Carla Calargé, Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Florida Atlantic University, examines how contemporary Lebanese graphic novels mobilize Beirut’s urban landscape to engage with war, memor...

Carla Calargé, Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Florida Atlantic University, examines how contemporary Lebanese graphic novels mobilize Beirut’s urban landscape to engage with war, memor...

<article data-history-node-id="446616" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hegseth-says-military-action-still-possible-us-israel-war-iran" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hegseth-says-military-action-still-possible-us-israel-war-iran" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Hegseth says military action still possible in US-Israel war on Iran</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says military options have not been ruled out in the US-Israeli war on Iran.</p> <p>Hegseth’s statement comes after Washington imposed “unprecedented” sanctions on Iran this week.</p> <p>In an interview on US cable channel Newsmax, Hegseth said “economic pressure we know hurts them the most right now, but by no means are we foreclosing using kinetic strikes anywhere in the Strait of Hormuz”.</p> </div> </div> </article>

The war with Iran has had a massive and still unfolding direct impact on global and regional security.  The effects of the still ongoing war are likely to have unpredictable cascading effects across t...

Applications for grants to support UW–Madison scholars working in any area of Turkish/Ottoman Studies, deadline: October 1, 2026

Hanan Al-Alawi (UW-Madison) will explore how the marshland inhabitants of Iraq and coastal communities of southern Iran reimagine Indigeneity through mythmaking practices and embodied interactions wit...

Hanan Al-Alawi (UW-Madison) will explore how the marshland inhabitants of Iraq and coastal communities of southern Iran reimagine Indigeneity through mythmaking practices and embodied interactions wit...

Marc Lynch (George Washington University) details the United States’ disastrously failed approach to the post–Cold War Middle East, where aspirations for US leadership and a calm region have only prod...

Seçil Binboğa (University of Minnesota) will discuss how US influence expanded through Turkey’s airspace between 1951 and 1954, crossing borders to counter the spread of communism.

Seçil Binboğa (University of Minnesota) will discuss how US influence expanded through Turkey’s airspace between 1951 and 1954, crossing borders to counter the spread of communism.

Killian Clarke (Georgetown University) dives into the big question at the heart of his new book, "Return of Tyranny: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed": why do some revolutions triumph while o...

Abdel Razzaq Takriti (Rice University) is a historian of anticolonialism, revolutions, intellectual and political currents, and state formation in the modern Arab world

We are excited to present the children’s book:  These Olive Trees by Aya Ghanameh (Author, Illustrator). We will be reading the book to children, introducing basic Arabic words, teaching basic facts a...

Deadline for abstracts is February 10, 2026

Call for Papers for MESA annual meeting.

We are excited to announce that the 40th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT) at The University of Chicago will take place on May 1-2, 2026.

Building on the documentary "Inside Syria", this session invites reflection on how visual art and storytelling help us understand war, displacement, and everyday life under crisis.

International Film Club featuring artist and reporter George Butler

Join us for a powerful evening of award-winning Palestinian short films that bear witness to life under displacement, setller colonialism, and unyielding resilience.

In this wide-ranging talk, Dr. Maha Nassar (University of Arizona) examines the transnational history of Palestinian student activism over the last century.

Join us for a special International Book Club featuring Hakim’s Odyssey by Fabien Toulmé — a powerful graphic narrative tracing one man’s flight from war-torn Syria to safety in Europe. The event will...

Drawing from her new book "Society of the Righteous: Transregional Muslim Networks and Ibadhi Moral Reform in East Africa" (UNC Press, 2024), Dr. Kimberly Wortmann (Wake Forest University) will explor...

We will be reading the book to the children, introducing basic Arabic words, teaching basic facts about Palestine, creating an art project based on the book, and sampling Palestinian cuisine!

We will be reading the book to the children, introducing basic Arabic words, teaching basic facts about Palestine, creating an art project based on the book, and sampling Palestinian cuisine!

Dear community members, In collaboration with a language education initiative, we are planning to offer 2 hour online Turkish classes for adults. These classes will be taught by experienced language e...

Choukri blends harsh realism with creative storytelling, following Zola’s idea that literature should be rooted in real human experience. His stories reveal the difficult truths of poverty, oppression...

Choukri blends harsh realism with creative storytelling, following Zola’s idea that literature should be rooted in real human experience. His stories reveal the difficult truths of poverty, oppression...

YouTube video by CAROL BARR

Join us online for a discussion with Mohammad Sabaaneh, the author and illustrator of the award winning graphic novel "Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine".

Professor Shereen Abouelnaga (Cairo University) looks at how women writers create their sense of self through stories that are often broken, layered, and full of contradictions. She uses cross-stitchi...

Join us online for a discussion with Mohammad Sabaaneh, the author and illustrator of the award winning graphic novel "Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine".

This talk examines the unofficial period of Japanese-Turkish relations between 1873 and 1924, shedding light on the character of these early years and the fundamental conditions that shaped them.