KCL Middle Eastern Studies

📖 Explore key historical events, and the enduring political, cultural, and diplomatic forces shaping the Middle East and North Africa today

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KingsCollegeLondon: Understanding the Modern Middle East | edX Explore the collapse of empires, the rise of independence movements, key historical events, and the enduring political, cultural, and diplomatic forces shaping the Middle East and North Africa today.

EVENT: Brothers Behind Bars: A History of the Muslim Brotherhood

🗣️a talk by scholar Mathias Ghyoot

🗓️23 April
⏰ 16.00 - 17.30

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Brothers Behind Bars: A History of the Muslim Brotherhood The Department of Political Economy's Global South Research Group is delighted to invite you to a talk by Mathias Ghyoot.

EVENT: America's Middle East: The Ruination of a Region 🇺🇸🌍

⏰ 9 October
🗓️ 18.15

From the Gulf War to Gaza, a compelling critique of how and why Washington ensnared itself so destructively in the Middle East.

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America's Middle East: The Ruination of a Region From the Gulf War to Gaza, a compelling critique of how and why Washington ensnared itself so destructively in the Middle East.

In a new analysis for RUSI, our academic, Dr Rob Geist Pinfold examines escalating Israeli strikes on Syria 🇸🇾

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Why is Israel Escalating its Strikes Against Syria? With the fall of the Assad regime, a change of Syrian leadership presented an opportunity for Israel to soothe relations with its neighbour and alleviate trouble at the border, but the Netanyahu government's choice, a course of military strikes and territorial advances into Syria, shows a preference...

EVENT: The Middle East after Trump’s Return: A Playground for Russia and China?

📅 9 May
⏰ 18.00 - 19.30

Our panel will feature Inga Trauthig, Francesca Ghiretti, Edmund Fitton-Brown, and Ahmed Aboudouh.

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The Middle East after Trump’s Return: A Playground for Russia and China? This discussion will address if China and Russia are benefitting from recent US policies enacted under Trump.

King’s is pleased to announce the CMA CGM Excellence Fund for Education.

The initiative will provide scholarships for postgraduate scholars from Lebanon over the next three years 🇱🇧🧑‍🎓

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CMA CGM Excellence Fund for Education 2025-26 King’s College London is pleased to announce the CMA CGM Excellence Fund for Education.

EVENT: Understanding Syria through Syrian Voices: Stories of Revolution

⏰ 18.00
🗓️ 17 March

Join us for a talk led by Professor Wendy Pearlman. More here 👇

Understanding Syria through Syrian Voices: Stories of Revolution Wendy Pearlman shares Syrians' stories of revolution, displacement, and exile, drawn from over 500 interviews she conducted.

EVENT: Navigating the Syrian Crisis
Challenges and Opportunities for Peace and Reconstruction

⏰ 18.00 - 19.30
🗓️ 18 March

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Navigating the Syrian Crisis Challenges and Opportunities for Peace and Reconstruction

EVENT: Cities as idea nodes: The spread of neoliberal cultures in the Arab world 💭

📅 13 February
⏰ 18.00

Join Dr Mayssoun Sukarieh for a discussion on the importance of cities in the spread of the neoliberal culture in the Arab world

Cities as idea nodes: The spread of neoliberal cultures in the Arab world A talk by author and academic, Dr Mayssoun Sukarieh

EVENT: Islam and Statecraft: Religious Soft Power in the Arab Gulf States

We'll be welcoming Dr Jon Hoffman on 5 February to discuss his research and new book 📚

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Islam and Statecraft: Religious Soft Power in the Arab Gulf States Dr Jon Hoffman discusses his research and new book, which focusses on the utilisation of religion as a tool of statecraft in the Middle East

EVENT: Charlotte Al-Khalili will present her ethnographic monograph of the Syrian 2011 revolution and Syrians' subsequent displacement to Turkey.

⏰14.00 - 15.30
📆 4 February

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Waiting for the Revolution to End: Syrian displacement, time and subjectivity Charlotte Al-Khalili will present her ethnographic monograph of the Syrian 2011 revolution and Syrians' subsequent displacement to Turkey