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Welcome to the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES)!

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A list of our researchers based on their areas of expertise, including contact details.

CMES strongly supports the SUHF statement on the ongoing protests in Iran

CMES strongly supports the statement issued by the Association of Swedish Higher Education on the current situation for students and staff at Iranian Universities.

About CMES

The Centre supports, creates and coordinates multidisciplinary research on the Middle East at LU.

About MECW

Middle East in the Contemporary World - A Strategic Research Area

Seminar Series

Each semester CMES organises a broad range of research and public seminars.

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News

The cover of the CMES Newsletter with a photo of the CMES building and colorful leaves on trees.

27 Oct 2022 | News

Read the Latest CMES Newsletter (#31)

New CMES Newsletter about upcoming events and recent research activities and publications.

Cover of the journal "Sustainable Production and Consumption"

29 Nov 2022 | News

Predicting Groundwater Footprints in Iran With Machine Learning

CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored an article on predicting groundwater footprints with machine learning in Iran.

Cover of the journal Sustainability

28 Nov 2022 | News

Landscape Composition Modeling in Iran

CMES researcher Hossein Hashemi has co-authored a paper on landscape composition modeling in Iran.

Photo of Sarah Anne Rennick in front of the CMES building

22 Nov 2022 | News

The Young in Tunisia Value Democracy but Choose Otherwise

What happened to the generation that experienced the revolution in Tunisia as young? Sarah Anne Rennick has monitored the social movements in Tunisia.

Joel Abdelmoez, PhD Student

21 Nov 2022 | News

Joel Abdelmoez Interviewed About World Cup in Qatar

CMES doctoral student Joel Abdelmoez has been interviewed in an article about the ongoing soccer World Cup in Qatar in Forskning & Framsteg.

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For up-to-date news on Middle East research at Lund University, read and subscribe to the CMES Newsletter.

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