Forthcoming Events

Lectures, Seminars & 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 specified otherwise. This list of events includes all Middle East Centre events and other selected Middle East events at LSE.

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Co-organised with the Department of International Development

Women and Work in MENA And South Asia: Puzzles, Paradoxes and Policy Challenges

Tuesday 25 March | 18:00 - 19:00 GMT | Naila Kabeer, LSE & Ragui Assaad, University of Minnesota

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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.

Register to attend