Stereotyping in the Gulf: Comedy and Non-Resident Indian Life in the Emirates
by Nele Lenze https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYehFmAx_fk As part of the cultural production of the Indian diaspora in the Gulf, first- and second-generation migrants from Kerala have taken to publishing ...more
Music in the Syrian Civil War
by Agah Hazir Kurdish fighters in Rojava, part of a group that produce songs extolling their revolutionary project, entitled "Berbanga Rojava" (The Dawn of Rojava). ...more
The Kurdish Duopoly: The Political Economy of Two-Party Rule
by Zmkan Ali Saleem & Mac Skelton KRG President (and leading KDP member) Nechirvan Barzani meets with Kosrat Rasul Ali, acting leader of the PUK. ...more
As MENA States Grow Increasingly Repressive, Businesses Should Lead Reform
by Ramy Abdu An OHCHR press conference on business and human rights, Geneva 2012. Source: US Mission Photo by Eric Bridiers, Flickr Nine years after the ...more
The Impact of Visa Denial in Academia
by Sukaina Ehdeed Image source: Jon Evans, Flickr When your visa applications to attend academic conferences get routinely denied, you lose any enthusiasm for ever responding ...more
Saudi–Turkish Relations: Is a Rapprochement Possible?
by Umer Karim An image of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi at a HRW/Freedom Initiative event entitled 'Torture in the Kingdom'. Source: April Brady/Project on Middle ...more
Female Radicalisation: Why do Women join ISIS?
by Gulfer Ulas ISIS' feared all female al-Khansaa brigade. Source: Screenshot from ISIS video, Clarion Project The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has managed ...more
Reconsidering Space, Security and Political Economy in Baghdad
by Omar Sirri Baghdad Mayoralty and Baghdad Operations Command prepare to re-open a street in Souq Ghazi, Mansour District, Baghdad. 10 July 2019. Photo: Omar ...more
Iran in Iraq: Hard and Soft Power Strategies under Sanctions and Public Censure
by Jessica Watkins Caption: Child sitting on an IKRF charity box. Source: Kamyar Adl, CC BY 2.0 The reinstatement of US sanctions on Iran last year ...more
Chinese Muslims in Dubai and the ‘Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation’
by Yuting Wang Dubai at night. Source: Samuel Yoo, Flickr Earlier this month, Yuting Wang came to LSE to present her research on Chinese Muslims in Dubai. In ...more
