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CMES researcher Lisa Strömbom has co-authored the article "The Abraham Accords’ implications for peace in the Middle East" together with Anders Persson (Linnaeus University) published (in Swedish) in Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift. English Title "The Abraham Accords’ implications for peace in the Middle East" Swedish Title "Abrahamavtalens implikationer för fred i Mellanöstern" English Abstract The A

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/abraham-accords-and-peace-middle-east - 2025-10-13

CMES researcher Torsten Janson has written the chapter "Lovers of the Rose: Islamic Affect and the Politics of Commemoration in Turkish Museal Display". Torsten's chapter is part of the edited volume Neo-Ottoman Imaginaries in Contemporary Turkey (2023, Palgrave Macmillan, editors: Catharina Raudvere and Petek Onur). The book presents gendered readings of cultural manifestations that relate to the

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/islamic-affect-and-nationalist-commemoration-turkish-museums - 2025-10-13

CMES researcher Rola El-Husseini Dean has authored an article published by the Arab Center Washington DC. Women’s political participation is often seen as a benchmark for democracy, especially since the passing of Resolution 1990/15 of the UN Economic and Social Council. The number of women in Arab legislatures has increased dramatically since the start of the new millennium, reaching a high of cl

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/womens-rights-and-state-feminism-arab-world - 2025-10-13

New CMES Newsletter about upcoming events and recent research activities and publications. The CMES Newsletter provides an up-to-date overview of Middle Eastern research, activities and events at Lund University and beyond. The Newsletter includes a message from the Director, latest research news, upcoming events and recent publications by CMES scholars. Read the latest issue of the Newsletter Sub

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-36 - 2025-10-13

CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored an article on land use and land cover change in Tunisia. The article is published in the journal Remote Sensing. CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored the article "Analysis of Four Decades of Land Use and Land Cover Change in Semiarid Tunisia Using Google Earth Engine" together with Nesrine Kadri (National Agronomic Institute of

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/land-use-and-land-cover-change-tunisia - 2025-10-13

CMES researcher Lisa Strömbom has co-authored the article "The two-state impasse in Israel/Palestine—The EU caught between egalitarian norms and expansionist realpolitik" together with Anders Persson (Linnaeus University), published in the journal Frontiers in Political Science. Abstract In recent years, many academics as well as local actors have started to question the feasibility of a two-state

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/two-state-impasse-israelpalestine-and-eu - 2025-10-13

CMES researchers Pinar Dinc and Lina Eklund have co-authored the article "Syrian farmers in the midst of drought and conflict: the causes, patterns, and aftermath of land abandonment and migration", published in the journal Climate and Development. Abstract The prevailing narrative on the Syrian Civil War attributes it to climate-induced migration resulting from a severe drought, which serves as a

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/syrian-farmers-drought-migration-and-conflict - 2025-10-13

With the help of satellite images and interviews, researchers in Lund can present new information about how the drought that hit Syria between 2007 and 2009 affected migration patterns. Their study shows that farmers left their land only when war broke out in 2011, an idea which is at odds with the accepted view of drought as the starting point for migration. When the war in Syria broke out in 201

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/war-not-drought-reason-mass-migration-syria - 2025-10-13

Welcome to an Open House at CMES on 6 September (14:00-16:00) to learn more about the courses we offer! Application deadline: 6 September CMES offers two Arabic language courses during the fall of 2023:  Modern Standard Arabic for Beginners, Part I Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic, Part I The courses are exclusively offered for Lund University students and staff interested in working and conduc

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/new-arabic-courses-and-open-house-cmes-september - 2025-10-13

CMES researcher Sara Brogaard has been interviewed in a Radio Sweden program about sandstorms in Iraq. The episode on sandstorms in Iraq is part of Radio Sweden's program "Vetenskapsradion Klotet". Klotet (The Globe) is an environmental program from the science department of Radio Sweden. The episode aired on 22 June 2023. In the episode, Sara speaks about her research on sand- and dust-storms. Th

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/devastating-sandstorms-iraq - 2025-10-13

