LSE hosts a wide and varied range of Middle East events, including public lectures, seminars, book launches and conferences. Events are open to the public and are free of charge, unless specified otherwise. This list of events includes all Middle East Centre events and other selected Middle East events at LSE.
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Thursday 13 November | 16:00 - 17:00 GMT | Guilain Denoeux, Colby College & Robert Springborg, Simon Fraser University
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Monday 17 November | 16:00 - 17:00 GMT | Miriyam Aouragh, University of Westminster; Mohamed Daadaoui, Oklahoma City University; Michael J. Willis, University of Oxford
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Wednesday 19 November | 17:00 - 18:00 GMT | Sareta Ashraph, Barrister & Roza Qaidi, Center for Justice and Accountability
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Thursday 27 November | 18:00 - 19:00 GMT | Alona Ferber, Prospect Magazine; Yossi Mekelberg, Chatham House; Yair Wallach, SOAS
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Wednesday 29 April - Friday 1 May 2026 | LSE
Organised by the Kurdish Studies Series, LSE Middle East Centre and the Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations at the University of Sheffield.
Deadline for abstracts: Friday 28 November 2025
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A British Academy Conference
Thursday 28 - Friday 29 May 2026 | LSE
Organised by the LSE Middle East Centre and the Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University, with funding from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
Deadline for abstracts: Friday 21 November 2025
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