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CMES researcher Amir Naghibi has co-authored an article published in the journal Diversity. The article "Climate-Change-Driven Shifts in Aegilops tauschii Species Distribution: Implications for Food Security and Ecological Conservation" was co-authored by Shirin Mahmoodi (Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center), Mohammad Jaffar Aghaei (National Plant Gene Bank of Iran), K

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/climate-change-and-plant-diversity-iran - 2026-01-07

CMES researcher Heba Taha has co-authored an article in the Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication. The article, "The Atomic Future: Technology, Labor and World Peace in the Thought of ʿAli Rashid Shaʿath", was co-authored by Heba Taha and Pelle Valentin Olsen. AbstractIn 1946, one year after the atomic bombings of Japan, Palestinian thinker ʿAli Rashid Shaʿath (1908–1967) published a bo

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/atomic-future-arab-world - 2026-01-07

CMES researcher Amir Naghibi has co-authored an article published in the Journal of Water and Climate Change. The article "Assessing the impact of global carbon dioxide changes on atmospheric fluctuations in Iran through satellite data analysis" was co-authored by Seyed-Mohsen Mousavi (Shahid Beheshti University), Naghmeh Mobarghaee Dinan (Shahid Beheshti University), Saeed Ansarifard (Institute f

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-concentrations-iran - 2026-01-07

The Foreign Affairs Committee from the Swedish parliament (Riksdagen) visited Lund University on May 27. CMES Director Karin Aggestam was invited to give a presentation about CMES and Middle East research at Lund University. The committee was also briefed on several other issues at Lund University, ranging from cooperation with Ukraine to international recruitments.The Foreign Affairs Committee in

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/swedish-foreign-affairs-committee-visits-lund-university - 2026-01-07

CMES Director Karin Aggestam participated in a podcast hosted by Folk och Försvar. AbstractThe war that broke out in Gaza following the Hamas attack on October 7 and Israel's response has once again highlighted the endurance of wars and heightened regional tensions in the Middle East.  At the same time, there are ongoing wars and conflicts in Syria and Yemen, and conflict lines are escalating betw

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/prospect-peace-middle-east-0 - 2026-01-07

The Swedish Middle East correspondent Samir Abu Eid is being awarded his honorary doctorate at Lund University today. Full house yesterday when Middle East correspondent Samir Abu Eid, Swedish Television, held a CMES public lecture about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He has also been interviewed about his excitement over receiving an honorary doctorate at Lund University and how he looks forwa

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/samir-abu-eid-honorary-doctor-lund-university - 2026-01-07

On 31 May, CMES hosted an end-of-semester lunch for our students, interns and staff. The participants of the Israel-Palestine reading course, our various Arabic language classes and our research interns were given certificates for their work this semester. Together with CMES staff, they enjoyed some delicious Levantine cuisine in the beautiful CMES garden at Finngatan. The event was organized by o

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-certificate-ceremony - 2026-01-07

CMES is happy to announce the new MECW project for 2024-2027 which will focus on civil society actors in the Occupied Palestinian Territories This project explores the complex history of Swedish humanitarian initiatives in the occupied Palestinian territories through the concept of frictional humanitarian homebuilding. Addressing three research questions, it studies the complex interactions betwee

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/new-mecw-project-frictional-homebuilding-swedish-civil-society-actors-occupied-palestinian - 2026-01-07

CMES researcher Mattias Kärrholm has authored an article published in the journal Political Geography. The article, "Temporality, nationalism and the territorialisation of public space - Commemorational presences in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv", was published online on 26 May 2024.The article is published as part of the MECW project Beyond Sacred/Secular Cities - Exploring Politics of Memory, Space, an

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/commemorational-presences-jerusalem-and-tel-aviv - 2026-01-07

Apply by 7 June 2024! A 4-year fully funded PhD position is open in CMES researcher Lina Eklund's group on climate risk and adaptation in the Middle East. The research is focused on GIS, remote sensing and interdisciplinary approaches. Climate adaptation is fundamental for reducing vulnerability to climate change impacts, however the most recent Climate Report (IPCC AR6) found that we are not adap

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/job-opening-doctoral-student-climate-risk-and-adaptation-middle-east - 2026-01-07

