Join The Mosaic Rooms online for a talk by scholar Jill Jarvis to examine the role of art and literature as a witness to trauma endured by #Algerians during and after French colonisation. More information about this event here: mosaicrooms.org/event/radiant-…

Towers of Ivory and Steel: Israeli Universities and the Apartheid System
30 April 4-6pm BST Join us Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge for a book launch with Maya Wind University of British Columbia moderated by Maha Shuayb Centre for Lebanese Studies
In collaboration with Cambridge UCU Cambridge Palestine Solidarity Society (PalSoc) BRICUP
TowersofIvory.eventbrite.co.uk

Staff @qmul have written a letter defending our colleague Prof. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, who was arrested in Israel & subject to inhuman treatment. Addressed to the VC, it asks him to condemn the arrest and suspend QM's partnership w/ Hebrew University
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🚨📢 OPPORTUNITY: BIAA Postdoctoral Fellowship

A 12-month #postdoc #fellowship tenable from September 2024, primarily based in Ankara for research relating to one of its Strategic Research Initiatives.

⏰Deadline: 30th April
ℹ Learn more and apply: biaa.ac.uk/grants/biaa-po…

We are hosting Lisa Bhungalia for a book talk on 'Elastic Empire. Refashioning War Through Aid in Palestine.' Part of our P&IR Edinburgh Contemporary Middle East Series, in collaboration with CRITIQUE (critiquecentre.bsky.social), @RaceED & Edinburgh Centre for International and Global Law. May 10. Registration eventbrite.co.uk/e/elastic-empi…

Israel's arrest last week of Prof. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian of Hebrew University is just one eg of the crackdown against Palestinian academic freedom - in Palestine and globally. Join us tomorrow to discuss this and how to build global solidarity. #solidaritywithgaza #Ceasefire

This was... not the response to BRISMES's letter to The Office for Students (OfS) we expected...

Join us for a discussion of the role of scholars in denouncing the Israeli crackdown on academic freedom of the Palestinian academic community.
🗓️April 23, 13:30 EST | 19:30 EEST
🗣️Sonia Boulos, Usama Makdisi, Alex Lubin, Mandy Turner & Omar S. Dahi.
➡️securityincontext.org/posts/event-ac…

// BOOK DISCUSSION //
Towers of Ivory, Towers of Steel: Israeli Universities and the Apartheid System Maya Wind.

Learn how Israeli universities serve as pillars of Israel's system of oppression against Palestinians.

Sign up here
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📚 Explore the fascinating world of Arabic Manuscript Studies in our upcoming advanced training course. 🖋️ Hosted at the prestigious Library of the Academy of Science in Lisbon, Portugal. Limited spots available! Secure your place now:aku.edu/ismc/events/pa…

🚨The deadline for this call for applications has been extended to 1 May!

We are scheduling interviews as applications come in, don’t miss your chance and apply now!👇🏽
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NEW: Issue 310 The Struggle for Sudan is here! Marking one year since the outbreak of war, this issue deeply engages with perspectives of organizers, activists, artists, aid workers and scholars on the continuing crisis facing the Sudanese people. bit.ly/3xDb1kp

Yep BRISMES to Prof. Cramer;
you failed to address our concern about the egregious
violation of Professor Hage’s academic freedom and freedom of expression. Indeed, your response
does not assure us in any way that the Max Planck Institute is committed to academic freedom

A quick reminder about our School of Media, Arts and Humanities event this week:

What: Cambridge University's Dr Zeina Al Azmeh's talk 'The Rise of Persecution Capital'
When: 16.00 on Friday, 19 April 2024
Where: in Jub-36 on @SussexUni campus, Falmer

All welcome 🙏

The Safe Haven Fellowship established by Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study has been extended and applications are particularly invited from scholars, journalists, writers and artists affected by the war on Gaza.
Deadline: 21 May 2024
More information: nias.knaw.nl/news/safe-have…

Join us at 16.00 on Friday, 19 Apr 24, for Dr Zeina Al Azmeh's (@Cambridge_Uni) talk 'The Rise of Persecution Capital' in Jub-G36 here School of Media, Arts and Humanities @SussexUni

Full details in the poster. All welcome 🙏