CMES doctoral researcher Joel Abdelmoez has been interviewed in Dagens Nyheter about sportswashing in Saudi Arabia. The article "Naivt att damtennis i Saudiarabien skulle leda till förbättringar för kvinnor" (English translation: "Naive to Think That Women’s Tennis in Saudi Arabia Would Lead to Improvements for Women"), written by Pelle Strandman, was published on July 11, 2023 in Dagens Nyheter (

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/sportswashing-saudi-arabia - 2025-10-13

CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored an article on heavy metal pollution and groundwater contamination in Egypt. The article is published in the journal Sustainability. CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored the article "Heavy Metal Transport in Different Drip-Irrigated Soil Types with Potato Crop" together with Tarek Selim (Port Said University), Samah M. Elkefafy

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/heavy-metal-pollution-and-groundwater-contamination-egypt - 2025-10-13

CMES researcher Lisa Strömbom has co-authored an article on the Israeli flag as a symbol of protest together with Anne Lene Stein (Department of Political Science, Lund University) in Sydsvenskan. The article "I Israel har flaggan omvandlats till en protestsymbol" (English translation: "In Israel, the Flag Has Been Transformed Into a Symbol of Protest") was published on 21 August, 2023 in Sydsvens

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/israeli-flag-symbol-protest - 2025-10-13

CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored an article on identifying operational losses in agricultural water distribution systems in Iran published in the journal Agricultural Water Management. CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored the article "Operational loss estimation in irrigation canals by integrating hydraulic simulation and crop growth modeling" together with Ha

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/operational-losses-agricultural-water-distribution-iran - 2025-10-13

CMES researcher Svante Lundgren has authored the article "When the Assyrian Tragedy Became Seyfo: A Study of Swedish-Assyrian Politics of Memory" in the journal Genocide Studies International. Abstract Research into and widespread knowledge about the Assyrian Genocide, called Seyfo by Assyrians, is a recent phenomenon. Assyrians themselves have always known of the tragic events that occurred durin

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/swedish-assyrian-politics-memory - 2025-10-13

CMES researcher Svante Lundgren has written a review of a book which provides a solid overview of Turkey's history as the country approaches its centenary this autumn. The reviewed book is called Drama utan slut. Turkiet 100 år. (English translation: Drama Without End. Turkey 100 Years.) and was written by journalist Bitte Hammargren and photographer Stefan Bladh (Atlas, 2023). Svante's review was

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/book-review-100-years-turkish-republic - 2025-10-13

This 7.5 credit course is offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences as an interdisciplinary single–subject course at the doctoral studies level. The language of instruction is English. Course period: 29 November 2023 - 14 January 2024 This course covers the environmental impact of natural resources management and its political, social, and economic dimensions. The main objective is to understand l

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-phd-course-environment-and-sustainable-development-mena - 2025-10-13

Several Qur’an burnings occurred in Sweden this summer leading to protests in Muslim-majority countries. The repercussions might be limited in the short-term with the strong reactions from governments and Islamic organisations mostly being of a symbolic nature. However, the increasing perception in many countries in the MENA region that Swedish state and society are hostile to Islam endangers Swed

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-mena-responses-quran-burnings-sweden - 2025-10-13

I Canvas videoplattform Studio finns möjligheten att lägga in quiz i en video du skapat. Om du vid det här laget redan har kommit igång med att göra video och ser en nytta med att fortsätta använda video i din undervisning, är videoquiz ett perfekt sätt att ge materialet ytterligare en pedagogisk poäng. Foto: John Schnobrich via Unsplash.com Forskning visar också att lägga till interaktiva moment

https://www.education.lu.se/artikel/quiz-i-en-video - 2025-10-13

Nu finns Microsofts avancerade läsare (Immersive reader) integrerad och aktiverad för alla användare vilket kommer att underlätta läsningen i Canvas. Den avancerade läsaren finns tillgänglig på alla sidor, kursöversikten och uppgiftsbeskrivningar. Foto: Rupam Dutta via Unsplash.com Olika funktioner Textalternativ Du kan bland annat ändra textstorlek, öka avståndet mellan bokstäver, ändra teckensni

https://www.education.lu.se/artikel/annu-enklare-att-lyssna-pa-din-canvaskurs - 2025-10-13