CMES researcher Svante Lundgren has authored an article published in Chronos Revue d’Histoire de l’Université de Balamand. AbstractMore than 150 years after the birth of modern Assyrian nationalism, it is safe to say that it has failed. It was not able to inspire and mobilize most of the Assyrian people and did not achieve its goals. According to the established narrative, the reasons were the Ass

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/rise-and-fall-assyrian-nationalism - 2026-01-07

This Regional Outlook provides insight into an emerging environmental hazard: dust storms in the Middle East, one of the driest regions in the world. It also sheds light on the typical drivers and new technologies that can help investigate this phenomenon. Some sustainable mitigation measures are also discussed. Significant changes in recent years, such as population growth and climate change, hav

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-dust-storms-middle-east-insights-satellite-data-and-ai - 2026-01-07

The course runs between 4 December 2024 and 15 January 2025 and isopen for PhD students in Sweden and beyond. Application deadline: 4 November 2024 CMES researcher Hossein Hashemi is coordinating a course for PhD students offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences as an interdisciplinary single–subject course next academic year.  Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Environment and Sustainable Develop

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/phd-course-environment-and-sustainable-development-mena - 2026-01-07

Read the new CMES Newsletter about upcoming events and recent research activities and publications. The CMES Newsletter provides an up-to-date overview of Middle Eastern research, activities and events at Lund University and beyond. The Newsletter includes a message from the Director, latest research news, upcoming events and recent publications by CMES scholars.Read the NewsletterSubscribe to the

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-45 - 2026-01-07

Article by Fulbright Schuman scholar Dalia Dassa Kaye on her research on Iran and visiting fellowship at CMES In the article, "From LA to Lund: The 'Iran Challenge' from a (surprisingly) Swedish Perspective" (published on 13 June), Dalia reflects on her research on shifting European perceptions and policies toward Iran at a time of great geopolitical flux globally and political change within Europ

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/la-lund-fulbright-scholar-dalia-dassa-kaye-her-visiting-fellowship-cmes - 2026-01-07

CMES is organizing two events in Almedalen this year on 26 June. The events are in Swedish. Welcome to attend! CMES i Almedalen: Israel Palestina – en olöslig konflikt?26 juni 2024 13:15 till 14:30, Hästgatan 13, Visby, Gotland Vilka är de långsiktiga konsekvenserna av kriget? Hur kan destruktiva våldspiraler förhindras i framtiden?Vilka möjligheter och skyldigheter har det internationella samfund

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-almedalen-0 - 2026-01-07

CMES researcher Hossein Hashemi has co-authored a new article published in the journal Environmental Science and Pollution Research. The article, "A machine learning framework for spatio‑temporal vulnerability mapping of groundwaters to nitrate in a data scarce region in Lenjanat Plain, Iran", was authored by Reza Jalali (Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz), Parvaneh Tishehzan (Shahid Chamran Univ

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/mapping-groundwater-contamination-machine-learning-iran - 2026-01-07

CMES researcher Rola El-Husseini has written an article published by the Arab Center Washington DC. The article, "Violence Against Women in Lebanon: The Challenge of Legislative Action", was published on 6 June 2024.AbstractIn March 2024, Lebanon’s “reform MPs,” a group of legislators who were elected in 2022 from outside the country’s traditional sectarian system, proposed a new law on violence a

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/violence-against-women-lebanon - 2026-01-07

On June 13, the first three-year MECW project was successfully concluded with a seminar at CMES. The results from the project, AI in the Service of Socio-Politically Adapted Sustainable Dust-Storm Control in the Middle East, were presented by project members Hossein Hashemi (Water Resources Engineering), Amir Naghibi (Water Resources Engineering), Ali Mansourian (Physical Geography and Ecosystem S

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/summer-celebration-and-conclusion-mecw-project - 2026-01-07

CMES researcher Svante Lundgren has written an article published in Sydsvenskan. The article, "Nej, den kristna historien i Mellanöstern håller inte på att ta slut" (English translation: "No, Christian history in the Middle East is not coming to an end"), was published on 23 June 2024.AbstractThe number of Christians has increased dramatically, but their share of the population has decreased. Twen

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/christians-middle-east - 2026-01-07