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 otherwise stated.
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Most of our events are recorded and available on SoundCloud and iTunes. Browse our past events by year below.
Past Events
Tuesday 10 February 2026 | 17:00 - 18:30 GMT | Stephen Knight, University of Oxford; Thomas McGee, European University Institute; Dastan Jasim, Dauphine University; William Smith, Researcher and Analyst
Wednesday 4 February 2026 | 18:00 - 19:00 GMT | Daniel Neep, Author; Charles Tripp, SOAS
Wednesday 28 January 2026 | 19:00 - 20:30 GMT | Malika Zeghal, Harvard University; Steffen Hertog, LSE
Monday 19 January 2026 | 18:00 - 21:00 GMT | Phil Cox, Native Voice Films; Yousef Jubeh, Editor & Producer
Thursday 27 November | 18:00 - 19:00 GMT | Alona Ferber, Prospect Magazine; Yossi Mekelberg, Chatham House; Yair Wallach, SOAS
Wednesday 19 November | 17:00 - 18:00 GMT | Sareta Ashraph, Barrister & Roza Qaidi, Center for Justice and Accountability
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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Thursday 13 November | 16:00 - 17:00 GMT | Guilain Denoeux, Colby College & Robert Springborg, Simon Fraser University
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Podcasts by Year