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This chapter explores feminist activism during and after the so-called Arab Spring, a transformative event that brought new challenges and a new political environment for feminist activists. At first, the overthrow of old regimes raised hopes for a more open and liberated society, but these hopes did not last long. Feminist organizations in countries such as Egypt and Tunisia have faced state repr

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/abdelmoez-digital-feminist-practice-during-and-after-arab-spring - 2026-01-09

Why does peace diplomacy fail? What role do nuclear weapons play in security, deterrence, and peace? And is it possible to educate for peace? Welcome to a seminar on Peace Day 2024. 24 September 2024 13:00 to 15:00 Welcome by Isabel Bramsen, Director of Peace and Conflict studies The Failure of Peace Diplomacy, Karin Aggestam, Director of Centre for Advances Middle EasternStudies (CMES) Nuclear we

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/peace-day-2024-elusive-peace-israel-palestine - 2026-01-09

CMES affiliated scholar Dalia Dassa Kaye has authored an article published in Foreign Affairs. The article “Where will Israel’s Multifront War End? There May Not be a Better Day After”, is written by Dalia Dassa Kaye. It was published in Foreign Affairs on 2 October 2024After a year of war, there is a real possibility of no better “day after” in Gaza or the rest of the region. Talk in Washington o

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/where-will-israels-multifront-war-end - 2026-01-09

Applications are now open for CMES Project Proposals (2025-2028) as well as CMES Writing Retreats (2025). Call for Project Proposals (2025-2028) CMES supports three-year-research projects with high scientific potential through the Strategic Research Area (SRA) Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW). CMES encourages collaboration between scholars from different disciplines at Lund University

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-calls-project-proposals-2025-2028-and-writing-retreats-2025 - 2026-01-09

Sami Al-Daghistani has recently published an article discussing the emic-etic distinction in Islamic Studies with a special focus on Norway. Sami Al-Daghistani“Emic-Etic Distinction and Islamic Studies in Oslo/Norway,” Tidsskrift for religion og kultur (Journal for Religion and Culture), Issue 1 (September) 2024, Open Accesshttps://ojs.novus.no/index.php/DIN/article/view/2288/2260

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/sami-al-daghistani-emic-etic-distinction-and-islamic-studies-oslonorway - 2026-01-09

Sami Al-Daghistani has won the Islamic Economics Research Award for 2024 by ILKE Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey, for his work on Islamic economics and ethics, and his book The Making of Islamic Economic Thought (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2021) has won a prestigious award in Islamic Studies and was also nominated for another European award. Congratulations Sami! Awards Research Award Sami

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/awards-sami-al-daghistani - 2026-01-09

In this closing workshop of the project the aim is to present the results and findings of the project’s empirical work and engage the audience in an open dialogue with the researchers and an expert panel in order to provide further insights and challenge some of the misconceptions on refugee movement and decision-making particularly the ones perpetuated in the media. The purpose is to shed light o

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/refugee-decision-making-first-countries-asylum - 2026-01-09

Karin Aggestam and Tim Dunne have co-authored the chapter “The failure of diplomacy and protection in Syria”, in Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases (3d edition), eds S. Smith, A. Hadfield, and T. Dunne, Oxford: Oxford University Press AbstractThis chapter argues that the international community’s response to the Syrian civil war was a failure of resolute diplomacy. It first recounts how a pop

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/failure-diplomacy-and-protection-syria - 2026-01-09

On behalf of Lund University and the United Nations University (UNU), Prof. Erik Renström and Prof. Kaveh Madani invite you to the official launch ceremony for the UNU Hub on “Water in a Changing Environment” at Lund University. Lund University is proud to become the second UNU Hub in Europe to address the global issues related to Water in a Changing Environment (WISE). This initiative is created

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/united-nations-university-hub-launch-ceremony - 2026-01-09

CMES Researcher Svante Lundgren has written an article for The Conversation on the tense relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. AbstractAzerbaijan’s president, Ilham Aliyev, has launched a fierce verbal attack on Armenia, which he has called a fascist state. “Fascism must be destroyed,” he said in an interview on local TV networks on January 7. “Either the Armenian leadership will destroy it, o

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/armenia-and-azerbaijan-are-loggerheads-again-heres-why-tensions-are-rising - 2026-01-09

