New Research leads focus on anti-Muslim hate crime
A new report launched today 28 January reveals the trends behind underreported violence against Muslims in London.
Europe’s first Centre for Palestine Studies
The first Centre for Palestine Studies (CPS) in Europe has been established at the University of Exeter.
Literary prize for work on Muslim women
A book that deals with the relationship between gender, Islam and modernity has received literary acclaim through a prestigious Italian award.
Exeter academic gives expert advice to The Iraq Inquiry
The Government's Iraq Inquiry conducted to identify lessons that can be learned from the Iraq conflict officially opens on Tuesday 24 November.
Contextualising Islam in Britain
A report which explores the philosophical and theological perspectives on what it means to be a Muslim in Britain today has been published.
High accolade bestowed on Middle Eastern expert
The Annual Arab-British Culture and Society awards have honoured University of Exeter’s Middle East expert, Professor Tim Niblock with an award rarely given to academics.
From Arabia to Exeter: a family’s story
The delicate language of international diplomacy is well known to Arabic Interpreter Mr Leslie McLoughlin who has lived a life more akin to scenes in James Bond films.
Exeter at the forefront of new diplomatic initiatives on Iran
The shift in diplomatic thinking by the Obama administration regarding the re-entry of Iran into the international community has thrust the work of Exeter researchers into the centre of world policy debates.
Exeter celebrates Gulf friendships
A senior delegation from the University, led by Vice-Chancellor Professor Steve Smith, President-Elect of Universities UK, travelled on a strategically important visit to the Gulf region at the beginning of April.
Inaugural Kurdish conference
The University of Exeter’s Centre for Kurdish Studies is the only British research centre that focuses solely on Kurdish society, culture and politics by placing the Kurds at the core of its research.
University experts on the Middle East join forces on anniversary of Iranian revolution
Academics at the University are marking the 30th anniversary of the revolution in Iran by creating a Centre that formally brings together the extensive range of expertise in Persian and Iranian studies currently based at the University.
Three quarters of a million for Islamic maritime research
A major three-year project to investigate the maritime past of the Red Sea and Arabian-Persian Gulf has been launched by the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter.
Political links with capital of Bahrain
A delegation of Middle Eastern city councillors from Manama in the Kingdom of Bahrain has visited Exeter to develop links with the city and find out more about public administration and municipal politics.
Arabia in Photographs
Historic photographs of Arabia from the 1930s to the 1990s form part of an exhibition at the University’s Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (IAIS).
Digital Islam
A team from the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (IAIS) and Academic Services is helping to drive the Government agenda to make more of the UK’s Islamic texts available online.
30th Anniversary of Gulf Studies
The spirit of new possibilities in the Gulf region forms part of a keynote speech by Professor Tim Niblock at a conference marking the 30th anniversary of the Gulf Studies programme at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter.
Islamic Law under the microscope
A network of British researchers and practitioners of Islamic Law are meeting at the University to share insights of their day to day experience of Islamic law in the first of a series of six workshops funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the Economic and Social Research Council’s Religion and Society Project.
From Exeter to Sharjah - equipping leaders with the skills to succeed
Leadership experts at the University of Exeter are to help develop the skills of government officials in Sharjah, one of the United Arab Emirates.
