Published 24 September 2021 CMES researcher Maria Malmström has authored the article "The Desire to Disappear in Order Not to Disappear: Cairene Ex-Prisoners after the 25 January Revolution", recently published online in The Cambridge Journal of Anthropology. The article is part of a special issue of the Cambridge Journal of Anthropology guest edited by Myriam Lamrani. To access the special issue,

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cairene-ex-prisoners-after-25-january-revolution - 2024-12-26

Published 27 September 2021 Cover: Palgrave Macmillan CMES researcher Joel Abdelmoez has authored the chapter "Deviants, Queers, or Scissoring Sisters of Men? Translating and Locating Queer and Trans Feminisms in the Contemporary Arabic-Speaking World” published in the Palgrave Handbook of Queer and Trans Feminisms in Contemporary Performance (2021, edited by Tiina Rosenberg, Sandra d'Urso and Ann

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/queer-and-trans-feminisms-contemporary-arabic-speaking-world - 2024-12-26

Published 1 October 2021 Together with Amy Lutz (Syracuse University), CMES researcher Dalia Abdelhday has authored the article "Perceptions of success among working-class children of immigrants in three cities", available online in the journal Ethnicities. This article examines the subjective understanding of success among members of three groups of children of immigrants from Mexico, North Afric

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/perceptions-success-among-working-class-children-immigrants - 2024-12-26

Published 5 October 2021 Cover: Palgrave Macmillan Together with İmren Borsuk (Berlin Forum Transregionale Studien & Stockholm University), Sinem Kavak (Lund University) and Pınar Sayan (Beykoz University), CMES researcher Pınar Dinç has edited the book "Authoritarian Neoliberalism and Resistance in Turkey: Construction, Consolidation, and Contestation". This book offers new clarity on three impor

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/authoritarian-neoliberalism-and-resistance-turkey - 2024-12-26

Published 6 October 2021 CMES Newsletter about 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. Click here to read the latest issue Click h

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Published 6 October 2021 Photo: Wikimedia Commons As part of the Future Week at Lund University, CMES organises a panel with five Middle East scholars who will discuss future trends in the region on topics ranging from climate change, migration, human rights, protracted conflict, democratization to peace and regional security. The public event takes place on 20 October at Skissernas Museum. All ar

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/trendspotting-middle-east - 2024-12-26

Published 21 October 2021 Together with Neşe Kınıkoğlu (İstanbul Medeniyet University), CMES researcher Torsten Janson has authored the article "Sacred (re)Collections: Culture, Space and Boundary Negotiation in Turkish-Islamic Memory Politics", available online in the Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication. This article discusses how state-organized, memory-cultural production drawing o

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/culture-space-and-boundary-negotiation-turkish-islamic-memory-politics - 2024-12-26

Published 22 October 2021 Together with Khaoula Khemiri (University of Tunis El Manar), Sihem Jebari (National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry), and Khlifa Maalel (Laboratory of Modelling in Hydraulics and Environment), CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has authored the article "Is Climate or Direct Human Influence Responsible for Discharge Decrease in the Tunisian

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/discharge-decrease-tunisian-merguellil-basin - 2024-12-26

Published 25 October 2021 Deadline for application: 30 November 2021 The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) supports writing retreats on Middle East research with the aim to finalise an article, book chapter, edited volume or a book for publication in peer reviewed outlets. Three writing retreats will be granted during the spring of 2022. CMES offers office space and modern research

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/apply-writing-retreat-cmes-spring-2022 - 2024-12-26

Published 25 October 2021 Together with Esam Wasel (Thamar University), CMES researcher Mohammed Al-Mahfali has authored the article "Women Stereotype in the Book: Yemeni Tales and Legends", available online in the journal Ansaq. The paper aims to understand how women stereotypes are formed in Ḥekayᾱt Wa Asaṭīr Yamanī [Yemeni Tales and Legends] book compiled by Ali Muhammad Abdo. The paper consist

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/women-stereotypes-book-yemeni-tales-and-legends - 2024-12-26

