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The Middle East Centre of St Antony’s College is the centre for the interdisciplinary study of the modern Middle East in the University of Oxford.
Latest article from Professor Avi Shlaim available here➡️ middleeasteye.net/opinion/why-i-…
Just published by one of this year's MMES MSc students - congratulations to @Saoud_AlEshaq_ !
It brings me great pleasure to share with you our newly published article with @AliBakeer that seeks to redefine the scholarly understanding of security regimes with a specific emphasis on UAE-Israel security and defense ties following the signing of the Abraham Accords.
Watch/listen to Professor Avi Shlaim's address to the IIEA about his latest book, 'Genocide in Gaza: Israel’s Long War on Palestine' iiea.com/events/avi-shl… @irishpages @StAntsCollege @iiea
Congratulations to the Azizeh Sheibani Essay Prize winners for 2025: Artemis Ffytche, Ryan Nazari and Thomas Laskowski 👏👏👏 sant.ox.ac.uk/news/azizeh-sh…
Emeritus Fellow, Professor Avi Shlaim's interview on The Wire available here: youtube.com/watch?v=HOkAvh…
My interview with Australian ABC News: 1. US Involvement a win for Netanyahu and Khamenei at the expense of Iranian life and US money; 2. goal: keep Iran a radical but weak state; 3. it's distracting from genocide in Gaza; 4. WE DON'T NEED YOUR LIBERATING BOMBS. We know better.
Please note the dates for this year's summer closure of the MEC Library☀️ *11 August - 5 September* We look forward to welcoming readers back again on 8 September!
Emeritus Fellow, Professor Avi Shlaim's latest interview is available to watch here ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=zSZo5l…
To celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the Investcorp Building, our final event of the academic year will be followed by a drinks reception - all welcome, no need to book. #architecture #ZahaHadid #Oxford talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/9bc34…
New podcast episodes now available⬇️ podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/middle-… podcasts.ox.ac.uk/index.php/seri…
Thank you @lisablaydes for last night's excellent seminar 'States and Social Hierarchies in Kuwait and the Arab States of the Gulf Region', part of the Women's Rights Research Seminar series @MaryamAlemzadeh sant.ox.ac.uk/middle-east-ce…
The next Women’s Rights Research Seminar, Tuesday this week at 5pm with @lisablaydes @Stanford @MaryamAlemzadeh
Events coming up this week at the MEC👇 sant.ox.ac.uk/middle-east-ce… @StAntsCollege
The podcast from Philip Michael Wolfson's Friday lecture is now available here!🎧 #zahahadid #architecture podcasts.ox.ac.uk/philip-michael…
Big thanks to Philip Michael Wolfson for a riveting account of his years as Head of Design with Zaha Hadid - the first of our lectures marking the 10th anniversary of the Investcorp Building! We look forward to the second lecture, 12 June, with her biographer Joseph Giovannini!
It is with sincere regret that TODAY's seminar has been CANCELLED due to speaker ill health. We hope to reschedule for next term.
Events coming up this week at the MEC👇 sant.ox.ac.uk/middle-east-ce… @StAntsCollege @AsianStudies_Ox @PenguinUKBooks @OneworldNews @FESonline @Rana_Husseini
Professor Eugene Rogan had the honour of giving The Kamal Salibi Memorial Lecture at the @AUB_Lebanon @fas_aub on 5 May. Watch a recording of the full lecture available here 👉youtube.com/watch?v=r0dz_j…
In our new HENI Talks film, explore Zaha Hadid’s @Investcorp Building at @StAntsCollege in Oxford, which now serves as the @oxfordMec. Discover the challenges and triumphs of introducing contemporary architecture to the @UniofOxford's traditional setting, and learn how Hadid’s…