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The Centre for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) support, create and coordinate multidisciplinary research at Lund University (LU) on the Middle East.

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Middle East in the Contemporary World
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Middle East Forum Newsletter

Here you can see the latest activities conducted at CMES.
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CMES Seminar Series

Each semester CMES organizes a broad range of research and public seminars
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Middle East Research at Lund University

Information about researchers and ongoing interdisciplinary projects
Calendar
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Feb

3 February 2021 15:15 to 16:30 | Lecture/talk

CMES Public Seminar: Cecilia Uddén on recent diplomatic recognition of Israel by Middle Eastern states
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Feb

11 February 2021 13:15 to 14:30 | Seminar

CMES Research Seminar: The Meaning of the People in Turkish Politics: A Geneology
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Feb

25 February 2021 13:15 to 14:30 | Seminar

CMES Research Seminar: The Development of the Theological and Political Aspects of Jihadi-Salafism
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20 Jan 2021
Application of extreme gradient boosting and parallel random forest algorithms for assessing groundwater spring pot…
Groundwater resources provide a large share of the world’s water demand for various sectors such as agriculture, industry, and drinking water. Particularly in the Middle East…
19 Jan 2021
Mobilizing pity: the dialectics of narrative production and erasure in the case of Iran’s #BlueGirl
In this article CMES Spyros A. Sofos and Nazanin Shahrokni present a case analysis of Sahar Khodayari’s transformation into a global injustice icon, the #BlueGirl, after she set…
18 Jan 2021
Application of advanced machine learning algorithms to assess groundwater potential using remote sensing-derived da…
The demand for water supply is continuously rising due to population growth and development across the world. In arid and semi-arid areas, particularly the Middle East, aquifers…
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