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8 Oct 2026
New MECW project examines the promises and tensions of Gulf smart cities
What happens when the desert becomes a laboratory for the city of the future? A new MECW research project will critically examine how ambitious smart-city visions are imagined, pro...
5 Oct 2026
Maqāsid and the Market: Ethical Reasoning between Material and Non-Material Values
CMES researcher Sami Al-Daghistani has published a new article exploring the role of maqāsid (the higher objectives of Islamic law) in shaping ethical approaches to economic life. ...
5 Oct 2026
Social Class and Forced Migrants’ Secondary/Onward Mobility Decision-Making: Syrians in Turkey and Lebanon
CMES researchers Mo Hamza and Sinem Kavak have published a new article examining the relationship between social class and forced migrants’ onward mobility. Focusing on Syrian refu...