Past Events Podcasts

Lectures, Interviews & Book Launches

LSE hosts a wide and varied range of Middle East events, including public lectures, seminars, book launches and conferences. Events are open to the public and are free of charge, unless otherwise stated. 

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Most of our events are recorded and available on SoundCloud and iTunes. Browse our past events by year below. 

Past Events


Diyarbakir KSS Conference 2025

Kurdish Studies Conference, Weds 11 - Fri 13 June 2025

This interdisciplinary event builds on the conferences held at Sheffield in 2024 and LSE in 2023, and is organised by the Kurdish Studies Series at the LSE Middle East Centre and the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Sheffield.

Listen to the keynote lecture on SoundCloud

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Co-organised with the Department of Economic History

Elite conflict, colonialism and democracy in the Middle East

Thursday 29 March | 18:00 - 19:30 BST | Mohamed Saleh, LSE

Listen on LSE Player

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Co-organised with the Department of Anthropology

Paths Made by Walking: The Work of Howzevi Women in Iran

Tuesday 27 May | 17:00 - 18:00 BST | Amina Tawasil, Columbia University

Listen on SoundCloud

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Kurdish Justice in Northeast Syria

Thursday 22 May | 18:00 - 19:00 BST | René Provost, McGill University

Listen on SoundCloud

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Cooling Bahrain: How Air-Conditioning Changed Everything (Webinar)

Tuesday 13 May | 16:00 - 17:00 BST | Marwa Koheji, New York University Abu Dhabi

 

Podcasts by Year