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

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.

Study Arabic at CMES

Modern Standard Arabic language courses

Read CMES Regional Outlook

Read the CMES Regional Outlook series for analysis of current topics related to the MENA region.

Read the CMES Newsletter

Read and subscribe to the CMES Newsletter with updates on our activities and publications.

Contact Our Researchers

A list of our researchers based on their areas of expertise.

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News

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8 Dec 2023 | News

CMES Public Panel: The Israel-Hamas War

Welcome to a public panel on the Israel-Hamas war on 15 December, 13:15-15:00, at Palaestra! Registration is required to attend.
Cover of the CMES Newsletter. A photo of the CMES building in a snowy landscape with Christmas lights in the windows.
1 Dec 2023 | News

Read the Latest CMES Newsletter (#39)

Read the new CMES Newsletter about upcoming events and recent research activities and publications.
Cover of the book "Remote Sensing of Soil and Land Surface Processes: Monitoring, Mapping, and Modeling"
16 Nov 2023 | News

Modeling Sediment Transport in Iran

CMES researcher Amir Naghibi has co-authored a chapter on AI modeling of sediment transport in Iranian rivers.
The yellow cover of the journal Natural Hazards.
14 Nov 2023 | News

Flood Susceptibility Prediction

CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored an article on flood susceptibility prediction in Afghanistan.
A photo of a security camera in front of a star of David.
14 Nov 2023 | News

Increased Antisemitism Linked to Israel and Palestine

Interview with CMES researcher Svante Lundgren about antisemitism in relation to Israel and Palestine.
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A map of Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territories.

Media Interviews and Articles by CMES Researchers on the Israel-Hamas War

Read articles and listen to radio and TV interviews with CMES researchers about the Israel-Hamas war (in English, Arabic and Swedish).

Calendar

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