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


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'A History of Modern Syria' Book Launch

Wednesday 4 February 2026 | 6pm | Daniel Neep, Author; Charles Tripp, SOAS; Jasmine Gani, LSE

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"The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa"

Wednesday 28 January 2026 | 7pm | Malika Zeghal, Harvard University; Steffen Hertog, LSE; Mohamed Saleh, LSE

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Khartoum Film Screening and Q&A

Monday 19 January 2026 | 6pm | Phil Cox, Native Voice Films; Yousef Jubeh, Editor & Producer; Richard Barltrop, Middle East Centre

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Israeli Domestic Politics since October 7

Thursday 27 November | 18:00 - 19:00 GMT | Alona Ferber, Prospect Magazine; Yossi Mekelberg, Chatham House; Yair Wallach, SOAS

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Building Towards Justice: Recent European Trials of ISIL Members for Crimes Against Yazidis

Wednesday 19 November | 17:00 - 18:00 GMT | Sareta Ashraph, Barrister & Roza Qaidi, Center for Justice and Accountability

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Youth Protests and the Future of Reform in Morocco (Webinar)

Monday 17 November | 16:00 - 17:00 GMT | Miriyam Aouragh, University of Westminster; Mohamed Daadaoui, Oklahoma City University; Michael J. Willis, University of Oxford

Listen on SoundCloud

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Making Aid Work: Dueling with Dictators and Warlords in the Middle East and North Africa (Webinar)

Thursday 13 November | 16:00 - 17:00 GMT | Guilain Denoeux, Colby College & Robert Springborg, Simon Fraser University

Listen on SoundCloud

 

Podcasts by Year