Past Events 2026
Kurdish Studies Conference
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.
Social Protection and Conflict Prevention in Lebanon and Jordan (Webinar)
Monday 30 March | 15:00 - 16:00 BST | Rana Jawad, University of Birmingham
Social Media Consumption and Food-Consumption in Contemporary Kuwait
Wednesday 25 March | 13:00 - 14:00 GMT | Fabricio Mendes Fialho, LSE International Inequalities Institute; Abrar Al Hasan, Kuwait University
Gender and Conflict: Kurdish Narratives
Wednesday 18 March | 17.30 - 19.00 | Dilar Dirik, Writer and Independent Researcher; Farangis Ghaderi, University of Exeter; Elif Sarican, Writer, Editor and Translator
The Geopolitical Implications of the Israel-US-Iran War
Tuesday 17 March | 18:30 - 20:00 | Sanam Vakil, Chatham House; Toby Dodge, LSE Department of International Relations; Peter Trubowitz, LSE Phelan US Centre
'Return of Tyranny: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed' Book Launch
Tuesday 3 March | 18:00 - 19:00 GMT | Killian Clarke, Georgetown University; Hazem Kandil, Cambridge University
Understanding the Middle Eastern Family, Identity, and Politics through Queer Studies
Thursday 19 February | 18:00 - 19:00 GMT | Polly Withers, LSE Middle East Centre; Andrew Delatolla, University of Leeds; Elias Jahshan, Journalist & Writer
Health Care Reform in the Middle East: Applying Theory to Practice
Tuesday 17 February 2026 | 18:00 - 19:00 GMT | Alistair McGuire, LSE Department of Health Policy; George Wharton, LSE Department of Health Policy
Reframing Iraq: Power, Politics, and Paths to Inclusion
Saturday 14 February 2026 | 09:00 - 16:00 GMT
'Governance of Resistance in North and East Syria: The Experience of Rojava' Book Launch
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
'A History of Modern Syria' Book Launch
Wednesday 4 February 2026 | 18:00 - 19:00 GMT | Daniel Neep, Author; Charles Tripp, SOAS
"The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa"
Wednesday 28 January 2026 | 19:00 - 20:30 GMT | Malika Zeghal, Harvard University; Steffen Hertog, LSE
Khartoum Film Screening and Q&A
Monday 19 January 2026 | 18:00 - 21:00 GMT | Phil Cox, Native Voice Films; Yousef Jubeh, Editor & Producer