Is #Qatar2022 a #WorldCup for Qatar or for all of the Middle East? Watch this #CIRS2022 panel, featuring Politics of Sports Georgetown University in Qatar, Hissa Al-Kubaisi hissatweets & Irene Theodoropoulou Irene Theodoropoulou جامعة قطر FIFA World Cup @roadto2022en youtube.com/watch?v=-nThd3…

2nd Night School public event Jameel Arts Centre: Film program organized by Hind Mezaina to respond to theme >>Make History<<. All are welcome to attend. Hind & I will start a discussion around them after. 14 Jan 7pm. Please register. 1/5 jameelartscentre.org/whats-on/film-…

HELP US TO OPEN AN ISLAMIC ARTS & HERITAGE GALLERY IN BIRMINGHAM The MIAH Foundation has been offered the lease to open a gallery in Balsall Heath, Birmingham. We now have just three weeks to raise £12,500. Please donate whatever you can to help us: gofund.me/3f078606

DCT Abu Dhabi presents excavation findings at 2023 Seminar for Arabian Studies - goo.gl/alerts/qVU6hp #GoogleAlerts

Each field season the BAKSAU project is pleased to offer volunteer positions to #KSA students interested in gaining experience in the field of #bioarchaeology. Students learn approriate techniques for excavation, laboratory analysis and the documentation of human skeletal remains

Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi reopens Delma Museum following restoration via مكتب أبوظبي الإعلامي— mediaoffice.abudhabi/en/arts-cultur…

#Employment The Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at New York University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in cultural studies of the Middle East at the assistant professor level, to begin September 1, 2024. mesana.org/resources-and-…

UAE: Sir Bani Yas Island unveils new visitor centre to showcase rich history gulfnews.com/uae/uae-sir-ba…

I'm looking for an academic with an understanding of modern Middle Eastern art preferably with a PhD who'd be willing to work with me to co-edit a book that will be drawn from a selection of the best of my 200-plus student essays from the past few years. Reach out if interested

Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi reveals new archaeological discoveries in the emirate via مكتب أبوظبي الإعلامي— mediaoffice.abudhabi/en/arts-cultur…

Watch: More ancient relics discovered in Abu Dhabi, point to long-distance trade gn24.ae/10a3fdfe9021e0…

The Freedom Theatre - based in the Jenin Refugee Camp in Palestine and an artistic safe haven for the community - is now nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Read more about its history and pursuit to engage the world in the arts. lithub.com/palestines-fre…

Anyone around Abu Dhabi is welcome to attend my talk, “Slavery and the Esoteric in the Indian Ocean,” at NYU Abu Dhabi. Thursday, April 18th, between 11:30-12:30pm:

Published! This book explores the influence of the traumatic events of the Holocaust on the formation of a cultural heritage policy during the foundational years of the State of Israel. More info. available on the Routledge website! Routledge History, Heritage Studies & Archaeology #museums #Israel

We have a new paper out! More amazing results from the #Neolithic in #KSA.

We invite applications for the 2025 Mohamed Ali Foundation fellowship programme, residing at Durham Apr-Jun 2025: research proposals re the modern history of Egypt and the wider region. Full details at bit.ly/3JU4hkG

Fantastic few days running our Gulf Workshop in Aarhus. Excellent research from ECRs and academics at School of Museum Studies and Aarhus Universitet. Looking forward to our continuing conversations #gulfmuseology #gulfheritage #gulfart

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If you’re near Birmingham, do visit this exhibition MIAH Foundation in Balsall Heath. Open Thurs-Sat until 21st December. Activities for all ages. FREE ADMISSION <2 ppl. Book your 90-minute slot to be guaranteed a slot as some sessions are fully booked. miahfoundation.com/events/exhibit…

Another great trip to Doha, where I presented my ongoing work on transnational museology. Feeling energised by the collegiate conversations and upcoming collaborations. #transnationalmuseology #gulfmuseology #museumstudies