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SOAS Middle East Institute, founded by Sheikh Mohamed, seeks Programme Manager

21/08/2023

SOAS Middle East Institute, founded by Sheikh Mohamed, seeks Programme Manager

The SOAS Middle East Institute, founded by our Patron and Chairman Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber, is looking to recruit a Programme Manager. It's a great role, and you get to work with the holder of the MBI Al Jaber Chair in Middle East Studies, Prof. Lina Khatib.

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Stephen Day, CMG: Obituary

01/05/2023

Stephen Day, CMG: Obituary

We were sorry to learn of the recent death of Stephen Day

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Language and Ecology in Southern and Eastern Arabia: a panel discussion on language and ecology in Southern and Eastern Arabia with Professor Janet Watson, Professor Dawn Chatty and Dr Jack Wilson

23/04/2023

Language and Ecology in Southern and Eastern Arabia: a panel discussion on language and ecology in Southern and Eastern Arabia with Professor Janet Watson, Professor Dawn Chatty and Dr Jack Wilson

Professor Janet Watson, Professor Dawn Chatty and Dr Jack Wilson spoke on their contributions to the recently published book Language and Ecology in Southern and Eastern Arabia

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New MBI Al Jaber Chair in Middle East Studies appointed at SOAS

23/02/2023

New MBI Al Jaber Chair in Middle East Studies appointed at SOAS

Dr Lina Khatib, an international expert on policy, politics, security, and culture in relation to the Middle East, has been appointed as the new MBI Al Jaber Chair in Middle East Studies and Director of the SOAS Middle East Institute.

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Mocha in the 17th and 18th centuries – Yemen’s Age of Coffee
Presented by Professor Nancy Um

12/12/2022

Mocha in the 17th and 18th centuries – Yemen’s Age of Coffee Presented by Professor Nancy Um

On December 12th, 2022, Professor Nancy Um, Associate Director for Research and Knowledge Creation at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, presented Mocha in the 17th and 18th Centuries – Yemen’s Age of Coffee

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Lord Young of Graffham: Obituary

11/12/2022

Lord Young of Graffham: Obituary

We were sad to learn of the passing of Lord Young of Graffham in December 2022.

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‘Charles Huber: France’s Greatest Arabian Explorer’ by William Facey

02/12/2022

‘Charles Huber: France’s Greatest Arabian Explorer’ by William Facey

William Facey gave a talk for the MBI Al Jaber Foundation and The IASA on his most recent book about Charles Huber, making the case for Huber to be considered France’s greatest Arabian explorer.

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Matthew Teller: The Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, A New Biography of the Old City

10/03/2022

Matthew Teller: The Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, A New Biography of the Old City

Matthew Teller, in his talk about his new book, the Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, A New Biography of the Old City, traced the origins and development of Jerusalem’s cartography.

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The Transformation of the Imamate in Yemen, 1200-1800: Beyond the Failed State Paradigm

21/02/2022

The Transformation of the Imamate in Yemen, 1200-1800: Beyond the Failed State Paradigm

The MBI Al Jaber Foundation co-hosted its first online lecture of 2022 with the International Association for the Study of Arabia (IASA) and the British-Yemeni Society (B-YS).

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Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber Patron and Chairman of the MBI Al Jaber Foundation sponsors a major exhibition in Paris aimed at countering stereotyping in the Arab World.

22/11/2021

Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber Patron and Chairman of the MBI Al Jaber Foundation sponsors a major exhibition in Paris aimed at countering stereotyping in the Arab World.

‘Juifs d’Orient. Une histoire plurimillenaire’ is the final part of a trilogy of exhibitions dedicated to each of the three monotheistic religions shown at the at the Institut du Monde Arabe

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