Events
The Institute holds the Gulf Conference and a seminar and lecture series featuring distinguished scholars and public figures from the Islamic world and the West.
The Street Gallery is a dedicated exhibition space within the Institute building and hosts a wide and varied .
If you have any questions, please email us.
Previous events up to the end of March 2026 can be found on our . For previous events after that select Show full events archive and select All from Filter for events below.
Friday, 01 January 2027 - Friday, 31 December 2027
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Kusha Sefat (University of Tehran), The Social as the Epistemic Afterlife of Secularization
Centre for Gulf Studies Virtual Seminar Series
Tue 19 January, 20275:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Seminars ??? Institute of Arab and lslamic Studies
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Alex Boodrookas, The Question of Solidarity in the Persian Gulf
Centre for Gulf Studies Virtual Seminar Series
Tue 26 January, 20275:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Seminars ??? Institute of Arab and lslamic Studies
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Ross Porter (51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ) - Freedom and Durational Experience in a Yemeni Revolutionary Enclave
Centre for Gulf Studies Virtual Seminar Series
Tue 02 February, 20275:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Seminars ??? Institute of Arab and lslamic Studies
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Chris Low (Utah), Saltwater Kingdoms: Fossil-Fueled Water and the War for the Future
Centre for Gulf Studies Virtual Seminar Series
Tue 09 February, 20275:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Seminars ??? Institute of Arab and lslamic Studies
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Nour Almazidi (LSE) - The Coloniality of Statelessness: Occluded struggles for citizenship, rights, and justice in Kuwait
Centre for Gulf Studies Virtual Seminar Series
Tue 16 February, 20275:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Seminars ??? Institute of Arab and lslamic Studies
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Faisal Hamadeh, Here Comes a New Challenger: Saudi Arabia, Sovereign Wealth and the Politics of Street Fighter
Centre for Gulf Studies Virtual Seminar Series
Tue 23 February, 20275:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Seminars ??? Institute of Arab and lslamic Studies
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Madawi Al-Rasheed, FBA, The Quest for Democracy in Saudi Arabia
Centre for Gulf Studies Virtual Seminar Series
Tue 02 March, 20275:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Seminars ??? Institute of Arab and lslamic Studies
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Samar Al-Bulushi (UC Irvine) - Unsettling the ‘Scramble for Africa’ Thesis: A Multiscalar Approach to Gulf Arab Entanglements in the Horn of Africa and Red Sea Arena
Centre for Gulf Studies Virtual Seminar Series
Tue 09 March, 20275:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Seminars ??? Institute of Arab and lslamic Studies