and Mehdi Ghavideldostkohi attended a roundtable and workshop in Stockholm, discussing the relations between Sweden and the Gulf states. The Human Touch: Intercultural Dynamics in Arab Gulf- Sweden Relations. Roundtable: Towards a Culture of Understanding or Cultural

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/human-touch-intercultural-dynamics-arab-gulf-sweden-relations - 2025-04-19