CMES Researcher Amir Naghibi has co-authored an article in Ecological Informatics. "Enhancing Pan Evaporation Predictions: Accuracy and Uncertainty in Hybrid Machine Learning Models"Ecological Informatics, Volume 85, 2025.IntroductionEvaporation, as an important process in the hydrological cycle, plays a pivotal role in management of water resource and agricultural activities, particularly in arid

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/enhancing-pan-evaporation-predictions-accuracy-and-uncertainty-hybrid-machine-learning-models - 2026-01-09

CMES researchers continue to make an impact on The Conversation, contributing to Lund University’s record-breaking article count in 2024. Last year, Lund University experienced a record year in terms of articles published on The Conversation - an international news site that provides researchers with the opportunity to reach a broad audience. With 55 articles from 50 Lund University researchers, t

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-reaches-global-readers-conversation - 2026-01-09

CMES Researcher Lina Eklund has co-authored an article published in The Conversation about agricultural destruction in Gaza. IntroductionThe ceasefire agreed between Israel and Hamas makes provisions for the passage of food and humanitarian aid into Gaza. This support is much needed given that Gaza’s agricultural system has been severely damaged over the course of the war.Over the past 17 months w

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/gaza-we-analysed-year-satellite-images-map-scale-agricultural-destruction - 2026-01-09

Hebatalla Taha (Lund University) held a CMES Research Seminar on the Israeli Bank Leumi and its operations in Palestine. Leumi is an Israeli bank, established in 1902 as the Anglo-Palestine Company, closely connected to the Zionist movement. After the founding of the State of Israel in 1948, Bank Leumi served as the central bank and issued the country's first banknotes. Throughout the 20th century

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/israels-bank-leumi-palestine - 2026-01-09

Gain insights into the latest developments and key dynamics in the Middle East. Welcome to the CMES Research Seminars. Every semester, CMES hosts a variety of public events, focusing on the Middle East region. The CMES Research Seminar invites Lund University researchers as well as national and international leading scholars to present ongoing research and analyses on a variety of topics related t

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/join-our-cmes-research-seminars-spring - 2026-01-09

CMES researcher Altea Pericoli has published an article in Global Policy about Islamic instruments for refugee financing. Pericoli, A. (2025). Islamic instruments for refugee financing: the IsDB and UNHCR collaborative approach. Global Policy, Special Issue, “Expanding Financial Environment for Refugees and Immigrants: Islamic Finance in Action”. Volume 16, S1: 46-56. Read the article here.About A

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/islamic-instruments-refugee-financing-isdb-and-unhcr-collaborative-approach - 2026-01-09

CMES researcher Filippo Verre has published a new book exploring nationalism and identity in the Late Ottoman Era. Echoes of Empire: Nationalism and Identity in the Late Ottoman Era (1898-1918)This book by Filippo Verre delves into the complex and transformative period of the late Ottoman Empire, exploring the rise of nationalistic movements that reshaped its multi-ethnic landscape. It provides a

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/echoes-empire-nationalism-and-identity-late-ottoman-era-1898-1918 - 2026-01-09

Aron Lund from the Swedish Defence Research Agency visited CMES for a public lecture on the future of Syria. On February 20, Aron Lund, a Middle East analyst at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI), delivered a well-attended public lecture at the Eden Auditorium, hosted by CMES. His talk focused on recent political developments in Syria.Aron Lund traced Syria's course over the past decade, fr

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-public-lecture-aron-lund-syria-after-assads - 2026-01-09

CMES will offer several part-time internships for Lund University students during the spring of 2025. Are you a Lund University student with an interest in the Middle East region? The Centre for Advanced Middle East Studies (CMES) offers internships in several projects during the spring semester of 2025. Who We AreCMES supports, coordinates and expands interdisciplinary research on the Middle East

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/come-work-us-student-internships-cmes-spring-2025 - 2026-01-09

Welcome to a public lecture with Middle East correspondent Cecilia Uddén (Swedish Radio) on the dramatic developments in the Middle East. How do today’s turbulent events affect the Middle East and its people? Join us for a lecture with Cecilia Uddén, the renowned Middle East correspondent for Swedish Radio, who was recently awarded the Stora Journalistpriset for her reporting from the region.With

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/upcoming-cmes-public-lecture-award-winning-middle-east-correspondent-cecilia-udden - 2026-01-09