Published 29 October 2021 CMES researcher Hossein Hashemi has recently been promoted to Associate Professor at the Division of Water Resources Engineering, Department of Building and Environmental Technology, Lund University.  Hossein Hashemi received his Ph.D. in the field of Water Resources Engineering from Lund University in 2014. His Ph.D. research was focused on groundwater management, ground

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/hossein-hashemi-promoted-associate-professor - 2024-12-26

Published 26 October 2021 CMES researcher Spyros Sofos has authored the article "Space and the emotional topography of populism in Turkey: The case of Hagia Sophia", available online in the journal Cogent Social Sciences. Over the past decade, as ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) initiated Turkey’s authoritarian populist turn, it sought to derive legitimacy through extra-institutional ave

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/space-and-emotional-topography-populism-turkey - 2024-12-26

Published 27 October 2021 Cover: Lexington Books CMES researcher Pinar Dinc has authored the chapter "Forest Fires in Dersim and Şırnak: Conflict and Environmental Destruction". Pinar's chapter is part of the edited volume Ecological Solidarity and the Kurdish Freedom Movement Thought, Practice, Challenges, and Opportunities (2021, editor: Stephen Hunt). The book is a pioneering text that examines

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/forest-fires-dersim-and-sirnak - 2024-12-26

Published 1 November 2021 CMES researcher Svante Lundgren has authored the article "A piece of the Middle East in the north - the Armenian Community of Sweden", available in the Haigazian Armenological Review. The Armenian community of Sweden is small (approximately 12,000 persons) and young (established in the second half of the 20th century). In this article the history of the community is descr

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/armenian-community-sweden - 2024-12-26

Published 8 July 2022 CMES is looking to employ an ambitious Middle Eastern scholar and political scientist. Last application day: September 15, 2022 General Information Last application date: September 15, 2022 11:59 PM CEST Type of employment: Permanent position Contract type: Full time First day of employment: By agreement Reference number: PA2022/2541 Link to the job listing in English Link to

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/open-position-associate-senior-lecturer-middle-eastern-studies-and-political-science - 2024-12-26

Published 1 July 2022 Cover: MTM CMES researcher Lina Eklund has been interviewed by climate journalist Peter Alestig for his new book on the effects of climate change in Sweden. The book,Världen som väntar: vårt liv i klimatförändringens Sverige (English translation: The World That Awaits: Our Life in Sweden During Climate Change) addresses the changes we are seeing in Sweden in terms of climate

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/lina-eklunds-research-featured-new-book-climate-change-sweden - 2024-12-26

Published 5 October 2021 Photo: Pixabay / Ronny Overhate Ny studie från Lunds universitet. Läs mer på https://www.lupop.lu.se/hallbara-utemiljoer

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/hallbara-utemiljoer-systematiska-tvarvetenskapliga-studier-av-halsoeffekter-och-paverkan-pa-sociala - 2024-12-26

Published 7 October 2021 Photo: flickr / Mitchell Joyce En registerstudie om utvecklingen inom cancerrehabiliteringsområdet samt likheter och skillnader mellan migrerade och svenskfödda kvinnor - en ny studie från Lunds universitet Läs mer på https://www.lupop.lu.se/med-fokus-pa-jamlik-brostcancervard

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/med-fokus-pa-jamlik-brostcancervard - 2024-12-26

Published 11 October 2021 The Swedish Network for Register-Based Research (SWE-REG) is a collaboration between eight research nodes – seven research environments and a graduate school in register-based research. The network strives to use register-based data for research that may benefit people’s health and well-being. Read more, and register at https://swe-reg.se/

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/swe-reg-autumn-meeting-2021-how-conduct-successful-interdisciplinary-research - 2024-12-26

Published 13 October 2021 Project title: Early-life environmental risk factors for inflammatory bowel disease: A Nordic birth cohort study Project: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic, debilitating immune-mediated disease with a typical onset in childhood and young adulthood. After a rising incidence over the past decades, it now affects 0.5% of Western populations, and is an emerging di

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/job-opportunity-doctoral-student-medical-science-environmental-risk-factors-ibd - 2024-12-26