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Middle East Centre

Oxford Universitywww.sant.ox.ac.uk
The Middle East Centre, founded in 1957 at St Antony’s College is the centre for the interdisciplinary study of the modern Middle East in the University of Oxford. Centre Fellows teach and conduct research in the humanities and social sciences with direct reference to the Arab world, Iran, Israel and Turkey, with particular emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. However, during our regular Friday seminar series, attracting a wide audience, our distinguished speakers bring topics to light that touch on contemporary issues.

Episodes

The Limits of Refusal: Israel, Lebanon, and the Shadow of 1982

Lecture given by Dr Seth Anziska (Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, UCL) at the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College, 9th February 2016. This event was co-sponsored by the MEC and the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies. Seth Anziska, UCL.

Feb 10, 201639 min

The Automobile Club of Egypt

A Conversation with Alaa Al Aswany with Eugene Rogan at the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College on 19th January 2016.

Feb 01, 201636 min

Is Religion Really Violent?

Lecture given by Karen Armstrong (author of 'Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence') at St Antony's Middle East Centre on 13th November 2015. "Lecture given by Karen Armstrong (author of "Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence") on "Is Religion Really Violent?" at St Antony's Middle East Centre on 13/11/15. Keywords: Secularism, religion, Karen Armstrong, MEC, Islam, Europe. "

Dec 03, 201540 min

Which way forward?

A talk as part of the Middle East Centre Friday Seminar Series

Mar 27, 201553 min